HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20430
ORDINANCE NO. 20430
AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTIONS 9.4770 THROUGH 9.4790 TO
THE EUGENE CODE, 1971 THAT ESTABLISH A WATER QUALITY
OVERLAY ZONE; AMENDING SECTIONS 9.0500 9.1040, 9.7055,
9.7205, 9.7305, 9.7820, 9.8005, 9.8025 9.8030, 9.8055, 9.8215, 9.8220,
9.8320, 9.8325, 9.8415, 9.8470, 9.8472, 9.8474, 9.8515, 9.8520, 9.8855,
AND 9.8865 OF THAT CODE; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 20194
AND SECTIONS 6.650, 6.655, 6.660, 6.665, AND 6.670 OF THAT
CODE; ADOPTING THE WATER QUALITY WATERWAYS MAP;
AMENDING THE EUGENE OVERLAY ZONE MAP; ADOPTING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
The definition of “Development Permit” set forth in Section 9.0500 of
the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended, and a new definition of “City engineer” is added
thereto, to provide:
9.0500 Definitions
. As used in this land use code, unless the context requires otherwise,
the following words and phrases mean:
City Engineer.
The person authorized by the city manager to carry out the duties of
city engineer under this code, or the city engineer’s designee(s).
Development Permit
. A permit authorized or required by the Oregon Structural
Specialty Code and Oregon One and Two Family Dwelling Code, including but not
limited to permits for:
(A)New buildings.
(B) Additional square footage added to a building.
(C) Building demolition.
(D) Foundations.
(E) Change of occupancy.
(F) Grading/Fill.
(G) Site improvements.
Section 2.
Section 9.1040 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding a
Water Quality Overlay Zone in alphabetical order to the Table, to provide as follows:
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9.1040 Establishment and List of Overlay Zones.
The overlay zones listed in Table
9.1040 Overlay Zones are established as follows:
Table 9.1040 Overlay Zones
OverlayDescription
/WP Waterside Protection Overlay Zone
/WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone
/WR Water Resources Conservation Overlay Zone
Section 3.
The following caption and Sections 9.4770 through 9.4790 are added
to the Eugene Code, 1971, to provide:
/WQ WATER QUALITY OVERLAY ZONE
9.4770 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone - Purpose.
The purpose of the /WQ Water
Quality Overlay Zone is to protect the health and safety of the public in a manner
that complies with federal and state water quality requirements. The Overlay Zone is
intended to protect and improve the physical integrity and water quality function
within and adjacent to otherwise unprotected waterways consisting of waterways
identified pursuant to section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, waterways that
are tributaries to those waterways, and headwater streams.
9.4772 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone – Applicability.
EC 9.4770 through 9.4790
apply to all property to which the /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone has been applied
through the city’s rezoning process or through automatic rezoning upon annexation.
9.4774 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone – Relationship to Other Zones and State and
Federal Laws.
When conflicting zoning provisions apply to land within a /WQ
Management Area (See EC 9.4778), the /WQ provisions shall control. Consistency
with the provisions of EC 9.4780 does not exempt the property owner from state or
federal laws or regulations.
9.4776 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone - Siting Requirements.
In addition to the criteria
at EC 9.8865, when considering an application to add the /WQ Overlay Zone to a lot,
the following criteria apply:
(1)
The subject lot Includes:
(a) A waterway identified pursuant to section 303(d) of the federal Clean
Water Act, a waterway that is a tributary to a 303(d) waterway, or that is a
headwater stream; or
(b) A portion of the /WQ Management Area, as described in EC 9.4778(1),
for a waterway described in (a); and
(2)
The subject segment of waterway (it may be natural or constructed):
(a) Is not already protected by the NR zone or the /WR, /WP or /WB overlay
zones;
(b) Has a discernable streambed and side banks;
(c) Carries water at least part of the year;
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(d) Provides a drainage function for surface runoff from land areas beyond a
roadway; and
(e) If a ponded area, has an inlet and outlet drainage function.
9.4778 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone – /WQ Management Area.
(1)
Except as provided in subsections (2), (3) or (4) the /WQ Management Area is
that area depicted on the city’s adopted Water Quality Waterways Map.
(a) As depicted on the Water Quality Waterways Map, the /WQ Management
Area is comprised of both the waterway channel, which for purposes of
EC 9.4770 through 9.4790, and 9.8030(25), means the area between the
top of high banks on each side of the waterway, and the applicable
setback, as described in (b) or (c) below.
(b) For a waterway identified on the Water Quality Waterways Map as a
waterway identified pursuant to section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water
Act, or a tributary to such a waterway, the applicable setback is 25 feet
from top of high bank (THB). For purposes of EC 9.4770 through 9.4790
and 9.8030(25), THB is the highest point at which the vertical rise of the
waterway bank meets the horizontal grade of the adjoining topography.
(c) For waterways identified on the Water Quality Waterways Map as
headwater streams, the applicable setback is 40 feet from the waterway’s
centerline.
(d) The procedures used for mapping these setbacks on the Water Quality
Waterways Map shall be more particularly described in an administrative
rule adopted by the city manager in accordance with EC 2.019 City
Manager – Administrative and Rulemaking Authority and Procedures.
(2)
For a lot that is 6,000 square feet in area or less with a /WQ Management
Area, alone or in combination with a /WR Conservation Area, that constitutes
more than 33% of the lot, as part of the city’s consideration of an application for
a development permit or land use approval, the city shall automatically reduce
the applicable setback distance described in (1) above, provided:
(a) The lot was created pursuant to a planned unit development, subdivision,
partition or property line adjustment application described in EC
9.4780(2)(i)2.;
(b) Unless precluded by (2)(d) below, the reduction in setback shall result in
the /WQ Management Area constituting 33% of the lot area, alone or in
combination with a /WR Conservation Area; and
(c) The new boundary shall be located:
1. Parallel to the original boundary (closer to the waterway); or
2. Through the application of setback averaging. Setback averaging
shall be accomplished by expanding the /WQ Management Area in
an undeveloped area of the development site, and reducing it in
another area of the development site.
(d) In no case shall the setback boundary be located within the waterway
channel.
(3)
As part of the city’s consideration of an application for a development permit or
land use approval, the city shall exclude from the /WQ Management Area:
(a) Those areas which the applicant has shown to have been developed prior
to June 10, 2009. For purposes of this subsection, “developed areas” are
those within the physical ground surface footprint of a legally constructed:
1. Structure (including a manufactured dwelling) with a permanent
foundation, constructed or sited pursuant to an approved permit;
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2. Utility facility (such as a transmission pole, utility transmission vault
box, or pump station), telecommunication tower, telecommunication
platform, satellite dish, sign or billboard;
3. Permanent deck or patio that is attached to a structure listed in
subsection 1. above; or
4. Paved parking area, street, driveway, bike path, or pedestrian path.
Fences and landscaping do not cause an area to be “developed” to
warrant exclusion from the /WQ Management Area. All other uses and
structures that were legally established prior to June 10, 2009 but that do
not comply with the allowed uses and standards of the /WQ Overlay Zone
are subject to EC 9.1200 through EC 9.1240 Legal Nonconforming
Situations; and
(b) Any land that is included in a:
1. /WP Waterside Protection area as described in EC 9.4720;
2. /WB Wetland Buffer area as described in EC 9.4820; or
3. /WR Water Resources Conservation area as described in EC
9.4920.
(4)
Where an existing development under subsection (3)(a)1. or 3. above or an
existing developed street or sound wall physically isolates a portion of the /WQ
Management Area, as part of the city’s consideration of an application for a
development permit or land use approval, the city shall exclude that isolated
portion from the /WQ Management Area.
9.4780 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone - Permitted and Prohibited Uses.
Uses are
permitted or prohibited within the /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone based on
whether they occur outside or within the /WQ Management Area as follows:
(1) Uses Permitted Outside /WQ Management Area.
(a) The uses permitted on portions of a lot located outside of the /WQ
Management Area are the same as those otherwise permitted on that
lot without consideration of the /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone; and
(b) Prior to issuance of a development permit, the city shall verify that the
/WQ Management Area setback has been accurately demarcated by a
prominent and continuous protective feature indicating a “No
Disturbance Area.” No site preparation, including but not limited to
vegetation removal, may take place within 50 feet of the /WQ
Management Area, until such verification has been provided.
(2) Uses Permitted Within /WQ Management Areas.
Subject to any applicable
development permits, the following uses are the only uses permitted outright
within the /WQ Management Area:
(a) Vegetation Planting and Management.
1. Plantings of plants and vegetation provided they are not Invasive,
Non-Native Plant species as defined in EC 9.0500 Definitions; and
2. Mowing, replacing and pruning vegetation within lawn and garden
landscaped areas existing as of June 10, 2009.
The use of native vegetation in the /WQ Management Area is preferred,
in order to reduce the need to apply water, herbicides, pesticides and
fertilizers;
(b) Removal of Plants and Vegetation.
1. Other than as permitted pursuant to EC 9.4780(2)(a)2., or
approved pursuant to EC 9.4780(3) or EC 9.8030(25), removal of
plants and vegetation shall be limited to the following:
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a. Removal of Invasive, Non-Native plant species;
b. A public entity’s removal of plants or vegetation from publicly
owned property by mechanical or manual means within a
strip not to exceed 15 feet in width where that property abuts
private property that is not within a /WQ Management Area;
c. Removal of plants or vegetation that the city fire marshal
has declared poses a potential fire hazard to existing
structures. Written documentation of the fire marshal’s
declaration, including a description of the location of the
structure and the location of the plants or vegetation to be
removed, shall be provided to the planning director prior to
the removal. The removal shall be limited to the extent
specified by the fire marshal’s declaration; and
d. Removal of hazardous tree(s), or removal of trees that
create an unsafe condition due to proximity to existing
structures, proposed construction, or interference with utility
services or pedestrian or vehicular safety, so long as prior to
removal the property owner is able to produce upon request
a written evaluation of any tree proposed for removal
prepared by a certified arborist declaring the tree(s) to be
hazardous or creating an unsafe condition and
recommending removal;
2. Areas of bare soil existing as a result of plant or vegetation
removal shall be:
a. Protected or covered consistent with EC 6.625 through EC
6.645;
b. Replanted as soon as practicable, but no later than March
15 of the calendar year following disturbance; and
c. If not replanted within 15 days of disturbance, areas of bare
soil shall be mulched and seeded with straw mulch and
native seed for temporary stabilization within 15 days of
disturbance.
(c) Maintenance, Repair and Reconstruction Activities.
1. Removal of refuse;
2. Removal of fill in response to a written determination from a
regulating agency that the fill is in violation of local, state or federal
regulations;
3. Maintenance, repair and reconstruction of streets, bridges,
driveways, parking areas and pathways, including, but not limited
to, sweeping, striping, sealing, and resurfacing, provided such
activity is not a part of a broader project for which additional
incursion into the /WQ Management Area is proposed;
4. Channel maintenance practices, including mowing and sediment
removal necessary to maintain stormwater conveyance and flood
control capacity or to protect water quality, as required by local
policies, local, state, and federal regulations, and
intergovernmental agreements;
5. Maintenance, repair, and reconstruction of utility facilities such as
wastewater and stormwater pipes, culverts, electrical transmission
lines, and television and cable systems, provided such activity is
not a part of a broader project for which additional incursion into
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the /WQ Management Area is proposed; and
6. Maintenance, repair, and reconstruction of a fence that was legally
established prior to June 10, 2009, provided that for any
reconstruction it occurs in the same location and to the same
dimensions as the pre-existing fence;
(d) Emergency Activities.
