Item 1: Ordinance on Oregon West Management

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will increase the medium density residential dwelling unit supply by approximately 1.1 % and decrease the low density residential dwelling unit supply by approximately 1.70/'0 (page 14 of the written statement). The applicant also incorporates the updated residential supply analysis provided by the City at the time of the Goal 5 ordinance. The applicant's findings indicate that there is still an excess of low density zoning and medium density zoning, even with the proposed amendments, but the applicant asserts that the change in zoning acreage is so small that no thrther analysis is necessary. Therefore, based on the findings above the amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 10. Goal 11 ~ Public Facilities and Services: To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement o/publicfacilities and services to serve as aframeworkfor urban and rural development. The area affected by the amendments is located inside the City limits. The existing level of public tacilities and service is adequate to serve the needs of existing and future development. Ho\vever, specific design details related to public improvements such as stonnwater remain to be resolved in the context of any future development proposal. The provision of these amendments does not significantly affect the planning or development of fhturepublic facilities or services. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 11. Goal 12 . Transportation: To provide and encourage a sq(e, conveniem and economic transportation system. Goal 12 is implemented through the Transportation Planning Rule (TPR), as defined in Oregon Administrative Rule OAR 660-012-0000, et seq. The Eugene~Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan (TransPlan) provides the regional policy framework through which the TPR is implemented at the local level. The TPR (OAR 660~012-0060) states that when land use changes, including amendments to acknowledged comprehensive plans, significantly affect an existing or planned transportation facility the local government shall put in place measures to assure that the allowed land uses are consistent with the identified function, capacity and performance standards (level of service, volume to capacity ratio, etc.) of the facility. To address the TPR, the applicant submitted findings and a Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA), dated August 28, 2007, which was prepared by the consulting firm of Branch Engineering, Inc. Subsequent to the August 28th submittal, the applicant revised the TlA several times, responding to comments from the Oregon Department of Transportation (0001'), the City and Lane County. The 1'lA evaluates the current perfoffilance of impacted transportation facilities, the performance of these facilities in 2022 with the proposed amendments (re-designate 7.3 acres from Low Density Residential to Commercial and re.designate 1.3 acres of Commercial to Medium Density Residential), and the performance of the facilities in 2022 without the proposed amendments. The TIA uses a "reasonable worst-case" scenario for C~2 commercial uses (for the portion of the property re-designated to commercial) as depicted on Appendix F of the TIA, and a "reasonable worst.case" scenario for the R-2 uses (for the portion of the property re-designated to Medium Density Residential) based on the maximum allowable density of dwelling units, and anticipated trip generation and distribution during the Pfvl peak hour. Based on the TIA, the proposed commercial and residential uses are anticipated to generate 361 trips in the PM peak hour. Staff Findings - October 8. 2007 Page 8