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

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Attachment C - Application Materials Northern Boundary of the Subject Property: The Metro Plan Map shows the UGB line being a straight line from west to east across the entire north boundary of the subject property. To the north of that is a Metro Plan Sand and Gravel plan designation. Sand and Gravel designations, according to the Metro Plan text, are supposed to be outside the UGB so as to be protected for resource extraction. Western Boundary of the Subject Property: The western limit of the UGB at this location, according to the Metro Plan, does not yet have a metes and bounds delineation. In 1988 the City of Eugene Hearing Official rezoned 60.77 acres in this general location from AG/UL to RA/ JL to allow the development of the golf course. A copy of the rezoning Order and Findings in Z 88 -6 is attached as Exhibit H hereto. The rezoning was needed because golf courses were allowed in the RA zone but not in the AG zone. The rezoning order did not purport to do a metes and bounds delineation of the UGB in connection with this rezoning. What is needed at this point, therefore, is the city's initial determination as to the exact location of the UGB line in this vicinity, between Delta Highway North and the Willamette River. The touchstone for delineating the UGB is the Metro Plan, which offers two kinds of guidelines for drawing the line. The first is a generalized map showing the UGB around the Metro Plan. More specifically, this is the "Metropolitan Area General Plan Boundaries Map, June 1987," which follows the Metro Plan Diagram. This map indicates two things that are relevant to drawing the line. First, the western UGB line at this location appears to be a relatively straight line from north to south. Second, one can see the UGB line bump sharply back to the east to exclude from the UGB the sand and gravel pond that is located south of Ayres Road and west of Delta Highway North. The second source of information in the Metro Plan is the UGB Location Table at II -G21. The Table is keyed to the generalized UGB discussed above. The subject property is covered by Map Key segment P -Q. There are 11 factors in the Table that are potentially relevant to firming up the UGB. In the P -Q segment five factors are indicated as being relevant. These are: Protect Ag Lands Floodway Fringe Protect Wetlands Protect Sand & Gravel Resources Meet Housing Goals River Ridge Annexation Supporting Narrative — Page 5