1. Emergency repair of utility facilities (such as wastewater and
stormwater pipes, electrical transmission lines, and television and
cable systems) and transportation facilities (such as roadways,
bridges, bikeways and pathways), failing slopes or eroding channel
banks or channel beds; provided the city engineer has declared in
writing that:
a. Immediate repair is necessary to avert an imminent threat to
water quality, the environment, public health, public safety, or
the structural integrity of the utility facilities, transportation
facilities, stream channel banks or stream channel beds, or
structural integrity of adjacent structure(s); and
b. The method of repair will minimize impacts to water quality
and any emergency repairs resulting in bare soil conditions
will comply with EC 9.4780(2)(b)2.;
2. Emergency response to spills of materials that threaten water
quality;
3. Fire suppression and medical emergency response operations;
(e) Construction and Maintenance of Vegetated Stormwater Management
Facilities. Swales, filter strips, constructed wetlands, and other vegetated
stormwater management facilities for pollution reduction or flow control are
permitted if otherwise approved through the provisions of EC 9.6791
through 9.6797 in accordance with the Stormwater Management Manual
adopted by administrative order of the city manager;
(f) Public Improvement Projects. For purposes of this subsection (f), a
public improvement project is defined as any improvement which upon
construction and acceptance by a public entity shall become the entity’s
responsibility to maintain, repair or replace. Public improvement
includes, but is not limited to, local improvements or other structures or
facilities constructed upon or under public or private property. Provided
the city has on file the certification described in (f)4. below, the following
public improvement projects, are permitted:
1. Construction of a public water quality improvement project that is
identified in an approved city plan (including but not limited to the
repair or rehabilitation of stream channels and banks, installation
of aeration features, construction of facilities for removing
stormwater pollutants, plantings for improving pollutant filtration,
channel shading, or erosion control);
2. Construction or improvement of parks, recreation facilities, open
space, and habitat enhancements (including but not limited to
footpaths, bike paths, pedestrian and bike bridges, site furniture,
boardwalks, kiosks, signs, planting of native species, hydrology
and landscape restoration, and barriers for species containment);
3. Construction of public infrastructure including but not limited to
streets, bridges, sidewalks, stormwater facilities, and other public
utilities provided:
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a. Construction will take place within an existing public way, or
at the location shown in a plan adopted by the city or another
public entity prior to June 10, 2009;
b. The public facility is a water dependent structure or use such
as a boat ramp, dock, bridge or an accessway to such a
structure or use, which by its nature cannot be located
anywhere except within the /WQ Management Area; or
c. The facility is intended to provide safe public access to the
waterway for the purposes of public education or to provide
protection of the waterway by managing access;
4. For any public improvement project authorized by (2)(f), the city
shall have on file for city projects a certification from the city
engineer, and for other public entities a certification from a
licensed civil engineer with authority to represent the public entity,
that all of the following were addressed in the project’s design:
a. Pervious surface materials have been considered for all
pathways, bikeways, driveways and parking areas where
well draining soils are present as defined by the
requirements of the Stormwater Management Manual
adopted by administrative rule of the city manager as
authorized by EC 9.6790 Stormwater Management Manual;
b. Applicable stormwater development standards contained in
EC 9.6791 through 9.6795 and erosion control requirements
contained in EC 9.6792 and EC 6.625 through EC 6.645 are
met;
c. For areas located outside the footprint of construction-related
impervious surfaces:
(1) Soil permeability rates and sheet-flow drainage
patterns are restored to pre-construction conditions or
improved from preconstruction conditions by increasing
soil permeability or enhancing sheet flow patterns; and
(2) Plants and vegetation are planted to the following
specifications:
(a) 80% of the area is covered;
(b) Species planted are not Invasive, Non-Native
species as defined in EC 9.0500;
(c) Species consist of a balance of trees, shrubs and
forbs;
d. Bio-engineering methods are used to stabilize stream banks
and repair areas of erosion, including but not limited to bank
failure, bank sloughing, and channel incision, or the city
engineer has provided written approval of alternative
methods;
e. Based on the city’s Water Quality Function Rating System,
(see EC 9.4782), the project will result in a water quality
function rating equal to or greater than previously existed; and
f. For a public improvement project allowed pursuant to (f)2. or
(f)3., impervious surfaces are minimized by constructing the
facility or infrastructure with as little impervious surface as
allowed by city standards and the Americans With Disabilities
Act;
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(g) Authorized Enhancement and Restoration. Wetland, stream and riparian
enhancement and restoration if the proposed activity is authorized:
1. Under a Mitigation Improvement Plan approved by the Oregon
Department of State Lands (DSL) and, if required, by the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE);
2. Under a wetland restoration permit or wetland enhancement permit
approved by the DSL, and if required by the ACOE; or
3. By a “Finding of No Significant Impact” or a “Record of Decision”
under the federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that
identifies the restoration or enhancement activity as the final
selected alternative;
(h) Other Activities.
1. Construction and maintenance of paths with no impervious surface
for pedestrian or bicycle use not to exceed 5 feet in width;
2. Construction and maintenance of facilities for monitoring water
quality and gauging stream flows;
3. Construction and maintenance of publicly accessible
recreational/environmental interpretative signs with a ground
disturbance not to exceed 12 square feet in area;
4. Construction or replacement of fences located at least 20 feet from
THB, provided that they are not constructed with continuous
footings or other obstructions to surface drainage;
5. Construction and maintenance of publicly accessible educational/
interpretive facilities including concrete pads for benches with a
ground disturbance not to exceed 120 square feet in area;
6. Construction and maintenance of a slatted deck of no more than
120 square feet in area, with no impervious surface, and located at
least 20 feet from THB;
7. Construction and maintenance of accessory structures that do not
require a building permit such as a garden shed, playhouse or
greenhouse of no more than a total of 120 square feet, located at
least 20 feet from THB;
8. Installation and maintenance of erosion control measures that
have been approved pursuant to EC 6.625 through 6.645;
9. Single family residential composting located outside the channel,
and at least 10 feet from THB;
10. City placement and maintenance of fences or woody debris for
purposes of habitat or species protection;
11. Construction of new underground utilities for providing service to
an existing lot of record where there is no other alternative
location; or
12. Maintenance, repair, replacement, upgrading and expansion of
telecommunications facilities and facilities used for the
transmission of television and radio signals, including towers,
satellite dishes and related support structures such as foundations,
footings, platforms, and wiring, that were legally established prior
to June 10, 2009, provided that for any expansion, the applicant
has submitted a certification signed by a professional referenced in
EC 9.4782(2) that, based on the city’s Water Quality Function
Rating System, the expansion will result in a water quality function
rating equal to or greater than previously existed; and
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(i) Prior Approved Development. Uses, structures, streets and utilities that
are explicitly authorized, or that are necessary to carry out the uses or
development explicitly authorized, by a city approval of:
1. An application for a development permit that was submitted prior to
June 10, 2009; or
2. An application for a land use approval that was submitted prior to
June 10, 2009 and was deemed by the city to be complete when
first submitted or made complete by the submittal of all requested
additional information within 180 days of the application’s submittal
date.
(3) Uses Subject to Standards Review Within the /WQ Management Area.
Unless prohibited by subsection (4), or permitted outright in subsection (2), the
following uses are permitted, subject to the standards review process
beginning with EC 9.8460. Consistency with the specific standards provided
or referenced for each use below shall be used as the criteria for approval.
These uses may require additional development permits pursuant to other
provisions of this code.
(a) Construction of private water quality improvements, including
stabilization or reconfiguration of channels and pond banks to improve
stability and installation of aeration features. Subject to EC 9.4790 /WQ
Water Quality Overlay Zone Development Standards (1) through (3) and
(7) through (11);
(b) Realignment or reconfiguration of channels and pond banks to
accommodate a proposed development:
1. Where, due to the physical constraints of the development area,
including, but not limited to, slope/hillsides, natural hazards,
natural resources, lot configuration or existing right of way, there
is no other feasible option for locating the proposed development
outside the /WQ Management Area;
2. Provided the realignment will not cause the /WQ Management
Area to:
a. Occupy any portion of an adjacent lot not currently having
the /WQ overlay zone, unless the standards review
application is accompanied by an owner-authorized
rezoning application to apply the /WQ overlay zone to the
newly affected lot; or
b. Increase an existing /WQ Management Area on an
adjacent lot, unless the standards review application is
accompanied by the written consent of the affected lot
owner(s);
3. Provided the applicant has submitted a certification signed by a
professional referenced in EC 9.4782(2) that, based on the city’s
Water Quality Function Rating System, the realignment will result
in a water quality function rating equal to or greater than
previously existed; and
4. Subject to EC 9.4790 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone
Development Standards (1) through (3) and (7) through (11);
5. If a realignment under 2. above is approved, necessitating a
correction to the Water Quality Waterways Map, the planning
director shall update that Map to reflect the correction. If the
correction results in the complete removal or relocation of the
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/WQ Management Area from a lot, or a determination that the
/WQ Overlay Zone should be removed or relocated from a lot, the
planning director shall update the Eugene Overlay Zone Map to
reflect the determination;
(c) Construction of public improvements not already permitted under
subsection (2) above (including but not limited to streets, bridges,
boardwalks, paths, flood control structures, and public utilities):
1. Where, due to the physical constraints of the development area,
including, but not limited to, slope/hillsides, natural hazards, natural
resources, lot configuration or existing right of way, there is no
feasible option for locating the proposed improvements outside the
/WQ Management Area;
2. Provided the applicant has submitted a certification signed by a
professional referenced in EC 9.4782(2) that, based on the city’s
Water Quality Function Rating System, the construction will result in
a water quality function rating equal to or greater than previously
existed; and
3. Subject to EC 9.4790 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone
Development Standards (1) through (11);
(d) Construction of a private stream crossing with a culvert or bridge for an
access road or pedestrian use:
1. Where, due to the physical constraints of the development area,
including, but not limited to, slope/hillsides, natural hazards, natural
resources or lot configuration, no point of access to an adjacent
street or road is available within the applicant’s real property
ownership that is outside the /WQ Management Area;
2. Where the number of stream crossings is the minimum necessary
for the approved use; and
3. Subject to EC 9.4790 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone
Development Standards (1) through (3), (5), (6), (8), (10) and (11);
(e) Construction of a private street and related infrastructure including utilities
not already permitted under subsection (2) above:
1. Where, due to the physical constraints of the development area,
including, but not limited to, slope/hillsides, natural hazards, natural
resources or lot configuration, or access location restrictions by the
city, there is no feasible option for locating the street outside of the
/WQ Management Area;
2. Provided the applicant has submitted a certification signed by a
professional referenced in EC 9.4782(2) that, based on the city’s
Water Quality Function Rating System, the construction will result in
a water quality function rating equal to or greater than previously
existed; and
3. Subject to EC 9.4790 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone
Development Standards (1) through (3), (5), (6), (10) and (11);
(f) Construction of new underground utility lines not already permitted under
subsection (2) above:
1. Where, due to the physical constraints of the development area,
including, but not limited to, slope/hillsides, natural hazards, natural
resources, lot configuration or existing right of way, no reasonable
alternative route exists outside the /WQ Management Area to
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provide service to an unserved area or to connect to an existing line;
and
2. Subject to EC 9.4790 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone
Development Standards (1) through (4) and (10) and (11);
(g) Construction of water dependent structures and uses not already
permitted under subsection (2) above, and access ways to those
structures and uses, which, by their nature, cannot be located anywhere
except within the /WQ Management Area, such as boat ramps or docks.
Subject to EC 9.4790 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone Development
Standards (1) through (3), (5), (10), and (11); and
(h) Non-emergency repair or stabilization of a failing slope or eroding channel
bank that is not already permitted under subsection (2) above:
1. Subject to EC 9.4790 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone Development
Standards (1) through (3), (9) through (11); and
2. Provided the applicant submits to the planning director a report from
a registered engineer or an Oregon licensed engineering geologist
that, based on the city’s Water Quality Function Rating System, the
repair or stabilization will result in a water quality function rating
equal to or greater than previously existed.
(4) Uses Prohibited Within the /WQ Management Area.
Uses that are not
specifically allowed under subsections (2) or (3) are prohibited within the /WQ
Management Area unless an adjustment is granted pursuant to EC
9.8030(25)(c)1. Such prohibited uses include, but are not limited to the piping
of a waterway (other than culverts explicitly permitted), storage of wood,
building materials, vehicles, machinery, or other items or materials, and
dumping, piling, or disposal of refuse, fill, yard debris, pet waste, or other
material.
9.4782 Water Quality Function Rating System.
(1)
When this code requires the use of the city’s Water Quality Function Rating
System, the applicant shall comply with the requirements contained in the
administrative order adopted by the city manager pursuant to EC 2.019 City
Manager – Administrative and Rulemaking Authority and Procedures. As more
specifically described in that order, the city’s Water Quality Function Rating
System sets out a process for evaluating a specific /WQ Management Area’s
water quality function based on the presence or frequency of enumerated
characteristics.
(2)
Unless waived by the planning director, that portion of the application utilizing
the city’s Water Quality Function Rating System shall be prepared by one or
more of the following professionals:
(a) Oregon licensed architect;
(b) Oregon licensed civil or geotechnical engineer;
(c) Oregon licensed landscape architect;
(d) Oregon licensed geologist;
(e) A professionally trained botanist, biologist, ecologist or geomorphologist;
or
(f) A creek restoration specialist with a bachelor’s degree in the subject field
and at least 5 years of applied experience in botany, biology, ecology,
geomorphology or a closely related field.
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9.4784 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone – Adjustments.
(1)
Adjustments to the provisions of EC 9.4778 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone
– /WQ Management Area may be made subject to compliance with the criteria
for adjustment in EC 9.8030(25)(a) or (b).
(2)
Adjustments to the provisions of EC 9.4780 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone
– Permitted and Prohibited Uses or 9.4790 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone –
Development Standards may be made subject to compliance with the criteria
for adjustment in EC 9.8030(25)(c).
9.4786 /WR Water Quality Overlay Zone – Map Correction/Removal of Overlay Zone.
Consistent with the application requirements at EC 9.7010, proposals to correct the
Water Quality Waterways Map shall be subject to the procedures and criteria in this
section. When considering an application to remove the /WQ Water Quality Overlay
Zone from a specific lot, the provisions of this section apply instead of the zone
change procedures and criteria described at EC 9.8850 through 9.8865.
(1) Application Requirements.
Except as provided in EC 9.8005(2), the
application shall be processed under the Type II application procedure (EC
9.7200 – 9.7230).
(a) If an error on the Water Quality Waterways Map is alleged, the
application shall:
1. Identify the waterway or /WQ Management Area alleged to have
been incorrectly mapped;
2. Identify the tax lots and a description of any right-of-way alleged
to have been incorrectly included in the /WQ Management Area;
and
3. Include a description of the alleged error, the basis of the error,
including evidence such as a land survey, ortho-photo and
topographic information, and the proposed correction;
(b) If the application proposes to remove the /WQ Water Quality Overlay
Zone from a lot or parcel due to a partition, subdivision or property line
adjustment that results in a new or reconfigured lot onto which the /WQ
Management Area does not extend, the application shall:
1. Include a copy of the proposed or recorded plat for such partition,
subdivision or, for a property line adjustment, a copy of the
recorded deed and approved map; and
2. Identify the waterway or /WQ Management Area that is located
on the parent lot.
(2) Approval Criteria.
Approval shall be based on consideration of the
procedures for mapping described in EC 9.4778(1), the administrative rule
referenced therein, and compliance with the following criteria:
(a) For an allegation of error on the Water Quality Waterways Map, the
evidence submitted demonstrates that:
1. The waterway does not have a discernable streambed and side
banks;
2. The waterway does not carry water at least part of the year;
3. The waterway only provides a drainage function for surface runoff
from a roadway;
4. The waterway is a ponded area with no inlet or outlet drainage
feature;
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5. The waterway location or alignment is incorrect; or
6. The /WQ Management Area as depicted on the map extends
beyond the applicable 25 foot or 40 foot setback as described in
EC 9.4778(1);
(b) For removal of the /WQ Overlay Zone that is proposed due to a
partition, subdivision or property line adjustment:
1. The newly created lot does not include any portion of a /WQ
Management Area; and
2. In cases where the lot has not yet been recorded, removal of the
/WQ Overlay Zone shall be conditioned upon recordation.
