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

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b.Properties in or adjacent to designated natural areas will be developed under either PUD or site review procedures, depending on the scale and complexity of the project; and c.Properties along natural stream courses will be developed under either PUD or site review procedures depending on the scale and complexity of the project. (Policy 4, Page 7) On properties with slopes and elevations which fit criteria to apply planned unit development procedures outlined in the South Hills Study, the PUD procedures shall include direction to……. The applicant’s written statement, which is incorporated here by reference, notes that while the applicant has requested the /SR site review overlay, it is being requested to comply with Goal 5 provisions and PUD or Site Review are not required by the policy above. In regards to subsection a. above, starting on page 15, the South Hills Study identifies the following for applying PUD procedures: 1.That planned unit development procedures be required for all major developments on property above 701 feet in elevation shall be reviewed by the Planning Director to determine if standard subdivision procedures, site review procedures, or planned unit development procedures should be required. The highest elevation on the subject property is approximately 618 feet above sea level therefore PUD procedures are not required based on this policy. 2.That planned unit development procedures be required for development of any parcel over 4 acres in size, characterized by a slope in excess of 20 percent in the area between 500’ and 700’ in elevation. The property is between 500 feet and 700 feet in elevation and over 4 acres in size but is not characterized by slopes in excess of 20 percent. Page 37 of the Willow Creek Special Area Study notes that while slopes are generally flat or gentle within the urban growth boundary the major exception is the ridge which extends southwest of the cemetery where moderate slopes of 10-20 percent occur. Based on the existing slopes on the subject property, PUD procedures are not required by this policy. In regards to subsection b. which addresses natural areas, adjacent properties are zoned for campus industrial, commercial and residential uses. The property is not in or adjacent to a designated natural area. As such, subsection b. of the policy is not applicable. In regards to subsection c. of the policy, the property does not contain any natural streams and thus PUD or site review procedures are not required. Findings – Lane Memorial Gardens (MA 08-1and Z 09-1) Page 19