Title 6 CENTERS, CORRIDORS, STATION COMMUNITIES AND MAIN STREETS

By December 31, 2025, each city and county must adopt boundaries for all Centers identified on the 2040 Growth Concept Map for which the city or county has adopted urban land use designations in their comprehensive plan, unless portions of the Center have boundaries already adopted by another city or county with planning jurisdiction for the Center.

Each city and county must adopt boundaries for any other Center identified on Metro’s 2040 Growth Concept Map when the city or county designates the area of that Center for urban land uses in their comprehensive plan, unless portions of the Center have boundaries already adopted by another city or county with planning jurisdiction for the Center.

§ 3.07.620 Actions and Investments in Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Streets.

Identified boundaries for Centers that are adopted pursuant to Section 3.07.615 must be located in the general area of the Center as identified on the 2040 Growth Concept Map.

(d)

By February 1, 2026, cities and counties must identify to Metro the boundaries of each Center that they have adopted pursuant to Section 3.07.615 as of December 31, 2025. After December 31, 2025, cities and counties must notify Metro of any new or revised Center boundaries within 31 days of adopting those new or revised Center boundaries.

(e)

Cities and counties must comply with the requirements of this section notwithstanding the generally applicable two-year functional plan compliance deadline in § 3.07.810(b).

[Ord. 97-715B, § 1; Ord. 98-721A, § 1; Ord. 02-969B, § 7; Ord. 10-1244B, § 5; Ord. 24-1523]

In order to be eligible for a regional investment in a Center, Corridor, Station Community or Main Street, or a portion thereof, a city or county must take the following actions:

Establish a boundary for the Center, Corridor, Station Community or Main Street, or portion thereof, pursuant to § 3.07.620(b);

Perform an assessment of the Center, Corridor, Station Community or Main Street, or portion thereof, pursuant to § 3.07.620(c); and

Adopt a plan of actions and investments to enhance the Center, Corridor, Station Community or Main Street, or portion thereof, pursuant to § 3.07.620(d).

The boundary of a Center, Corridor, Station Community or Main Street, or portion thereof, must:

Be consistent with the general location shown in the 2040 Growth Concept Map except, for a proposed new Station Community, be consistent with Metro’s land use final order for a light rail transit project;

For a Corridor with existing high-capacity transit service, include at least those segments of the Corridor that pass through a Regional Center or Town Center;

For a Corridor designated for future high-capacity transit in the RTP, include the area identified during the system expansion planning process in the RTP; and

Be adopted and may be revised by the city council or county board following notice of the proposed boundary action to the Oregon Department of Transportation and to Metro in the manner set forth in § 3.07.820(a) of this chapter.

An assessment of a Center, Corridor, Station Community or Main Street, or portion thereof, must analyze the following:

Physical and market conditions in the area;

Physical and regulatory barriers to mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly and transit-supportive development in the area;

The city or county development code that applies to the area to determine how the code might be revised to encourage mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly and transit-supportive development;

Existing and potential incentives to encourage mixed-use pedestrian-friendly and transit-supportive development in the area; and

(5)

For Corridors and Station Communities in areas shown as Industrial Area or Regionally Significant Industrial Area under Title 4 of this chapter, barriers to a mix and intensity of uses sufficient to support public transportation at the level prescribed in the RTP.

(d)

A plan of actions and investments to enhance the Center, Corridor, Station Community or Main Street must consider the assessment completed under § 3.07.620(c) and include at least the following elements:

Actions to eliminate, overcome or reduce regulatory and other barriers to mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly and transit-supportive development;

Revisions to its comprehensive plan and land use regulations, if necessary, to allow:

(A)

In Regional Centers, Town Centers, Station Communities and Main Streets, the mix and intensity of uses specified in Section 3.07.640; and

(B)

In Corridors and those Station Communities in areas shown as Industrial Area or Regionally Significant Industrial Area in Title 4 of this chapter, a mix and intensity of uses sufficient to support public transportation at the level prescribed in the RTP;

Public investments and incentives to support mixed-use pedestrian-friendly and transit-supportive development; and

A plan to achieve the non-SOV mode share targets, adopted by the city or county pursuant to Section 3.08.230(a) and (b) of the RTFP, that includes:

(A)

The transportation system designs for streets, transit, bicycles and pedestrians consistent with Title 1 of the RTFP;

(B)

A transportation system or demand management plan consistent with Section 3.08.160 of the RTFP; and

(C)

A parking management program for the Center, Corridor, Station Community or Main Street, or portion thereof, consistent with Section 3.08.410 of the RTFP.