(3)
Update of the Water Quality Waterways Map and the Eugene Overlay Zone
Map. If the Type II process described above results in the approval of a
correction to the Water Quality Waterways Map, the planning director shall
update that Map to reflect the correction. If the correction results in the
complete removal or relocation of the /WQ Management Area from a lot under
(2)(a) or a determination that the /WQ Overlay Zone should be removed or
relocated from a lot under (2)(b), the planning director shall update the
Eugene Overlay Zone Map to reflect the determination.
9.4790 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone - Development Standards.
The following
standards apply only as specifically required by EC 9.4780(3):
(1) Vegetation Removal.
Vegetation removal in order to accommodate a use
listed in EC 9.4780(3) shall comply with the following standards:
(a) Vegetation removal in excess of that allowed by EC 9.4780(2)(b) shall
be the minimum necessary to accommodate the use; and
(b) Any clearing of vegetation that is not within the footprint of uses
approved in accordance with EC 9.4780(3), or uses approved through
an adjustment approved under EC 9.8030(25), must be followed by
replanting in accordance with the requirements of subsection (2)
below.
(2) Planting and Replanting.
Planting or replanting of areas that are cleared or
graded in order to accommodate a use listed in EC 9.4780(3) and that are
located outside of the use’s footprint shall comply with the following
standards:
(a) Plantings of plants and vegetation provided they are not Invasive,
Non-Native Plant species as defined in EC 9.0500 Definitions,
including some tree or large shrub species and planted in sufficient
quantity and location to provide bank stability and to create substantial
shading of the channel during times of peak solar input;
(b) Except as required in (d) below, the plant species and plant spacing to
be utilized shall further the objective of increasing, to the greatest
extent practicable, the capacity of the /WQ Management Area to filter
pollutants from runoff that flows across the /WQ Management Area;
(c) Plant species selected for all plantings shall be appropriate to the site
given its topography, hydrology, and soil type;
(d) Areas of bare soil existing as a result of vegetation removal shall be
protected or covered consistent with EC 6.625 through EC 6.645, and
replanted or mulched and seeded with straw mulch and native seed
within 15 days of disturbance;
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(e) Disturbed areas shall be re-planted consistent with this section as
soon as practicable, but no later than March15 of the calendar year
following disturbance; and
(f) A 70% survival rate of plantings shall be guaranteed for a 3-year
period in the form of a financial deposit, bond or other means
sufficient to cover the cost to remove dead and dying species, and to
purchase and replant with living species. City staff shall be granted
access to the planted area by the property owner as a condition of
approval for this use in order to monitor the establishment of the
plantings during this 3-year period.
(3) Construction Practices.
Construction to accommodate a use listed in EC
9.4780(3) shall comply with the following standards:
(a) Construction, maintenance, repair, reconstruction and restoration
activities shall be planned and timed so as to minimize adverse impacts
to water quality;
(b) For purposes of this subsection, heavy machinery is defined as
motorized or mechanized machinery or equipment capable of
deliberately or inadvertently damaging vegetation, or damaging or
compacting soil. The following standards shall apply to use of heavy
machinery within the /WQ Management Area:
1. The use of heavy machinery shall be the minimum necessary for
the use or activity and shall be restricted to those areas where its
use is necessary;
2. The use of heavy machinery within the channel shall be limited to
the period between June 15 and September 30 except as allowed
by permit from the Army Corps of Engineers or Oregon Department
of State Lands; and
3. On sites where soils are severely compacted through the use of
heavy machinery, the soils shall be tilled or re-tilled to a depth of 6
inches.
Construction may also be subject to construction site management
practices such as the erosion prevention provisions of EC chapter 6,
which apply to, among other things, clearing, grading, grubbing,
excavation and filling.
(4) Utility Alignment.
Routing of new utility lines to accommodate a use listed in
EC 9.4780(3) shall be designed so as to minimize adverse impacts to water
quality within the /WQ Management Area to the greatest extent practicable.
(5) Paved Surfaces.
Construction of new paved surfaces to accommodate a use
listed in EC 9.4780(3) shall comply with the following standards:
(a) Impervious surfaces shall be minimized by constructing the facility or
infrastructure with as little impervious surface as allowed by city
standards and the Americans With Disabilities Act;
(b) Impervious surfaces shall be located as far from the waterway as
practicable; and
(c) For paved foot paths, lightly used access roads, or low volume parking
areas where soils and flat topography will facilitate infiltration of runoff,
pervious pavement systems, or other infiltration devices approved by the
planning director or city engineer shall be used in lieu of standard
impervious paving surfaces to increase infiltration of stormwater where
practicable. For the purposes of this subsection, gravel surfaces are
considered pervious unless they cover impervious surfaces or are
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compacted to a degree that causes their rational method runoff
coefficient to exceed 0.8, determined in accordance with the city’s
adopted Public Improvement Design Standards Manual.
(6) Stream and Channel Crossings.
Bridges, culverts or other structures that
cross waterways permitted under EC 9.4780(3) shall comply with the following
standards:
(a) Crossings shall be designed and constructed in a manner that results in
the least physical impact to the waterway, utilizing a minimum width,
appropriate invert elevations and slope, and aligned at right angles to
the waterway whenever practicable;
(b) Culverts and bridges shall not increase or decrease water depth,
velocity or flow rate upstream or downstream from the culvert, except as
necessary to address conveyance needs identified in the city’s adopted
Stormwater Management Manual or as otherwise allowed or required by
this code;
(c) When a culvert 72 inches in diameter or greater would be required,
bridges shall be utilized, or box or arch culverts with bottoms filled to a
depth of at least 12 inches with stone; and
(d) Stream banks and stream beds must be stabilized at crossings, using
vegetative bio-engineering methods to the maximum extent practicable.
(7) Hydrology.
Existing hydrology shall be maintained unless modification of
hydrology is an element of an approved use and/or intended to improve water
quality to minimize flow concentration, downcutting, and erosion.
(8) Stormwater Discharges.
(a) Improvements shall not increase or decrease stormwater conveyance
capacity either upstream or downstream of improvements except as
necessary to address conveyance needs identified in the city’s adopted
Stormwater Management Manual, or as otherwise allowed or required
by this code;
(b) Improvements shall meet the stormwater development standards of EC
9.6790 through EC 9.6797; and
(c) Flow spreaders and energy dissipaters shall be utilized to prevent
erosive impacts to protected areas from stormwater discharges where
practicable to avoid concentrating stormwater discharges.
(9) Repair and Reconstruction of Stream Banks and Channels.
Bio-
engineering methods are to be used to repair stream bank failures and
channel erosion problems and to reconstruct stream banks and channels
except where those methods by themselves would be ineffective. Where bio-
engineering alone is inadequate, stones and boulders may be used to
augment bank repair efforts, dissipate energy or control flows.
(10) Removal of Materials Harmful to Water Quality.
All refuse, toxics, fill,
unauthorized auto bodies, or similar materials located within the /WQ
Management Area that are harmful to water quality or that limit the filtration of
pollutants from runoff that flows across the /WQ Management Area shall be
removed.
(11) Protect Management Area During Construction.
Prior to engaging in the
use authorized under EC 9.4780(3), the applicant shall demarcate the /WQ
Management Area setback area by a prominent and continuous protective
feature indicating a “No Disturbance Area.” No site preparation, including but
not limited to vegetation removal, may take place within 50 feet of the /WQ
Management Area, until the city has verified the required demarcation.
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Section 4.
Section 9.7055 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding an
entry for “/WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone” in alphabetical order therein to provide:
9.7055 Applications and Review Authorities.
Table 9.7055 Applications and Review
Authorities, lists applications and the typical review authorities for the decision and
the appeal of the decision. To accommodate a request for concurrent review, the
city may instead review multiple applications according to the highest applicable
type.
Table 9.7055 Applications and Review Authorities
R = Recommendation, D = Decision Maker, A = Appeal Review Authority
ApplicationTypePlanningHearings Historic PlanningCity
DirectorOfficialReview CommissionCouncil
Board
/WQ Water Quality Overlay
Zone
- Map or Zone Error (See EC
9.4786) IIDA
Section 5.
Table 9.7205 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding an entry for
“/WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone” in alphabetical order therein to provide:
9.7205 Type II Application Requirements and Criteria Reference.
The following
applications are typically reviewed under the Type II review process according to the
requirements and criteria set forth for each application as reflected in the beginning
reference column in Table 9.7205. To accommodate a request for concurrent
review, the city may instead review multiple applications according to the highest
applicable type.
Table 9.7205 Type II Application Requirements and Criteria
Type II ApplicationsBeginning Reference
/WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone – Map Correction/Removal of Overlay EC 9.4786(3)
Zone
Section 6.
The paragraph following Table 9.7305 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended
to provide:
9.7305 Type III Application Requirements and Criteria Reference.
The following
applications are typically reviewed under the Type III review process according to
the requirements and criteria set forth for each application as reflected in the
beginning reference column in Table 9.7305. To accommodate a request for
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concurrent review, the city may instead review multiple applications according to the
highest applicable type.
Table 9.7305 Type III Application Requirements and Criteria
Type III ApplicationsBeginning Reference
Adjustment Review (when part of a Type III Application) EC 9.8015
Conditional Use Permits (CUP) EC 9.8075
Historic Landmark Designation EC 9.8150
Planned Unit Development, Tentative Plan EC 9.8300
Willamette Greenway Permit EC 9.8800
Zone Changes* EC 9.8850
*Zone changes processed concurrently with a Metro Plan amendment, the adoption
or amendment of a refinement plan, or a land use code amendment shall follow the
applicable procedure for the amendment. A zone change to apply the /ND overlay
zone shall be processed according to EC 9.4260. Removal of the /WQ overlay zone
is controlled by EC 9.4786. Removal of the /WR overlay zone is controlled by EC
9.4960.
Section 7.
Subsection (3) of Section 9.7820 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to
provide:
9.7820 Annexation – Procedures.
(3)
Land annexed to the city according to the procedures in EC 9.7800 – 9.7835
shall be automatically rezoned as of the effective date of the annexation from
Lane County land zones and zoning overlays to equivalent Eugene zones and
overlay zones as shown in Table 9.7820 Equivalent Zones and Overlay Zones.
Table 9.7820 Equivalent Zones and Overlay Zones
Urbanizable Land Zones Eugene Zones
AG/UL Agricultural AG Agricultural
PL/UL Public Land PL Public Land
R-1/UL Low-Density Residential R-1 Low Density Residential
R-2/UL Medium-Density Residential R-2 Medium Density Residential
GO/UL General Office GO General Office
C-1/UL Neighborhood Commercial C-1 Neighborhood Commercial
C-2/UL Community Commercial C-2 Community Commercial
I-2/UL Light-Medium Industrial I-2 Light-Medium Industrial
I-3/UL Heavy Industrial I-3 Heavy Industrial
Urbanizable Land Zoning Overlay Eugene Overlay Zones
/SR Site Review /SR Site Review
/CAS Commercial Airport Safety /CAS Commercial Airport Safety
/WR Water Resources Conservation /WR Water Resources Conservation
Overlay Zone Overlay Zone
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For purposes of this section, land that is also within an area identified as a
Nodal Development Area on the Metro Plan Diagram shall be automatically
included in the Eugene /ND Nodal Development Overlay Zone. A parcel that
was identified on Exhibit C to Ordinance No. 20430 as one to which the /WQ
Water Quality Overlay Zone should be applied upon annexation, or any portion
of such a parcel that contains a /WQ Management Area, will also automatically
be changed to include the /WQ Overlay Zone. The official city zoning map
shall be amended to reflect the change of zone.
Section 8.
Subsection (2) of Section 9.8005 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to
provide:
9.8005Applicability and Effect of Application Requirements, Criteria, and Concurrent
Review.
(2)
If an initial proposal also requires an application be submitted for one or more
of the following:
(a) Adjustment review;
(b) Site review;
(c) Conditional use permit;
(d) Planned unit development;
(e) Zone change;
(e) Willamette Greenway permit; or
(f) Standards review,
the applicant may elect to have the applications reviewed concurrently
according to the highest application type. All other provisions of this code
would continue to apply to each application, including, but not limited to, the
approval criteria.
Section 9.
The lead sentence of Subsection (1) of Section 9.8025 of the Eugene Code,
1971, is amended, and a new Subsection (3) added thereto, to provide:
9.8025 Adjustment Review – General Requirements.
(1)
Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the adjustment review
application shall be prepared by one or more of the following professionals
unless waived by the planning director:
(3) Unless waived by the planning director:
(a) An application for adjustment review under EC 9.8030(25)(a) and (b)
shall be prepared by one or more of the following professionals:
1. Oregon licensed architect;
2. Oregon licensed civil engineer;
3. Oregon licensed landscape architect; or
4. Oregon licensed land surveyor.
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(b) An application for adjustment review under EC 9.8030(25)(c) shall be
prepared by one or more of the following professionals:
1. Oregon licensed architect;
2. Oregon licensed civil or geotechnical engineer;
3. Oregon licensed landscape architect;
4. Oregon licensed geologist;
5. A professionally trained botanist, biologist, ecologist or
geomorphologist; or
6. A creek restoration specialist with a bachelor’s degree in the
subject field and at least 5 years of applied experience in botany,
biology, ecology, geomorphology or a closely related field.
