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Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan Update
Share Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan Update on Facebook Share Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan Update on Twitter Share Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan Update on Linkedin Email Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan Update linkOn February 24, the Eugene Planning Commission will hold a work session on Phase II of the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan guides the City in its land use planning for future growth within Eugene’s urban growth boundary. The first phase of the Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2017. The second phase includes the following chapters:
A view of downtown Eugene from the Amazon Path- Chapter 1 – Community Engagement
- Chapter 2 – Compact Development & Urban Design
- Chapter 4 – Housing
- Chapter 5 – Community Health
- Chapter 11 – Land Use (Including a new parcel-specific land use designation map)
These new chapters are based on years of work and engagement with the community -- over the last two years City staff have engaged over 1,400 people on components of the Urban Growth Strategies Project, including the Comprehensive Plan. In late 2024 and early 2025, staff used this input to draft goals and policies for community review. Residents provided feedback through in-person events, digital surveys, a community advisory panel, and through the City’s boards and commissions. Over the past several months, staff have incorporated that feedback into the draft goals and policies. As a result, some policies have been removed, changed, added, or strengthened. To learn more about what staff heard from the community, check out the 2024 Community Engagement Summary (PDF) and the 2025 Community Engagement Summary (PDF).
To learn more about Phase II of the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan and its development, tune in to the February 24 Planning Commission meeting or visit the project webpage. The Planning Commission welcomes input from the community and encourages community members to provide input during the Public Comment section of the agenda.
Please email project staff (Stuart Warren: swarren@eugene-or.gov) with your questions, thoughts, and feedback.
Next Steps
During the February 24 Planning Commission meeting, staff will ask for the commission’s feedback on the updated draft chapters. Staff will then incorporate the Commission’s feedback in advance of the official adoption and public hearing process, which will begin in April 2026.
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Eugene's Equity Atlas Charts a Path Toward More Inclusive Planning
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Historic photo of Eugene looking south from Skinner’s Butte down Willamette Street
The Planning Division is proud to announce the launch of its Equity Atlas: Selected Stories in Eugene’s History of Displacement—a research effort that documents how historic land use decisions have shaped today’s patterns of land use and housing access. Developed with funding from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, the Atlas responds to a statewide requirement for Oregon cities to pursue equity-informed planning. It draws from historical research and community input to share stories of how state and federal legislation, exclusionary zoning, and displacement have impacted Eugene’s marginalized communities over time.The Equity Atlas is meant to serve as more than just a historical record—it’s the beginning of a process to understand past harms and inform more equitable planning practices and policies moving forward through the Urban Growth Strategies project. At the August 12, 2025 Planning Commission meeting, commissioners affirmed this research as a foundational tool for shaping Eugene’s Contextualized Housing Need, Housing Capacity Analysis, and Housing Production Strategy. These planning efforts will guide how and where Eugene grows, ensuring that future land use decisions address past harms and promote more equitable outcomes. This research is also being integrated into the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan, embedding equity into the city’s long-range vision for housing, land use, and community well-being.Explore the Equity Atlas StoryMap to learn how Eugene’s past is informing a more equitable future. -
Comprehensive Plan Surveys Now Closed - Thank You!
Share Comprehensive Plan Surveys Now Closed - Thank You! on Facebook Share Comprehensive Plan Surveys Now Closed - Thank You! on Twitter Share Comprehensive Plan Surveys Now Closed - Thank You! on Linkedin Email Comprehensive Plan Surveys Now Closed - Thank You! linkThank you to those who took the time to share your thoughts about the draft goals and policies for the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan. You are helping shape Eugene's blueprint for future growth and development.
What's Next?
Over the next several months, staff will review input from the surveys, tabling events, and community presentations, and refine the draft goals and policies as appropriate. Later this fall, Planning staff will ask the City Council to initiate the formal adoption process for Urban Growth Strategies work, including the Comprehensive Plan. The adoption process will include multiple opportunities for the community to provide testimony on the draft goals and policies.
