Comprehensive Community Development Plan

The Grants Pass and Urbanizing Area Comprehensive Community Development Plan was first adopted by Ordinance 4471 on December 15, 1982. It was last amended on March 1, 2023, by Ordinance 23-5849.

Elements

Index

• 1.00 Location Element (PDF)
  Last amended 12/15/1982
• 2.00 Citizen Involvement Element (PDF)
  Last amended 8/1/1984
• 3.00 Scenic, Rogue River, Historic & Natural Resources (PDF)
  Last amended 4/7/2021; Wetlands Resource Plan (PDF) adopted as a supplement on 1/11/1998
• 4.00 Environmental Resource Quality Element (PDF)
  Last amended 6/5/2002
• 5.00 Areas Subject to Natural Hazards (PDF)
  Last amended 11/4/2009
• 6.00 Population Element with Addendum 1 (PDF)
  Last amended 11/12/2014 (Addendum 1)

NOTE: In 2014, the City of Grants Pass and Josephine County adopted a new coordinated population forecast. Changes in state law now provide for the Population Research Center (PRC) at Portland State University (PSU) to begin conducting population forecasts for cities and counties. PSU will issue updated county-level forecasts every year and will issue updated coordinated forecasts which allocate the county-level forecasts to sub-county areas (urban areas within Urban Growth Boundaries (UGBs) and rural areas outside UGBs for each county on a rotating schedule every three years. These go into effect as specified by state law without local adoption. For Josephine County, the first PSU coordinated forecast was issued and effective in June 2015. The PSU forecasts provide the basis for future planning work.

In 2014, in addition to the adoption of UGB expansion areas, Urban Reserves were also adopted for Grants Pass. The PSU forecast accounts for forecast growth. In addition, the existing population within the UGB, including expansion areas, is reflected in PSU forecast. However, the existing population within the Urban Reserves is not reflected in the Grants Pass urban area forecast. That existing population within the Urban Reserve areas is accounted for in the PSU forecast as the existing rural area population.

Coordinated Population Forecast for Josephine County, its UGB, and outside UGB 2015-2065 (external website)

• 7.00 Recreation, Parks, and Open Space Element (PDF)
  Last amended 2/3/2010; New Comprehensive Park & Recreation Master Plan with Appendices (page)
• 8.00 Economy Element with Addendum 1 (PDF)
  Last amended 11/12/2014 (Addendum 1)
• 9.00 Housing Element (PDF)
  Last amended 5/4/22
• 10.00 Public Facilities and Services with Addenda 1 and 2 (PDF)
  Last amended 8/5/2015, Addendum 1)(last amended 9/21/16, Addendum 2). The following documents are referenced in the Public Facilities Element:
  • City of Grants Pass Water Distribution Systems Master Plan (page) (April 2016)
  • City of Grants Pass Water Management and Conservation Plan (PDF) (June 2014)
  • City of Grants Pass Water Treatment Plant Facility Plan Update (page) (January 2014)
  • City of Grants Pass Water Restoration Plant Facility Plan, Final Report and Appendices (page) (May 2014)
  • Collection System Master Plan, City of Grants Pass (page) (July 2016)
  • City of Grants Pass Stormwater Master Plan (page) (February 2016)
• 11.00 Transportation Element
  Replaced by the City of Grants Pass 2040 Transportation System Plan, adopted December 1997 and last amended March 2023.
• 12.00 Energy Conservation Element (PDF)
  Last amended 8/1/1984
• 13.00 Land Use Element (PDF)
  Last amended 1/17/2007; Development Code adopted as a supplement on 8/17/1983; Economic Opportunities Analysis adopted as supplement 1/17/2007 and repealed 2/20/2008
• 14.00 Urbanization Element with Appendix A and Addenda 1 and 2 (PDF)
  Last amended 11/12/2014 (Addendum 2)
• Comprehensive Plan Policies (PDF)
  Last amended 5/4/22
• Amendments to the Grants Pass Comprehensive Community Development Plan (PDF) updated 4/7/2021
• Comprehensive Plan Map and Zoning Map Amendments (PDF) updated 6/8/2021

Other Plans and Elements of the Comprehensive Community Development Plan

• Grants Pass Scenic Resources Study, November 2020 - Adopted with Ordinance No. 5800 (April 7, 2021)
• Riverfront Trail Map (PDF) - Adopted with Ordinance 5438 (PDF) (4/2/2008), re-adopted with Ordinance 5506 (PDF) (2/3/2010)
  Incorporated within the New Comprehensive Park and Recreation Master Plan with Appendices (PDF) (2/3/2010) - Map 4 (PDF) - Proposed Park System
• Rogue River Riverfront and Development Plan (PDF)
  Adopted with Ordinance 5438 (PDF) (4/2/2008), re-adopted with Ordinance 5506 (PDF) (2/3/2010)
• Multiuse Path - between 6th Street and Grants Pass Parkway in Riverside Park and Shared Roadway-Bike Route - East Park Street Amending the Grants Pass Urban Area Master Transportation Plan - adopted with Ordinance 5438 (PDF) (4/2/2008), re-adopted with Ordinance 5506 (PDF) (2/3/2010)
• Downtown Plan - See Element 13, Section 13.10.1 - 13.10.6, pages 13-113 through 13-131
• Downtown River District Plan (PDF)
  Adopted on July 7, 2008, by Ordinance 5459. Repealed by the City Council on August 25, 2008.
• Urban Forestry Framework Plan (page)
  Adopted on November 19, 2008, by Ordinance 5470.