(e)

A city or county that has completed all or some of the requirements of § 3.07.620(b), (c), and (d) may seek recognition of that compliance from Metro by written request to the COO.

(f)

Compliance with the requirements of this section is not a prerequisite to:

Investments in Centers, Corridors, Station Communities or Main Streets that are not regional investments; or

§ 3.07.630 Eligibility Actions for Lower Mobility Standards and Trip Generation Rates.

Investments in areas other than Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Streets.

[Ord. 97-715B, § 1; Ord. 98-721A, § 1; Ord. 02-969B, § 7; Ord. 10-1244B, § 5; Ord. 24-1523]

A city or county is eligible to use the higher volume-to-capacity standards in Table 7 of the 1999 Oregon Highway Plan when considering an amendment to its comprehensive plan or land use regulations in a Center, Corridor, Station Community or Main Street, or portion thereof, if it has taken the following actions:

Established a boundary pursuant to § 3.07.620(b); and

Adopted land use regulations to allow the mix and intensity of uses specified in Section 3.07.640.

A city or county is eligible for an automatic reduction of 30 percent below the vehicular trip generation rates reported by the Institute of Traffic Engineers when analyzing the traffic impacts, pursuant to OAR 660-012-0060, of a plan amendment in a Center, Corridor, Main Street or Station Community, or portion thereof, if it has taken the following actions:

Established a boundary pursuant to § 3.07.620(b);

Revised its comprehensive plan and land use regulations, if necessary, to allow the mix and intensity of uses specified in Section 3.07.640 and to prohibit new auto-dependent uses that rely principally on auto trips, such as gas stations, car washes and auto sales lots; and

§ 3.07.640 Activity Levels for Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Streets.

Adopted a plan to achieve the non-SOV mode share targets adopted by the city or county pursuant to § 3.08.230(a) and (b) of the RTFP, that includes:

(A)

Transportation system designs for streets, transit, bicycles and pedestrians consistent with Title 1 of the RTFP;

(B)

A transportation system or demand management plan consistent with Section 3.08.160 of the RTFP; and

(C)

A parking management program for the Center, Corridor, Station Community or Main Street, or portion thereof, consistent with section 3.08.410 of the RTFP.

[Ord. 97-715B, § 1; Ord. 98-721A, § 1; Ord. 02-969B, § 7; Ord. 10-1244B, § 5; Ord. 15-1357; Ord. 24-1523]

Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Streets need a critical number of residents and workers to be vibrant and successful. The following average number of residents and workers per acre is recommended for each:

Central City - 250 persons.

Regional Centers - 60 persons.

Station Communities - 45 persons.

Corridors - 45 persons.

(5)

Town Centers - 40 persons.

(6)

Main Streets - 39 persons.

Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Streets need a mix of uses to be vibrant and walkable. The following mix of uses is recommended for each:

The amenities identified in the most current version of the State of the Centers: Investing in Our Communities, such as grocery stores and restaurants;

Institutional uses, including schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, medical offices and facilities;

Civic uses, including government offices open to and serving the general public, libraries, city halls and public spaces.

Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Streets need a mix of housings types to be vibrant and successful. The following mix of housing types is recommended for each:

The types of housing identified as “needed housing” in ORS 197.303(1)(a)-(e);

The types of housing identified in the city’s or county’s housing need analysis completed pursuant to ORS 197.296 or Statewide Planning Goal 10 (Housing); and

§ 3.07.650 Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Streets Map.

Accessory dwellings pursuant to Section 3.07.120 of this chapter.

[Ord. 02-969B, § 7; Ord. 10-1244B, § 5; Ord. 11-1264B, § 1; Ord. 24-1523]

The 2040 Growth Concept Map’s depiction of Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Streets Map is incorporated in this title as the “Title 6 Centers, Corridors, Station Communities and Main Street Map” and is Metro’s representation of their boundaries. The map shows the boundaries established pursuant to this title.

A city or county may revise the boundary of a Center, Corridor, Station Community or Main Street so long as the boundary is consistent with the general location on the 2040 Growth Concept Map in the RFP and the revision is made consistent with all other requirements of this title. The city or county must provide notice of its proposed revision as prescribed in § 3.07.620(b).