Ord. 2648 - Amendment to WDO SWIR Zone Uses and Standards (LA 26-04) COUNCIL BILL NO. 3302
ORDINANCE NO. 2648
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE WOODBURN DEVELOPMENT
ORDINANCE REGARDING SWIR ZONE USES AND STANDARDS (LA 26-04)
WHEREAS, the Woodburn Development Ordinance (WDO) establishes the
standards that development is required to meet and that clarity of those
standards is critical as the community continues to grow and prosper; and
WHEREAS, periodic revisions and updates to the WDO are necessary and
expected to comply with statutes and administrative rules, administer new and
revised long-range plans, and address current issues; and
WHEREAS, Section 4.10.09 of the WDO requires the City Council to initiate
the consideration of any potential legislative amendments to the WDO by
resolution; and
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2026, the Council, in conformance with WDO
4.01 .09A, initiated Legislative Amendment LA 26-04 via Resolution No. 2261 ;
and
WHEREAS, the Woodburn Planning Commission held a public hearing on
May 14, 2026 and unanimously recommended approval of the amendment to
the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Woodburn City Council held a public hearing on June 8,
2026, to consider approval and adoption of this legislative
amendment;NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. For purposes of this ordinance amendment, all new text is
shown as underlined (i.e. new text) and all deleted text is shown as stricken
(i.e. deleted ). After this ordinance amendment is adopted, the
Community Development Director shall correct the WDO to incorporate all
revisions contained herein.
Section 2. The WDO is amended as specified in Exhibit A which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein.
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Ordinance No. 2648
Section 3. The legislative action taken by the Ordinance is explained
and justified by the Staff Report and Analyses & Findings documents attached
hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibits B and C, respectively.
Approved as to form: / Z
City Att ney Date
Approved:
Frank Lon an, Mayor/
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor �w -- -. a.-
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Filed in the Office of the Recorder i L e)ZLe
ATTEST: R.p)ty)
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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Ordinance No. 2648
Exhibit A - Amendments
1.02 Definitions
Note: Terms not defined in this Section have the meaning set forth in the New Oxford American
Dictionary, 2010 edition (see Section 4.02.06.B.6.)
Abutting: Touching on the edge or on the line, including at a corner. It shall include the terms
adjacent, adjoining and contiguous.
Access: The place, means or way by which pedestrians or vehicles have ingress and egress to
and/or from a lot or use.
Accessory Building, Structure or Use: A detached building, structure or use which is
incidental and subordinate to, and supports the primary use on, the same premises.
Accommodations:
• Bed and Breakfast Inn: A single-family dwelling with at least one room offered to
the general public for lodging on an overnight or weekly basis, with a meal provided.
• Hotel: A building in which rooms are offered to the general public for lodging on an
overnight or weekly basis, where the primary entrance is through a lobby or foyer with
internal circulation to the rooms.
• Living Unit: A room or suite of rooms, providing living and sleeping facilities for one or
more persons where either cooking or eating and/or sanitation facilities are shared. In a
rooming and boarding house, each bed rented for compensation is a"Living Unit."Note:
Living unit is not synonymous with"dwelling unit."
• Motel: a group of attached or detached buildings, in which more than five rooms are
offered to the general public for lodging on an overnight or weekly basis, where the
rooms have direct access to the outside without the necessity of passing through the main
lobby of a building.
• Rooming and Boarding House: A residential building or portion thereof with
guest rooms, providing lodging or lodging and meals, for three or more persons for
compensation.
ADA: The acronym refers to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act(1992) and in the
context of WDO standards means compliance with contemporary federal provisions with which
developers are bound to comply as standards and compliance with any contemporary
supplemental state of Oregon provisions with which developers are bound to comply as
standards.
Adjacent: Near, close or bordering but not necessarily contiguous with; adjoining but separated
by a right-of-way.
Administrative Body: The City Council, Planning Commission, Design Review Board, or staff
member having the jurisdiction to hear and decide proceedings on land use actions.
Alley: A public right-of-way not more than 20 feet wide and not less than 10 feet in width that
provides vehicular access to property instead of or in addition to a public street, that intersects
with a public street, and that can serve as a utility corridor. Distinct from "Shared Rear Lane".