Section 10.
Section 9.8030 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended, by adding a new
Subsection (25) thereto, to provide:
9.8030 Adjustment Review - Approval Criteria.
The planning director shall approve,
conditionally approve, or deny an adjustment review application. Approval or
conditional approval shall be based on compliance with the following applicable
criteria.
(25) /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone Adjustment.
In accordance with EC
9.4784, a provision of the /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone may be adjusted
only upon a finding that the proposed adjustment meets criterion (a), (b), or (c)
below:
(a) Adjustment to Applicable Setback to Limit /WQ Management Area to
33% of Development Site. For any parcel greater than 6,000 square
feet (not eligible for an automatic setback reduction under EC
9.4778(2)), the city shall make an adjustment to the applicable setback
set out at EC 9.4778(1)(b) and (c) if no previous adjustment under this
section has been approved for the specific portion of the /WQ
Management Area and all of the following are met:
1. More than 33 percent of the development site, as defined in EC
9.0500, is occupied by the /WQ Management Area alone or in
combination with a /WR Conservation Area;
2. The proposed reduction in the applicable setback will result in the
/WQ Management Area, alone or in combination with a /WR
Conservation Area constituting no less than 33 percent of the
development site;
3. The new boundary of the /WQ Management Area shall be located:
a. Parallel to the original boundary (closer to the waterway); or
b. Through the application of setback averaging. Setback
averaging shall be accomplished by expanding the /WQ
Management Area in an undeveloped area of the
development site, and reducing it in another area of the
development site;
4. For either the parallel adjustment in 3.a above or the setback
averaging adjustment in 3.b. above, the applicable setback is not
reduced by more than 15 feet for a 25 foot setback or more than
20 feet for a 40-foot setback unless further reduction is necessary
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to achieve the reduction in the /WQ Management Area to 33%,
and in no case shall the setback boundary be located within the
waterway channel;
5. For parcels 13,500 square feet or greater, the water quality
function rating when the proposed adjustment is implemented will
be equal to or greater than the pre-adjustment water quality
function rating for the /WQ Management Area based on the city’s
Water Quality Function Rating System; and
6. Removal of all refuse, toxics, fill, unauthorized auto bodies, or
similar materials located within the /WQ Management Area that
are harmful to water quality or that limit the filtration of pollutants
from runoff that flows across the /WQ Management Area shall be
a condition of approval.
(b) Adjustment to Applicable Setback Due to Development Constraints. For
a parcel containing a /WQ Management Area, an adjustment to the
applicable setback provisions of EC 9.4778(1)(b) and (c) shall be made if
no previous adjustment under this section has been approved for the
specific portion of the /WQ Management Area, consistent with the
following:
1. The adjustment is necessary due to development constraints on the
lot caused by the unique physical characteristics of the lot, including
but not limited to narrow lot dimensions, irregular shape, and the
relationship of these characteristics to the location and extent of the
/WQ Management Area;
2. The adjustment is the minimum necessary to allow the proposed
use;
3. Except as provided under (b)4. below, the new setback boundary
shall be located through the application of setback averaging with
no overall reduction in the /WQ Management Area. Setback
averaging shall be accomplished by expanding the /WQ
Management Area in an undeveloped area of the development site
and reducing it in another area of the development site, provided:
a. At any location, the applicable setback is not reduced by more
than 15 feet for a 25-foot setback or by more than 20 feet for a
40-foot setback; and
b. The water quality function rating when the proposed
adjustment is implemented will be equal to or greater than the
pre-adjustment water quality function rating for the /WQ
Management Area based on the city’s Water Quality Function
Rating System;
4. If, after applying the provisions of (b)3. above, the parcel remains
physically constrained as described in (b)1. above, then the overall
/WQ Management Area may be reduced. The new setback
boundary shall be located:
a. Parallel to the original boundary (closer to the waterway); or
b. Through the application of setback averaging. Setback
averaging shall be accomplished by expanding the /WQ
Management Area in an undeveloped area of the development
site, and reducing it in another area of the development site.
c. For either the parallel adjustment in 4.a. or the setback
averaging adjustment in 4.b., the applicable setback is not
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reduced by more than 15 feet for a 25-foot setback or by more
than 20 feet for a 40-foot setback;
d. For either the parallel adjustment in 4.a. or the setback
averaging adjustment in 4.b., the water quality function rating
when the proposed adjustment is implemented will be at least
150% of the pre-adjustment water quality function rating for
the /WQ Management Area based on the city’s Water Quality
Function Rating System.
5. Removal of all refuse, toxics, fill, unauthorized auto bodies, or
similar materials located within the /WQ Management Area that are
harmful to water quality or that limit the filtration of pollutants from
runoff that flows across the /WQ Management Area shall be a
condition of approval.
(c) Adjustment to Allowed Uses and Development Standards. For property
containing a /WQ Management Area, an adjustment to the provisions of
EC 9.4780 or EC 9.4790 shall be made consistent with the following:
1. If the proposed adjustment is to allow a use that is otherwise
prohibited under EC 9.4780(4), one of the following shall apply:
a. General Use Adjustment.
(1) The proposed use is of similar nature to a specific use
listed in EC 9.4780(2) or (3);
(2) The applicant has submitted evidence through a qualified
professional that the proposed use will have a water
quality impact similar to the specific use identified
pursuant to a.(1) above; and
(3) The applicant has shown compliance with any standards
applicable to the specific use identified pursuant to a.(1),
above.
b. Public Transportation System Improvements.
(1) The use or activity is:
(a) Necessary to construct a transportation facility
included on a financially constrained or illustrative
table in the federally approved Regional
Transportation Plan; or
(b) Necessary to protect the public safety by ensuring
the structural integrity of existing flood control
structures; and
(2) The applicant has demonstrated that, based on the city’s
Water Quality Function Rating System (see EC 9.4782),
the project will result in a water quality function rating
equal to or greater than previously existed.
(3) If the applicant demonstrates that it is not feasible to
meet the standards described in (c)1.a.(3) above, the
applicant shall, instead, make improvements to another
/WQ waterway over which the applicant also has
management control. The applicant shall demonstrate
that, based on the city’s Water Quality Function Rating
System (see EC 9.4782), such improvements will result
in an increase in the water quality function rating of that
waterway by an amount that is equal to or greater than
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the rating of the subject waterway prior to the approved
adjustment.
2. If the proposed adjustment is to a development standard of EC
9.4790, the applicant has provided evidence that the proposed
alternative approach for effectively addressing a specific water
quality concern is equal to or greater than the standard that would
be otherwise required.
Section 11.
Subsection (1)(c) of Section 9.8055 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is
amended to provide:
9.8055 Cluster Subdivision- Approval Criteria - General.
The planning director shall
approve, approve with conditions, or deny a proposed cluster subdivision. Approval
or approval with conditions shall be based on the following:
(1)
The proposed subdivision complies with:
(c) Within the /WR Water Resources Conservation Overlay Zone or the
/WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone, no new lot may be created if more
than 33% of the lot, as created, would be occupied by either:
1. The combined area of the /WR conservation setback and any
portion of the Goal 5 Water Resource Site that extends landward
beyond the conservation setback; or
2. The /WQ Management Area;
Section 12.
Subsection (1)(a) of Section 9.8215 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is
amended to provide:
9.8215 Partition, Tentative Plan Approval Criteria- General.
The planning director shall
approve, approve with conditions, or deny a partition, with findings and conclusions.
Approval, or approval with conditions, shall be based on compliance with the
following criteria:
(1)
The proposed partition complies with all of the following:
(a) Lot standards of EC 9.2000 through 9.3915 regarding applicable parcel
dimensions and density requirements. Within the /WR Water Resources
Conservation Overlay Zone or the /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone, no
new lot may be created if more than 33% of the lot, as created, would
be occupied by either:
1. The combined area of the /WR conservation setback and any
portion of the Goal 5 Water Resource Site that extends landward
beyond the conservation setback; or
2. The /WQ Management Area.
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Section 13.
Subsection (2)(a) of Section 9.8220 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is
amended to provide:
9.8220 Partition, Tentative Plan Approval Criteria- Needed Housing.
The planning
director shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the partition application.
Unless the applicant elects to use the general criteria contained in EC 9.8215
Partition, Tentative Plan Approval Criteria- General, where the applicant proposes
needed housing, as defined by the State statutes, the planning director shall
approve or approve with conditions a partition based on compliance with the
following criteria:
(2)
The proposed partition complies with all of the following:
(a) Lot standards of EC 9.2000 through 9.3915 regarding applicable parcel
dimensions and density requirements. Within the /WR Water Resources
Conservation Overlay Zone or /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone, no new
lot may be created if more than 33% of the lot, as created, would be
occupied by either:
1. The combined area of the /WR conservation setback and any
portion of the Goal 5 Water Resource Site that extends landward
beyond the conservation setback; or
2. The /WQ Management Area.
Section 14.
Subsection (11)(a) of Section 9.8320 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is
amended to provide:
9.8320Tentative Planned Unit Development Approval Criteria- General
. The hearings
official shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny a tentative PUD application
with findings and conclusions. Decisions approving an application, or approving
with conditions shall be based on compliance with the following criteria:
(11)
The PUD complies with all of the following:
(a) EC 9.2000 through 9.3915 regarding lot dimensions and density
requirements for the subject zone. Within the /WR Water Resources
Conservation Overlay Zone or /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone, no new
lot may be created if more than 33% of the lot, as created, would be
occupied by either:
1. The combined area of the /WR conservation setback and any
portion of the Goal 5 Water Resource Site that extends landward
beyond the conservation setback; or
2. The /WQ Management Area.
Section 15.
Subsection (7)(a) of Section 9.8325 of the Eugene Code, 1971 is
amended to provide:
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9.8325 Tentative Planned Unit Development Approval Criteria - Needed Housing.
The
hearings official shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the PUD application
with findings and conclusions. Unless the applicant elects to use the general criteria
contained in EC 9.8320 Tentative Planned Unit Development Approval Criteria -
General, where the applicant proposes needed housing, as defined by the State
statutes, the hearings official shall approve or approve with conditions a PUD based
on compliance with the following criteria:
(7)
The PUD complies with all of the following:
(a) EC 9.2000 through 9.3915 regarding lot dimensions and density
requirements for the subject zone. Within the /WR Water Resources
Conservation Overlay Zone or /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone, no
new lot may be created if more than 33% of the lot, as created, would
be occupied by either:
1. The combined area of the /WR conservation setback and any
portion of the Goal 5 Water Resource Site that extends landward
beyond the conservation setback; or
2. The /WQ Management Area.
Section 16.
Subsection (5) of Section 9.8415 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is
amended to provide:
9.8415Property Line Adjustment Approval Criteria.
The planning director shall
approve, approve with conditions, or deny the property line adjustment application.
Approval or approval with conditions shall be based on compliance with the
following criteria:
(5)
Within the /WR Water Resources Conservation Overlay Zone or /WQ Water
Quality Overlay Zone, no new lot may be created if more than 33% of the lot,
as created, would be occupied by either:
(a) The combined area of the /WR conservation setback and any portion of
the Goal 5 Water Resource Site that extends landward beyond the
conservation setback; or
(b) The /WQ Management Area.
Section 17.
Section 9.8470 of the Eugene Code, 1971 is amended, to provide:
9.8470 Standards Review Approval Criteria.
The decision-maker shall determine
whether the application is in compliance with the standards setout in the code
section that calls for standards review.
Section 18.
Section 9.8472 of the Eugene Code, 1971 is amended, to provide:
9.8472 Standards Review – Application Requirements.
In addition to the provisions in
EC 9.7010 Application Filing, applications for uses subject to standards review
under EC 9.4780(3) or EC 9.4930(3) shall be subject to the following requirements:
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(1)
Unless waived by the planning director, the application shall be prepared by
one or more of the following professionals:
(a) Oregon licensed architect.
(b) Oregon licensed civil engineer.
(c) Oregon licensed landscape architect.
(d) For applications submitted under EC 9.4780(3), a professionally trained
botanist, biologist, ecologist, or geomorphologist or creek restoration
specialist with a bachelor’s degree in the subject field and at least 5 years
of applied experience in botany, biology, ecology, geomorphology, or a
closely related field, or an Oregon licensed geologist.
(e) For applications submitted under EC 9.4930(3), a professionally trained
botanist or biologist, with sufficient training and experience in planning
and design to evaluate consistency of the application with all applicable
standards.
(2)
Unless waived by the planning director, if the application submitted under EC
9.4930(3) is not prepared by a professionally trained botanist or biologist, one
or more of the professionals preparing the application shall have sufficient
professional expertise and training in field botany or related biological sciences
to evaluate consistency of the application with application standards.
(3)
The application shall include a site plan that shows sufficient detail and
supporting narrative information to demonstrate compliance with applicable
standards. Unless waived by the planning director, the site plan shall be
prepared by an Oregon licensed civil engineer or Oregon licensed surveyor.
(4)
The site plan and application shall be signed by each of the professionals
preparing the application, certifying that the application is true and correct to
the best of his or her professional ability, and that, if applicable, the
professional standards of his or her profession have been met therein.
Section 19.
Section 9.8474 of the Eugene Code, 1971 is amended, to provide:
9.8474 Standards Review – Modification.
Modification of an approved standards review
granted pursuant to EC 9.4780(3) or 9.4930(3) may be requested following the Type
II process. The planning director shall approve the request if it complies with the
following criteria:
(1)
The proposed modification is consistent with the conditions of the original
approval.
(2)
The proposed modification will not result in a greater impact to the resource
than permitted by the initial approval.
If the planning director determines that the modification is not consistent with the
above criteria, the proposed modification may not occur until a new standards
review application is submitted and reviewed based on the Type II application
procedures in section 9.7200 and the requirements and criteria in sections 9.4770-
9.4790 or 9.4900-9.4980. Nothing in this section shall preclude the applicant from
initially submitting the requested modification as a new standards review application.
