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MWMC FACILITIES PLAN Noise Noise from the existing facilities does not appear to be a significant issue in the areas surrounding the WPCF. According to results of the Wastewater Facilities Good Neighbor Survey, performed by the Oregon Survey Research Laboratory at the University of Oregon as noted above, 65 percent of the residents in the vicinity of the WPCF rate the WPCF as a good or excellent neighbor. An additional 16 percent rate the WPCF as a fair neighbor. (The overall good-neighbor rating of the WPCF considers the residents' attitudes about the facility's appearance, odors, traffic, noise, and use of chemicals.) 2.2.9 Land Use and Zoning The MWMC sanitary system and major treatment facilities are located throughout the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. These facilities are situated in numerous zoning designations within the urban growth boundary (UGB) and on adjacent lands immediately outside the boundary. However, to describe all of the various zoning designations occupied by MWMC infrastructure would be overly complex and beyond the scope of this discussion. Therefore, to simplify the description, the discussion is limited to the following major facilities that would be subject to potential expansion: · Eugene-Springfield Water Pollution Control Facility · Biosolids Management Facility-Exclusive Farm Use · Seasonal Industrial Waste Site-Exclusive Farm Use · Biocycle Farm-Exclusive Farm Use; Industrial All four of the facilities are located in central Lane County in the northwest section of the City of Eugene (Figure 2.2.9-1). The area surrounding the WPCF is urban, with high to medium population density. The areas around the other facilities are more rural with low population density. The following sections summarize land use and zoning designations for areas adjacent to each of the four facilities: · The WPCF is located within the UGB of Eugene-Springfield near Beltline Highway and along the Willamette River. The facility is zoned as Public Land, the areas to the south are zoned Agricultural with an Urbanizable Land overlay zone and Low-Density Residential with an Urbanizable Land overlay zone, the area to the west is zoned Medium-Density Residential, the areas to the north are zoned Community Commercial and Light-Medium Industrial with Urbanizable Land overlay zone, and the area to the East is zoned as Medium-Density Residential with a Planned Unit Development overlay zone. · The Biosolids Management Facility is located outside but adjacent to the UGB of Eugene-Springfield. The facility is zoned as Exclusive Farm Use 40 Acre Minimum. Adjacent land use is designated as Rural Residential 5 Acre Minimum and Exclusive Farm Use 40 Acre Minimum to the west, Rural Industrial and Exclusive Farm Use 30 Acre Minimum to the east, and Light-Medium Industrial with Urbanizable Land and Commercial Airport Safety overlay zones inside the UGB to the south. 2-28 MWMC_2,0_REV23.DOC