Woodburn Development Ordinance Chapter 1.02 Page 7
Exhibit A - Amendments
• Group Care Facility: A facility that provides residential care, treatment, or training for
six or more socially dependent individuals or individuals with physical disabilities or
mental retardation or other developmental disabilities or mental, emotional or behavioral
disturbances or alcohol or drug dependence. Note: See "Residential Care," Residential
Care Facility," "Residential Training Facility," "Residential Treatment Facility,"
"Training," and "Treatment" in ORS 443.400. Group Care Facility includes what is
commonly called an"assisted living facility."
• Group Home: A facility that provides residential care, treatment, or training for five or
fewer socially dependent individuals or individuals with physical disabilities or mental
retardation or other developmental disabilities or mental, emotional or behavioral
disturbances or alcohol or drug dependence. Note: See"Residential Care,"Residential
Care Home," "Residential Training Home," "Residential Treatment Home," "Training,"
and "Treatment" in ORS 443.400. Group Home includes what is commonly called an
"assisted living facility" or"adult foster home."
• Nursing Home: A building or portion of a building containing living units and providing
inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services. Nursing Home includes "hospice" but does
not include "Group Care Facility," "Group Home," or"Hospital."
Carport: A permanent structure consisting of a roof and supports for covering a parking space
which is not completely enclosed.
Cemetery: Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for
cemetery purposes, including a columbarium, crematory, mausoleum, or mortuary, when
operated in conjunction with, and within the boundary of, such cemetery.
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Change of Use: A change from one type of use of a building or land to another type of use for
uses as defined by the Woodburn Development Ordinance.
Church: See "House of Worship."
CIP: The acronym refers to both the City Capital Improvement Program and the five-year
Capital Improvement Plan that implements the program.
Community Building: A facility available for public use for meetings, recreation, education.
Common courtyard: A common area for use by residents of a cottage cluster. A common
courtyard may function as a community yard. Hard and soft landscape features may be
included in a common courtyard, such as lawn grass, vegetative groundcover, trees,
shrubbery, benches, picnic benches, bicycle/pedestrian paths, bicycle parking, bollards, dog
waste stations, drinking or ornamental fountains, playgrounds, plazas, gazebos, pavilions, or
other outdoor shelters, signage, or trash and recycling receptacles (excluding receptacles as
dumpsters, bins, and cans within enclosures).
Condominium: A building or group of buildings, in which separate buildings or portions of
buildings are separately owned, while the land on which the building(s)is located is held in a
common ownership.
Conforming: In compliance with the current regulations of the Woodburn Development
Ordinance.
Woodburn Development Ordinance Chapter 1.02 Page 11
Exhibit A - Amendments
2.04 Industrial and Public Zones
A. The City of Woodburn is divided into the following industrial and public zones:
1. The Light Industrial (IL) zone, which is intended for industrial activities that include
land-intensive activities;
2. The Industrial Park(IP) zone, which is intended for light industrial activities in a park-
like setting;
3. The Public and Semi-Public (P/SP) zone, which is intended for public uses,parks,
schools and cemeteries.
4. The Southwest Industrial Reserve (SWIR), which is intended for employment and
industries identified in the 2016 Target Industry Analysis;
B. Approval Types (Table 2.04A)
1. Accessory Uses (A) are allowed outright, subject to the general standards of this
Ordinance.
2. Conditional Uses (CU) may be allowed, subject to the general development standards of
this Ordinance and conditions of Conditional Use approval.
3. Permitted Uses (P) are allowed outright, subject to the general development standards
of this Ordinance.
4. Special Permitted Uses (S) are allowed outright, subject to the general development
standards and the special development standards of Section 2.07.
5. Specific Conditional Uses (SCU) may be allowed, subject to the general development
standards of this Ordinance, the specific standards of Section 2.08, and conditions of
Conditional Use approval.