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Review Draft Goals and Policies on Land Use
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Eugene's draft Land Use Designation MapThe Land Use chapter of the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan lays out the goals and policies for Eugene’s land use designations and map, urban growth boundary, and urban reserves. Together, these components help to guide allocation, utilization, and transformation of land inside Eugene’s urban growth boundary.
There are many ways to learn more about this important element of Urban Growth Strategies, and share your ideas:
- Watch a brief overview of the draft land use chapter goals and policies below.
- View the interactive Story Map to see the draft land use designation map and learn about how it was modernized.
- Review the draft Chapter 11 - Land Use goals and policies.
- Take the Chapter 11 - Land Use survey to let us know your thoughts and ideas about the draft goals and policies.
If you have questions, comments, or need help, please email project staff. To learn more about the work underway with the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan, check out the other recent project updates below (on community health, housing, compact development & urban design, and community engagement goals and policies) or visit the project webpage.
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Taking Action to Meet Eugene’s Housing & Jobs Needs
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One of the proposed housing actions is to allow ‘micro village housing’ as a new housing type in Eugene. Community First Village in Austin, TX is an example of this model. As a part of Urban Growth Strategies, Eugene will advance specific actions to address needs for the next 20 years of housing and jobs. Eugene needs more than 26,000 homes over the next 20 years, according to the 2025 Oregon Housing Needs Analysis. To meet this need, Eugene would need to produce about 1,600 dwellings each year, or a 70% increase from current production.To help meet Eugene’s 20-year housing and jobs needs, City staff have proposed a series of housing, compact development, and jobs actions as priorities for City Council adoption in 2026 and 2027. These actions reflect draft housing and compact development policies in the Comprehensive Plan. Actions are still at the ‘concept’ level and will require more research, evaluation, and feedback.
Review the full draft list of 2026-2027 Housing and Jobs Actions here.
This list of actions is informed by past research and engagement efforts, conversations with community members, housing and development professionals, and City staff, and priorities in existing work plans, such as the Housing Implementation Pipeline.
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Review Draft Goals and Policies on Community Health
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The Community Health chapter of the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan guides the City's efforts planning for future growth and development that provides a healthy natural and built environment, enhances equitable access and opportunity, and fosters community safety and belonging.
There are several ways to learn more about this important component of Urban Growth Strategies, and share your ideas:
- Watch a brief overview of the draft Comprehensive Plan Community Health goals and policies below.
- Review the draft Chapter 5 – Community Health goals and policies.
- Take the Chapter 5 – Community Health Survey to let us know your thoughts and ideas about the draft goals and policies.
If you have questions, comments, or need help, please email project staff. To learn more about the work underway with the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan, check out the other recent project updates below (on housing, compact development & urban design, and community engagement goals and policies) or visit the project webpage.
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January 2025 Project Update
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Curious about what's going on with Urban Growth Strategies? Staff share regular updates that provide relevant project information, milestones, and upcoming opportunities for engagement. For January 2025, project updates include:- Eugene’s Comprehensive Plan Update: Staff are rolling out draft Comprehensive Plan goals and policies for the community's review, starting (appropriately) with Chapter 1 - Community Engagement. Catch up on chapter development and share your thoughts!
- New State Approach to Planning for Eugene’s Housing Need: The Oregon Housing Needs Analysis (OHNA) will fundamentally change how cities plan for housing. Eugene received its new 20-year housing need, and it’s significant!
- City Council Selects Future Climate-Friendly Areas: City Council provided direction on areas to designate, including downtown and along lower Coburg Road.
- Draft Land Use Designation Map: Have you checked out this modernized, digital map yet? It will provide a clearer and more detailed view of land use within Eugene’s UGB.
- Recent and Upcoming Public Meetings: Staff will provide updates on Urban Growth Strategies to Eugene City Council, Eugene Planning Commission, and the Lane County Board of Commissioners in February and March.
