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e M E M 0 RAN DUM January 25, 1985 To: From: Mayor And City Council Planning Department Work Session -- River Road/Santa Clara Land Use Element Subj: I. BACKGROUND In 1983, the cities of Springfield, Eugene and Lane County initiated work on a joint planning project in the River Road and Santa Clara area. The basis for that action is found in the acknowledged Metropolitan Plan. Work on the Urban Facilities Plan (UFP) has progressed rapidly. The first element, the Sanitary Sewer Element, was adopted in May of 1984. That document provided the basis for a $5.9 million grant application to construct sewers in the area. That application was successful, and construction of sewers in the River Road/Santa Clara area should begin in the spring of 1985. On December 10, 1984, the Council conducted its public hearing on the Land Use Element of the UFP. The Council closed the public hearing on this item and is tentatively scheduled to take action at its meeting of February 27, 1985. Lane County is scheduled to take action on February 19th. e II. RR/SC POLICY COMMITTEE ACTION As a result of testimony presented at the Council's hearing, the RR/SC Policy Committee (councilors Ehrman and Holmer represent the Council on this Committee) reviewed some proposed changes to the draft Land Use Element. At . the Policy Committee1s meeting of January 10, 1985 it voted to recommend to the Council and Board of County Commissioners, changes to the text as shown in Attachment A. The majority of the changes reflect efforts to clarify policy statements. However, Recommendation #1, Page 2-29 was reworded to require the use of Planned Unit Development procedures when development of the industrial area on Irving Road occurs (the original draft had required Site Review procedures). The intent of this change is to provide for: 1) public review of proposed development plans; and 2) greater flexibility relative to compatibility and des i gn requi rements. Thi s change was made in response to concerns about buferring existing residential development which is adjacent to the site. III. CONCLUSION e Development in the River Road and Santa Clara areas has been a metropolitan-wide issue for about forty years. Since acknowledgement of the Metropolitan Plan, substantial progress has been made in setting direction to resolve this issue. The Citizen Advisory Team (CAT), which has actually developed the elements of the UFP, has met for over two years to develop the Sanitary Sewer Element and the draft Land Use Element. Through the work of the CAT, policy direction will be developed which will ultimately provide for greater efficiencies in service delivery and consequently benefit the entire Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan area. 1 .