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Section 20.
Subsection (1)(a) of Section 9.8515 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is
amended to provide:
9.8515 Subdivision, Tentative Plan Approval Criteria - General.
The planning director
shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny a proposed subdivision. Approval,
or approval with conditions shall be based on compliance with the following criteria:
(1)
The proposed subdivision complies with the following:
(a) EC 9.2000 through 9.3915 regarding lot dimensions and density
requirements for the subject zone. Within the /WR Water Resources
Conservation Overlay Zone or /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone, no new
lot may be created if more than 33% of the lot, as created, would be
occupied by either:
1. The combined area of the /WR conservation setback and any
portion of the Goal 5 Water Resource Site that extends landward
beyond the conservation setback; or
2. The /WQ Management Area;
Section 21.
Subsection (3)(a) of Section 9.8520 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is
amended to provide:
9.8520 Subdivision, Tentative Plan Approval Criteria- Needed Housing.
The planning
director shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the subdivision application.
Unless the applicant elects to use the general criteria contained in EC 9.8515
Subdivision, Tentative Plan Approval Criteria- General, where the applicant
proposes needed housing, as defined by the State statutes, the planning director
shall approve or approve with conditions a subdivision based on compliance with
the following criteria:
(3)
The proposed subdivision complies with all of the following:
(a) EC 9.2000 through 9.3915 regarding lot dimensions and density
requirements for the subject zone. Within the /WR Water Resources
Conservation Overlay Zone or /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone, no
new lot may be created if more than 33% of the lot, as created, would
be occupied by either:
1. The combined area of the /WR conservation setback and any
portion of the Goal 5 Water Resource Site that extends landward
beyond the conservation setback; or
2. The /WQ Management Area.
Section 22.
Section 9.8855 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding a
new Subsection (6) thereto, to provide:
9.8855Applicability.
Changes in zoning, including the application of or change of an
overlay zone or special area zone shall be processed as a Type III application as
provided in EC 9.7300 through EC 9.7340 Type III Application Procedures, with the
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following exceptions:
(6) The proposed zone change is to remove the /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone,
in which case the zone change shall be processed as described in EC 9.4786.
Section 23.
Subsection (4) of Section 9.8865 of the Eugene Code, 1971 is
amended by adding a new subsection (p) thereto, and relettering the current
subsections (p), (q) and (r), to (q), (r) and (s) to provide:
9.8865 Zone Change Approval Criteria.
Approval of a zone change application, including
the designation of an overlay zone, shall not be approved unless it meets all of the
following criteria:
(4)
The proposed zone change is consistent with the applicable siting
requirements set out for the specific zone in:
(p) EC 9.4776 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone Siting Requirements (only
for the purposes of adding the overlay zone. See EC 9.4786.).
(q) EC 9.4915 /WR Water Resources Conservation Overlay Zone Siting
Requirements (only for the purposes of adding the overlay zone. See
EC 9.4960.).
(r) EC 9.4815 /WB Wetland Buffer Overlay Zone Siting Requirements.
(s) An uncodified ordinance establishing a site specific S-H Historic Special
Area Zone, a copy of which is maintained at the city’s planning and
development department.
Section 24.
Ordinance No. 20194 and Sections 6.650, 6.655, 6.660, 6.665, and
6.670 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are repealed.
Section 25.
The Map on the attached compact disc (Exhibit A-1), depicting the
location of lot lines, applicable setback measurement points (centerline or top of high
bank) and /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone Management Areas, is hereby adopted as
the City’s official Water Quality Waterways Map. The Map, attached hereto as Exhibit
A-2, is a printed copy of the Water Quality Waterways Map attached only for illustrative
purposes. As provided by EC 9.4786(3), future amendments to the Map may be
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effected by an administrative order of the City Manager adopted pursuant to Section
2.019 of the Eugene Code, 1971.
Section 26.
The /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone is hereby applied to the
properties listed on Exhibit B hereto and the Eugene Overlay Zone Map is amended to
add the /WQ Overlay Zone to those properties.
Section 27.
The City Council adopts Exhibit C hereto as the list of properties to
which the /WQ Overlay Zone should be applied upon annexation.
Section 28.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision
and that holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 29.
Although not part of this Ordinance, the City Council adopts the
Legislative Findings set forth in the attached Exhibit D in support of this action.
Section 30.
The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the concurrence of the
City Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained
herein or in other provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added,
amended, or repealed herein.
Section 31.
Notwithstanding the effective date of ordinances as provided in the
Eugene Charter of 2002, this Ordinance shall become effective at midnight on June 10,
2009.
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Exhibit A-1
Placeholder for
Compact Disc / Water Quality Waterways Map
AttachmentA-ExhibitB(page1of2)
ListofAffectedTaxlotsInsideCityLimits
CityofEugeneWaterQualityProtectedWaterways(March2009)
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381703173101802851703174211400132170416410550017917042023161002261704271400116
391703173102000861703183200422133170416410560018017042111016002271704271400132
401703173102101871703194401100134170416410570018117042111017002281704271401600
411703173102201881703203305800135170416410640018217042111042002291704271401700
421703173102300891703203306300136170416410650018317042111043002301704271402100
43170317310240090170328300160013717041641066001841704211106700
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46170317410520093170330100130214017041641080001871704214404400
47170317410530094170402130050014117041641081001881704214404500
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AttachmentA-ExhibitB(page2of2)
ListofAffectedTaxlotsInsideCityLimits
CityofEugeneWaterQualityProtectedWaterways(March2009)
NumberTaxlotNumberNumberTaxlotNumberNumberTaxlotNumberNumberTaxlotNumberNumberTaxlotNumber
23117042714022002601704281108500289180307220110831818031740214013471804012312806
23217042714057002611704281108600290180307220210131918031740214023481804012312807
23317042714057012621704281114900291180307220210232018031740235003491804012313000
23417042714065002631704281401000292180307220210332118031813025003501804012313306
23517042714066002641704281401100293180307330080732218031813028003511804012313307
23617042723010022651704281401200294180307330080832318031813034003521804012313309
23717042723010052661704281401901295180307330080932418031813036003531804012313310
23817042724003002671803033303100296180307330081032518031824121003541804013202903
23917042724003012681803033303200297180307330081132618031824122003551804013203000
24017042724014002691803042307300298180316200030632718031824123003561804013203100
24117042724014132701803042308100299180316200050032818031824124003571804013203200
24217042724014142711803042308200300180316200050132918031830002003581804013203300
24317042724022022721803042308300301180316200050233018031831030003591804030000700
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2581704281108300287180307220110031618031740016003451804012312803
2591704281108400288180307220110731718031740213003461804012312804
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AttachmentA-ExhibitC
ListofAffectedTaxlotsOutsideCityLimitsandWithinUGB
CityofEugeneWaterQualityProtectedWaterways(March2009)
NumberTaxlotNumberNumberTaxlotNumberNumberTaxlotNumberNumberTaxlotNumber
116043543056004717040911025009317041422022661391704234100202
216043543057004817040911029009417041422022671401704234100300
316043543076004917040911030009517041422022681411704234100400
416043543077005017040911030019617041422023001421704234100500
516043543086005117040911031009717041434022001431704234100501
616043543087005217040911032009817041434044001441704234100502
716043543089005317040911032019917041434046001451704234101200
8160435430930054170409110320210017041434105001461704234101300
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10160435430950056170410000170010217041443035001481704234101500
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4617040911020009217041422022651381704234100201
AttachmentA-ExhibitD
LegislativeFindings
toOrdinanceNo.__________
(LegislativelyUpdated)
CodeAmendments.
EugeneCodeSection9.8065requiresthatthefollowingcriteria(inbold
anditalic)beappliedtoacodeamendment.
(1)IsconsistentwithapplicablestatewideplanninggoalsasadoptedbytheLand
ConservationandDevelopmentCommission.
Goal1CitizenInvolvement:Todevelopacitizeninvolvementprogramthatinsuresthe
opportunityforcitizenstobeinvolvedinallphasesoftheplanningprocess.
TheCityofEugenelandusecodeimplementsStatewidePlanningGoal1byrequiringthat
noticeoftheproposedamendmentsbegivenandpublichearingsbeheldpriortoadoption.
TheprocessleadinguptothedevelopmentoftheWaterQualityWaterwaysOrdinancehas
providednumerousopportunitiesforcitizeninvolvement.InJune2006,thecityhostedanOpen
Housetoprovideinformationandreceiveinputonapreliminaryproposalforwaterquality
waterwayprotection.Noticeoftheopenhousewassenttoallpotentiallyaffectedproperty
owners,andalistofover300interestedpersons.Anewsreleaseabouttheopenhousewas
issuedandadisplayadwasplacedinthelocalnewspaper.Awebsitewasestablishedtoconvey
informationabouttheproposal,thecitizeninvolvementandadoptionprocess,andstaffcontact
information.ThreenewspaperarticleswerepublishedinthelocalpaperbetweenJune2006and
August2006regardingtheproposal.Subsequenttotheopenhouse,betweenAugust2006and
March2007,fourseparatepostcardsweresenttoallpotentiallyaffectedpropertyownersand
interestedpersonstoconveythemostup-to-dateprocessandtimeline,aprojectwebaddressfor
additionalinformation,andstaffcontactinformation.Sitevisitswereconducteduponrequestto
confirmtheaccuracyoftheCitysdigitalinformationregardingtheexistenceandlocationof
waterways,andtheapplicabilityoftheproposedprotectionstoindividualsites.Presentations
abouttheproposalweremadetointerestedgroupsuponrequest.Thecitizeninputreceivedon
thepreliminaryproposalresultedinsignificantchangesandinNovember2007,anotice
describingtherevisedproposalwassenttoallpotentiallyaffectedpropertyownersand
interestedpersonswithanupdatedpublichearingandadoptionschedule.
TheCityofEugeneslandusecodeimplementsStatewidePlanningGoal1byrequiringthat
noticeoftheproposedlandusecodeamendmentsbegivenandpublichearingsbeheldpriorto
adoption.ConsiderationofthisordinancebeganwithaEugenePlanningCommissionwork
sessiononJanuary14,2008.OnJanuary15,2008,apublichearingwasheldbeforetheEugene
PlanningCommissionontheproposedamendments.DepartmentofLandConservationand
Developmentnotice,noticetoaffectedpropertyowners,PlanningCommissioners,neighborhood
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groupleadersandinterestedpersons,aswellasalegalnoticeinthelocalnewspaperwere
providedforthathearing.
AworksessionwiththeEugeneCityCouncilwasheldonMay12,2008,andaCityCouncil
publichearingwasconductedonMay19,2008,forwhichnoticetoaffectedpropertyowners,
PlanningCommissioners,neighborhoodgroupleadersandinterestedpersons,aswellasalegal
noticeinthelocalnewspaperwereprovided.Threepeopletestifiedatthepublichearing,and23
piecesofpublictestimonywerereceivedthroughthepublichearingproceedings.Afollowup
worksessionwasheldonJune18,2008andagainonJanuary28,2009forpurposesof
consideringpurchasingconservationeasementsasanalternativeapproachtoregulatory
protections.TheEugeneCityCouncilisscheduledtotakeactionontheproposedordinanceon
March9,2009.
Theprojectwebsiteisregularlyupdatedtoinforminterestedpersonsofthestatusofthe
proposal,andprovideslinkstoCityCouncilmaterials,adetailedmapshowingtheproposed
protectedareas,otherrelatedinformation.
TheprocessforadoptingtheseamendmentscomplieswithGoal1sinceitcomplieswith,and
surpassestherequirementsoftheStatescitizeninvolvementprovisions.
Goal2-LandUsePlanning:Toestablishalanduseplanningprocessandpolicyframeworkas
abasisforalldecisionsandactionsrelatedtouseoflandandtoassureanadequatefactual
baseforsuchdecisionsandactions.
TheEugene-SpringfieldMetropolitanAreaGeneralPlan(MetroPlan)isapolicytoolthat
providesabasisfordecision-makinginthisarea.TheMetroPlanwasacknowledgedbythe
Statein1982tobeincompliancewithstatewideplanninggoals.TheEugeneComprehensive
StormwaterManagementPlan(CSWMP),arefinementtotheMetroPlanspecificallyrelatedto
reducingstormwaterpollution,adoptedbytheCityofEugeneonly,providesadditionalpolicy
basisfordecision-makinginthisarea.CSWMPwasacknowledgedbytheStatetobein
compliancewithstatewideplanninggoals.
Thesefindingsandrecordshowthatthereisanadequatefactualbasefordecisionstobemade
concerningtheproposedamendments.Goal2requiresthatplansbecoordinatedwiththeplans
ofaffectedgovernmentalunitsandthatopportunitiesbeprovidedforreviewandcommentby
affectedgovernmentalunits.TheGoal2coordinationrequirementismetwhentheCityengages
inanexchange,orinvitessuchanexchange,betweenthecityandanyaffectedgovernmental
unitandwhentheCityusestheinformationobtainedintheexchangetobalancetheneedsofthe
citizens.TocomplywiththeGoal2coordinationrequirement,theCityprovidedinformation
andsoughtinputontheseproposedlandusecodeamendmentsfromallaffectedgovernmental
units.Specifically,LaneCounty,OregonDepartmentofTransportation,EugeneWater&
ElectricBoardandotheraffectedgovernmentalagencieswerenotifiedasaffectedproperty
ownersoftheJune2006OpenHouseandsubsequentscheduleupdatesandchangestothe
proposal.CitystaffcommunicatedwithLaneCountystaff,OregonDepartmentof
Transportationstaff,andEugeneWater&ElectricBoardstaffduringthedevelopmentofthis
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proposaltoobtaintheirinputwhichwassubsequentlyfactoredintotheupdatedproposal.There
arenoGoal2exceptionsrequiredforthisordinance.
