Item 2D: Adoption of Resolution 4965 Annexing Land to the City of Eugene

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Adoption of Resolution 4965 Annexing Land to the City of Eugene (Old Coburg Road Annexation/A 08-7) Meeting Date: February 23, 2009 Agenda Item Number: 2D Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Alissa Hansen www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541/682-5508 ISSUE STATEMENT This item is a request to annex Old Coburg Road right-of-way and eight adjacent properties, totaling 19.9 acres in area. The City of Eugene’s Public Works Department submitted this request for annexation of the right-of-way to implement an approved Capital Improvement Project (CIP) to upgrade and re-align Old Coburg Road from Chad Drive to North Game Farm Road. The adjacent (unannexed) properties included in the application voluntarily consented to participate in this annexation request. The area subject to this request is located east of Coburg Road, west of Interstate 5, between Chad Drive and North Game Farm Road along Old Coburg Road. A map of the properties proposed for annexation is included as Attachment A. The Planning Director recommends that the City Council approve this annexation request, pursuant to applicable Eugene Code requirements. BACKGROUND In December 2007, the City Council adopted an ordinance establishing the procedures for annexation requests and amending Chapter 9 of the Eugene Code (EC) to include these procedures. These annexation procedures provide for the council to adopt a resolution approving, modifying and approving, or denying an application for annexation, or provide for the council to hold a public hearing before consideration of the annexation request. Approval of annexation requests are based on the criteria at EC 9.7825 which require that (1) the land proposed to be annexed is within the city’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) and is contiguous to the city limits or separated from city limits only by a right-of-way or water body; (2) the proposed annexation is consistent with the applicable policies in the Metro Plan and in any applicable refinement plans and (3) the proposed annexation will result in a boundary in which the minimal level of key urban facilities and services can be provided in an orderly, efficient, and timely manner. Draft findings demonstrating that the annexation request is consistent with these criteria are included as Exhibit C to the draft resolution (Attachment B). As noted in the application materials submitted with this request (Attachment C), the city’s Public Works Department is proposing this annexation in order to implement an approved Capital Improvement Project (CIP) to upgrade and re-align Old Coburg Road from Chad Drive to North Game Farm Road. The project, known as the Chad Drive Extension, will include improving this street to a major collector consistent with the Eugene Arterial and Collector Street Plan, TransPlan and the Willakenzie Area Plan, and is proposed for completion in 2009. Owners of all properties adjacent to Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090223\S0902232D.doc