Blue River Complete Community Plan Meeting

Community Meeting in Blue River – April 30, 2024 @ 6 pm McKenzie High School 

Staff have been working hard on drafting and editing a draft of the Blue River Complete Community plan since December 2023. We plan to present the draft Plan to the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) in late April.

The draft Plan will be posted to the project website along with a Virtual Workshop starting April 26 until May 10^th. We plan to hold an in-person Community Meeting from 6:00-8:00 pm on April 30^th in the new gym at McKenzie High School.

Once the adoption package is drafted, the process will be:

• Staff present the adoption package to the Lane County Planning Commission at a Work Session, and then hold a Public Hearing in order to hear public comments
• The Lane County Planning Commission makes a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners
• Staff present the adoption package to the Board of County Commissioners along with the Planning Commission recommendation
• A Public Hearing is held at the Board in order to hear public comments
• The Board of County Commissioners deliberates and makes a final decision

The goal is to hold the Public Hearing before the Lane County Planning Commission mid-late summer 2024.

More information about the project can be found here.

In person meeting: Tuesday April 30th from 6-8pm

Location: McKenzie High School (in the new gym) 51187 Blue River Dr, Vida, OR 97488

Background:

Project Purpose and Transportation Relationships and Benefits

The purpose of TGM Code Assistance Blue River Complete Community Plan is to create a community plan and amend the Lane County Rural Comprehensive Plan and the Lane County Zoning Ordinance to implement the community plan and Oregon Administrative Rules for the Blue River rural community. The amendments will promote compact, small-town development patterns with an active and convenient pedestrian environment along a mixed-use Blue River Drive, higher density development near Lane Transit District bus stops and the McKenzie River Community School, and mixed-use employment lands located within the community boundary. The project will help people meet their daily needs by the mode of their choice, with a particular emphasis on walking, biking, and transit.