Uses Allowed in Industrial Zones
Table 2.04A
Use Zone
Accessory Uses(A) Conditional Uses(CU) Permitted Uses(P) IL Ip P/SP SWIR
Special Permitted Uses(S) Specific Conditional Uses(SCU)
A Civic Uses
1 Golf driving range P P CU
2 Parks, play grounds and associated activities, golf courses P
without a driving range
3 Public administration, aquatic facilities, fire protection, P P CU P
government and public utility buildings and storage yards
Woodburn Development Ordinance Chapter 2.04 Page 79
Exhibit A - Amendments
Uses Allowed in Industrial Zones
Table 2.04A
Use Zone
Accessory Uses(A) Conditional Uses(CU) Permitted Uses(P) m IP P/SP SWIR
Special Permitted Uses(S) Specific Conditional Uses(SCU)
4 Rights-of-way, easements and improvements for streets, water,
sanitary sewer, gas, oil, electric and communication lines, P P P P
stormwater facilities and pump stations.
5 Trade schools P P CU CU
B Commercial Retail and Services
1 Ambulance service P P
2 Automotive maintenance and gasoline stations, including P P
repair services
3 Business services P P
4 Contractors:
f Flooring and roofing
g. Equipment and machinery P P P
h. Glass and glazing
i. Masonry, drywall, insulation and tile contractors
j. Other types of contractors
5 Delivery services S S S S
6 Fitness and recreational sports P P P
7 Food carts and food cart pods S S S S
8 Hospitals and ancillary uses P CU P
9 Mobile food services S S S S
10 Restaurants and drinking places P P P
11 Marijuana dispensaries S S
C Industrial
1 Auction houses, except livestock and poultry sales CU
2 Automotive wrecking yards CU
3 Charter buses, special needs transportation, transit system, P P
school transportation, limousine service and taxi service
4 Chemical manufacturing CU CU CU
5 Distribution and E-commerce including; wholesale trade, farm P P P
supplies and merchant wholesalers, packaging and labeling
services.
6 Recycling center CU CU CU
7 Asphalt or Portland cement concrete batch plant CU CU
8 Commercial and industrial equipment repair, transit and p CU CU
ground transportation
Woodburn Development Ordinance Section 2.04 Page 80
Exhibit A - Amendments
Uses Allowed in Industrial Zones
Table 2.04A
Use Zone
Accessory Uses(A) Conditional Uses(CU) Permitted Uses(P) m IP P/SP SWM
Special Permitted Uses(S) Specific Conditional Uses(SCU)
9 Electronic and other electrical equipment and components,
including manufacturing machinery, apparatus, and supplies
for the generation, storage, transmission, transformation, and
utilization of electrical energy; electricity distribution
equipment; electrical industrial apparatus; household P P P
appliances; electrical lighting and wiring equipment; radio and
television receiving equipment; communications equipment;
electronic components and accessories; and other electrical
equipment and supplies
10 Fabricated metal products, including fabricating ferrous and
non-ferrous metal products such as metal cans, tin ware, hand
tools, cutlery, general hardware, non-electric heating CU CU P
apparatus, fabricated structural metal products, metal forgings,
metal stampings, and metal and wire products
11 Industrial and commercial machinery and computer
equipment, including engines and turbines; farm and garden
machinery; construction, mining, and oil field machinery;
elevators and conveying equipment; hoists, cranes, monorails,
trucks and tractors; metalworking machinery; special industry P P P
machinery; general industrial machinery; computer and
peripheral equipment, computer, semiconductor, laboratory
instrument, and office machinery, manufacturing; refrigeration
and service industry machinery
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12 Heavy equipment and motor vehicle sales:
e. Manufactured home dealers
f. Motor vehicle and parts dealers, including new cars, used
cars, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, boats, parts and tire
dealers S S
g. Truck dealers, including new trucks, used trucks, parts and
tire dealers
h. Tractor and farm machinery and equipment dealers
i. Farm, garden and landscaping supplies
Woodburn Development Ordinance Section 2.04 Page 81
Exhibit A - Amendments
Uses Allowed in Industrial Zones
Table 2.04A
Use Zone
Accessory Uses(A) Conditional Uses(CU) Permitted Uses(P) IL IP P/SP SWIR
Special Permitted Uses(S) Specific Conditional Uses(SCU)
