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Exhibit C <br />Planning Director's Findings and Recommendation <br />Annexation Request for Spring Knoll, LLC <br />(City File A14-9) <br />Application Submitted: <br />December 19, 2015 <br />Applicant: <br />Spring Knoll, LLC <br />Property Included in Annexation Request: 280018-03-16-20 <br />Tax Lot of Assessor’s Map <br />Zoning: <br />R-1/WR/UL Low Density Residential with Water Resourcesand Urbanizable LandsOverlay <br />rd <br />Location: <br />At the end of Wendell Lane on the north side of E. 43Ave., approx. 0.4 mile east of E. Amazon Dr. <br />Representative: <br />Shannon Turner;541/912-0273 <br />Lead City Staff: <br />Erik Berg-Johansen, City of Eugene Planning Division, 541/682-5437 <br />EVALULATION: <br />Based on the information provided by the applicant, the City has determined that this request complies with Eugene <br />Code (EC) Section 9.7805 Annexation -Applicability. As such, it is subject to review and approval in accordance with <br />the requirements, application criteria and procedures of EC 9.7800 through 9.7835. The applicable approval criteria are <br />presented below in bold typeface with findings and conclusions following each. <br />EC 9.7825(1) The land proposed to be annexed is within the city’s urban growth boundary and is: <br /> (a) Contiguous to the city limits; or <br /> (b) Separated from the city only by a public right of way or a stream, bay, lake or other body of <br />water. <br />CompliesFindings:The annexation area is within the City's urban growth boundary (UGB), and is <br />contiguous to the City limits, consistent with subsection (a).As shown in the application <br />YESNO <br />materials and confirmed by City staff, the City limits are contiguous with the subject area of land <br />along all of its boundaries. <br />EC 9.7825(2) The proposed annexation is consistent with applicable policies in the Metro Plan and in any <br />applicable refinement plans. <br />CompliesFindings:Several policies from the Metro Plan provide support for this annexation by <br />encouraging compact urban growth to achieve efficient use of land and urban service provisions <br />YESNO <br />within the UGB, including the followingpolicies from the Growth Management section (in italic <br />text): <br />Policy 8.Land withinthe UGB may be converted from urbanizable to urban only through <br />annexation to a city when it is found that: <br />a.A minimum level of key urban facilities and services can be provided to the area <br />in an orderly and efficient manner. <br />b.There will be a logical area and time within which to deliver urban services and <br />facilities. Conversion of urbanizable land to urban shall also be consistent with <br />the Metro Plan. (page II-C-4) <br />Policy 10. Annexation to a city through normal processes shall continue to be the highest <br />priority. (page II-C-4). <br />Policy 16. Ultimately, land within the UGB shall be annexed to a city and provided with the <br />required minimum level of urban facilities and services. While the time frame for <br />annexation may vary, annexation should occur as land transitions from urbanizable to <br />urban. (page II-C-5) <br />Spring Knoll, LLC(A 14-9)April 2015Page 1 <br />