Goal3-AgriculturalLand:Topreserveandmaintainagriculturallands.
Goal3isnotapplicabletothisordinanceasthesubjectsitesandactionsdonotaffectany
agriculturalplandesignationoruse.Goal3excludeslandsinsideanacknowledgedurban
growthboundaryfromthedefinitionofagriculturallands.Sincetheordinanceonlyappliesto
landentirelywithintheacknowledgedurbangrowthboundary,Goal3isnotrelevantandthe
ordinancedoesnotaffecttheareascompliancewithStatewidePlanningGoal3.
Goal4-ForestLand:Toconserveforestlands.
Goal4isnotapplicabletothisordinanceasthesubjectsitesandactionsdonotaffectanyforest
plandesignationoruse.Goal4doesnotapplywithinurbangrowthboundariesand,therefore,
doesnotapplytotheadoptionofthisordinance.Goal4isnotrelevantandtheordinancedoes
notaffecttheareascompliancewithStatewidePlanningGoal4.
Goal5-OpenSpaces,ScenicandHistoricAreas,andNaturalResources:Toconserveopen
spaceandprotectnaturalandscenicresources.
Thefollowingadministrativerule(OAR660-023-0250)isapplicabletothispost-
acknowledgementplanamendment(PAPA)request:
(3)LocalgovernmentsarenotrequiredtoapplyGoal5inconsiderationofaPAPAunless
thePAPAaffectsaGoal5resource.Forpurposesofthissection,aPAPAwouldaffecta
Goal5resourceonlyif:
(a)ThePAPAcreatesoramendsaresourcelistoraportionofanacknowledged
planorlanduseregulationadoptedinordertoprotectasignificantGoal5
resourceortoaddressspecificrequirementsofGoal5;
(b)ThePAPAallowsnewusesthatcouldbeconflictinguseswithaparticular
significantGoal5resourcesiteonanacknowledgedresourcelist;or
(c)ThePAPAamendsanacknowledgedUGBandfactualinformationissubmitted
demonstratingthataresourcesite,ortheimpactareasofsuchasite,isincluded
intheamendedUGBarea.
TheareasregulatedbythisordinancedonotincludeGoal5resourcesites.Theproposed
amendmentsdonotcreateoramendalistofGoal5resources,donotamendaplanorcode
provisionadoptedinordertoprotectasignificantGoal5resourceortoaddressspecific
requirementsofGoal5,donotallownewusesthatcouldbeconflictinguseswithaparticular
Goal5resourcesite,anddonotamendtheacknowledgedUrbanGrowthBoundary.
Therefore,StatewidePlanningGoal5doesnotapplytothesecodeamendments.
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Goal6-Air,WaterandLandResourcesQuality:Tomaintainandimprovethequalityoftheair,
water,andlandresourcesofthestate.
Goal6addresseswasteandprocessdischargesfromdevelopment,andisaimedatprotectingair,
waterandlandfromimpactsfromthosedischarges.Theproposedregulationsareakeyaspect
oftheCitysresponsetofederalCleanWaterActregulations,specificallytheUpperWillamette
BasinTotalMaximumDailyLoad(TMDL).SeveralwaterwaysinEugenedonotstatewater
qualitystandardsforcertainpollutants.Forthesewaterways,thestateofOregonDepartmentof
EnvironmentalQuality,thestateagencychargewithimplementingTMDLregulations,has
developedtheUpperWillametteTMDLtobringthesewaterwaysbackintocompliancewith
statestandards.TheUpperWillametteTMDLallocatespollutantloadstodesignated
managementagencies,includingtheCityofEugenethathavetheauthoritytoimplementwater
qualityimprovementswithintheirjurisdictionalboundaries.Onemanagementstrategy
identifiedintheUpperWillametteTMDLforaddressingmultiplepollutantsistheapplicationof
streamsidebuffers.
Therefore,theordinanceisconsistentwithStatewidePlanningGoal6.
Goal7-AreasSubjecttoNaturalDisastersandHazards:Toprotectlifeandpropertyfrom
naturaldisastersandhazards.
Goal7requiresthatlocalgovernmentplanningprogramsincludeprovisionstoprotectpeople
andpropertyfromnaturalhazardssuchaslandslides.Thisordinancedoesnotdirectlyaddress
potentialnaturaldisastersandhazards.Thesehazardsareaddressedbyseparatestudiesand
protectionmeasures.However,the/WQoverlayzoneprohibitsconstructionwithinspecified
setbacksoftheidentifiedwaterways.Assuch,theoverlayzoneprovidesbenefitswithrelation
tofloodimpactstorealpropertyandthuscouldprovidefurtherprotectionsconsistentwith
StatewidePlanningGoal7.
Goal8-RecreationalNeeds:Tosatisfytherecreationalneedsofthecitizensofthestateand
visitorsand,whereappropriate,toprovideforthesitingofnecessaryrecreationalfacilities
includingdestinationresorts.
Goal8ensuresprovisionofrecreationfacilitiestoOregoncitizensandisprimarilyconcerned
withtheprovisionofthosefacilitiesinnon-urbanareasofthestate.Theproposedordinance
willnotimpactprovisionofrecreationalfacilities,norwillitaffectaccesstoexistingorfuture
recreationalfacilities.Therefore,theordinanceisconsistentwithGoal8.
Goal9-EconomicDevelopment:Toprovideadequateopportunitiesthroughoutthestatefora
varietyofeconomicactivitiesvitaltothehealth,welfare,andprosperityofOregonscitizens.
Theordinancewillnotimpactthesupplyofindustrialorcommerciallands.Therefore,the
amendmentsareconsistentwithGoal9.The/WQoverlayzonedoesnotrenderaproperty
unusableforcommercialorindustrialuses.Infact,specificprovisionsinthe/WQoverlayzone
ensurethattheoverlayzonedoesnothavesuchaneffectonaproperty.Someofthose
provisionsare:
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1.Theuserestrictionsofthe/WQoverlayzoneonlyapplytothatportionofalot,orright-of-
wayarea,thatiswithinthechannelofanidentified/WQwaterwayandthespecifiedsetback
distancefromthewaterwaybasedontheassociatedsetbackmeasurementpoint.Theuse-
restrictedareaisreferredtoasthe/WQsetbackmanagementarea.Withintheportionsofthe
lotthatareoutsideofthe/WQmanagementarea,landusesarenotrestrictedbythe/WQoverlay
zone.EC9.4780(1).Propertiesthathaveabasezoninganddesignationallowingcommercialor
industrialusescanstillbedevelopedwithsuchusesonthoseportionsofthelotthatarenot
withinthe/WQmanagementarea.
2.Iftheregulatedareaoccupiesmorethan33%ofadevelopmentsitearea,uponapplicationof
thepropertyowner,andconsistentwiththeothercriteriaofEC9.8030(25)(a),theCitywill
reducethesizeofthe/WQconservationareatoensurethattheareaconstitutesnomorethan
33%ofthedevelopmentsitearea.
3.Uponapplicationoftheownerofalotwiththe/WQoverlaythatshowsconsistencywiththe
criteriaofEC9.8030(25)(b),thecitywillreducethesizeofthesetbackdistance.
4.Uponapplicationoftheownerofalotwiththe/WQoverlaythatshowsconsistencywiththe
criteriaofEC9.8030(25)(c),thecitywillallowusesnototherwiseidentifiedintheordinance,or
approveadifferentmeansofprotectingwaterqualitytoallowaproposeddevelopmentthat
wouldnotbepermissibleunderthestrictapplicationoftheordinance.
Consideringtheseprovisionsofthe/WQoverlayzone,theapplicationoftheoverlayzonetoa
propertyzonedanddesignatedforcommercialorindustrialusedoesnotresultinanunlawful
diminutionintheareassupplyofcommercialorindustrialland.
Evensupposingtheprovisionsabovewerenotapartoftheoverlaysregulations,theoverlayis
beingappliedtosuchasmallnumberofacresincludedintheareasinventoriesofcommercial
andindustriallandsthatthisordinanceoverlaycouldnotdiminishtheareassupplyofthose
landsbelowtheprojectedneed.
AnanalysisofpotentialimpactstothesupplyofbuildablecommerciallandswithintheEugene
citylimitsandUGBwasconductedusingtheregionalGeographicInformationSystem(GIS)
andcalculationsofsupplyanddemandfromtheEugeneCommercialLandsStudy,1992.The
State-acknowledgedEugeneCommercialLandsStudyincludedasurplusofCommercialacreage
of170acres.Thisacreagerepresentsthoselandsthatweredesignatedascommerciallands,
beyondtheacreageneededtoaccommodatetheprojected20-yeardemand.Sincetheadoption
ofthatStudy,theCityhastakenvariousactionsthroughDecember2008thathavehadanet
decreaseintheamountofsurpluscommercialacreage,resultinginacurrentsurplusof94.29
acres.Eveniftheprovisionsdescribedin1.-4.,above,werenotincludedintheordinance,the
/WQregulationscontainedinthisordinancecouldaffect,atmost,1.30acresofcommercially
designatedlandalllocatedwithinthecurrentcitylimits,leavingasurplusof92.99acres.
AnanalysisofpotentialimpactstothesupplyofbuildableindustriallandswithintheEugene
UGBwasconductedusingtheregionalGeographicInformationSystem(GIS),dataprovidedby
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CityofSpringfieldstaffandcalculationsofsupplyanddemandfromtheMetropolitanIndustrial
LandsInventoryReport,1993.TheState-acknowledgedMetropolitanIndustrialLands
InventoryReportincludedasurplusofindustrialacreageof2,954.28acres(consideringalow
demandassumption)orof2,432.28acres(consideringahighdemandassumption).Thisacreage
representsthoselandsthatweredesignatedasindustriallands,beyondtheacreageneededto
accommodatetheprojected20-yeardemand.SincetheadoptionofthatReport,Eugeneand
Springfieldhavetakenvariousactionsthathavehadanetdecreaseintheamountofsurplus
industrialacreage,resultinginacurrentsurplusofeither2,048.37acres(consideringalow
demandassumption)orof1,526.37acres(consideringahighdemandassumption).The/WQ
regulationswillimpact14.28acresofindustrialbuildablelandwithinthecitylimits,leavinga
surplusof2,034.09acres(consideringalowdemand)and1,512.09acres(consideringahigh
demand).OutsidethecitylimitsandwithintheUGB,/WQregulationswillaffect12.89
industrialacresforatotalimpactof27.17acreswhenaddedtoimpactacreswithinthecity
limits.Total/WQimpactacres,withinandoutsidethecitylimitsandwithintheUGB,willleave
anetsurplussupplyof2,021.20acres(consideringalowdemand)and1,499.20acres
(consideringahighdemand).Therefore,eveniftheprovisionsdescribedin1.4.,above,were
notincludedintheordinance,the/WQregulationscontainedinthisordinance,oranordinance
applying/WQtoacresoutsidethecitylimitsandwithintheUGB,donotunlawfullydiminish
thesupplyofindustrialland.
Basedontheforgoingdiscussionandanalysis,itisclearthatevenifthemaximumpossiblearea
withintheproposed/WQmanagementareawastreatedasasubtractionfromthebuildablelands
inventory,andtakingintoaccountplanamendmentsthattooklandoutofcommercialand
industrialcategories,andtakingintoaccountlegislativezonechanges,therewouldstillbeanet
1
surplusofbuildablelandsintheapplicablecategoriesforbothindustrialandcommercialland.
Therefore,theordinanceisconsistentwithGoal9.
Goal10-Housing:Toprovideforthehousingneedsofthecitizensofthestate.
The/WQoverlayzonedoesnotrenderapropertyunusableforresidentialuses.Infact,specific
provisionsinthe/WQoverlayzoneensurethattheoverlayzonedoesnothavesuchaneffecton
aproperty.Someofthoseprovisionsare:
1.Theuserestrictionsofthe/WQoverlayzoneonlyapplytothatportionofalot,orright-of-
wayarea,thatiswithinthechannelofanidentified/WQwaterwayandthespecifiedsetback
distancefromthewaterwaybasedontheassociatedsetbackmeasurementpoint.Theuse-
restrictedareaisreferredtoasthe/WQsetbackmanagementarea.Withintheportionsofthe
lotthatareoutsideofthe/WQmanagementarea,landusesarenotrestrictedbythe/WQoverlay
zone.EC9.4780(1).Propertiesthathaveabasezoninganddesignationallowingcommercialor
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TheCitysadoptionofthe/WQregulationsdonotimpactlandoutsideoftheCitylimits.IfLaneCountychooses
toadoptsimilarprovisions,itwillassessitsimpactatthattime.Thelandidentifiedtoreceivethe/WQoverlayzone
uponannexationincludesnocommercialbuildablelandand12.89acresofindustrialbuildableland.However,itis
notclearwhen,ifevertheseparcelswillbeannexedor,whether,whentheydoannex,theywillqualifyforan
exemptionundertheordinance.Eveniftheseparcelsareconsideredasdebitstotheexistingsurplus,theordinance
isconsistentwithGoal9.
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industrialusescanstillbedevelopedwithsuchusesonthoseportionsofthelotthatarenot
withinthe/WQmanagementarea.
2.Iftheregulatedareaoccupiesmorethan33%ofadevelopmentsitearea,uponapplicationof
thepropertyowner,andconsistentwiththeothercriteriaofEC9.8030(25)(a),theCitywill
reducethesizeofthe/WQconservationareatoensurethattheareaconstitutesnomorethan
33%ofthedevelopmentsitearea.