13 Manufacturing:
a. Apparel manufacturing
b. Beverage, food,,and tobacco a �a�'�st a ", g uai rrugi uul a e a ug
c. Furniture and related products
d. Leather and allied products P P P
e. Paper, limited to assembly
f. Metal product manufacturing
g. Miscellaneous manufacturing
h. Plastics and rubber
i. Textile products
14 Motor freight transportation and warehousing, including local
or long-distance trucking or transfer services, storage of farm P P P
products, furniture and other household goods, commercial
goods, and mini-storage
15 Non-depository credit institutions engaged in extending credit P P
in the form of loans, but not engaged in deposit banking
16 Paper manufacturing CU
17 Parking lots and garages P P
18 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing with all storage CU
underground
19 Printing, publishing, and allied industries P P P
20 Professional services including software publishers P P
21 Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products including
manufacturing flat glass, other glass products, cement,
structural clay products, pottery, concrete and gypsum P
products, cut stone, abrasive and asbestos products, and other
products from materials taken principally from the earth in the
form of stone, clay, and sand
22 Telecommunication facilities subject to Section 2.08.03 SCU SCU SCU
23 Wholesale trade in durable and non-durable goods P P P
24 Wood product manufacturing P P P
D Miscellaneous
1 Facilities during construction S S S S
2 Fence or free-standing wall A A A A
Woodburn Development Ordinance Section 2.04 Page 82
Exhibit A - Amendments
Public/Semi-Public (P/SP) - Site Development Standards
Table 2.04D
1. Measured from the Street Widening Setback(Section 3.03.02), if any.
2. A building may be constructed at the property line, or shall be set back at least five feet.
3. Lot coverage is limited by setbacks, off-street parking, and landscaping requirements.
Southwest Industrial Reserve (SWIR) - Site Development Standards
Table 2.04E
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Lot Width, Minimum (feet) No minimum
Lot Depth, Minimum (feet) No minimum
Street Frontage, Minimum (feet) No minimum
Front Setback and Setback Abutting a Street, Minimum (feet) 10 1
Side or Rear Setback, Abutting P/SP zone or a residential zone or use 30
Minimum (feet) Abutting a commercial or industrial zone 0 or 5 2
Setback to a Private Access Easement, Minimum (feet) 5
Lot Coverage, Maximum Not specified 3
Building Height, Primary or accessory structure 45
Maximum (feet) Features not used for habitation 70
1. Measured from the Street Widening Setback(Section 3.03.02), if any.
2. A building may be constructed at the property line, or shall be set back at least five feet.
:1. Lot coverage is limited by setbacks, off-street parking, and landscaping requirements.
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2.05 Overlay Districts
There are six land use Overlay Districts within the City. Overlay districts include development
standards for historic preservation, natural resource conservation, traffic generation, etc, which
are in addition to the land use regulations of the underlying zones.
2.05.01 Gateway Commercial General Overlay District
2.05.02 Interchange Management Area Overlay District
2.05.03 Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District
2.05.04 Nodal Overlay Districts
2.05.05 Riparian Corridor and Wetlands Overlay District
2.05.06 Southwest Industrial Reserve
2.05.01 Gateway Commercial General Overlay District
A. Purpose
The Gateway Commercial General Overlay District is the Commercial General (CG) area
immediately adjacent to the downtown. Special use provisions within the Gateway Overlay
District allow multi-family residential development, either as a stand-alone use, or as part of
a vertical mixed-use project. Specific uses are prohibited, while other uses are limited,
allowed only within enclosed buildings or behind masonry walls. Additionally, specific
height limitations apply within this Overlay District. The district allows multi-family
residential to provide more consumers living within an area of commercial development and
to provide 24-hour a day life in the eastern entrance to the downtown.
B. Applicable Provisions
The Gateway Commercial General Overlay District includes special-use provisions limiting
outside storage and land-intensive uses, while allowing multi-family residential
development, either as a stand-alone use or as part of a vertical mixed use project. The land
use and development standards are contained in this ordinance. The Overlay District is noted
on the Official Zoning Map.
Woodburn Development Ordinance Chapter 2.05 Page 90
Exhibit A - Amendments
H. Coordination with the Department of State Lands
The Oregon Department of State Lands shall be notified in writing of all applications to the
City for development activities, including applications for plan and/or zone amendments,
development or building permits, as well as any development proposals by the City that may
affect any wetlands, creeks or waterways.
2.05.06 Southwest Industrial Reserve
A. Purpose
The Southwest Industrial Reserve (SWIR)is intended to protect suitable industrial sites in
Southwest Woodburn, near Interstate 5, for the exclusive use of targeted industries identified
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B. Application of the SWIR Zone
Land designated on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Map as Southwest Industrial Reserve
shall only be zoned SWIR.
