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 1 of 5 Planning Director’s Recommendations and Findings: River Ridge Golf Complex (A 12-6) Application Submitted: December 20, 2012 Applicant: Deborah and Eric Jeffries (a.k.a. Bunker LLC and River Ridge Ltd.) Map/Lot(s): 17-03-07-00 Lots 304, 305, 1200, 1201, 1202, 1207, and 1211 Zoning: R-1/SR/UL and AG/UL Location: North of Ayres Road, on both sides (east and west) of North Delta Highway Representative: Bill Kloos, Law Office of Bill Kloos PC Lead City Staff: Becky Taylor, Associate Planner, (541) 682-5437 EVALUATION: Based on the information provided by the applicant, the City has determined that this request complies with Eugene Code (EC) Section 9.7805 Annexation - Applicability. As such, it is subject to review and approval in accordance with the requirements, application criteria and procedures of EC 9.7800 through 9.7835. The applicable approval criteria are presented below in bold typeface with findings and conclusions following each. EC 9.7825(1) The land proposed to be annexed is within the city’s urban growth boundary and is: (a) Contiguous to the city limits; or (b) Separated from the city only by a public right of way or a stream, bay, lake or other body of water. Complies Findings: With regard to the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), the Metro Plan states: “The UGB is tax lot-specific where it is coterminous with city limits, where it has been YES NO determined through the annexation process, and where it falls on the outside edge of existing or planned rights-of-way. In other places, the UGB is determined on a case-by- case basis through interpretation of the Metro Plan Plan Boundaries Map…” (Metro Plan, page II-G-14). The west boundary of the UGB has not been determined previously, but will be coterminous with city limits upon annexation of the subject request. The Plan Boundaries Map shows the UGB alignment consistent with the applicant’s request (see Attachment D.) The Metro Plan also lists factors to consider when interpreting the Plan Boundaries Map. Of the factors listed in the Metro Plan as considerations in making case-specific determinations, the “Floodway Fringe” is the distinguishing factor in this case. The Metro Plan defines “Floodplain” and “Floodway”, with the former being the area adjacent to a waterway and subject to a 100-year flooding, and the latter as the normal stream channel and that adjoining area of the floodplain needed to convey the waters of a 100- year flood. (See page V-2, Metro Plan.) The applicant’s annexation request would establish the city limits and UGB coterminous with the floodway boundary. In other words, the annexation includes portions of the River Ridge (A 12-6) March 2013 Page 1