Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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EWEB DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT LAND USE COMPONENTS performance because the proposed amendments and zone change will reduce potential peak hour trips (OAR 660-012-0060(1)(c)(C)). As such, the proposed amendments and zone change do not have a significant impact for TPR purposes. The functional classifications of roadways in the study area are also unaffected by the proposed plan amendments and zone change. The project team is coordinating the assessment of the transportation impacts with the City. The proposed plan amendments and zone change will not have a significant effect on the transportation system and it is concluded that the proposed plan amendments and zone change comply with the TPR. Based on these findings, the proposed amendments and zone change are consistent with Goal 12. Goal 13 – Energy Conservation: To conserve energy. Goal 13 requires that land and uses developed on the land shall be managed and controlled so as to maximize the conservation of all forms of energy, based upon sound economic principles. Goal 13 is directed at the development of local energy policies and implementing provisions and does not establish any requirements with respect to other types of land use decisions. To the extent that Goal 13 could be applied to the proposed plan amendments and zone change, the designations are consistent with Goal 13. The proposed site is located so that future mixed-use development can make efficient use of energy with direct and efficient access within the urban area. The proposal will not hinder management or conservation practices related to energy consumption. Consistency with Metro Plan Policy J.7, which “encourage(s) medium- and high-density residential uses when balanced with other planning policies in order to maximize the efficient utilization of all forms of energy” and notes that “the highest relative densities of residential development shall be concentrated to the greatest extent possible in areas that are or can be well served by mass transit, paratransit, and foot and bicycle paths” is demonstrated in the findings under EC 9.7730(3)(b). The proposal facilitates residential uses and pursuant with the proposed amendments and zone change, energy conservation measures are not necessarily limited nor identified as part of the land use change. Based on these findings, the proposed amendments and zone change are consistent with Goal 13. Goal 14 – Urbanization: To provide and orderly and efficient transition from rural to urban land use, to accommodate urban population and urban employment inside urban growth boundaries, and to provide for livable communities. The proposed amendments and zone change are site specific to land already subject to urban uses and do not affect the transition from rural to urban land use, as the subject property is within the City limits. Therefore, Goal 14 does not apply. Goal 15 – Willamette River Greenway: to protect, conserve, enhance and maintain the natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, economic, and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette River as the Willamette River Greenway. Goal 15 aims to protect, conserve, enhance, and maintain the natural scenic, historical, agricultural, economic, and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette River. As illustrated on Sheet R1 Regulatory Plan (Exhibit G), 19.75 acres of the subject site are located within the Willamette River Greenway. The proposal involves a concurrent request for approval of a Willamette Greenway permit to allow development envisioned by the Master Plan. The subject property does not have an established Willamette Greenway Setback Line. As illustrated on Sheets L1 and L2 Site Plan (Exhibit G Plan Set), the applicant proposes the establishment of a Willamette Greenway setback line to keep structures separated from the river Cameron McCarthy FINAL SUBMITTAL | December 5, 2012 {00091176;1 }