3.Uponapplicationoftheownerofalotwiththe/WQoverlaythatshowsconsistencywiththe
criteriaofEC9.8030(25)(b),thecitywillreducethesizeofthesetbackdistance.
4.Uponapplicationoftheownerofalotwiththe/WQoverlaythatshowsconsistencywiththe
criteriaofEC9.8030(25)(c),thecitywillallowusesnototherwiseidentifiedintheordinance,or
approveadifferentmeansofprotectingwaterqualitytoallowaproposeddevelopmentthat
wouldnotbepermissibleunderthestrictapplicationoftheordinance.
Consideringtheseprovisionsofthe/WQoverlayzone,theapplicationoftheoverlayzonetoa
propertyzonedanddesignatedforresidentialusedoesnotresultinanunlawfuldiminutioninthe
areassupplyofresidentialland.
Evensupposingtheprovisionsabovewerenotapartoftheoverlaysregulations,theoverlayis
beingappliedtosuchasmallnumberofacresincludedintheareasinventoryofresidential
landsthatthisordinanceoverlaycouldnotdepletetheareassupplyofthoselandsbelowthe
projectedneed.
AnanalysisofpotentialimpactstothesupplyofbuildableresidentiallandswithintheEugene
UGBwasconductedusingtheregionalGeographicInformationSystem(GIS),dataprovidedby
CityofSpringfieldstaffandcalculationsofsupplyanddemandfromtheSupplyandDemand
TechnicalAnalysisoftheEugene-SpringfieldMetropolitanAreaResidentialLandsand
HousingStudy(RLHS),1999.TheState-acknowledgedEugene-SpringfieldMetropolitanArea
ResidentialLandsandHousingStudyincludedasurplusofresidentialacreageof1,862acres
(consideringalowdemandassumption)orof790acres(consideringahighdemandassumption).
Thisacreagerepresentsthoselandsthatweredesignatedasresidentiallands,beyondtheacreage
neededtoaccommodatetheprojected20-yeardemand.SincetheadoptionofthatStudy,Eugene
andSpringfieldhavetakenvariousactionsthathavehadanetdecreaseintheamountofsurplus
residentialacreage,resultinginacurrentsurplusofeither1,250.33acres(consideringalow
demandassumption)orof178.33acres(consideringahighdemandassumption).Evenifthe
provisionsdescribedabovewerenotincludedintheordinance,the/WQregulationscontainedin
thisordinancecouldaffect,atmost,45.75acresofresidentiallydesignatedlandwithinthecity
limits,leavingasurplusof1,204.58acres(consideringalowdemandassumption)orof132.58
acres(consideringahighdemandassumption).
OutsidethecitylimitsandwithintheUGB,/WQregulationswillaffect25.99residentially
designatedlandacresforatotalimpactof71.74acreswhenaddedtoimpactacreswithinthecity
limits.Total/WQimpactacres,withinandoutsidethecitylimits,willleaveanetsurplussupply
of1,178.59acres(consideringalowdemand)and106.59acres(consideringahighdemand).
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Basedontheforgoingdiscussionandanalysis,itisclearthatevenifthemaximumpossiblearea
withintheproposed/WQmanagementareawastreatedasasubtractionfromtheresidential
buildablelandsinventory,andtakingintoaccountplanamendmentsthattooklandoutof
residentialcategories,andtakingintoaccountpreviouslegislativezonechanges,therewouldstill
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beanetsurplusofbuildablelandsintheapplicablecategoriesforresidentialland.
Therefore,theordinanceisconsistentwithGoal10.
Goal11-PublicFacilitiesandServices:Toplananddevelopatimely,orderlyandefficient
arrangementofpublicfacilitiesandservicestoserveasaframeworkforurbanandrural
development.
Theareaaffectedbythisordinanceislocatedinsidethecitylimitsandisservedbythepublic
facilitiesinwhichtheexistinglevelofserviceisadequatetoservetheneedsofexistingand
futuredevelopment.Theprovisionsofthisordinancedonotaffecttheplanningordevelopment
offuturepublicfacilitiesorservices.Therefore,theordinanceisconsistentwithGoal11.
Goal12-Transportation:Toprovideandencourageasafe,convenientandeconomic
transportationsystem.
Goal12isimplementedthroughtheTransportationPlanningRule(TPR),asdefinedinOregon
AdministrativeRuleOAR660-012-0000,etseq.TheEugene-SpringfieldMetropolitanArea
TransportationPlan(TransPlan)providestheregionalpolicyframeworkthroughwhichtheTPR
isimplementedatthelocallevel.TheTPR(OAR660-012-0060)statesthatwhenlanduse
changes,includingamendmentstoacknowledgedcomprehensiveplans,significantlyaffectan
existingorplannedtransportationfacilitythelocalgovernmentshallputinplacemeasuresto
assurethattheallowedlandusesareconsistentwiththeidentifiedfunction,capacityand
performancestandards(levelofservice,volumetocapacityratio,etc.)ofthefacility.
Adoptionoftheordinancewillnotsignificantlyaffectanexistingorplannedtransportation
facility.Therefore,Goal12isnotimplicatedbythisordinance.
Goal13-EnergyConservation:Toconserveenergy.
Thisordinancedoesnotconcernenergyconservation.Therefore,Goal13doesnotapply.
Goal14-Urbanization:Toprovideforanorderlyandefficienttransitionfromruraltourban
landuse.
Thisordinancedoesnoteffectthetransitionfromruraltourbanlanduse.Itappliesonlyto
propertyalreadywithintheCitylimits.Therefore,Goal14doesnotapplytothisordinance.
2
TheCitysadoptionofthe/WQregulationsdonotimpactlandoutsideoftheCitylimits.IfLaneCountychooses
toadoptsimilarprovisions,itwillassessitsimpactatthattime.Thelandidentifiedtoreceivethe/WQoverlayzone
uponannexationincludes25.99acresofbuildableresidentialland.However,itisnotclearwhen,ifevertheseacres
willbeannexedor,whether,whentheydoannex,theywillqualifyforanexemptionundertheordinance.Evenif
theseparcelsareconsideredasdebitstotheexistingsurplus,theordinanceisconsistentwithGoal10.
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Goal15-WillametteRiverGreenway:Toprotect,conserve,enhanceandmaintainthenatural,
scenic,historical,agricultural,economicandrecreationalqualitiesoflandsalongthe
WillametteRiverastheWillametteRiverGreenway.
TheWillametteGreenwayareawithintheEugeneUrbanGrowthBoundaryandcitylimitsis
governedbyexistinglocalprovisionswhichhavebeenacknowledgedascomplyingwithGoal
15.Thoseprovisionsareunchangedbythisordinance.Theproposaldoesnotaffectanyarea
withintheWillametteGreenwayBoundaryand,evenifitdid,theproposedprovisionswould
servetofurtherimplementthisgoalbyprovidingwaterqualitysetbackprotectionsalong
affectedwaterways.
Goal16through19(EstuarineResources,CoastalShorelands,BeachesandDunes,andOcean
Resources):
Therearenocoastal,ocean,estuarine,orbeachandduneresourcesrelatedtotheproperty
affectedbythisordinance.Therefore,thesegoalsarenotrelevantandtheordinancewillnot
affectcompliancewithGoals16through19.
(2)IsconsistentwithapplicableprovisionsoftheMetroPlanandapplicableadopted
refinementplans.
TheproposedcodeaddsregulationstotheLandUseCodewiththeintentofprotectingthose
waterwaysthathaveasignificantrelationshiptowaterwaysidentifiedbythestateDepartmentof
EnvironmentalQualityasnotmeetingwaterqualitystandardsbutthatarenototherwise
regulatedinawaythatprotectswaterquality.Theproposed/WQWaterQualityOverlayZone
designatesaregulatedwaterqualitymanagementareawhichiscomprisedofthewaterway
channelanditsapplicablesetback.Theproposedsetbackdistance,appliedtobothsidesofthe
regulatedwaterway,iseither25feetmeasuredfromthetopofhighbankforatributarytoa
waterqualitylimitedstreamor40feetmeasuredfromcenterlineforaheadwaterstream.
METROPLANPOLICIES
.
Theabovedescribed/WQoverlayregulationsareconsistentwiththefollowingMetroPlan
Policies:
C.EnvironmentalResourcesElement
Air,WaterandLandResourcesQuality(Goal6)
C.25 Springfield,LaneCounty,andEugeneshallconsiderdownstreamimpactswhen
planningforurbanization,floodcontrol,urbanstormrunoff,recreation,andwater
qualityalongtheWillametteandMcKenzieRivers.
Theoverlayzonerestrictsdevelopmentactivitiesandotheruseswithinandadjacentto
certainwaterwaystoprotectthequalityofstormwaterrunoffandwaterqualityin
receivingwaterwaysincludingtheWillametteRiver.
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C.26 Localgovernmentsshallcontinuetomonitor,toplanfor,andtoenforceapplicable
airandwaterqualitystandardsandshallcooperateinmeetingapplicablefederal,state,
andlocalairandwaterstandards.
Theoverlayzoneisoneelementofabroaderpollutionreductionstrategyinresponseto
federalwaterqualitystandardsincludingtheCleanWaterActandrelatedUpper
WillametteTotalMaximumDailyLoad(TMDL).
C.33 Eugeneshallmaintainandimprovehillsidedevelopmentregulations.
Theoverlayzonepreventsdevelopmentimmediatelyadjacenttoheadwaterstreamsthat
areotherwiseunprotectedandwhichareparticularlysensitivetodevelopmentimpacts
thataredetrimentaltoreceivingwaterquality.Headwaterstreamsarestreamslocatedin
hillsideareasonslopesgreaterthan10%,inareaswithhighlyerodiblesoils,andthat
drainatleast10acres.
D.WillametteRiverGreenway,RiverCorridors,andWaterwaysElement
D.2 Landuseregulationsandacquisitionprogramsalongrivercorridorsand
waterwaysshalltakeintoaccountalltheconcernsandneedsofthecommunity,including
recreation,resource,andwildlifeprotection;enhancementofrivercorridorand
waterwayenvironments;potentialforsupportingnon-automobiletransportation;
opportunitiesforresidentialdevelopment;andothercompatibleuses.
Theallowedusesinthe/WQoverlayzoneareconsistentwiththispolicy.
D.5 Newdevelopmentthatlocatesalongrivercorridorsandwaterwaysshallbelimited
tousesthatarecompatiblewiththenatural,scenic,andenvironmentalqualitiesofthose
waterfeatures.
Theallowedusesinthe/WQoverlayzoneareconsistentwiththispolicy.
E.EnvironmentalDesignElement
E.2 Naturalvegetation,naturalwaterfeatures,anddrainage-waysshallbeprotected
andretainedtothemaximumextentpractical.Landscapingshallbeutilizedtoenhance
thosenaturalfeatures.Thispolicydoesnotprecludeincreasingtheirconveyance
capacityinanenvironmentallyresponsiblemanner.
Provisionsofthe/WQoverlayzoneexplicitlyaddresstheprotectionofnatural
vegetation,waterfeatures,anddrainagewaysandarethereforeconsistentwiththispolicy.
G.PublicFacilitiesandServicesElement
ServicestoDevelopmentWithintheUrbanGrowthBoundary:Stormwater
G.13 Improvesurfaceandgroundwaterqualityandquantityinthemetropolitanareaby
developingregulationsorinstitutingprogramsforstormwaterto:
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a.Increasepublicawarenessoftechniquesandpracticesprivateindividualscan
employtohelpcorrectwaterqualityandquantityproblems;
b.Improvemanagementofindustrialandcommercialoperationstoreduce
negativewaterqualityandquantityimpacts;
c.Regulatesiteplanningfornewdevelopmentandconstructiontobettermanage
pre-andpost-constructionstormrunoff,includingerosion,velocity,pollutant
loading,anddrainage;
d.Increasestorageandretentionandnaturalinfiltrationofstormrunofftolower
anddelaypeakstormflowsandtosettleoutpollutantspriortodischargeinto
regulatedwaterways;
e.Requireon-sitecontractsanddevelopmentstandards,aspractical,toreduce
off-siteimpactsfromstormwaterrunoff;
f.Usenaturalandsimplemechanicaltreatmentsystemstoprovidetreatmentfor
potentiallycontaminatedrunoffwaters;
g.Reducestreet-relatedwaterqualityandquantityproblems;
h.Regulateuseandrequirecontainmentand/orpretreatmentoftoxicsubstances;
i.Includecontainmentmeasuresinsitereviewstandardstominimizetheeffects
ofchemicalandpetroleumspills;and
j.Considerimpactstogroundwaterqualityinthedesignandlocationofdrywell.
The/WQoverlayzoneregulatesdevelopmentusesandactivitieswithinadesignated
waterqualitymanagementarea,retainsthenaturalfiltrationcapabilitiesofcertain
waterways,andincludesmitigationprovisionsforwhen,incertaincircumstances,water
qualityimpactsareunavoidable.
G.16 Manageorenhancewaterwaysandopenstormwatersystemstoreducewater
qualityimpactsfromrunofftoimprovestormwaterconveyance.
The/WQoverlayzoneincludesallowancesformanagementpracticesthatarebeneficial
towaterqualityorthatarenotharmfultowaterquality.
G.17 Includemeasuresinlocallanddevelopmentregulationsthatminimizetheamount
ofimpervioussurfaceinnewdevelopmentinamannerthatreducesstormwater
pollution,reducesthenegativeeffectsfromincreasesinrunoff,andiscompatiblewith
MetroPlanpolicies.
The/WQoverlayzoneincludesmeasuresthatprohibitadditionalimpervioussurfacearea
adjacenttoandwithincertainstreamstoreduceadditionalnegativewaterqualityeffects
ofdevelopmentrelatedactivitiesanduses.
