Item 1: Ordinance on Oregon West Management

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the economy. Oregon Administrative Rule 660-009-000 et seq. (Division 9) establishes the applicability of Goal 9 nIles. OAR 660-009-0010(4) states: for a post-acknOlvledgement plan amendment under OAR chapter 660, division 18, that changes the plan designation of land in excess of two acres within an existing urban growth boundary from an industrial use designation to a non-industrial use designation, or an other employment use designation to any other use designation, a city or county must adJ,ress all applicable planning requirements... " To comply with Goal 9 the Eugene City Council adopted the Eugene Commercial Lands Study (ECLS) in May 1992, updated in October 1992. The ECLS was subsequently acknowledged by LCDC as contonning to the Metro Plan and Goal 9 during periodic review in 1994. OAR 660-009-0010(4) does not apply in this situation because the changes proposed by this application will remove less than two acres from the supply of land designated for commercial use. Goal10 - Housing: To provide/c)r the housing need~ of citizens of the slate. Response: Goal 10 requires buildable lands for residential use to be inventoried and requires plans to encourage the availability of adequate numbers of needed housing units at price ranges and rent levels commensurate with the financial capabilities of Oregon households. Oregon Administrative Rille 660, Division 8 defines standards for compliance \",ith Goal 10. OAR 660- 008-0010 requires that: "Sufficient buildable land shall be designated on the comprehensive plan map to satisfY housing needs by type and density range as determined in the housing needs projection. The local buildable lands inventory must document the amount of buildable land in each residential plan designation." The comprehensive plan map for the City of Eugene is the Metro Plan Diagram. Approval of the applicant's proposed amendments changing approximately 7.3 acres from Low Density Residential to Commercial and 1.3 acres from Commercial to Medium Density Residential on the Metro Plan Diagram requires compliance with statewide planning Goal 10; Housing (OAR 660, Division 8). (The change will have a net effect of adding 6.0 acres to the commercial designation while removing 7.3 acres of Low Density Residential and adding 1.3 acres of Medium Density Residential.) The Post Acknowledgement Plan Amendment (PAPA) is consistent with the parts ofthe }...tetro Plan which address the requirements of Goal 10, as 'will be shown below. Using Metro area average densities of developed properties the table below shows that the proposed impact of the anlendments will be insignificant when considering a comparison of the total number of likely dwelling units for the plan designation and! or zoning type. Santa Clara - Zone Change Application Written Statement-August 2, 2007 Page 33 of41