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Attachment C - Application Materials
<br />Exhibit IV -F -4
<br />Memo from Eugene Planning
<br />Annexation to Eugene (Jeffries/River Ridge
<br />Ltd/N Delta Rd /Ayres Rd)
<br />CEU06 -10
<br />Planning & Development
<br />Planning
<br />The development of a new full service hospital is a complicated thing, and is of great interest to the
<br />Eugene community. As I am sure you are aware, after an exhaustive search for a suitable, competitive
<br />site, the McKenzie Willamette Medical Center is proposing to begin this task on the property currently
<br />occupied by the RiverRidge golf course and a single family home, located at the northwest corner of
<br />North Delta Highway and Ayres Road, Eugene. We do not have an actual development proposal at this
<br />time.
<br />The site is within the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary, and is proximate to existing streets, water lines,
<br />sanitary sewer, and other urban services. As noted in the application, utilities can be extended to
<br />McKenzie Willamette using existing rights -of -way that are within the incorporated portions of the City of
<br />Eugene.
<br />The City supports this application for annexation. This application meets the City's and the Boundary
<br />Commission's criteria for annexation. The application review process revealed some issues, however,
<br />that deserve a more thorough explanation in this separate memorandum.
<br />Timing Development of a new hospital on this site will require a long, thorough process, of which
<br />annexation is only the first step. The Eugene - Springfield Metro Plan designates this site for eventual
<br />residential use. The Willakenzie Area Refinement Plan acknowledges the current use of the site through
<br />the designation of "Parks and Open Space." Before the hospital can be built, the City must approve a
<br />Metro Plan amendment, refinement plan amendment, zone change, and, possibly, a conditional use permit
<br />and amendments to interior property lines. The logical first step is annexation, which will determine
<br />whether this site is appropriate for urbanization (we think it is), who will provide urban services (Eugene),
<br />and facilitate the development process by bringing the site and adjacent street network into the City. It
<br />would impose a hardship to a developer to complete development plans of this magnitude before these
<br />determinations are made in the affirmative through the annexation process.
<br />Transportation Services Comments from Bill Morgan, Lane County Transportation Planning staff,
<br />suggest that traffic impact issues should be addressed prior to annexation approval, and cites Oregon
<br />Administrative Rule (OAR) 660 - 012 -0060. First, we do not yet have a development proposal that can be
<br />used as the basis of a traffic impact analysis. That the site is served by two streets is sufficient evidence
<br />that some level of urbanization can be supported by annexation. The appropriate level of development,
<br />mitigation measures, and needed transportation improvements will be determined through the
<br />LCLGBC Staff Notes (C EU 06 -10) — February 2, 2006
<br />Page IV -F -23
<br />City of Eugene
<br />99 West 10 Avenue
<br />MEMORANDUM
<br />Eugene, Oregon 97401
<br />(541) 682 -5377
<br />(541) 682 -5572 FAX
<br />www.eugene- or.gov
<br />Date: January 3, 2006
<br />To: Lane County Boundary Commission
<br />From: Kurt Yeiter, Principal Planner�%L
<br />C/
<br />Subject: Annexation for McKenzie Willamette Medical Center (City file A 05-44)
<br />The development of a new full service hospital is a complicated thing, and is of great interest to the
<br />Eugene community. As I am sure you are aware, after an exhaustive search for a suitable, competitive
<br />site, the McKenzie Willamette Medical Center is proposing to begin this task on the property currently
<br />occupied by the RiverRidge golf course and a single family home, located at the northwest corner of
<br />North Delta Highway and Ayres Road, Eugene. We do not have an actual development proposal at this
<br />time.
<br />The site is within the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary, and is proximate to existing streets, water lines,
<br />sanitary sewer, and other urban services. As noted in the application, utilities can be extended to
<br />McKenzie Willamette using existing rights -of -way that are within the incorporated portions of the City of
<br />Eugene.
<br />The City supports this application for annexation. This application meets the City's and the Boundary
<br />Commission's criteria for annexation. The application review process revealed some issues, however,
<br />that deserve a more thorough explanation in this separate memorandum.
<br />Timing Development of a new hospital on this site will require a long, thorough process, of which
<br />annexation is only the first step. The Eugene - Springfield Metro Plan designates this site for eventual
<br />residential use. The Willakenzie Area Refinement Plan acknowledges the current use of the site through
<br />the designation of "Parks and Open Space." Before the hospital can be built, the City must approve a
<br />Metro Plan amendment, refinement plan amendment, zone change, and, possibly, a conditional use permit
<br />and amendments to interior property lines. The logical first step is annexation, which will determine
<br />whether this site is appropriate for urbanization (we think it is), who will provide urban services (Eugene),
<br />and facilitate the development process by bringing the site and adjacent street network into the City. It
<br />would impose a hardship to a developer to complete development plans of this magnitude before these
<br />determinations are made in the affirmative through the annexation process.
<br />Transportation Services Comments from Bill Morgan, Lane County Transportation Planning staff,
<br />suggest that traffic impact issues should be addressed prior to annexation approval, and cites Oregon
<br />Administrative Rule (OAR) 660 - 012 -0060. First, we do not yet have a development proposal that can be
<br />used as the basis of a traffic impact analysis. That the site is served by two streets is sufficient evidence
<br />that some level of urbanization can be supported by annexation. The appropriate level of development,
<br />mitigation measures, and needed transportation improvements will be determined through the
<br />LCLGBC Staff Notes (C EU 06 -10) — February 2, 2006
<br />Page IV -F -23
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