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

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subsequently amended in May 2004. This application is being reviewed pursuant to the May 2004 amended OAR provisions that were in place at the time of application (August 2005) under OAR 660, Division 23 regarding mineral and aggregate resources. The 72.31 acre subject property is located within the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Plan Boundary, outside the Eugene city Urban Growth Boundary, north of Beltline Road on Division Avenue, west of the Willamette River, in Township 17S, Range 4W, Section 12. The subject property is identified as: Map 17-04-12-20, tax lot 3600 Map 17-04-12-00, tax lots 3600, 3601, 3700 Map 17-04-12-31, tax lots 5600, 6200, and a portion of 100 Map 17-04-12-40, tax lots 300, 400, and a portion of 600 Pursuant to Metro Plan policy C-18, sand and gravel sites identified as significant on the Metro Plan Diagram of Goal 5 Resources shall be protected in accordance with the requirements of the Goal 5 rule. The Metro Plan designation for the property is Agriculture (Ag), and the decision to amend the Plan Designation to Sand and Gravel (S&G) and the determination of significance of the resource site under Goal 5 criteria is a regional two jurisdiction decision of Eugene as the Home City and Lane County. The property is zoned Exclusive Farm Use (E-30) and lies within a Floodplain Combining Zone (FP-RCP). The property is not located within the Willamette Greenway. The property is bounded by residential development to the west, and south, residential development and agriculture to the north, and the existing 474 acre Delta Property aggregate mining and processing site to the east (DOGAMI ID #20-012). James Lane and Admiral Street intersect with the northern boundary, and the western and southern boundaries run parallel with Echo Lane and Hunsaker Lane, respectively. There are three residences on the site, owned by the applicant. The site is rolling farmland within the floodplain of the Willamette River. The most prominent local features are an old quarry pit on the south side of the site and an oxbow remnant waterway which encompasses the western boundary of the site. The Lane County and Eugene Planning Commissions received public testimony at two joint public hearings held on November 15, 2005 and January 17, 2006. The record remained open for the submittal of additional materials until March 31, 2006. In joint public meetings held on July 25 & August 30, 2006, the Planning Commissions deliberated on the application. See Attachment 2 for the minutes of these joint meetings. Both Planning Commissions are recommending denial, for the reasons set forth under each step of the Goal 5 analysis process described in this memo and in their meeting minutes. C. Classification of Amendment LC 12.215 Referral of a Plan Amendment. [Eugene Code 9.7720] All Metro Plan amendments affecting land outside the city limits of either city shall be referred to the other city for consideration of Regional Impact. Lane County shall participate in the hearing and decision of all Metro Plan amendments outside the city limits. All Metro Plan amendments affecting land inside the city limits of one city shall be referred to the other city and Lane County so that they may participate as parties to the hearing. All referrals shall occur within 10 days of the plan amendment initiation date. Any referral that is provided for the purpose of determining Regional Impact shall be answered by the referral jurisdiction within 45 days of the receipt of the referral. Board/Council Hearing – Ordinance No. PA 1238 Delta Sand & Gravel Expansion Agenda Cover Memo Page 4 of 23