Item 3: Ordinance Concerning Jefferson/Far West Plan Amendments

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The proposed amendments do not create or amend a list of Goal 5 resources, do not amend a plan or code provision adopted in order to protect a significant Goal 5 resource or to address specific requirements of Goal 5, and do not amend the acknowledged Urban Growth Boundary. The subject area does include a Goal 5 resource site: Site E30 G, Lower Amazon Creek. The Goal 5 regulations are implemented through an overlay zone that applies equally to the Low Density Residential plan designation and the Medium Density Residential plan designation. The amendments will not allow new uses that could conflict with the resource site, and will not change the protected status of the resource or the level of protection currently applied. Therefore, Statewide Planning Goal 5 does not apply to these amendments. Goal 6 - Air, Water and Land Resources Quality: To maintain and improve the quality of the air, water, and land resources of the state. Goal 6 addresses waste and process discharges from development, and is aimed at protecting air, water and land from impacts from those discharges. Nothing in the proposal or the character of the area or potential uses indicates future development that would compromise air, water and land resources. The proposal does not amend the metropolitan area’s air, water quality or land resource policies. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 6. Goal 7 - Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards: To protect life and property from natural disasters and hazards. Goal 7 requires that local government planning programs include provisions to protect people and property from natural hazards such as floods, land slides, earthquakes and related hazards, tsunamis and wildfires. The subject area includes areas of flood hazard identified on the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate maps as AE, FW, and X5. No development is allowed in the FW (floodway) area, which is limited to the channel of Amazon Creek itself. Property within the AE and X5 areas is protected through regulations contained in the city’s site development standards starting at EC 9.6705, and in the building code. The area in question is not subject to hazards normally associated with steep slopes, wildfires, or tsunamis. Other hazards, such as earthquakes and severe winter storms can be mitigated at the time of development based on accepted building codes and building techniques. Therefore, these amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 7. Goal 8 - Recreational Needs: To satisfy the recreational needs of the citizens of the state and visitors and, where appropriate, to provide for the siting of necessary recreational facilities including destination resorts. Goal 8 ensures the provision of recreational facilities to Oregon citizens and is primarily concerned with the provision of those facilities in non-urban areas of the state. The proposed amendments will not impact the provision of public recreational facilities, nor will they affect access to existing or future public recreational facilities. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 8.