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

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needed to accommodate industrial development. The inventory at that time indicated an availability of 1,546 acres on “long-term sites” for industrial use, while noting a likely projected 20-year demand of 650 gross acres, and a possibility of up to 1,172 acres of demand, therefore showing a surplus of available land. With this surplus, the proposed plan amendment represents a relatively small amount of inventoried, industrially- designated land (approximately 9.5 acres) being made unavailable for industrial development as a result of the proposed plan amendment. Since the time of its adoption, the overall inventory of available industrial lands has been reduced by new development, constraints including natural resource protections such as through WEWP, and re-designation of some industrial lands such as proposed in this amendment. As part of the Eugene Comprehensive Lands Assessment (ECLA) and ongoing Envision Eugene process, updated information on Eugene’s inventory of vacant industrial land has been obtained. This information will become Eugene’s official inventory of buildable industrial lands when it is formally adopted by the City Council, likely in 2012. The Economic Opportunities analysis conducted as part of ECLA estimates a remaining surplus of 434 acres of available industrial land overall, but a lack of larger sites desirable for certain types of industrial use. In any event, while the updated inventory information may provide useful context, the proposed plan amendment is subject to currently adopted policies and regulations which do not include the most recent ECLA information. Based on these findings, and additional findings below demonstrating consistency with the City’s acknowledged comprehensive plan (Metro Plan) which in turn, addresses the requirements of OAR 660 Division 9, the proposed plan amendment is consistent with Goal 9. Goal 10 - Housing: To provide for the housing needs of the citizens of the state. Goal 10 requires that communities plan for and maintain an inventory of buildable residential land for needed housing units. The Oregon Administrative Rule for Goal 10 (OAR 660 Division 8) states that “the mix and density of needed housing is determined in the housing needs projection. Sufficient buildable land shall be designated on the comprehensive plan map to satisfy housing needs by type and density range as determined in the housing needs projection. The local buildable lands inventory must document the amount of buildable land in each residential plan designation.” The comprehensive plan map for the City is the Metro Plan land use diagram. The 1999 Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Residential Lands and Housing Study (RLS), is acknowledged for compliance with the requirements of Goal 10 and its Administrative Rule. The subject property was not included in the adopted RLS supply analysis, and as such, the change from industrial to residential designation will not impact the adopted inventory of buildable residential land. It effectively adds to the amount of residential land available for housing which is consistent with Goal 10. Goal 11 - Public Facilities and Services: To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural development. Findings – Rexius Site/Amazon Meadows Page 6