Item 1: PH on Ordinance Amending Metro Plan (Delta Sand and Gravel)

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use are found in the Sand, Gravel & Rock Products Zone (SG-RCP). In accordance with the rezoning criteria above, the use of the expansion area for aggregate production must be found consistent with the specific purposes of the proposed zone classification Sand, Gravel and Rock Products Zone (SG-RCP) as described below. The rezone is required to show consistency with the statewide planning goals. This zoning district must be applied upon demonstration that the site complies with the Goal 5 Administrative Rule and mining shall be allowed. LC 16.217(1) Purpose. The intent of the Sand, Gravel and Rock Products Zone (SG-RCP) is to: (a) recognize that sand and gravel deposits within the County are an unrenewable natural resource. (b) Identify and zone under this zone major deposits of sand and gravel, rock and related material resources. (c) Provide for the utilization of this resource in a manner compatible with other land uses in the area. (d) Encourage the regular, systematic and uninterrupted extraction and processing of such resources. (e) Establish procedures for assuring protection of public health and safety on and adjacent to land used for extraction and processing. (f) Prevent irresponsible extraction of material resources, to the detriment of the public. (g) Provide standards to be observed during the extraction process with a view to ultimate utilization of the site. (h) Carry out these purposes with the recognition of a need for said resources and the right of each property owner to make a reasonable use of his or her land. (i) Implement the policies of the Rural Comprehensive Plan. (j) Be applied only to those sites which have been evaluated consistently with the statewide planning goal 5 Administrative Rule conflict resolution process. LC16.217(3)Permitted Uses. In the SG-RCP zone, the following uses are permitted, subject to the following restriction: For an property designated in the Eugene Springfield Metropolitan Plan as significant in terms of OAR 660-16.000/025 and designated as ‘1B’, a Goal 5 ESEE consequences analysis per the Goal #5 Administrative Rule must first be completed. If the landowner and County do not agree on the method to achieve the Goal, the matter shall be forwarded to the Hearings Official for processing consistent with LC 16.100. The ‘1B’ sites are those for which not enough information is available to determine significance. The expansion area is not a ‘1B’ site, therefore, the Goal 5 ESEE analysis is not required under the Goal 5 rule or this section of Lane Code. OREGON STATEWIDE PLANNING GOALS As required under ORS 197.175(2)(a), Comprehensive Plan amendments must comply with the Statewide Planning Goals. The applicant’s discussion of the Goals is found in their application. Goal 1 Public Involvement The County sent notice to neighbors and referrals to agencies on October 26, 2005, 20 days prior to the November 15, 2005 joint Planning Commission public hearing. The notice notified them of the opportunity to comment on this request to expand the existing Delta gravel extraction operation westward to the subject property. A Legal Ad announcing the November 15, 2005 public hearing before the planning commissions was published in the Register Guard on October 26, 2005 and a sign was placed on the subject property on that same date announcing the time, location, and applicable criteria for comments. Written notice and referral was sent to neighbors, interested parties, and agencies on October 12, 2006, 20 days prior to the joint public hearing before the Lane County Board of Commissioners and Eugene City Council on November 1, 2006. Legal Notice of the public hearing Board/Council Hearing – Ordinance No. PA 1238 Delta Sand & Gravel Expansion Agenda Cover Memo Page 17 of 23