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East Albany Plan Adoption

The East Albany Plan provided an opportunity to take a fresh look at land within the city’s Urban Growth Boundary east of Interstate 5 and create a new plan focused on connectivity, transportation choices, housing variety, employment centers, and vibrant and walkable mixed-use areas, while protecting the area’s natural resources and viewsheds.

The East Albany Plan is a long-range guiding document that will help the city plan for future residential, employment, commercial growth and associated utility, facility, and transportation needs.

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Adopted Documents

The City Council adopted the East Albany Plan and associated amendments to the Albany Comprehensive Plan and map, the Zoning map, and Albany Development Code on May 10, 2023. The amendments go into effect July 1, 2023.

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Individual exhibits are below:

Overview

Project Overview – Why this Plan?

East Albany represents a key growth area for the City, with a large land base that represents much of the community's future growth and expansion. Since the 2001 "East I-5 Plan" was prepared, the area has seen housing growth, as well as development of larger commercial businesses and light industrial facilities. However, development of neighborhood commercial services and creation of an integrated transportation, parks and trails system has lagged. It's time to take a fresh look at this key growth area for the City and create a new plan focused on connectivity, transportation choices, housing variety, and vibrant mixed-use and employment centers around the area’s natural resources and viewsheds.

This project is funded through a grant from the State of Oregon's Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) program, a partnership between ODOT and the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). The City of Albany has hired a multi-disciplinary team of consultants to assist with this effort, including APG, Walker Macy, Johnson Economics, DKS Associates, and Keller Associates.

The Community Development Department guides growth and development within Albany by balancing the needs of current residents with those of future generations to ensure that the community remains a vibrant and desirable place to live, work, and play.

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