Item A: Ordinance Amending Metro Plan and Willakenzie Area Plan (Huntington Crossing)

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JOINT PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AND'LANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONS Huntington Crossing (MA 06-3, RA 06-2) Mr. Duncan opened the public hearing of the Eugene Planning Commission. Mr. Carmichael opened the public hearing of the Lane County Planning Commission. Commissioners'introduced themselves. Mr. Duncan noted the applications to amend the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan General Area Plan (Metro Plan) and Willakenzie Refinement Plan that were before the two commissions and called for any conflicts of interest or ex parte contacts. Mr. Lawless noted that he was doing work on some nearby properties but did not think that constituted a conflict of interest. Mr. Hledik and Mr. Duncan both !ndicated they visited the site but no information was shared. Staff members introduced themselves. '.Ms. McKinney provided the staff report for the Huntington Crossing proposal, confirming that the request .before the two commissions was an amendment to the Metro Plan and an amendment to the Willakenzie Refinement Plan to redesignate the subject property from Campus Industrial to Medium-Density Residential (MDR). The property, a 6.89 parcel, was inside the urban growth boundary (UGB) but outside the Eugene 'city limits. Ms. McKinney noted that colored maps of the site were available. 'Ms. McKinney reviewed the public notice and noted that a letter was received after the preliminary staff findings had been complete. She provided copies of the letter as well as a letter mailed by the same property owner a few days after the application was received. , Ms. McKinney cited the applicable criteria found in Eugene Code sections 9.7730(3) and 9.8424. She said that staff reviewed the application in light of the criteria and concluded that the amendment proposals satisfied all criteria. She recommended the commissions approve the request. Mr. Duncan opened the public hearing. Larry E. Reed~ 4765 Village Plaza Loop, representing JRH Transportation and Land Use Planning, introduced Steve Ward, son of Jack Ward, principal of the current owner. He said that Mr. Ward would be the developer of the property. Mr. Reed said a review of the City's land use and transportation documents indicated the site offered a rare opportunity for MDR development along a future major collector, the Chad Drive extension. He said that the Chad Drive project was listed in TransPlan and was it now coming to fruition. He called attention to the 30 percent plans developed by the City showing the Chad Drive extension, which were mounted on easels in the ,meeting room. October 24, 2006 Page 2