Council approves Economic Opportunities Analysis

Good news for our neighborhood area:  The City Council has adopted Tigard’s first Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA).  City planner Darren Wyss noted that Tigard is currently under periodic review and completing the EOA is required by the periodic review work program.

The EOA document compares a projected 20-year industrial employment land demand to existing supply and ensures an adequate supply of land for industrial and employment for long- and short-term needs. The EOA illustrates the characteristics of Tigard’s employment lands so we can develop policies and action measures to plan a 20-year supply of appropriately zoned land.

Councilor Wilson said the EOA confirms a lot of what Council already knows. He said, “When land is constrained you build up, particularly in the Tigard Triangle. He also added that vacant land does not add to the tax base; improved land does.” Council Wilson noted that “Tigard is a leader in the suburban communities in terms of office demand.”