AMENDED Agenda Packet 11-25-19 Meeting

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ANNEXATION OF ELIZABETH STEINHOUSE PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF EUGENE ASSESSOR'S MAP NO 17-04-23-42-3900 CRITERIA CONFORMANCE STATEMENT GENERAL CRITERIA This criteria conformance statement was written to accompany the annexation application for Elizabeth Steinhouse. The subject property contains 8338 sq ft and is zoned R1. 9.7825 Annexation-Approval Criteria. The city council shall approve, modify and approve, or deny a proposed annexation based on the application's consistency with the following: 1) The land proposed to be annexed is within the city's urban growth boundary and is: a) Contiguous to the city limits; or b) Separated from the city only by a public right of way or a stream, bay, lake or other body of water. Response: The subject property is contiguous to property within the city limits, being Assessor's Map Numbers 17-04-23-42-3203, 17-04-23-42-3204, 17-04-23-42-3205 2) The proposed annexation is consistent with applicable policies in the Metro Plan and in any applicable refinement plans. Response: The Metro Plan Policy 10, page 11-C-4, recognizes annexations through this normal process to be the highest priority. As such. the proposal is consistent with this policy. Metro Plan Policy 8 provides for annexation when a minimum level of key facilities and services can be provided. Please see (3) below for list of key urban services. Metro Plan Policy 15 provides that land within the UGB shall be annexed to a city and provided with the minimum level of urban facilities and services. It further provides that while the timeframe for annexation may vary, annexation should occur as land transitions from urbanizable to urban. The property is within the UGB and therefore, based on this policy, should be annexed. The provision of facilities and services is addressed in the standard (3) below. The property is currently zoned R-1 which is consistent with the assigned site in the Metro Plan. Attachment C November 25, 2019, Meeting – Item 2C