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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 19550ORDINANCE NO. I Q S rJO AN QRDINANCE CONCERNING THE CITY QF SPRINGFIELD EAST MAIN REFINEMENT PLAN AND AMENDING THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METRQPaLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: 1. The Eugene Planning Commission held a public meeting on a series of Metro Plan Diagram amendments related to the City of Springfield's East Main Refinement Plan on April 4, 1988, and recommended their adoption tv the City Council. 2. Cn ,April ,4, 1988 the Springfield City Council adopted the East Main Refinement Plan and related amendments to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan. 3. A public hearing on these proposed .Metro Plan amendments was held by the Eugene City Council on April Z5, 1988. 4. Findings in support of the adoption of the Metro Plan Diagram amendments are set forth in the staff notes and the East Main Refinement Plan adopted by the Springfield City Council. 5. Based on the above record and findings, the City Council concludes that the Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram amendments set forth below are consistent with the Statewide Goals, with the unamended portion of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan, reflect changes in policy as indicated in the East Main Refinement Plan, and should be approved. NaW, THEREFORE, THE CITY of EUGENE DGES aR~DAIN AS FQLLOWS: Section 1. The findings set forth above are adopted, together with the findings set forth in Attachment B, which are incorporated herein. Section 2. The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram is amended as shown in Attachment A hereto, which is incorporated herein. Passed by the City Council this 25th da of April, 1988 f r City ecorder Ordinance Approved by the Mayor this Qa ~ Q~ Cn ~ ~ ~ ~' C~D _. ~ v~~ a ~~~ ~~~ a ~ ~ ~ ~,cn cn~cn ~ C ~' ~1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.~ ~ ~* ~ ~ ~- ~ c ~ i T 'v a z ~~ a n a 0 0 N T v a 3 T L v T Z G/1 2 T d 1R13WHJt~lld ~ 1 ~ • ~ PROP05IrD METRO PLAN DIAGRAM AMENDMENTS ~ ARFA CURRENT PLAN CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL CHANGE NET CHANGE has shown on DESIGNATION ZONING PLAN DESIG• ZONING IN PLAN IN vACAtaT attached NATION DESIGNATION ACRES map) ALLOCATIONS ~8ased on projected uses Area #1 MU MDR=4 acres MDR MDR +5 acres MDR +5 MaR .. LDR=4 acres •4 acres LDR •5 CC LMI=1 acre •1 acre LMI Area #2 LMI LMI Heavy Ind•(HI} HI +28 acres HI +11 HI •2~ acres •11 LMI LMI Area #3 LMI CC MU HDR & ACC & •9 acres LMI +9 MU preserve 70x LMI per- +9 acres MU •9 LMI MDR or 60X mitred upon HDR) Planning Commission conditions of approval) Area #4 LMI LMI MU CC •S acres LMI 0 VACANT +8 acres CC ACRES Area #5 LDR LDR=b acres MDR MDR •6 acres LDR 0 VACANT MDR~Z acres +b acres MDR ACRES Area #b HDR LDR=~7' acres MU (reserve HDR & ACC •25 acres •5 HOR CC=B acres 70`/. for MDR permitted on HDR +5 CC or bDx for 40~ uith +2S acres MU HDR) DAP) Area #7 LDR PLO Public/Semi• PLO •11 Acres +11 PLO Public LDR •11 LaR .+11 acres PLO Area #8 . LDR LMI LMI LMI •9 acres LDR +b LMI +9 acres LMI •b LDR Total +11 acres GOV +~1 •21 acres LDR •17 +11 acres MDR +S •25 acres HDR •5 CC 0 •3T acres 1MI •#4 +28 acres HI +1i •42 acres MU +9 LIST a~ TERMS Metr o Designations Springfield Zoning Districts GOV Government & Education PLO Public Land and Open Sp ace LDR Lou Density Residential, 0.10 units/acr e(upa) LDR 0.8 units per acre MDR Medium Density Residentia l, 10.20 units /acre MDR 10.20 units per acre HDR High Density Residential, 20+ units/acr e HDR - Z0+ units per acre MU Mixed•Use . NC Neighborhood Commercial CC Community Commercial lMI Light/Medium Industrial HI Heavy Industrial ATT,~Cr-~MENT B FINDINGS: METRb PLAN DIAGRAM AMENDMENT CONSISTENCY WITH STATE- WIDE PLANNING GGALS AND GUIDELINES, METR~3PCLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN TEXT AND EAST MAIN REFINEMENT PLAN TEXT STATE~TDE GUALS The following Statewide Goals are applicable to the ,East Main area Metropolitan Area General Plan diagram amendments, Go,aI I~ Citizen Involvement Gflal I is intended to insure that citizens are involved in aII stages of the planning process. It directs planning bodies to: provide uformation to the publ~"c, involve citizens in a.~ stages of the planning process at a level apps-~ priate to the scale of the effort, route proposals through the vfficinl "citizen advisory committee" the Planning Commission in Springfield's case, made the technical information available and understandable, ensure that two way cvmmun- icativn occurs between the citizen and planning agenciesf and ensure that police makers respond to the citizens with the reasons far. their decisions. ~ r~rn r~rr 1~ In July of 1587 the East Main Refinement Plan Advisory Team, com- posed of area residents, Parlr agency representatives, local industry repre-~ sentatives, and Planning Cammissionei~s was farmed tv deveIop a dram refinement plan for the area. 2~ Over 3,Od4 letters were sent out in Tate June 1987, notifying sIl prop- erty owners and residents that work was beginning on the East Nrain Refin- ement Plan and describing the process ~vhich would fallow, On February 8, 1588, notice was sent to all affected property owners informing them of the two neighborhood meetings on February 16 & I8, the Planning Commission public hearing on March 9, and the City Council public hearing on March 21. The letter contained the proposed Plan Diagram and information on where recipients could ob fain a draf t copy of the Refinement Plan. In addition letters were sent to all properties which were rezoned as a result of the East Main Refinement Plan" 3} Approximately 35 people attended the neighborhood meetings in Feb- ruary ~} Legal notice was printed in the Springfield News. an March Z, 1983, for the first Planning Commission public hearing. . 