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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance No. 19632ORDINANCE NO. I~~3~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE RIVER ROAD/SANTA CLARA URBAN FACILITIES PLAN REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIVER ROAD/RAILROAD BOULEVARD SUBAREA STUDY. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: 1. In May, 1987, the Eugene City Council adopted the River Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan ~Plan~ as a refinement to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan. The Plan was also adopted by Springfield and Lane County in 1987. 2. A recommendation in the Plan calls for an e~aminativn of land uses in the vicinity of the Chambers Connector, once the impacts of this highway improvement are known, 3. In response to this recommendation, in November, 1987 the Eugene City Council directed staff to undertake a study of land uses in the River Road/Railroad Boulevard area. 4. Public meetings on the study were held in the River Road area on April 13, May 9, and May 23, 1988, with notice mailed tv all residents and property owners within the study area boundaries. 5. The Eugene Planning Commission held a public hearing on the subarea study on June 7, 1988, and on July 5, 1988 adopted recommendations for implementation of the study by amending the Plan. 6. The Lane County Planning Commission held a public hearing on the subarea study and adopted recommendations for amending the Plan vn November 15, 1988. 7. The Lane County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on the subarea study on February 8, 1989, and adopted amendments to the Plan on May 24, 1989. 8. The Council has considered the recommendations received from the Planning Commission and the actions taken by the other metropolitan area jurisdictions, The Council finds that amendments to the Plan are needed to provide additional guidance for land uses in the River Road/Railroad Boulevard subarea, and to clarify the original intent of the Plan. 9. Based on the recommendation of the Planning Commission, public testimony at the Council's August 14, 1989 Ordinance ~- 1 public hearing, and the preceding findings, the Council has determined that the amendments to the River Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan are consistent with the Eugene- Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan, as acknowledged by LCDC, and consequently conform to applicable Statewide Goals, and should be adopted. NoW~ THEREF4RE~ THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS; Section i. Based on the above findings, which are hereby adopted, and upon the hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council, the River Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan is hereby amended by incorporating therein the amendments set forth in Exhibits A and B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. Except as amended herein and by City of Eugene ordinance No. 1~,~3 ,all other provisions of the River Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan remain in full force and effect. Passed by the City Council this 14th day of Augusts 1989 DI's- ~ ~' City Rec der Approved by the Mayor this 14th day of August, 1989 _ ,, ayor ordinance - 2 'Exhibit A7 Proposed Diagram Change to RI2/SC Urban I+'aciIities Plan 2.5 River Road Subareas (See Page 2-24) A. River Road /Railroad Boulevard 1 x BRIARQ.II-F ~o~\ EXISTING DESIGNATIONS ~,~~ ~~'''`' COMMBRCIAL MEDIUM o~N'srrsrR~sia~NTrAL ~ Law DsNSrrrR~smENTTAL PROPOSED AMENDMENT ®Low D~NSIrx RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIi1M-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL Q~LOw DENSIrx RESrnENTLaL T4 COMMERCIAL M ^ GV~I~`G ~l i I.iLflilJ ~r~, ~~ s~ ~~ •.::• .• . •.:•: t .... :•.::.•; .. a ::. ....... •... ..... ~ .... .... .. .•. :.'. ~ •::. ~ . ~0 ::: . ... ... ..... ... :::•: x•:.:1:.:1::. o •:.1:. ~ ::::: 's:::::•:. ~ THOMASON • ...... • • ....... ~ . • • . I . • . • . • ... • • ..:.: • ~1::..• • • .. • • ... • • . 1 • .... 1 . • . • .... • t . .. • . • • • ........ 1 ... ~ .. • • • ... • .................... ..... .................... .... • ....... • I ...... . .................... •...r ..............• •....a...... .................. ... • . • .... I .... f • • f .. ~ ..... • . • . • • . i ............... ~. ~ : • ..•....•.r.:: • • f ... • • • ..... • • .. f . • ..... . ~ l~^~~~j ~Yr EXISTING RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Designate and zone existing medium-density development 2. Limit River Road access to existing commercial development. 3. Apply site review for redevelopment of existing commercial areas. 4. Maintain existing land use patterns until complerion of Chambers Connector. The effects of the Chambers Connector and related road improvements on the immediate area should be ex- aminerl upon completion of final design and nght of way acquisition and any appropriate changes adopted. PROPOSED NEW RECOMMENDATIONS 5. The area south of Fir Lane and east of River Road is appropriate for commercial and low-density residenEial uses. 6. Medium-densiEy residential development along the east side of River Road north of Fir Lane is appropriate, and requires a minimum development area of 2/3 of an acre. 7. Rezone the aparhnents on the west end of Briarcliff Drive from industrial to medium density residential use. 8. Delay for six months rezoning of the vacant parcels south of Briarcliff and adjacent to the Northwest Expressway kom industrial to low density residential use. 9. Designate the two parcels north of Holeman Avenue and west of River Road for commercial use. Exhibit B Proposed Text Rmendments tv RR/SC Urban Facilities P1 an 1~ On page 2-1 of the River Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan the Land Use Element of the Plan is introduced. In that introduction insert the fallowing language additions are underlined . The land use element contains four components: general, commercial-in- dustrial, residential and Land Use Diagram see fallowin a e . Find- .. gpg~ ~ngs, pol~c~es, and suggested actions are provided in each of these e]ements, The land use diagram is a graphic depiction of the olicies and su ested actions cont ' p gg a~ned ~n the refinement plan and through the dia ram, subarea dia rams, subarea descri tions and subarea recommenda- t~ons, provides a mare detailed guide to future land use than that shown in the Metropolitan Plan Diagram, 2~ On page 2-~2 of the River Road/Santa Clara Urban ~ Faci i i ti es P1 an role ~ ~ ~ , , the of the Land Use Diagram is discussed, In that discussion insert the following language addition underlined}, How is the Diagram Used? The diagram is used, along with accompanying aiicies and su ested actions al' ~ p gg p ~ c~ es conta~ ned i n the Urban Facilities Plan, descri ti ons and recammendat~ons contained under each of the subareas and~~a~~i-ca- bl a areawi de oal s and of i ci pp g p es, to evaluate individual land .use pro- posals, The land use diagram provides guidance for future develo ment, Existin develo ment would co p 9 p nt~nue as previously approved or as non- conforming uses. The Urban Facilities Plan Land Use Diagram In order to consider and suggest future land uses for the River Ra d- Santa Clara areas 12 subareas we a re identified. The subareas prefer to Subareas Maps contain virtually all existing commercial industri l and medium-densit reseidential a '~ y development and undeveloped land desTg~ Hated for these categories in the study area. Policies and su ested actions a liable tv the low- ~ ~g pp density res~dent~al areas are discussed ~ n the main text of this chapter. The recommendati ans found under the descri tians far each of the subareas rovide direction for future ublic olio and are to be used alon with olicies and su ested actions in the lan in settin future ublic olicy and in uidin decision-makin for the area,