Item B: Delta Sand and Gravel Metro Plan Amendment

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Delta Sand and Gravel Metro Plan Amendment Meeting Date: February 21, 2007 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Kurt Yeiter www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-8379 ISSUE STATEMENT Delta Sand and Gravel requests amendments to the Metro Plan, a change in zoning, and two variances to allow an expansion of its aggregate resource extraction business (quarry) onto a property located immediately outside the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) but inside the Metro Plan boundary, along East Santa Clara waterway north of Hunsaker Lane. Because this is a Type II Metro Plan Amendment, local land use regulations require approval of both Eugene (the home city) and Lane County. The City of Springfield has elected to opt out of the decision process. Lane County will act unilaterally on the zone change and variances. The City Council and Board of County Commissioners decided to deliberate separately. This meeting provides the first work session following the close of the public record for deliberation. Lane County is the lead agency whose staff prepared the record and draft ordinance. BACKGROUND The applicant, Delta Property Co., requests that the Statewide Planning Goal Inventory for Significant Mineral and Aggregate Sites be amended to allow a 72.31 acre expansion of the existing 474-acre sand and gravel operation. The application is a “Post-Acknowledgement Plan Amendment” (PAPA) as provided for by Goal 5 Rule for mineral and aggregate resources, Oregon Administrative Rules 660- 023-180. The Metro Plan Designation is proposed to be changed from “Agriculture” to “Sand & Gravel.” If the Metro Plan amendments are approved, the County will independently then consider the applicant’s request to change the site’s zoning from “E30/Exclusive Farm Use (LC 16.212)” to “SG/Sand, Gravel & Rock Products (LC 16.217)”. The proposal requests a variance to Lane Code 16.217(4)(b)(v)(dd) to excavate within the 150’ setback along East Santa Clara waterway in order to complete a low permeability barrier to reduce groundwater flow into the excavated area. The variance, in addition to the zone change request, is a County-only decision. The subject property is identified as: Map 17-04-12-20, tax lot 3600 Map 17-04-12-00, tax lots 3600, 3601, 3700 Map 17-04-12-31, tax lots 5600, 6200, and a portion of 100 Map 17-04-12-40, tax lots 300, 400, and a portion of 600 Additional information about the site, its surroundings, and the proposed operations are contained in staff reports distributed for the November 1, 2006, City Council hearing. Vicinity maps are attached to this report as Attachment A. L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070221\S070221B.doc