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

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The applicant has requested that the trip cap be established in agreement with the City and requests that a mechanism is provided for removal of the trip cap should the capacity for traffic in the area improve in the future. The trip cap could then be modified or removed upon demonstration that the actions are consistent with Goal 12 and the TPR. The proposed trip cap would limit development to 29 single family residential dwelling units, or 50 townhouse dwelling units. Development proposed beyond that number of trips will need to demonstrate compliance with Goal 12 and TPR. To ensure this trip cap is implemented and a mechanism is in place that will allow development once capacity for traffic has improved, upon demonstration that the actions are consistent with Goal 12 and the TPR, the following condition of approval is warranted: The development on the subject site is limited to a maximum of 29 single family units or a combination of uses that results in an equivalent or lesser number of maximum peak hour vehicle trips (not to exceed 35 pm peak hour trips); based on the Trip Generation Manual from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). The City may allow development intensity beyond this maximum number of peak hour vehicle trips only if the applicant submits to the City and ODOT a traffic impact analysis that demonstrates that the proposed intensification of use would be consistent with the Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) at OAR 660-12-0060. The applicant shall seek and the City shall consider such approval using the City’s Type II land use application procedures. Based on the findings set forth above and the available evidence, and with the trip cap imposed as a measure to mitigate/limit the impact, the proposal complies with Statewide Planning Goal 12 as implemented through OAR 660-012-0060. Goal 13 - Energy Conservation: To conserve energy. Statewide Planning Goal 13 calls for land use to be managed and controlled “so as to maximize the conservation of all forms of energy, based upon sound economic principles.” Goal 13 is directed at the development of local energy policies and implementing provisions and does not state requirements with respect to other types of land use decisions. To the extent that Goal 13 could be applied to the proposed change in designation, the designation is consistent with Goal 13. The proposed site is located so that a future development can make efficient use of energy with direct and efficient access. The proposal is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 13. Goal 14 - Urbanization: To provide for an orderly and efficient transition from rural to urban land use. The amendments do not affect the transition from rural to urban land use, as the subject property is within the City limits. Therefore, Statewide Planning Goal 14 does not apply. Goal 15 - Willamette River Greenway: To protect, conserve, enhance and maintain the natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, economic and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette Findings – Lane Memorial Gardens (MA 08-1and Z 09-1) Page 11