Implementing Climate-Friendly & Equitable Communities Rules

The Climate-Friendly & Equitable Communities (CFEC) rules were created by the State of Oregon based on an executive order issued by former Governor Kate Brown.

The new rules require some cities and counties to make significant changes to their regulations around land use and development, parking requirements, transportation system planning, and expanded regional coordination.

These new rules have several areas of focus:

• Parking Management Reform

• Climate Friendly Areas (Regional and Town Center)

• Preparing for Electric Vehicles

• Planning for Future Transportation

• Regional Planning for Climate Goals

Each of these areas require cities to change their existing rules and policies.

One of the new rules require cities within identified metropolitan areas to change their approach to parking.

What Does it Mean for Hillsboro?

The City must implement the rules and regulations required by CFEC within specific timeframes.

Some of the changes, including the elimination of parking minimums near frequent transit service and requiring EV ready parking in new developments, have already been implemented.

Now, the City of Hillsboro must implement changes in its approach to parking by June 2024.

And, in the coming years, the City will be updating its Transportation System Plan to align with the requirements of the Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities rules.

City staff is reaching out and listening to residents and business owners on how best to implement the mandatory parking reforms- citywide.