Item 2G: Metro Plan Amendment for River Road/Jeffries Property

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Initiation of Metro Plan Amendment to Return River Ridge/Jeffries Property to Low- Density Residential Meeting Date: May 11, 2009 Agenda Item Number: 2G Department: City Attorney’s Office Staff Contact: Glenn Klein www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541/682-8447 ISSUE STATEMENT This item is a request for the City Council to initiate an amendment to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan General Area Plan (Metro Plan) to return the land use designation of property from Parks and Open Space (POS) to Low Density Residential on the Metro Plan land use diagram. Initiation of such an amendment begins the process through which the council will consider the merits of the amendment. BACKGROUND The subject property is located north of Ayres Road, and west of Delta Highway. Approximately 61 acres are owned by RiverRidge, Ltd. and are a portion of the RiverRidge Golf Course. The remaining, approximately two (2) acres, is owned by Deborah and Eric Jeffries and is their residence. Maps of the subject property (providing information on land use and zoning history) are attached as Attachment A. A land use history for the property also is provided as Attachment B. A summary of the more recent periodic review history follows. In 2004, the cities of Eugene and Springfield, and Lane County, approved amendments to the Metro Plan Diagram changing the subject property’s land use designation from Low Density Residential (LDR) to Parks and Open Space (POS). The amendments were part of the Periodic Review Work Program, specifically Work Task: Metro Plan Housekeeping Activities. This work task directed local government “to review and revise, as appropriate” the Plan Diagram. As part of the Type II housekeeping amendments, the Metro Plan designation for the subject property was changed from Low Density Residential to Parks and Open Space, making the property Metro Plan designation, conform to the adopted refinement plan. The City did not amend the R-1 zoning for the subject property, making the zoning and Metro Plan inconsistent with one another. To correct this inconsistency, the council is being asked to initiate an amendment to the Metro Plan Diagram and the Willakenzie Refinement Plan to bring the plans into conformance with the zoning. If the council approves this request, this work item will be added to the Planning Division work program as a high priority task in order for the Planning Division to help process the amendment. A Metro Plan amendment of this nature requires a joint public hearing with the City of Eugene and the Lane County planning commissions, followed by a joint public hearing before the City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners before a decision is rendered. Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090511\S0905112G.doc