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--;a I . . -- e M E M 0 RAN DUM January 22, 1985 TO: FROM: SUBJ: Mayor and City Council Planning Department METRO PLAN MID-PERIOD REVIEW On January 8, the City Council tabled action on Metro Plan Diagram Amendment B-20, Barger Drive UGB expansion, until the January 22 meeting. The proposed amendment is to expand the Urban Growth Boundary to include 40 acres north of Barger Avenue adjacent to the existing Eugene city limits and to change the Metro Plan designation from Agriculture to Low Density Residential. This is in an area where physical features, such as a river or ridgeline, did not play a significant role in the establishment of the UGB. The subject property contains a single family dwelling and is in farm use. Property to the north, west, and south of the subject property is in farm use. Property to the east of the subject property is developed with single family structures. A map of the subject property and surrounding area is attached. The Metropolitan Policy Committee recommended approval of B-20 along with the Springfield (5:0) and Eugene (4:2) Planning Commissions. The Lane County Planning Commission (6:0) recommended denial of the amendment because the subject property did not have unique characteristics that justified expansion of the UGB. On January 6, 1986 the Springfield City Council (5:0) recommended denial of the amendment based on lack of applicable LCDC goals analysis. The UGB has not been altered or expanded since the Metro Plan was acknowledged in 1982. In mid-December 1985, the DLCD indicated that even minor changes to the UGB must be based on the seven factors in the Statewide Goal 14 Urbanization and the Goal 2 Land Use, Part II Exception Standards. Under Goal 14, for example, findings need to be developed stating that the land is needed for residential use and will not adversely impact adjacent agricultural land. The exception process, futhermore, requires findings justifying why the agricultural goal does not apply and why the proposed use would be compatible with other adjacent uses. The data below shows that there is currently no demonstrated need for additional Low-Density Residential land in the metropolitan area. Amendment No. B-20, however, would result in only a .14 % addition to the total supply of Low-Density Residential Land within the UGB. Total Within UGB Unincorp. Eugene Eugene Total Acres Designated Low-Density Residential 28,216 7,235 13 ,043 Vacant Privately-Owned Acres Designated Low-Density Residential 9,460 3,460 3,000