C. Dimensional Standards:
The following dimensional standards shall be the minimum requirements for all
development within the SWIR zone:
1. Land divisions may only be approved following approval of a master plan, as required
in this ordinance.
2. Lots in a SWIR zone shall comply with the standards of Table 2.041
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D. Master Planning Requirement
1. A master development plan shall be approved by the City Council for the entire area
designated SWIR on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Map, prior to annexation of any
property within the SWIR Comprehensive Plan Map designation. The master plan shall
be conceptual and non-binding in nature, but may be used as a general guide for
development within the SWIR.
2. The required master plan shall show:
a. The location and rights-of-way for existing and planned streets, which shall provide
access to all existing and proposed parcels, consistent with the Transportation
System Plan;
b. The location and size of existing and planned sanitary sewer, storm water and water
facilities, at adequate levels to serve existing and proposed industrial development;
c. The location and area of the Riparian Corridor and Wetlands Overlay District
(RCWOD) as it affects existing and proposed industrial parcels. Planned streets
and public facilities that cannot reasonably avoid the RCWOD shall be indicated;
Woodburn Development Ordinance Section 2.05 Page
Exhibit A - Amendments
d. Parcels consistent with the �������a ���a;�� �(� siz i indi ,x tea in Table 2.0�@i
e. Pedestrian and bicycle connections consistent with the TSP.
E. Removal of the SWIR Zone
Removal of the SWIR zone from any area or parcel shall require the following:
1. A revised Economic Opportunities Analysis and Industrial Site Suitability Analysis,
consistent with the Goal 9 Rule (OAR Chapter 660, Division 9);
2. A new Statewide Planning Goal 2 Exception that explains why other land within or
adjacent to the UGB, that does not require an exception, cannot meet the purported
need;
3. A Comprehensive Plan Amendment that demonstrates compliance with all applicable
Statewide Planning Goals, applicable goals and policies of the Marion County
Framework Plan, and applicable goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan;
4. A Zoning Map amendment that demonstrates consistency with the Comprehensive Plan.
Woodburn Development Ordinance Section 2.05 Page
Exhibit B
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Staff Report
File Number: Legislative Amendment (LA) 26-04
Initial Hearing Date: May 14, 2026
Date of Report: May 7, 2026
Staff Reviewer: Dan Handel, Senior Planner
Staff Recommendation: Approval
Issue before the Planning Commission
Proposed amendments to the Woodburn Development Ordinance (WDO).
Executive Summary
On March 23, 2026, the City Council passed Resolution No. 2261 initiating legislative
amendments to the WDO. Because of the broad scope of amendments initiated by this
resolution, staff has broken them out into several Legislative Amendment case files. LA 26-04 is
one of those case files.
The proposed amendments update the allowed uses within industrial zones to include uses
identified as priorities in the 2024 Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) report. These include
high-technology manufacturing, transportation equipment manufacturing, food and beverage
processing and manufacturing, and data centers. Data centers have quickly become a hot topic
nationwide — private investment in data center development has skyrocketed throughout the
country to support the booming growth of artificial intelligence. There has also been substantial
and growing study of their energy, environmental, and economic impacts on the communities
they are built within. For these reasons, the proposed amendments recommend allowing data
centers as a Conditional Use and only within the Southwest Industrial Reserve (SWIR) zone.
Exhibit B
Separately, the proposed amendments update the SWIR zone development standards to be
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
The proposed amendments are included in a trikethMugh-and-underline format (Attachment
102). The Planning Commission is tasked with making a recommendation on the proposed
amendments for the City Council to consider.
As a legislative amendment, commissioners may contact staff directly with questions any time
before the hearing at (503) 980-2431 or<dan.handel@ci.woodburn.or.us>.
Recommendation and Action
Approval: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission consider the staff report and
attachments and recommend the City Council adopt the legislative amendment, based on the
Analyses and Findings (Attachment 101) in the staff report.
Alternatively, the Planning Commission may instead:
• Recommend approval with revisions; or
• Postpone the recommendation and return at a later meeting for further deliberation.
