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

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Goal 6 - Air, Water and Land Resources Quality: To maintain and improve the quality of the air, water, and land resources of the state. Goal 6 addresses waste and process discharges from development, and is aimed at protecting air, water and land from impacts from those discharges. Nothing in the proposal or the character of the site or potential uses indicates a future development that would compromise air, water and land resources. The proposal does not amend the metropolitan area’s air, water quality or land resource policies. Future development of the site will be required to comply with applicable environmental laws and to the extent that future development may create additional impacts to air, water or land resources, state and local permitting processes will ensure that discharges do not exceed allowable standards. As such, the proposed plan amendment is consistent with Goal 6. Goal 7 - Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards: To protect life and property from natural disasters and hazards. Goal 7 requires that local government planning programs include provisions to protect people and property from natural hazards such as floods, landslides, earthquakes and related hazards, tsunamis and wildfires. The proposed plan amendment will not affect or amend any local regulations that address potential natural hazards or disasters. The subject property is primarily outside the flood zone and is not subject to hazards normally associated with wildfires, or tsunamis. The subject property is primarily flat and local standards for geological and geotechnical analysis will be applied at the time of future development. Other hazards, such as earthquakes and severe winter storms can also be mitigated at the time of development based on accepted building codes and building techniques. Therefore, the proposed plan amendment is consistent with Goal 7. Goal 8 - Recreational Needs: To satisfy the recreational needs of the citizens of the state and visitors and, where appropriate, to provide for the siting of necessary recreational facilities including destination resorts. Goal 8 ensures the provision of recreational facilities to Oregon citizens and is primarily concerned with the provision of those facilities in non-urban areas of the state. Unlike planning for its residential, commercial or industrial land needs under Goals 9 and 10, planning for a city's recreational needs is largely a matter of local choice. The applicable statutes, Statewide Planning Goals and administrative rules are not prescriptive as to the amount of park land that a city must have to serve its population. While the City takes into consideration the existence of private recreation facilities and open space in its parks planning process, because there is no guarantee that lands owned by private entities will remain in perpetuity as public open space and/or recreation facilities, the City does not (and is not required to) account for private facilities and open space in its supply of recreation facilities, parks and open space. The subject property is not included on any formally adopted list, inventory or map identifying the City’s existing parks and open space supply. As such, changing the designation of the subject property will have no impact on the City’s parks and open space supply. The application materials note that a portion of the site could by purchased for park use. If the City purchases a portion of the property for park land, an increase in the availability of public recreational facilities in the area would occur. In no case, as a Findings – Rexius Site/Amazon Meadows Page 4