Springfield Oregon Speaks: Climate-Friendly Areas and Housing + Design Initiative

Planning Commission Meeting

Regular Session

2 items ∙ Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 7:00pm Click here for ZOOM link.

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Climate-Friendly Areas and Housing + Design Initiative (2 of 2)

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Business from the Audience Climate-Friendly Areas and Housing + Design Initiative

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∙ Agenda item 2 of 2

∙ Case: 811-02-000157-TYP4

Climate-Friendly Areas and Housing + Design Initiative

The Springfield Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on proposed plan and code amendments. These amendments are the product of two separate but related planning projects to meet State requirements and remove regulatory barriers to housing developments in mixed-use areas in Springfield. Both projects (Climate-Friendly Areas and Housing + Design Initiative) have project pages on Springfield Oregon Speaks that provide additional background. This hearing is focused on amendments that do not require co-adoption by Lane County.

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Agenda Item Summary ( 0.11 MB )

1 - Summary of Proposed Amendments ( 0.66 MB )

2 - East Main Refinement Plan Amendments ( 0.23 MB )

3 - Gateway Refinement Plan Amendments ( 1.13 MB )

4 - Development Code Chapter 1 Amendments ( 0.22 MB )

5 - Development Code Chapter 3 Amendments ( 1.2 MB )

6 - Development Code Chapter 4 Amendments ( 0.59 MB )

7 - Map Mohawk Zoning_Proposed ( 3.02 MB )

8 - Map of Downtown Zoning_Proposed ( 7.36 MB )

9 - Map of Laura Street vicinity Zoning_Proposed ( 4.04 MB )

10 - Presentation Slides ( 1.39 MB )

Staff's Recommendation

Staff recommends approval.

Decision Criteria

Each decision maker will follow the criteria below when voting on this item.

Development Code and Refinement Plan Amendments - Springfield Development Code 5.6.115 - Criteria

A. In reaching a decision on the adoption or amendment of refinement plans and this code’s text, the City Council shall adopt findings that demonstrate conformance to the following:

1. The Metro Plan and Springfield Comprehensive Plan;

2. Applicable State statutes; and

3. Applicable State-wide Planning Goals and Administrative Rules.

B. Applications specified in SDC 5.6.105 may require co-adoption by the Lane County Board of Commissioners.

Zoning Map Amendments - Springfield Development Code 5.22.115 - Criteria
B. Legislative Zoning Map Amendments. The Planning Commission or Hearings Official may make a recommendation to the City Council to approve, approve with conditions or deny Zoning Map amendments and Springfield Comprehensive Plan Map amendments based upon approval criteria in subsection (C)(1) through (4) below. The City Council shall make the final local decision on all Zoning Map amendments involving a Springfield Comprehensive Plan Map amendment.

C. Zoning Map Amendment Criteria of Approval.
1. Consistency with applicable Springfield Comprehensive Plan policies and the Springfield Comprehensive Plan Map;

2. Consistency with applicable Refinement Plans, Plan District maps, Conceptual Development Plans and functional plans;

3. The property is presently provided with adequate public facilities, services and transportation networks to support the use, or these facilities, services and transportation networks
are planned to be provided concurrently with the development of the property;

4. Meet the approval criteria specified in SDC 5.14.100 when involving a Springfield Comprehensive Plan Map amendment; and
5. Compliance with Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 660-012-0060, where applicable.