Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities -- State Mandated Program

CFEC

March 10, 2022, Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order 20-04, directing state agencies to reduce climate pollution.  Executive Order 20-04 was in response to Oregon not meeting its climate pollution reduction goals, one of which was adopted in 2007 by state legislators to reduce the state’s climate pollution by 75% by 2050.

In response, the Oregon Land Use Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) developed, and the state adopted, updates to Oregon’s transportation and land use planning rules. These new rules are called Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC). The new CFEC rules went into effect on January 1, 2023.  Troutdale is only implementing the clear and objective CFEC standards at this time.  The city received a two-year extension until June 30, 2025, from the Department of Land Use and Development (DLCD) to codify ALL new parking reforms. However, Troutdale will still recommend the community's parking standards as currently implemented for all new development projects. Please see the Troutdale's Recommended Parking Standards document at the bottom of this page. 

What are the new CFEC rules that Troutdale is implementing now?

Effective January 1, 2023, the City of Troutdale is enforcing clear and objective parking reforms as mandated by the CFEC changes as adopted into the Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs). All development applications received will be reviewed under the new parking mandates outlined below, but ultimately, Troutdale’s Development Code will need to be amended to incorporate additional reforms that the state has granted a two-year extension for, which expires on June 30, 2025.

OAR 660-012-0430 Reduction of Parking Mandates for Development Types

Effective January 1, 2023, the City of Troutdale, through administrative policy, will not require the following:

1. The City may not require more than one parking space per unit in residential developments with more than one dwelling unit on a single legally established property.

2. The City may not require parking for the following development types:

a. Facilities and homes designed to serve people with psychological, physical, intellectual or developmental disabilities, including but not limited to a: residential care facility, residential training facility, residential treatment facility, residential training home, residential treatment home, and conversion facility as defined in ORS 443.400.
b. Child care facility as defined in ORS 329A.250.
c. Single-room occupancy housing.
d. Residential units smaller than 750 square feet.
e. Affordable housing as defined in OAR 660-039-0010.
f. Publicly supported housing as defined in ORS 456.250.
g. Emergency and transitional shelters for people experiencing homelessness.
h. Domestic violence shelters.

660-012-0440 Parking Reform Near Transit Corridors

Effective January 1, 2023, the City of Troutdale, through administrative policy, will not require parking within ½ miles of TriMet’s Line 77, which qualifies as “frequent service” under OAR 660-012-0400.

660-012-0410 Electric Vehicle Charging

Effective March 31, 2023, the City of Troutdale, through administrative policy, will require 40% of the parking spaces developed in conjunction with new multi-family (5+ housing units) buildings and multi-use buildings with private commercial space to have a conduit to serve electric vehicle charging stations.

The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) has granted the City of Troutdale a two-year extension to codify the standards above in addition to the following regulatory requirements. Troutdale will need to codify the standards outlined below no later than June 30, 2025.

OAR 660-01-00405 Parking Regulation Improvements (June 30, 2025)

  1. Preferential placement of carpool/vanpool parking

  2. Allow redevelopment of any portion of a parking lot for bike or transit uses

  3. Allow and encourage redevelopment of underutilized parking for other uses

  4. Allow and facilitate shared parking

  5. New parking lots more than ½ acre in size must install 40% tree canopy or solar panels, solar/wind fee-in lieu or green energy

  6. Adopt parking maximums in locations such as downtowns, regional or community center, and transit-oriented development

OAR 660-012-0425 Reducing the Burden of Parking Mandates (June 30, 2025)

  1. Garages and carports may not be required for residential developments.

  2. Garage parking spaces shall count towards off-street parking mandates.

  3. Provision of shared parking shall be allowed to meet parking mandates.

  4. Required parking maybe provided off-site, within 2,000 feet pedestrian travel of a site.

  5. Reduce parking mandates if providing solar panels or wind power capacity, car-sharing parking space, EV parking spaces, units that are fully accessible to people with mobility disabilities.

OAR 660-012-0445 Parking Management Alternative Approaches (June 30, 2025)

The city will need to choose 1 of the 3 alternative approaches to parking management below.

Option 1: Repeal parking mandates

Option 2: Fair parking policy

If enacted the City would need to choose 2 of the 5 options, including at least one provision from (1)-(3). 

  1. A requirement that parking spaces for each residential unit in developments that include five or more leased or sold residential units on a lot or parcel be unbundled parking. Cities and counties may exempt townhouse and rowhouse development from this requirement; 

  2. A requirement that parking spaces serving leased commercial developments be unbundled parking; 

  3. A requirement for employers of 50 or more employees who provide free or subsidized parking to their employees at the workplace provide a flexible commute benefit of $50 per month or the fair market value of that parking, whichever is greater, to those employees eligible for free or subsidized parking who regularly commute via other modes instead of using that parking; 

  4. A tax on the revenue from commercial parking lots collecting at least 10 percent of income, with revenues dedicated to improving transportation alternatives to drive-alone travel.

  5. A reduction of parking mandates for new multifamily residential development to no higher than one-half spaces per unit, including visitor parking.

Option 3 – Reduced Regulations

If the chooses to enact this option, all standards below would apply. 

  1. A repeal of all parking mandates within one-half mile pedestrian travel of climate-friendly areas; (B) A repeal of parking mandates for mixed-use development; 

  2. A repeal of parking mandates for group quarters, including but not limited to dormitories, religious group quarters, adult care facilities, retirement homes, and other congregate housing; 

  3. A repeal of parking mandates for studio apartments, one-bedroom apartments and condominiums in residential developments of five or more units on a lot or parcel; 

  4. A repeal of parking mandates for change of use of, or redevelopment of, buildings vacant for more than two years. Cities and counties may require registration of a building as vacant two years prior to the waiving of parking mandates; 

  5. A repeal of requirements to provide additional parking for change of use or redevelopment;

  6. A repeal of parking mandates for expansion of existing businesses by less than 30 percent of a building footprint; 

  7. A repeal of parking mandates for buildings within a National Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places, or on a local inventory of historic resources or buildings; 

  8. A repeal of parking mandates for commercial properties that have fewer than ten on-site employees or 3,000 square feet floor space; 

  9. A repeal of parking mandates for developments built under the Oregon Residential Reach Code;

  10. A repeal of parking mandates for developments seeking certification under any Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, as evidenced by either proof of pre-certification or registration and submittal of a complete scorecard; 

  11. A repeal of parking mandates for schools; 

  12. A repeal of parking mandates for bars and taverns; and 

  13.  Implementation of at least one pricing mechanism, either: 

(i)            Designation of at least one residential parking district or parking benefit district where on-street parking is managed through paid permits, meters, or other payments; or 

(ii)            Requirements that parking for multi-family residential units be unbundled parking.

Moving Forward to Implement New CFEC Rules

Planning Staff will be holding work sessions on CFEC items with the Planning Commission to discuss how to proceed with implementation.  Ultimately, the Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the City Council on a proposed CFEC development code amendment package in late Spring 2025. 

To stay updated on this project, please email Erika Palmer, Community Development Director at erika.palmer [at] troutdaleoregon.gov (erika[dot]palmer[at]troutdaleoregon[dot]gov) to be placed on the project mailing list.

All project meeting dates and materials will be posted on this project page. This page will be continuously updated.   

For more information on Climate Friendly Equitable Communities, please visit the Department of Land Conservation and Development project page at:  https://www.oregon.gov/lcd/cl/pages/cfec.aspx

 

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