Attachment List
101. Analyses & Findings
102. Proposed WDO Amendments
103. 2024 Economic Opportunities Analysis excerpt (highlighted by staff)
LA 26-04
Staff Report
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Exhibit C
Analyses & Findings
IIiretiroduC oire
The findings within this document demonstrate how the proposed legislative amendment is
consistent with:
• Statewide Planning Goals
• Woodburn Comprehensive Plan goals and policies
• Woodburn Development Ordinance (WDO)
• Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 227.186
Statewde Pannng Goats
There are a total of 19 Statewide Planning Goals. Staff finds Goals 1, 2, and 9 are applicable
Statewide Planning Goals to the adoption of the proposed WDO amendments.
Goad I -- Citizen Involvement
Statewide Planning Goal 1 requires cities to involve community members in planning processes
and decisions.
To meet this goal, the WDO specifies requirements for the initiation, processing, and public
notification of any legislative amendment. A legislative amendment must be initiated by the City
Council, who are the elected representatives of the community. Once initiated, the Planning
Commission holds a public hearing to consider the legislative amendment and make a formal
recommendation. The City Council then holds a second public hearing to consider the
amendment and the recommendation from the Planning Commission, and make a final decision.
A notice of each public hearing is sent to all affected governmental agencies and recognized
neighborhood associations and also published within the local newspaper.
The Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for May 14, 2026, and the City Council hearing is
tentatively scheduled forJune 8, 2026, pending a recommendation to the Council by the Planning
Commission.
On April 9, 2026, staff sent a Post-Acknowledgement Plan Amendment (PAPA) notice to the
Department of Land Conversation and Development (DLCD) in compliance with OAR 660-018-
0020. The City mailed notice to affected government agencies in conformance with WDO
4.01.14.D. on April 24, 2026, and published notice of both the Planning Commission and City
Council hearings in the Herald-Independent newspaper on May 6, 2026.
Staff finds that the proposed legislative amendment is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 1.
LA 26-04 Planning Commission Staff Report Attachment 101: Analyses& Findings Page 1 of 4
Exhibit C
Goa 2 -- Land Use Pannng
Goal 2 requires each local government in Oregon to establish a land use planning process and
policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land and to assure an
adequate factual base for such decisions and actions. Goal 2 also includes requirements for
coordination with other jurisdictions and government agencies.
The proposed legislative amendment to the WDO comes in response to the 2024 Economic
Opportunities Analysis (EOA). The principal purpose of the EOA is to ensure the City has an
adequate land supply for economic development and employment growth. It provides an
overview of economic trends locally, statewide, and nationally, and analyzes key industries that
the City should target based on those economic trends. The intent of the proposed legislative
amendment is to ensure those key industries identified within the EOA have a pathway for
development within the City's industrial zoning districts.
As analyzed under Goal 1, affected governmental agencies have been provided notice of the
proposed legislative amendment.
Staff finds that the proposed legislative amendment is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 2.
Goad 9 -- Economic Development
Goal 2 requires each local government in Oregon to plan for economic growth opportunities and
ensure enough land is available for them.
As analyzed under Goal 2, the proposed legislative amendment to the WDO comes in response
to the 2024 EOA. The principal purpose of the EOA is to ensure the City has an adequate land
supply for economic development and employment growth. It provides an overview of economic
trends locally, statewide, and nationally, and analyzes key industries that the City should target
based on those economic trends. The intent of the proposed legislative amendment is to ensure
those key industries identified within the EOA have a pathway for development within the City's
industrial zoning districts.
Staff finds that the proposed legislative amendment is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 9.
Consistency with Woodbuim Coimp ireIheiresiive Pan Goats and PoIHiiciies
The City's Comprehensive Plan already contains goals and policies that help the City achieve its
economic development and industrial lands planning objectives.These existing goals and policies,
specifically Goal E-2 and Policy E-2.1, provide a strong policy basis and framework to support
adoption of the proposed legislative amendment. No amendments are proposed to the goals and
policies found within the Comprehensive Plan.
