Item 4: Ordinance on Oregon West Management LLC

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: An Ordinance Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metro Plan; Amending the River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan Land Use Diagram and Text; Amending the Eugene Zoning Map, and Adopting a Severability Clause. (Oregon West Management, LLC, MA 07-2, RA 07-1 and Z 07-3) Meeting Date: April 14, 2008 Agenda Item Number: 4 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Heather O’Donnell www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541/682-5488 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council is scheduled to take action on the request for a Metro Plan amendment, a refinement plan amendment and concurrent zone change for Oregon West Management, LLC. BACKGROUND On February 19, 2007, the City Council held a public hearing on a private proposal to amend the Metro Plan land use diagram, amend the applicable refinement plan, and approve a concurrent zone change for Oregon West Management, LLC. To summarize, the applicant requests approval of Metro Plan and Refinement Plan amendments and a zone change that will result in the rezoning of 7.3 acres to C- 2/PD/SR, Community Commercial zone with Planned Unit Development and Site Review overlays and the rezoning of 1.3 acres to R-2/PD/SR, Medium Density Residential with Planned Unit Development and Site Review overlays. At the public hearing, 12 people, including the applicant’s representative, spoke in favor of the proposal, and eight people spoke against it. Following close of the public hearing, the council voted to leave the record open until March 7, 2008, in order to receive additional testimony. Additional testimony received through March 7, 2008, is attached here as Attachment D, and includes a staff memo addressing questions received from the council during the public hearing. As explained in the March 7, 2008, memo to council, the record was left open as required by state statute for rebuttal of new testimony/evidence (see Attachment C), and for the applicant’s final argument (see Attachment B) through March 21, 2008. Approval of a plan amendment requires the City to adopt an ordinance. To comply with the Charter requirements for ordinances, a draft ordinance approving the requested plan amendments, and zone change, has been prepared and is attached for your reference (Attachment A). The Planning Commission’s findings of conditional approval, which provide a detailed analysis of the proposal’s compliance with applicable approval criteria, are attached to the draft ordinance as Exhibit E. These are identified as general findings so that the council can amend or adopt as the council determines necessary. The Planning Commission’s proposed conditions of approval regarding the refinement plan text amendments are incorporated into the draft ordinance. This ordinance, with any directed changes, will be utilized in the event that the City Council makes positive findings that the proposed amendments and zone change comply with the applicable approval criteria. F:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080414\S0804144.doc