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Albany Comprehensive Plan

ADOPTED DECEMBER 17, 1980
Since 1980, this plan has been amended periodically as part of an ongoing update of the Albany Comprehensive Plan. Amendment Record

Table of Contents

PLAN INTRODUCTION

• PURPOSE & FORMAT i
• DEFINITIONS & OBLIGATIONS OF PLAN STATEMENTS ii

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING

• Chapter 1: NATURAL RESOURCES
  VEGETATION & WILDLIFE HABITAT (Goal 5) 1- 1
  AGRICULTURE (Goal 5) 1- 7
  AGGREGATE RESOURCES (Goal 5) 1- 9
  OPEN SPACE RESOURCES (Goal 5) 1-11
  WATER QUALITY (Goal 6) 1-14
  AIR QUALITY (Goal 6) 1-17
  SOUND QUALITY (Goal 6) 1-21
• Chapter 2: SPECIAL AREAS
  FLOOD HAZARDS & HILLSIDES (Goal 7) 2- 1
  WILLAMETTE RIVER GREENWAY (Goal 15) 2- 7
  HISTORIC & ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES (Goal 5) 2-11
  WETLAND RESOURCES (Goal 5) 2-16

COMMUNITY NEEDS

• Chapter 3: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  BACKGROUND SUMMARY 3- 1
  ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITITIES ANALYSIS 3- 2
• Chapter 4: HOUSING (Goal 10)
  BACKGROUND SUMMARY 4- 1
  RESIDENTIAL BUILDABLE LANDS 4- 6
• Chapter 5: TRANSPORTATION (Goal 12) 5- 1
• Chapter 6: PUBLIC FACILITIES & SERVICES (Goal 11) 6- 1
  WATER SERVICE 6- 2
  STORM DRAINAGE 6- 5
  WASTEWATER TREATMENT 6- 8
  SOLID WASTE 6-11
  OTHER UTILITIES 6-13
  POLICE & FIRE PROTECTION 6-14
  CITY SUPPORT SERVICES 6-17
  EDUCATION 6-18
• Chapter 7: SOCIAL AMENITIES
  PARKS & RECREATION (Goal 8) 7- 1
  AESTHETICS & URBAN DESIGN (Goal 5) 7- 8

LAND USE PLANNING

• Chapter 8: URBANIZATION (Goal 14)
  DIRECTING GROWTH 8- 1
  DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 8- 6
  ENERGY CONSERVATION (Goal 13) 8-11
  NORTH ALBANY PLANNING AREA 8-15
• Chapter 9: LAND USE PLANNING (Goal 2)
  CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT (Goal 1) 9- 1
  UPDATING & AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 9- 6
  LAND USE DESIGNATIONS 9- 9
  SITES OF SPECIAL INTEREST 9-15
• Chapter 10: DEMOGRAPHICS 10- 1
• Chapter 11: PLAN MAPS
  PLATE 1. URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY
  PLATE 2. NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARIES
  PLATE 3. NATURAL VEGETATION & WILDLIFE HABITAT
  PLATE 4. STREAMS, RIVER, & LAKES
  PLATE 5. FLOODPLAINS
  PLATE 6. WETLAND SITES
  PLATE 7. SLOPES
  PLATE 8. EXISTING AGRICULTURAL LANDS
  PLATE 9. HISTORIC DISTRICTS
  PLATE 10. PARK & SCHOOL SITES
  PLATE 11. BUILDABLE LANDS
  PLATE 12. MASTER STREET PLAN
  PLATE 13. MASTER BIKEWAYS PLAN
  PLATE 14. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP
  PLATE 15. SPECIAL INTEREST SITES

APPENDICES

1. AGENCY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM I-1
2. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
   1. CITIZEN COMMITTEES II-1
   2. RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CIC II-2
   3. CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM II-3
3. GLOSSARY III-1
4. ACRONYMS IV-1
5. AGREEMENTS
   1. LINN COUNTY URBAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT V-1
   2. BENTON COUNTY URBAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT V-8
6. PUBLIC FACILITY PLANS VI-1

Table of contents

Introduction (29K pdf)

Chapter 1-Natural Resources (125K pdf)

Chapter 2-Special Areas (112K pdf)

Chapter 3-Economic Development (120K pdf)

Chapter 4-Housing (Goal 10) (116K pdf)

Chapter 5-Transportation (Goal 12) (54K pdf)

Chapter 6-Public Facilities and Services (Goal 11) (106K pdf)

Chapter 7-Social Amenities (76K pdf)

Chapter 8-Urbanization (347K pdf)

Chapter 9-Land Use Planning (98K pdf)

Chapter 10-Demographics (92K pdf)

Maps (3431K pdf)

Appendices (211K pdf)

Amendment Record (24K pdf)

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