Item 1: Ordinance on Oregon West Management

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Medium Density Residential with Plmmed Unit Development and Site Review' overlays Ee 9.8865 requires that the following criteria (in bold and italic) be applied to a Zone Change. (1) The proposed change is consistent 'witlt applicable provisions of the j1.fetro Plan. The written text of the Atetro Plan shall take precedence over the Metro Plan diagram where apparent conflicts or inconsistencies exist. Approval of the zone change is dependent upon approval of the Metro Plan diagram amendment to re-designate 7 J acres of Low Density Residential to Commercial and to re-designated 1J acres of Commercial to Medium Density Residential. The findings under EC 9.7730(3)(b), above, are incorporated herein by reference. (2) The proposed zone change is consistent with applicable adopted refinement plans. In the event of inconsistencies between these plans and the Metro Plan, the 'Metro Plan controls. Approval of the zone change is dependent upon approval of the refinement plan diagram amendment to re-designate 7 J acres of Government and Education to Commercial and to re- designated IJ acres of Commercial to Medium Density Residential. The findings under EC 9.8424(l)(c), above, are incorporated herein by reference. Those findings address the application's consistency with the River Road-Santa Clara Urban Fa~ilities Plan. In addition, the findings under EC 9.7730(3)(a), Statewide Planning Goal 9, addressing policies from the Eugene Commercial Lands Study, and Statewide Planning Goal 10, addressing the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Residential Lands and Housing Studv, are applicable to this request and are incorporated herein by this reference. (3) The uses and density that will be allowed by the proposed zoning in the location o/tlte proposed change calt be served through the order(v extension of key urban facilities mId services. The following key urban facilities and services, as defined in the Metro Plan, are currently available to the subject property, or can be extended in an orderly and efficient manner to serve future development: wastewater service, stonnwater service, transportation, water service, fire and emergency medical services, police protection, city-wide parks and recreation programs, electric service, land use controls, communication facilities, and public schools on a district-wide basis. As an informational item, Public Works staff comments that there may not be adequate storm water collection/conveyance systems to serve full buildout of the site without some type of detention/retention and that a stormwater analysis will be required to determine the feasibility of using the existing pipe systems in Hunsaker Lane and River Road lor additional storm water. Public Works notes that the proposed north-south shopping street between Hunsaker Lane and Green Lane must demonstrate an exception during the development process to be private rather than public. Additionally, the applicant is proposing traffic mitigation as discussed further under the Statewide Planning Goal 12 analysis, EC 9.7730(3)(a) above. (4) The proposed zone change is consistent with the applicable siting requirements set outfor Staff Findings -- October 8, 2007 Page 29