Item 5 - PH on Laurel Hill Plan - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Refinement Plan Amendment - TRS 18-03-03-2-3, Tax Lots 199, 200, 300 January 13, 2004 Page 11 Findings: The purpose of Goal 14 is to provide for an orderly and efficient transition from rural to urban uses. The focus of the rule is upon expansion of the urban growth boundary (UGB). The subject property is not in rural use and is within the City of Eugene's UGB. Approval of the application will promote the expansion of urban uses within the UGB. COnclusion: The proposal complies with Goal 14. Goal 15: Willamette River Greenway: To protect, conserve, enhance and maintain the natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, economic and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette river as the Willamette River Greenway. Findings: The subject property is not located within the Willamette River Greenway and will not impact the willamette River Greenway. Conclusion: This Goal is not relevant to the proposed amendment. Goals 16 through 19: Findings and Conclusion: Goals 16 through 19 are not relevant to the proposed amendment because the subject property is not located in the geographic regions the Goals address. These Goals include: Goal 16: Estuarine Resources; Goal 17: Coastal Shorelands; Goal 18: Beaches and Dunes; and Goal 19: Ocean Resources. Conclusion: The proposal is consistent with the statewide planning goals. B. "(1) The refinement plan amendment is consistent with all of the following: "(b) Applicable provisions of the Metro Plan."~ (Goal) Use urban, urbanizable, and rural lands efficiently and in the public interest. (II-A-I). See also Goal #1 at II-B-2. ~ Applicants belieVe that the proposal is consistent with the Metro Plan and with all of the applicable refinement plans. This application has been liberal in addressing potentially applicable policies and objectives. This is despite the fact that the Eugene Hearings Official has held that plan policies that are described as "recommendations" or that contain language such as "recognize" or "encourage" do not constitute mandatory approval criteria for rezone applications. See Exhibit F, Hearings Official's Decision for Merritt-Truax, Inc. Zone Change (Z 02-19). Consequently, some of the policies addressed may not be applicable. Applicant makes no attempt to distinguish between provisions that are mandatory and those that are not in these application materials, although the Applicant reserves the right to make such distinctions in the future.