TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Krishna Namburi, Interim City Manager
FROM: Kristin Retherford, Director, Community Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
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Amending Salem Revised Code Chapters 200 (Urban Growth Management) and 803 (Street and Right-of-way Improvements)
Ward(s): All Wards
Councilor(s): All Councilors
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
Result Area(s): Safe, Reliable and Efficient Infrastructure
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SUMMARY:
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Ordinance Bill 7-25 (Attachment 1) will amend Salem Revised Code (SRC) Chapter 200 to clarify the process for accepting property, easements, and public right-of-way that is encumbered. The Ordinance Bill (Attachment 1) also amends Chapter 803 to clarify how right-of-way is created and the mechanism used to receive and dedicate that right-of-way for public use.
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ISSUE:
Shall City Council pass Ordinance Bill No. 7-25 amending Salem Revised Code Chapters 200 (Urban Growth Management) and 803 (Street and Right-of-way Improvements) to address right-of-way dedications within the City of Salem?
RECOMMENDATION:
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Pass Ordinance Bill No. 7-25 amending Salem Revised Code Chapters 200 (Urban Growth Management) and 803 (Street and Right-of-way Improvements) to address right-of-way dedications within the City of Salem.
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FACTS AND FINDINGS:
The proposed text of the amendments is included as Exhibit A of the Ordinance Bill (Attachment 2). The proposed code amendments within the Ordinance Bill (Attachment 1) are generally summarized as follows: SRC 200.050(d) is amended to clarify the process for accepting encumbered property, easements, or right-of-way. SRC 803.060 is amended to allow right-of-way to be received by the city and dedicated to the public by either plat or a deed of dedication.
In order for a code amendment to be approved, the City Council must find that they comply with the applicable approval criteria. SRC 110.085(b) establishes the approval criteria applicable to amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC).
Findings demonstrating the proposal’s conformance with the applicable approval criteria are included in Ordinance Bill No. 7-25 (Attachment 1).
BACKGROUND:
The proposed amendment to Chapter 200 will clarify the process for accepting property, easements, and public right-of-way that is encumbered. The proposed amendment to Chapter 803 will clarify how right-of-way is created and the mechanism used to receive and dedicate that right-of-way for public use.
ALTERNATIVES
City Council may:
A. Pass Ordinance Bill No. 7-25; or,
B. Decline to pass Ordinance Bill No. 7-25.
Laurel Christian
Infrastructure Planner III
Attachments:
1. Ordinance Bill No. 7-25
2. Exhibit A to Ordinance Bill No. 7-25