Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

I-4 • Commercial – After approval of site plan a nd architectural review, determine the total number of square feet in the development and divide by 600 square feet to arrive at an estimate of the number of employees.7 • Office - After approval of site plan and arch itectural review, determine the total number of square feet in the development and divide by 500 square feet to arrive at an estimate of the number of employees.8 • Light Industrial - After approval of site plan and architectural review, determine the total number of square feet in the development and divide by 1000 square feet to arrive at an estimate of the number of employees.9 Step 8 Record new units and jobs in database. The city should create its own database to track dwe lling units and jobs throughout the year by TOD. This database should be structured for easy tran smittal and incorporation into the RVMPO tracking database for regional compliance with LCDC Measures 5 and 6. Step 9 Corroborate recorded jobs with state and city data. Once a year the number of jobs recorded that meet the definitions described above should be corroborated with the state’s covered employment numbers and the city’s business license data. These three numbers will not likely match, but should be reviewed to provi de an idea of whether the factors used to estimate jobs are accurate or need modification. At the beginning of each year the city should query the state’s covered employment for each TOD and record this numbe r in the database. At the end of each year the same query should be made to compare the change in covered employment in the area. This comparison should be used to confirm the number of jobs created each year by the TOD areas. 7 From “Methods for Evaluating Commercial and Industrial Land Sufficiency: A Recommendation for Oregon Communities.” The Advisory Committ ee on Commercial and Industrial Development, Draft Final Report. 8 Ibid. 9 Ibid.