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

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Application, Referrals and Public Hearing Notice On May 19, 2006, the applicant submitted an application to the City of Eugene for an amendment to the Metro Plan and a Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA). Following the receipt of the City’s completeness review comments, the applicant provided supplemental application materials on August 24, 2006, including a request for a refinement plan amendment. The applicant requested the application be deemed complete on August 24, 2006, the date the supplemental materials were submitted. A public hearing before the Planning Commissions is scheduled for October 24, 2006. Referrals were provided to the appropriate agencies, and notice of the October 24, 2006 public hearing was mailed and posted consistent with Eugene Code requirements. The Planning Division has received no letters of public testimony. Any additional written comments received after the preparation of this staff report will be provided to the Planning Commission at the public hearing for inclusion into the public record. Applicable Criteria The Eugene Planning Commission and the Lane County Planning Commission shall address the relevant approval criteria from EC 9.7730(3) and EC 9.8424 in making recommendations to the Eugene City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners on the proposals, as listed below. Preliminary findings addressing the required approval criteria have been prepared by staff and are attached. EC 9.7730(3) Criteria for Approval of Plan Amendment. The following criteria shall be applied by the city council in approving or denying a Metro Plan amendment application: (a)The amendment must be consistent with the relevant Statewide Planning Goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission; and (b)Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. EC 9.8424 Refinement Plan Amendment Approval Criteria. The planning commission shall evaluate proposed refinement plan amendments based on the criteria set forth below, and forward a recommendation to the city council. The city council shall decide whether to act on the application. If the city council decides to act, it shall approve, approve with modifications or deny a proposed refinement plan amendment. Approval, or approval with modifications shall be based on compliance with the following criteria: (1) The refinement plan amendment is consistent with all of the following: (a)Statewide planning goals. (b)Applicable provisions of the Metro Plan. (c)Remaining portions of the refinement plan. (2) The refinement plan amendment addresses one or more of the following: (a)An error in the publication of the refinement plan. (b)New inventory material which relates to a statewide planning goal. (c)New or amended community policies. (d)New or amended provisions in a federal law or regulation, state statute, state regulation, statewide planning goal, or state agency land use plan. (e)A change of circumstances in a substantial manner that was not anticipated at the time the refinement plan was adopted. RECOMMENDATION: Based on the available information and materials in the record, and the attached preliminary findings, staff recommend approval of the applicant’s proposed Metro Plan amendment and refinement plan amendment.