Item 4: Ord. on Rexius-Amazon Meadows Metro Plan Amend

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Exhibit C Findings Rexius Site – Amazon Meadows (MA 11-2 and Z 11-4) The proposed Metro Plan diagram amendment changes the current plan designation for the subject site from Light-Medium Industrial (27.9 acres) to a combination of Low-Density Residential (2.49 acres), Medium-Density Residential (22.2 acres) and Commercial (3.2 acres). The proposed amendment is a site-specific land use diagram amendment with no proposed Metro Plan text changes. The proposed zone change will implement the corresponding, amended plan designations to include R-1 Low-Density Residential, R-2 Medium-Density Residential and C-2 Community Commercial zones. The zone change also applies the Planned Unit Development (/PD) overlay to the medium density and commercial areas and retains the /WP Waterside Protection overlay zone on the northern portion of the site adjacent to Amazon Channel. Further details regarding the proposed plan amendment and zone change are provided in the application materials, and in the findings regarding compliance with applicable approval criteria below. The following findings address compliance with the applicable approval criteria from Eugene Code (EC) Section 9.7730(3), for the proposed Metro Plan amendment, and EC 9.8865 for the proposed, concurrent zone change. EC 9.7730(3)(a): The amendment must be consistent with the relevant Statewide Planning Goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement: To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. The City has acknowledged provisions for citizen involvement that ensure the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process and set out requirements for such involvement. This action does not amend the citizen involvement program. The process for reviewing this plan amendment complies with Goal 1 since it complies with, and surpasses the requirements of, the Goal 1 citizen involvement provisions. The City of Eugene land use code implements Goal 1 by requiring that notice of the proposed amendment be given and public hearings be held prior to adoption. Subsequent to deeming the applications complete, on October 12, 2011 the City mailed notice of the proposed plan amendments to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, as required by the Eugene Code and in accordance with State statutes. Referrals concerning the pending applications were also sent to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), City of Springfield, Lane County, the West Eugene Community Organization and to City departments. Consideration of the plan amendment began with a City of Eugene Planning Commission public hearing on December 13, 2011. The public hearing was duly noticed to the City of Springfield, Lane County, community groups and individuals who have requested notice, as well as all property Findings – Rexius Site/Amazon Meadows Page 1