Item 5: Ordinance Amending Metro Plan and Refinement Plan - Huntington Crossing

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of existing and future development, as public facilities are available or can be extended to the subject property. Public Works staff have indicated that a change in designation from Campus Industrial to Medium Density Residential will reduce the demand on public facilities and services and on the capacity needed to serve the subject properties. In addition, while the parcel is currently outside City limits, annexation is a requirement of any proposed development. City of Eugene Public Works staff have provided referral comments that indicate public facilities and services are available for the purpose of annexation. The provision of these amendments does not affect the planning or development of future public facilities or services. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 11. Goal 12 - Transportation: To provide and encourage a safe, convenient and economic transportation system. Goal 12 is implemented through the Transportation Planning Rule (TPR), as defined in Oregon Administrative Rule OAR 660-012-0060. The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan (TransPlan) provides the regional policy framework through which the TPR is implemented at the local level. The TPR states that when land use changes, including amendments to acknowledged comprehensive plans, significantly affect an existing or planned transportation facility the local government shall put in place measures to assure that the allowed land uses are consistent with the identified function, capacity and performance standards (level of service and/or volume to capacity ratio) of the facility. Under the TPR, an amendment to a comprehensive plan significantly affects an existing or planned transportation facility if it would: (a) Change the functional classification of an existing or planned transportation facility; (b) Change standards implementing a functional classification system; or (c) As measured at the end of the planning period identified in the adopted transportation system plan and considering both existing transportation facilities and planned transportation facilities as required by the TPR: A.Allow land uses or levels of development that would result in types or levels of travel or access that are inconsistent with the functional classification of an existing or planned transportation facility; B.Reduce the performance of an existing or planned transportation facility below the minimum acceptable performance standard identified in the TSP or comprehensive plan; or C.Worsen the performance of an existing or planned transportation facility that is otherwise projected to perform below the minimum acceptable performance standard identified in the TSP or comprehensive plan. The proposed diagram amendment does not change the functional classification or a transportation facility or change the standards implementing a functional classification system. Therefore, it is does not have a significant effect under (a) or (b). Further, it does not have a significant effect under (c). To address the TPR, the applicant submitted a Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA). The City of Eugene and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) collaborated on a scope of work for Staff Findings – January 16, 2007 Page 5