Item A: Public Hearing onMetro Plan Amendment (Delta Sand and Gravel)

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. before the eleCted officials was published in the Register Guard on oCtober 12, 2006. A sign was . posted on the subJect property QD ~tobcr 12,.2006 announcing the time, date, and. location'. of ,the. November 1, 2006 hearing ~fore the ~lected officials. By providing the notices required by. state law and.. applicable local code, 00al.1 is complied with. . '.' ( .' 00812 '- Land Use Plamiine . . . . ~De County has. adopted the Me~. Plan amen~ent proc~s and policy franlework as a basis for land use 'decisions. in the Bugene-Sptingfi~ld Metropoli~' area~ The Metro Plan is an, acknowledged eomprehensiveplan. pursuant tQ provisions. specified by DLCD. The record shows 'coordination with affected ,governmental. agencies and special distric~ were provided opportunity for cOmments. . This proposal, and the process for reviewing the requested .amendment 'follows the proCedures" outlined" in "Lane'Countyand Eugene Codes thus the proPosal is consistent with G~ 2.. . Goal 3 -Amcultural Lands . . The,'proposal would r~ve'72.31 acres of land from an agriculture designation to sand "and gravel.. ~ County policies require that known GoalS resource sites wi~n the County shall'be coDSefVed for both. present ~d future .uses through the application' of Plan designations .and .compatible land Use regulati~n m~urcs.' The appropriate Metro Plan designation for a si8nifi~t mineral & aggrepte site is "Sand & Gravel.!" . . Goal'4~.Forest Lands . . . There are no ForeSt Lands in the vicinity' of the eXpansion area, so this goal doeS riot apply. Goal"S - Ooen Spaces. Scenic and' Historic Areas. and Natural Resources . The subject property is proposed to be redesignated from Agriculture, a resourCe designation, to Sand " Gravel, which is also a Goal S Natural R~ource. Ooal6 - Air. Water and I..8nd Resources Oualitv . . . The mitigation'meaiures proposed "for' inclusion in the Operations Plan are adequate to meet the enlissiori.' requ4Unentsin the regulatory measures to maintain the quality of the airshed coDsistent with the standards set under this goal for the" ~xpansion area. . ,Goal 7 - Natural Disasters and HADnh . . ,The subject property is within. the Floodplain Combining Zone.. Proposed. actiVity does not impact. or raise potential for .t1~ because extraction occurs ~low ~de, and does not increase the potential ~or ~~g floodwater flow through f:he 'area. . . Goa18'-R.ecreational Needs . . '.' . There are no r~eationa1 uses 'proposed or adjacent to the 8Ubj~t property. therefo~ this goal does not a~~. ' Goal 9 ... Economic Development The apprQval of this P ~ A would extend ~e local supply. of gravel, 'which is Jl critical Compoftent .of . . " \ , . . the"built en*onment and. cOlnmercial con$Uction. I4ving.local so~so( this important R*lurce av~abie w.ithin. the ~ocaJ market is important for economicdev.elopment p~jects" in, central Lane ' County. Delta. Property Company. also pays .family 'w~ges .for the majority of th~ jobs wi~ the compan)', improving the local. economy for employees. . . 'Goal! 0 - Housin~ . The subject' property is designated. as agriclilture and proposed for. rezoning to sand and gravel, with no pl~ for res~den~ial qsc in the'future. There ~e three homes on the subjeCt property, own~. ~d rented . ". . BoaIdICouDcil Headna ~ Otdinance 'No.P A 1238 Agenda Cover Memo Delta SaDci & Gravel Expansion. . . . . . . .. .. .. ..