Item 3: Ordinance on Lane Memorial Metro Plan and Refinement Plan Amendment

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The subject property was not included in the RLS supply analysis. (See Exhibit I of the applicant’s written statement). The applicant’s written statement, which is included here by reference, notes that both the RLS and Willow Creek Special Area Study do not allocate the subject property for residential land supply. As such, a change to the residential designation from parks and open space will only add to the residential inventory and can be made to the subject property without affecting other inventories. Based on these findings, the proposal is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 10. Goal 11 - Public Facilities and Services: To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural development. The area affected by the amendments is located inside the City limits. The existing level of public facilities and service is adequate to serve the needs of existing and future development. However, specific design details related to public improvements such as stormwater remain to be resolved in the context of any future development proposal. The provision of these amendments does not significantly 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 660-012-0000, et seq. 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 must put in place measures to assure that the allowed land uses are consistent with the function, capacity and performance standards of those transportation facilities. Pursuant to OAR 660-012-0060(1), the TPR requires a determination of which existing and planned transportation facilities will experience a significant effect as a result of a proposed amendment, and defines what constitutes a significant effect. One way in which an amendment will significantly affect an existing or planned transportation facility is, if at the end of the planning period, the amendment will reduce the performance of a transportation facility below the minimum acceptable performance standard or will worsen the performance of a transportation facility that is otherwise projected to perform below the minimum acceptable performance standard (OAR 660-012-0060(1)(c)(B) and (C)). The end of the planning period as identified in the adopted transportation system plan (TransPlan) is 2015. For state facilities, Oregon Highway Plan (OHP) Policy 1F.2 states in part: “When evaluating highway mobility for amendments to transportation system plans, acknowledged Findings – Lane Memorial Gardens (MA 08-1and Z 09-1) Page 7