Item 3: PH on Ordinance Regarding State Motor Pool Metro Plan Amendment and Zone Change

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Application, Referrals and Public Hearing Notice The property subject to this request is the State of Oregon Motor Pool site, located at the southeast comer of Pearl Street and 4th Avenue. It is approximately 1.71 acres in size. The property is currently being used as surface parking for State motor pool vehicles. On April 21, 2006, the owner's representative submitted applications to the City of Eugene for amendments to the Metro Plan as well as a concurrent rezoning. Following the receipt of the City's completeness review comments, the applicant provided supplemental materials on June 8, 2006. On July 14, 2006, the City requested additional information related to compliance with Statewide Goal 12, Transportation, and potential transportation impacts. On July 24 and August 21, 2006, the applicant submitted additional revised findings for Goal 12. On July 28, 2006, the application was deemed complete without the additional requested information, at the applicant's request. The applicant's original submittal did not provide specific data related to the potential impacts of the proposed plan amendments on transportation facilities. Staff concluded in its September 12, 2006 Findings that there was insufficient information in the submittal to demonstrate compliance with Goal 12, which requires that the allowed land uses under the proposed designation be consistent with the identified function, capacity and performance standards of existing and planned transportation facilities. At the Planning Commission public hearing on September 19, 2006, there was a majority agreement amongst . Commissioners that basic traffic data would be needed to demonstrate compliance with Goal 12. As requested by the Planning Commission, the applicant submitted trip generation estimates on October 10, 2006. As detailed in the attached staff report, referrals were provided to the appropriate agencies, and notice of the public hearing was mailed and posted consistent with Eugene Code requirements (described further in Attachment A, Findings). No letters of public testimony were received between the date of public notice (August 18, 2006) and the date of the Planning Commission public hearing on September 19, 2006. There was no public testimony at the Planning Commission public hearing, and no additional public testimony was submitted while the record remained open (until October 10, 2006). Applicable Criteria The Eugene Planning Commission shall address the relevant approval criteria from sections 9.7730(3) and 9.8865 of the Eugene Code (EC) in making recommendations to the Eugene City Council on the proposals, as listed below. EC 9.7730(3) Criteria for Approval of Plan Amendment. The following criteria shall be applied by the city council in approving or denying a Metro Plan amendment applic,ation: (a) The amendment must be consistent with the relevant Statewide Planning Goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission; and (b) Adoption of the amendment. must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. EC 9.8865 Zone Chane:e Approval Criteria. Approval of a zone change application, including the designation of an overlay zone, shall not be approved unless it meets all of the following criteria: (1) The proposed change is consistent with applicable provisions of the Metro Plan. The written text of the Metro Plan shall take precedence over the Metro Plan diagram where apparent conflicts or inconsistencies exist. (2) The proposed zone change is consistent with applicable adopted refinement plans. In the event of inconsistencies between these plans and the Metro Plan, the Metro Plan controls.