Item 4: Ordinance on Lane Memorial Metro Plan Amendment

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: An Ordinance to Re-Designate a Portion of “Lane Memorial Gardens” for Low Density Residential Use by Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram; and Amending the Willow Creek Special Area Study Diagram (City Files MA 08-1 and Z 09-1) Meeting Date: March 8, 2010 Agenda Item Number: 4 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Steve Ochs www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541/682-5453 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council is scheduled to take action on the request for a Metro Plan amendment and concurrent zone change for Lane Memorial Gardens LLC. BACKGROUND The applicant is requesting to re-designate property from Parks and Open Space to Low Density Residential use. The area of this request is the southernmost 28.26 acres of the Lane Memorial Gardens th Cemetery, located at 5300 West 11 Avenue as shown in Attachment A, Exhibit A. The applicant’s request would also make the adopted plan designations consistent with the existing R-1, Low Density Residential zoning of the property. Approval of the request would allow future residential development but does not include a specific development proposal at this time. On February 16, 2010, the City Council held a public hearing on this proposal to amend the Metro Plan and Willow Creek Special Area Study land use diagrams. At the public hearing, two of the applicant’s representatives spoke in favor of the proposal. No new evidence or written testimony was submitted and the record was closed at the end of the public hearing. Additional background information regarding the Planning Commission’s recommendation for approval and other materials from the public record are included under separate cover, and available for review in a binder located at the City Council Office. Approval of a plan amendment requires the City to adopt an ordinance. To comply with the City Charter requirements for ordinances, a draft ordinance approving the requested plan amendment has been prepared and is attached for reference (Attachment A). The findings of conditional approval, which provide a detailed analysis of the proposal’s compliance with applicable approval criteria, are attached to the draft ordinance as Exhibit C. This ordinance, with any directed changes, will be utilized in the event that the City Council takes action to approve the applicant’s request. RELATED CITY POLICIES The proposal must be consistent with the Metro Plan, applicable refinement plans and the Statewide Planning Goals. These are addressed in the findings at Attachment A, Exhibit C. Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M100308\S1003084.doc