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 potential transportation impacts. On July 24 and August 21, 2006, the applicant submitted additional revised findings for Goal 1'2, Transportation. On July 28, 2006, the application ,was deemed complete without the additional requested information, at the applicant's request. 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 the staff report was prepared (September 12, 2006). Any written comments received after the preparation of the staff report will be provided to the Planning Commission at the public hearing for inclusion into the public record. Applicable Criteria The Eugene Planning Commission shall address the relevant approval criteria from sections 9.7730(3), 9.8424 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 application: (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. (3) The uses and density that will be allowed by the proposed zoning in the location of the proposed change can be serVed through the orderly extension of key urban facilities and services. (4) The proposed zone change is consistent with the applicable siting requirements set out for the specific zone in: (a) EC 9.2150 Commercial Zone Siting Requirements. (5) In cases where the NR zone is applied based on EC 9.2510(3), the property owner shall enter into a contractual arrangement with the city to ensure the area is maintained as a natural resource area for a minimum of 50 years. Findings addressing the required approval criteria have been prepared by staff and are attached.