LA 26-04 Planning Commission Staff Report Attachment 101: Analyses& Findings Page 2 of 4
Exhibit C
Conformance With theWoodburn D eve IIo p meint. OrOrdinance
4.01 Decision-Making Procedures
4.01.02 Assignment of Decision-Makers:
The following City entity or official shall decide the following types of decisions:
E. Type V Decisions (Legislative): Type V decisions involve legislative actions where the City
Council enacts or amends the City's land use regulations, comprehensive plan, Official
Zoning Map or some component of these documents. Type V decisions may only be initiated
by the City Council. The Planning Commission holds an initial public hearing on the proposal
before making a recommendation to the City Council. The City Council then holds a final
public hearing and renders a decision. Public notice is provided for all public hearings
(Section 4.01.14). The City Council's decision is the City's final decision and is appealable to
LUBA within 21 days after it becomes final.
4.01.09 Initiation of a Legislative Proposal
A.The City Council may initiate the consideration of a legislative decision by resolution.
B. Actions initiated by the Council shall be referred to the Planning Commission for a public
hearing and recommendation to the Council.
C. The City Council shall hold the final public hearing on a proposed legislative decision.
Staff Finding:
The Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for May 14, 2026, and the City Council hearing is
tentatively scheduled for June 8, 2026, pending a recommendation to the Council by the Planning
Commission.
On April 9, 2026, staff sent a Post-Acknowledgement Plan Amendment (PAPA) notice to the
Department of Land Conversation and Development (DLCD) in compliance with OAR 660-018-
0020. The City mailed notice to affected government agencies in conformance with WD0
4.01.14.D. on April 24, 2026, and published notice of both the Planning Commission and City
Council hearings in the Herald-Independent newspaper on May 6, 2026.
The provisions are met.
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Notice to property owners of hearing on certain zone change;form of notice; ...
(2) All legislative acts relating to comprehensive plans, land use planning or zoning adopted by
a city shall be by ordinance.
Staff Finding:
Pending a decision from the City Council following its public hearing, the Council would adopt an
ordinance enacting the approved amendment.
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Exhibit C
(3) ... at least 20 days but not more than 40 days before the date of the first hearing on an
ordinance that proposes to amend an existing comprehensive plan or any element thereof, or
to adopt a new comprehensive plan, a city shall cause a written individual notice of a land use
change to be mailed to each owner whose property would have to be rezoned in order to
comply with the amended or new comprehensive plan if the ordinance becomes effective.
(4) At least 20 days but not more than 40 days before the date of the first hearing on an
ordinance that proposes to rezone property, a city shall cause a written individual notice of a
land use change to be mailed to the owner of each lot or parcel of property that the ordinance
proposes to rezone.
(5) An additional individual notice of land use change required by subsection (3) or (4) of this
section shall be approved by the city and shall describe in detail how the proposed ordinance
would affect the use of the property.The notice shall: . . .
(6) At least 30 days prior to the adoption or amendment of a comprehensive plan or land use
regulation by a city pursuant to a requirement of periodic review of the comprehensive plan
under ORS 197.628, 197.633 and 197.636,the city shall cause a written individual notice of the
land use change to be mailed to the owner of each lot or parcel that will be rezoned as a result
of the adoption or enactment.
(7) Notice provided under this section may be included with the tax statement required under
ORS 311.250.
(8) Notwithstanding subsection (7) of this section, a city may provide notice of a hearing at any
time provided notice is mailed by first class mail or bulk mail to all persons for whom notice is
required under subsections (3) and (4) of this section.
(9) For purposes of this section, property is rezoned when the city...
Staff Finding:
This legislative amendment does not propose any changes to the Woodburn Comprehensive Plan
nor any rezoning of property. Because the City is not changing the base zoning classification of
property, in other words neither rezoning nor making a zone change, Sections (3), (4) and (5)
above are not applicable. Because the proposed amendment is not pursuant to a requirement of
periodic review, Sections (6) & (7) & (8) are not applicable.
(10) The provisions of this section do not apply to legislative acts of the governing body of the
city resulting from action of the Legislative Assembly or the Land Conservation and
Development Commission for which notice is provided under ORS 197.047 or resulting from an
order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Staff Finding:
The proposed legislative amendment does not result from actions of the Legislative Assembly or
the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC). ORS 197.047 is not applicable. As
a result, the City of Woodburn is not required for LA 26-04 to do a "Measure 56" notice, the
phrase referring to Ballot Measure 56 (1998) that the legislature codified in ORS 227.186, which
the legislature later revised via Senate Bill 516 (2003).
The provisions are met.
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