Item 4: Ordinance Concerning State Motor Pool Site

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ATTACHMENT A Planning & Development Planning City of Eugene M th 99 West 10 Avenue EMORANDUM Eugene, Oregon 97401 (541) 682-5377 (541) 682-5572 FAX www.eugene-or.gov Date: February 14, 2007 To: Mayor Piercy and City Council From: Ann Siegenthaler, 682-5452 Associate Planner Subject: Staff response to City Council questions regarding State Motor Pool Metro Plan amendment and zone change This memo provides staff comments on the questions raised by City Councilors on November 20, 2006, regarding the State Motor Pool requests for a Metro Plan amendment and zone change. Public notice: 1. Council asked what notice was provided to surrounding properties and neighborhoods. Staff response: The Eugene land use code requires that notice of proposed plan amendments be provided to surrounding property owners and neighborhoods. Such notice was provided in accordance with the Eugene Code, as follows (summarized here): - August 2, 2006, a request for comment ("referral") was sent to the Downtown Neighbors Association. - August 17, 2006, notice of the Planning Commission public hearing was posted at the property in accordance with EC 9.7415(5). - August 18, 2006, notice of the Planning Commission public hearing was mailed to owners and - occupants of property within 500 feet of the subject property, the Downtown Neighborhood Association, Chamber of Commerce, Goal One Coalition, and other parties who had requested notice. - August 30, 2006, notice of the Planning Commission public hearing was published in the Register- Guard. - September 19, 2006, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and left the record open for 3 weeks. - November 5, 2006, notice of the Eugene City Council public hearing was published in the Register- Guard. - November 9, 2006, notice of the Eugene City Council public hearing was mailed to the Downtown Neighborhood Association, Chamber of Commerce, Goal One Coalition, and other parties who had requested notice. No comments were received in response to these public notices. Any development proposal in the future that will generate significant traffic volumes will require a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) Review. During the TIA review, public notice is provided to surrounding properties within 300 feet, and to affected neighborhood associations, providing an opportunity for additional public input.