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

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ATTACHMENT C AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 24, 2006 TO: Eugene Planning Commission and Lane County Planning Commission FROM: Lydia McKinney, Associate Planner, Eugene Planning Division ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing for Huntington Crossing Metro Plan Amendment and Refinement Plan Amendment (MA 06-3, RA 06-2) ACTION REQUESTED: Hold a public hearing on the proposed Metro Plan amendment and refinement plan amendment. BRIEFING STATEMENT: On October 24, 2006, the Eugene Planning Commission and Lane County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposal to amend the Metro Plan and to amend the applicable refinement plan, the Willakenzie Area Plan, for Huntington Crossing. The property is owned by Pop Corn LLC. The property subject to this request, identified as Tax Lots 500, 600, and 700 of Assessor’s Map 17-03-16-41, is located east of Old Coburg Road at 89295, 89297 and 89317 Old Coburg Road and is outside Eugene city limits, but within the Urban Growth Boundary. The applicant requests approval of the following: Metro Plan Amendment (MA 06-3) to amend the Metro Plan land use diagram from a designation of Campus Industrial to a designation of Medium Density Residential for the subject property. Refinement Plan Amendment (RA 06-2) to amend the Willakenzie Area Plan land use diagram from a designation of Special Light Industrial (labeled as Campus Industrial in the Coburg/Crescent Subarea) to a designation of Medium Density Residential for the subject property. BACKGROUND: Purpose of Staff Report The Eugene Code requires City staff to prepare a written report, prior to the public hearing, for the Planning Commissions’ consideration concerning any Metro Plan amendment and refinement plan amendment request. The staff report provides only preliminary information and recommendations (see Attachment A). The Eugene and Lane County Planning Commissions will also consider public testimony and other materials presented at the public hearing before making a decision. Following the close of the public hearing record, the Planning Commissions will make a recommendation, based on the required approval criteria, to the Eugene City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners to approve, approve with modifications or deny the applications. The requests will be heard before the Eugene City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners in a separate public hearing, following Planning Commission action. The quasi-judicial hearing procedures applicable to this request are described in the Eugene Code (EC) at EC 9.7065 through EC 9.7095.