Item 2D: Approval of Raterman Annexation

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Approval of Resolution 5079Annexing Land to the City of Eugene (Raterman - A 12-4) Meeting Date: January 28, 2013 Agenda Item Number: 2D Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Becky Taylor www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5437 ISSUE STATEMENT This item is a request to annex a 0.47-acre property and the abutting segment of right-of-way, West Hilliard Lane, which is approximately 50 feet in width and 600 feet in length. The easterly portion of West Hilliard Lane is currently within the city limits. This annexation would extend the City-owned portion of this street further to the west adjacent to the applicant’s property. The inclusion of right-of-way is a logical extension of City limits and does not create an island of unannexed territory, consistent with City Council’s Resolution No. 4903 concerning right-of-way annexations (see Attachment D). Inclusion of this right-of-way is also necessary for this property to be contiguous to the city limits and therefore, eligible for annexation. The private property to be annexed (the 0.47-acre, Tax Lot 200) is being requested by the property owner, Sage Raterman, to further develop the property. The property has an existing single-family dwelling and is zoned and designed as low-density residential. The owner is in the process of correcting an outstanding violation concerning a second dwelling on the subject property that was built in advance of the required permits. The owner intends to file a land partition and building permits following annexation to bring the property into compliance with City regulations. BACKGROUND In December 2007, the City Council adopted an ordinance establishing the procedures for annexation requests and amending Chapter 9 of the Eugene Code (EC) to include these procedures. These annexation procedures provide for the council to adopt a resolution approving, modifying and approving, or denying an application for annexation; or provide for the council to hold a public hearing before consideration of the annexation request. Approval of annexation requests are based on the criteria at EC 9.7825 which require that (1) the land proposed to be annexed is within the city’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) and is contiguous to the city limits or separated from city limits only by a right-of-way or water body; (2) the proposed annexation is consistent with the applicable policies in the Metro Plan and in any applicable refinement plans and (3) the proposed annexation will result in a boundary in which the minimal level of key urban facilities and services can be provided in an orderly, efficient, and timely manner. Draft findings demonstrating that the annexation request is consistent with these approval criteria are included as Exhibit C to the draft resolution (Attachment B). S:\CMO\2013 Council Agendas\M130128\S1301282D.doc