5~ At least Z feature articles and one editorial were printed in the local papers discussing the East Main Refinement Plant GPI 2) Land Use PIanning Goal Z mandates the establishment of a Iand use planning process and pol~'cy framework to be used as a basis for aII Iand use decisions. It requires special district plans tv conform to the adopted comprehensive plan. ~r~rnrr~rr~~ I) Iand use, natural resources, and public facilities were inventoried during the East Main planning process, 2) Criteria and policies far determination of Iand use designations were developed and systematically applied in making Iegislative Iand use decisions as part of the planning process. 3) Citizen involvement was an integral part of every phase of the plann- ing process (see findings for Coal 1 above), 4) The diagram amendments are consistent with the remainder of the East Main Refinement Plan and the Metro Plan text see following findings in this Attachment), Goal 5) Open Spaces, Scenic and H~'storic Areas, and Natural Resources Goal 5 is intended to "conserve open space and protect natural and scenic re- saurees." FINDINGS I) One historzc structure is identified on bath the State Of Cl•egon Inventory Historic Siteg and Buildings and Springfield's I98d Historic Build- ings of Springfield. The Springfield ~eveloprnent Cod e ~ Article 34 H, His- toric Overlay District was adopted in actober of 1987 in order to encourage the preservation and adaptive use of historic structures and sites. Evalu- ation of the 1984 Inventory for application of the Historic Qverlay District is planned to be completed by July 1989, 2} A site in the north east corner of the East Main area xs identified in the Metro Plnn, Natural Assets and Constraints Wording Paper, Si~ nificant ~e a to tion and ~Ytldlife ,4reas neap as riparian vegetation but is not Iis to d . as one of the 35 "Significant Areas". r 3) Prior to the completion of the Metro Plan Update ~in I990 the East Main Refinement Plan provides interim protection far potential wetland areas through Environmental Design Policy #4 which ~ requires that any development which would affect wetlands spawn on the refinement plan Development Constraints Map, shall complete an inventory and an ESEE . analysis of the pvtentir~l resource site. . 4~ Due to a Lack of avoidable information on the wetland areas within the planning area it is necessary to gather accurate information in order to evaluate the potential wetland resource for its significance. 5~ The Metro Pian Update is in progress and a work program has been adopted which includes an inventory of Metro area wetlands and wild rate each area for its significance within the Metro area. GosI 9) Economy This Gaal addresses the need tv diversify and Improve the variety, type, scale and location of business and commercial activi#~'es. FINDINGS I~ The heavy industrial plan diagram amendment will allow the Guy's largest employer room to expand its opperations. Goal IO) Housing This Goal provides for the housing needs of the citizens of the State. It allows for flexibility in location, type, and density of housing for both rental' and owner occupied units. FIND I'NGS I j The mixed-use diagram amendments shown on Attachment AZ, ~3 & 8, require the retention of at least 60 ~ of the area for multi-family residen- tial. 2~ Medium density amendments designate areas far the exclusive use of medium density residential use which were previously designated mixed--use ar LDR. Goal Y2) Trrinsportation Goal I2 provides for safe, convenient, and economic tr$~zs~avrtatlon systems and the consideration of all modes of transportat~'on. FIN~D~NGS I j Tl~e location of commercial uses and medium and high density housing, in the mixed--use amendments, on and near transit lines promotes transit usage. GosI 13) Energy Conservation .Land uses shall' be managed and controlled so as tv maximize energy eonserva-~ flan. This goal' encourages Land use patterns which allow people to Live, work and shop in the same area. F~~VI~~IVGS I~ The mixed-use designations in the East Main area accommodate in- dustrial, residential and commercial uses in the same area. 2~ The location of commercial uses and high and medium density housing along transit Tines promotes energy con3ervation through the use of transit services. EAST MAIlV I~E~'l~NEMENT PLAN I) The Metro Plan diagram amendment areas implement the diagram and policies of the East Main Refinement Plan. Z f The East Main Refinement Plan complies with the Metro Plan see Attachment A}.