Item 5 - PH on Laurel Hill Plan - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

RECEIVED LAW OFFICE OF BILL KLOOS, PC ........ 57 OLIVE STREET, SUITE 300 OREGON LANDUSELAW $5P 2 1 2004 EUGENE, OR97401 PO BOX 11906 EUGENE, OR 97440 CITY OF EUGENE TEL (541) 343-2674 FAX (541) 343-8702 PLANNING D-I~ T~EJ~~T~~ ~LANDUSEOREGON.COM September 21, 2004 Eugene Planning Commission City of Eugene 777 Pearl Street Eugene, OR 97401 Re: Applicant's Additional Testimony for Planning Commission Hearing on RA 04-1 and Z 04-4 Dear Planning Commissioners: This letter and attached exhibits respond to issues raised by the Planning Commissioners and other participants at the September 14, 2004, public hearing for RA 04-1 and Z 04-4. Also submitted with this letter are proposed findings of approval for the two applications. Exhibits: Attached are several exhibits included in response to inquiries by Planning Commissioners and to show points made by the applicants in earlier application material and at the hearing. Those exhibits will be described here generally and then referred to later in response to specific issues discussed. Exhibit A includes additional photographs of the site and surrounding area. The images are numbered for easy reference. Images 1 and 2 were taken several days after the heating. Please note that the wooden telephone poles supporting EWEB power lines on the site have been replaced with taller, metal poles. Images 3 through 6 show the newly realigned Moon Mountain Drive and the intersection area that will connect to Brackenfern Road. Note the topographic limitations of the commercial property south of Moon Mountain Drive at the intersection. Images 7 and 8 show the commercial node areas to the east and west of where Brackenfern will be located. The area slopes from west to east, so the areas to the east of Brackenfern are at a much lower elevation than the road itself. Images 9 and 10 are of the area where Glenwood Drive will be realigned. That is the area of greatest grade difference between the road and adjacent commercial node property. Images 11 and 12 are of the residential zoned property to the west of the subject property, across from Laurel Hill Drive. One can see that the property west of Laurel Hill Drive drops off steeply to the west, whereas the subject property drops in elevation towards the east. In short, the two sides of Laurel Hill Drive face away from each other. In response to a comment by the Planning Commission, the applicants include Exhibit B, an aerial photograph of the area. The yellow dot labeled "site" is actually the site of the commercial IV-34