Item 3D: Resolution 5083 Annexing Land to the City of Eugene (River Ridge Golf Complex - A 12-6)

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Exhibit C Page 3 of 5 Policy 10. Annexation to a city through normal processes shall continue to be the highest priority. (Page II-C-4). Policy 16. Ultimately, land within the UGB shall be annexed to a city and provided with the required minimum level of urban facilities and services. While the time frame for annexation may vary, annexation should occur as land transitions from urbanizable to urban. (page II-C-5) Although the Metro Plan (2004 Update) and the Willakenzie Area Plan (September 1992) land use diagrams show the western portion of the property with Parks and Open Space designations, in 2009, the City Council approved Ordinance #20444, which changed the designation to Low-Density Residential (City file MA 09-3). The eastern portion of the property is primarily designated as Low-Density Residential in both the Metro Plan and Willakenzie Area Plan, with a smaller area of medium-density residential located at the northeast corner of North Delta Highway and Ayres Road. The current zoning of the subject property is also split by North Delta Highway. The portion of the property located on the east side of North Delta Highway is currently zoned AG/UL Agricultural with Urbanizable Land Overlay. Upon annexation, the /UL portion of the zoning will be removed. The AG base zone will remain until a zone change application is processed for consistency with the plan designations of low- and medium- density residential. The portion of the property located on the west side of North Delta Highway is zoned R-1/SR/UL Low-Density Residential with Site Review and Urbanizable Land overlays. The /UL overlay will be removed upon annexation, but the R-1/SR zoning will remain. The /SR overlay indicates that future development of the property will require Site Review approval. With regard to applicable policies of the WAP, the subject property is within the “Unincorporated” subarea; none of these policies appear to be directly applicable to the subject request. As noted previously, the Parks/Open Space designation shown on the portion of the property west of North Delta Highway was amended to Low-Density Residential (MA 09-3). A portion of the property, located at the northeast corner of North Delta Highway and Ayres Road is designated Medium-Density Residential. The WAP shows lands east of North Delta Highway as an Opportunity Area with a generalized future park site. The park site has been established, Creekside Park, at the northwest corner of Sterling Woods Drive and Crimson Avenue. It is also noted that most of the properties in the Opportunity Area have been subdivided (i.e. River Pointe and Ashley Estates) abutting the subject property to the east. As previously discussed in this subsection, and further detailed under subsection (3) below, the proposed annexation is consistent with Metro Plan growth management policies and can be served by the minimum level of key urban services. The annexation procedures beginning at EC 9.7800 are consistent with State law and therefore, as found throughout this report, the annexation is consistent with State law. River Ridge (A 12-6) March 2013 Page 3