Item 6: Ordinance on Delta Sand and Gravel

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section, "approved land uses” are dwellings allowed by a residential zone on existing platted lots and other uses for which conditional or final approvals have been granted by the local government. For determination of conflicts from proposed mining of a significant aggregate site, the local government shall limit its consideration to the following: * * * (B) Potential conflicts to local roads used for access and egress to the mining site within one mile of the entrance to the mining site unless a greater distance is necessary in order to include the intersection with the nearest arterial identified in the local transportation plan. Conflicts shall be determined based on clear and objective standards regarding sight distances, road capacity, cross section elements, horizontal and vertical alignment, and similar items in the transportation plan and implementing ordinances. Such standards for trucks associated with the mining operation shall be equivalent to standards for other trucks of equivalent size, weight, and capacity that haul other materials; As part of the City Council’s deliberations on February 21, 2007, the Council made a preliminary determination that the application was “adequate” for purposes of OAR 660- 023-0180(8) and that (if the application could be approved under other criteria) the proposed expansion would not cause conflicts with local roads used for access and egress to the mining site under OAR 660-023-0180(5)(b)(B). Therefore, the findings presented to the Council for the April 21, 2008 work session included the findings to that effect. B. Statewide Planning Goal 12 The rule implementing Statewide Planning Goal 12 provides: OAR 66-012-0060(1) * * *Where an amendment to a * * * comprehensive plan * * * would significantly affect an existing or planned transportation facility, the local government shall put in place measures as provided in section (2) of this rule to assure that allowed land uses are consistent with the identified function, capacity, and performance standards (e.g. level of service, volume to capacity ratio, etc.) of the facility. A plan or land use regulation amendment significantly affects a transportation facility if it would: (a) Change the functional classification of an existing or planned transportation facility (exclusive of correction of map errors in an adopted plan); (b) Change standards implementing a functional classification system; or (c) As measured at the end of the planning period identified in the adopted transportation system plan: (A) Allow land uses or levels of development that would result in types or levels of travel or access that are inconsistent with the functional classification of an existing or planned transportation facility;