Item 2D - Approval of Resolution for Annexation (Reiman - A 13-2)

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Attachment C Annexation Application Written Statement 5/3/13 17- 04 -23 -11 Lot #05301 R -1 / 0.23 total acres The proposed annexation area is within the City's urban growth boundary (UGB) and is contiguous to the City limits, consistent with Section 9.7825 of the Eugene Code, subsection (a). The area includes the lot as described above, with a total area of 0.23 Ac. Several policies from the Metro Plan generally support this annexation by encouraging compact urban growth to achieve efficient use of land and urban service provisions within the UGB, including the following: ■ C. Growth Management, Goals, Findings and Policies Policy 8: Land within the UGB may be converted from urbanizable to urban only through annexation to a city when it is found that: a. A minimum level of key urban facilities and services can be provided to the area in an orderly and efficient manner. b. There will be a logical area and time within which to deliver urban services and facilities Policy 10: Annexation to a city through normal processes shall continue to be the highest priority. 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. The Metro Plan designates the annexation area as appropriate for residential use. The River Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan (RR/SC UFP) is the adopted refinement plan for the subject properties and also designates the area for residential uses. If the annexation is approved, per EC 9.7820(3), the annexation area will remain zoned R -1, and the /UL overlay will be automatically removed from the annexation area. With regard to applicable policies of the RR/SC UFP the subject property is not within a subarea; of the general "Residential Land Use Policies" at Section 2.2, none appear to be directly applicable to the subject request. The "Public Facilities and Services Element" policies of the RR/SC UFP are directed at local government; however, the premise of these policies for the provision of urban services is the assumption that the properties within the UGB will be annexed. 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. The proposed annexation will result in a boundary in which the minimum level of key urban facilities and services, as defined in the Metro Plan, can be provided in an orderly, efficient, and timely manner: