Item 1: River Ridge Metro Plan Diagram Amendment

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Public Hearing: An Ordinance Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metro Plan Land Use Diagram; Amending the Willakenzie Area Plan Pursuant to Section 9.7750(4) of the Eugene Code, 1971; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date (River Ridge, Eugene File MA 09-3 and Lane County File PA09-5465) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Agenda Item Number: 1 Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Emily Jerome www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541/682-5010 ISSUE STATEMENT The Eugene City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners will hold a joint public hearing to consider a change to the Metro Plan diagram and a conforming change to a map in the applicable refinement plan, the Willakenzie Area Plan. The subject site now has a Parks and Open Space designation in the Metro Plan and the refinement plan. The proposal, initiated by the Eugene City Council, would return the approximately 63-acre site to its original Metro Plan designation of Low Density Residential. Approval of the proposal would result in plan designations that are consistent with the site’s current R-1 Low Density Residential base zone. BACKGROUND The proposal pertains to an approximately 63-acre site located at the northwest corner of North Delta Highway and Ayres Road. Approximately 61 acres are owned by River Ridge LTD and are developed with a portion of the River Ridge Golf Course. The remaining approximately two acres are owned by Deborah and Eric Jeffries and are developed with a private residence. The subject site is located entirely within the urban growth boundary, partially within the city limits and partially within the “urban growth area” (the area between the city limits and the urban growth boundary). The proposed change would require Lane County’s approval for the portion of the site located in the urban growth area and would require Eugene’s approval for the entire site. As shown on Attachment A.1, the site is made up of: the eastern portion of tax lot 304; all of tax lot 305; and the northern portion of tax lot 306 (Tax Assessor’s map 17-03-07-00). When the Metro Plan was adopted in 1982, the subject site was designated on the land use diagram as Low Density Residential. In 1988, the site was zoned Low Density Residential. However, when the refinement plan (the Willakenzie Area Plan) was adopted in 1992, its map identified the site as Parks/Open space because most of the site was a golf course. In 2004, as part of a comprehensive package of amendments to the Metro Plan to fix inconsistencies between planning documents, the cities of Eugene and Springfield and Lane County adopted an updated Metro Plan diagram. The 2004 action