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REFINEMENTPLANPOLICIES
Theabovedescribed/WQoverlayregulationsareconsistentwiththefollowingRefinementPlan
Policies:
ComprehensiveStormwaterManagementPlanPolicies
1.1 Incorporatethebeneficialfunctions(floodcontrol,stormwaterconveyance,water
qualitytreatment)ofnaturalresourcesintotheCitysstormdrainagesystem.
Establishmentofa/WQoverlayzoneprotectscertainwaterwaysthathaveimportant
waterqualityfunctionalbenefitsandarevulnerabletoimpactfromdevelopmentusesand
activities.Theoverlayzoneprotectionssignifytheimportanceofthesewaterwaystothe
Citysstormdrainagesystem.
1.2 Maintainfloodcontrol,drainage,andwaterqualitytreatmentcapacitiesalong
theCitysstormwaterconveyancecorridorswhileprotectingandenhancingthehealth,
diversityandcontinuityforwildlifehabitat,nativevegetation,andendangeredspecies.
Theoverlayzoneincludesprovisionstoprotectthewaterqualitytreatmentcapacitiesof
certainwaterways,whileatthesametimemaintainingthefloodcontrolandconveyance
functions,andprotectingandenhancingnativevegetation.
1.4 Amendexistingregulationsandadministrativepoliciesandpracticestobe
consistentwiththegoalsandpoliciesoftheStormwaterPlan.
TheproposalamendstheEugeneCodetoadda/WQWaterQualityOverlayZone,in
fulfillmentofStormwaterPlanpolicies.
1.5 Developnewdesignstandardsandmaintenancepracticesthatmeetthemultiple
objectivesoftheStormwaterPlan.
Theoverlayzoneincludesspecificcriteriaanddevelopmentstandardsforcertainallowed
useswithinthe/WQmanagementareawhichmeetthemultipleobjectivesofthe
StormwaterPlan.
2.1 Meetorexceedfederalfloodhazardrequirements.
Theoverlayzoneincludesprovisionsthatenablemaintenanceofstormdrainagechannels
inaccordancewithapplicablefederalguidelines,regulations,andmaintenance
agreements.
3.1 Meetorexceedfederalandstatestormwaterqualityrequirementsespecially
wheretheyconformwithexistinglocalpolicy.
The/WQoverlayzoneprotectswaterwayswhichareidentifiedbythestateofOregon
DepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityaswaterqualityimpaired(onthestates303(d)
List),waterwaysthatdraindirectlyintoawaterqualityimpairedwaterway,and
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headwatertributariesthatareparticularlysensitivetoerosiveeffectsofincreased
stormwaterrunofffromnewdevelopmentandthatdrainintoawaterqualityimpaired
waterwayAND-whicharenototherwiseprotectedbyexistingregulations.TheUpper
WillametteTotalMaximumDailyLoadliststheCityofEugeneasaDesignated
ManagementAgency,responsiblefordevelopingandimplementingaplantoachieve
waterqualityimprovementgoalsforwaterqualityimpairedwaterwaysincluding
AmazonCreek,A3Channel,AmazonDiversionChannel,WillowCreekandthe
WillametteRiver.Theoverlayzonemeetsfederalandstatestormwaterquality
requirementsandconformswithexistingStormwaterPlanpolicies.
3.3 Reducestormwaterpollutionassociatedwithnewconstructionanddevelopment,
soilerosion,improperuseofstormwaterfacilities,andcityoperationsandmaintenance
practices.
The/WQoverlayzoneprotectscertainwaterwaysfromadversewaterqualityimpacts
fromdevelopmentusesandactivitiesthatcouldbeharmfultowaterqualityincluding
newconstruction,vegetationremoval,soildisturbance,andoperationsandmaintenance
practices.Theoverlayzoneincludesprovisionstomitigateforthewaterqualityimpact
ofcertainusesandactivitiesforwhichthereisnootheralternative.
4.1 Maintainthestormwatersystemthroughtechniquesandpracticesthatbalance
floodcontrol,drainageservices,waterquality,andnaturalresourceprotectionneeds.
The/WQoverlayzoneinsuresthatchannelmaintenancepracticesareprotectiveofthe
waterqualityfunctionofspecificallyidentifiedwaterways.
6.1 Encourageandsupportcommunication,coordinationandcooperativeeffortsthat
maximizeavailableresources,reduceduplicationofservices,andpreventmanagement
conflict.
TheCitycollaboratedwithOregonDepartmentofTransportation,LaneCountyand
EugeneWater&ElectricBoardstaffduringthedevelopmentofthisproposaltoobtain
theirinput.The/WQoverlayzoneprovisionsincludeallowancesforroutinechannel
maintenancethatdonotadverselyimpactwaterquality.Theoverlayzoneincludes
provisionstomitigateforthewaterqualityimpactofcertainusesandactivitiesforwhich
thereisnootheralternative.
BethelDaneboRefinementPlan(asamended,January13,2003)Policies
II-D1.TheRoyalAvenueSpecificPlanshallserveasthebasisfordevelopment
regulationsandinfrastructureimprovementswithintheRoyalAvenueSpecificPlanarea.
AmendmentstolanduseregulationsfortheRoyalAvenueNodeshallbeconsistentwith
theLandUseElementoftheRoyalAvenueSpecificPlan.
The/WQoverlayzonewillnotbeappliedtoanypropertieswithintheRoyalSpecial
AreaZone.TheRoyalAvenueSpecificPlanincludesprovisionsfortheprotectionand
utilizationofdrainagechannelsformultiplefunctionsincludingwaterqualityprotection.
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BethelDaneboNeighborhoodRefinementPlanPhase2WestEugeneIndustrialStudy
andRooseveltExtensionandDrainageFacilityPolicies
WestEugeneIndustrialStudyIV.A.4 Furtherinformationonindustrialwastewater
run-offandwaterqualityshouldbeusedasinputinrevisingdevelopmentregulations
affectingdrainageandthemultiple-usepotentialofdrainagechannelsintheWest
EugeneIndustrialArea.
The/WQoverlayzoneincludesprovisionstoprotectspecificwaterwayfromtheimpacts
ofusesandactivitiesthatcouldimpactwaterquality.Thewaterwaysidentifiedfor
protectionincludethoselistedbythestateDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityaswater
qualityimpaired(onthestates303(d)List),waterwaysthatdraindirectlyintoawater
qualityimpairedwaterway,andheadwatertributariesthatareparticularlysensitiveto
erosiveeffectsofincreasedstormwaterrunofffromnewdevelopmentandthatdraininto
awaterqualityimpairedwaterwayAND-whicharenototherwiseprotectedbyexisting
regulations.TheRooseveltChannelandtheWestBeltlineFloodwayareidentifiedfor
protectionbythe/WQOverlay.
LaurelHillPlanPolicies
LaurelHillValleyNeighborhood
I.C.6.TheLaurelHillPlansupportstheSouthHillsStudystandards.Ingeneral,
alterationoflandcontoursshallbeminimizedtoretainviewofnaturalfeaturesand
retainasmuchoftheforestedatmosphereaspossible.Asidefrompurelyaesthetic
considerations,thesehillsidesdemandcareindevelopmentbecausethetopsoilisthin
andthewaterrunoffisrapid.Proposeddevelopmentsshallrespecttheabove
considerations..
III.C.3.Right-of-waymaintenanceshouldbeprovidedforfootpathsandnatural
drainagechannels,andchannelbanksshouldbeclosedtoconstruction.
EastLaurelHillArea
I.ManyoftheplanprovisionsthatapplytotheLaurelHillValleyalsoapplytoEast
LaurelHill.Plansfordevelopmentshouldtakeintoaccounttheexistingnatural
conditions,includingthetopographicalfeatures,vegetation,andnaturaldrainage..
The/WQoverlayzonewouldensurethatsensitiveheadwaterstreamsareprotectedfrom
theimpactofcertainusesandactivitiesthatwouldadverselyaffectthestructural
integrityofthestreamsandimpairreceivingwaterquality.Theheadwaterstreams
protectedby/WQ,includingsomeinLaurelHill,arethosethatareinsteeplysloped
areas,withshallow,erodiblesoils,andarenototherwiseprotected.
RiverRoadSantaClaraUrbanFacilitiesPlanPolicies
3.1(StormSewers/Drainage)
Policy2.IfalargeannexationintheRiverRoadSantaClaraareaoccurs,enclosed
stormdrainsshallbeeventuallyinstalledtoreplaceroadsideditches.
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The/WQoverlayzonedoesnotapplyprotectionstoroadsideditchesunlessthose
waterwayshaveasignificantrelationshiptowaterwaysidentifiedbythestateDepartment
ofEnvironmentalQualityasnotmeetingwaterqualitystandards,arenototherwise
protected,andprovideadrainagefunctionforalargerareabeyondtheroadway.Based
upontheweightoftheotherMetroPlanandrefinementplanpoliciesinsupportofthe
/WQoverlayzone,andgiventheearlydateofthispolicy(1987),the/WQoverlayzone
isnotinconsistentwithPolicy2.
Policy3.Asannexationorincorporationoccurs,acomprehensivedrainageplanforthe
areashallbedevelopedincooperationwithLaneCountyandotherappropriate
agencies.
3.b.Identifythoseportionsoftheopenstormdrainagewayswhichcanbe
retainedandthosewhichshouldbeeliminatedandprovidesufficientright-of-way
oreasementsfortheircontinuedmaintenance.
The/WQoverlayzoneappliesprotectionstospecificwaterwaysidentifiedduetotheir
significantrelationshiptowaterwaysonthestateDEQslistasnotmeetingwaterquality
standards,thatcurrentlyprovidewaterqualityfunctions,andthatareotherwise
unprotectedfromtheimpactofcertainusesandactivitiesdetrimentaltowaterquality.
Theproposalidentifiesthewaterwaysthatshouldberetainedasopenstorm
drainageways.
Policy6.Intheeventofincorporationorannexation,theresponsiblegeneralpurpose
governmentshall:
a.Adoptordinanceprohibitingdumpinginopendrainagechannels.
Theordinanceidentified(ExhibitC)specifictaxlotsoutsidethecitylimitsandinsidethe
urbangrowthboundarytowhichthe/WQoverlayzonewouldbeappliedupon
annexation,ifandwhenthepropertiesannextothecityofEugene.
SouthHillsStudyRecommendations
D(DevelopmentStandards)II(SpecificRecommendations)9.Thatalldevelopments
(plannedunitdevelopmentsorsubdivisions)inthesouthhillsareabereviewedtoinsure
maximumpreservationofexistingvegetation.
The/WQoverlayzoneincludesprovisionsthatlimittheremovalofexistingvegetation
andrequireplantingofanybaresoilresultingfromallowedvegetationremoval.
WestEugeneWetlandPlanPolicies
The/WQoverlayzonedoesnotapplytoanypropertieswithintheWestEugeneWetland
PlanBoundary.TheWestEugeneWetlandsPlanoutlinesmechanismsforbalancing
wetlandprotectionwithurbandevelopment.ThePlancallsfortheprotectionofover
1,000acresofwetlandsthroughamultipleobjectivesstrategyaddressingfloodcontrol,
drainageservices,waterqualitytreatment,andnaturalresources.Itaddressestheissueof
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stormwaterandsupportstheuseofmanagementapproachesthatincorporatenatural
systemsforwaterqualityandotherbeneficialuses.
WillakenzieAreaPolicies
PublicFacilitiesandServicesElement,StormDrainageFacilities
1.Encouragedevelopmentpracticesthatreducetheneedforconstructionofan
extensivesubsurfacestormsewersystem.
Theordinanceregulatesspecificwaterwaysdeterminedtobeimportanttowaterquality
andnototherwiseprotected,thusensuringtheircontinuedfunctioninanopencondition
asanimportantpartofthecitysstormwatersystem.
2.Encouragegrowthanddevelopmentpatternsthatarecompatiblewithnatural
featuresanddiscouragethealterationofnaturalfeatures.Relocationofnatural
drainagefeaturesmaybeconsideredasanalternativetoreplacementwithaclosedpipe
system.
The/WQoveralyzoneregulatescertainwaterwaysincludinglimitingalterationstothe
waterways.Theordinanceincludesprovisionsthatallowchannelrelocationand
reconfigurationundercertaincircumstances,andwithwaterqualitymitigation
requirements.
3.Encouragemeasuresthatwillimprovethequalityofstormwaterrunoffdischarged
intolocalwaterways.
The/WQoverlayzoneprotectsexistingwaterqualityfunctionsofcertainwaterways.
Theordinanceisacomplimenttoexistingadoptedstormwaterdevelopmentstandards
whichrequireon-sitepollutionreductionandflowcontrolmeasures.
(3)Inthecaseofestablishmentofaspecialareazone,isconsistentwithEC9.3020
CriteriaforEstablishmentofanSSpecialAreaZone.
Theamendmentsdonotestablishaspecialareazone.
ApplicationoftheOverlayZone
EugeneCodeSectionEC9.8856requiresthatthefollowing
criteria(inboldanditalic)beappliedtoaproposaltorezoneproperties:
(1)TheproposedchangeisconsistentwithapplicableprovisionsoftheMetroPlan.The
writtentextoftheMetroPlanshalltakeprecedenceovertheMetroPlandiagramwhere
apparentconflictsorinconsistenciesexist.
Seeabove.
(2)Theproposedzonechangeisconsistentwithapplicableadoptedrefinementplans.In
theeventofinconsistenciesbetweentheseplansandtheMetroPlan,theMetroPlancontrols.
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Theoverlayzonedoesnotchangethebasezoningofaparcel,whichhasalreadybeenfoundto
beconsistentwithanyapplicablerefinementplan.
(3)Theusesanddensitythatwillbeallowedbytheproposedzoninginthelocationofthe
proposedchangecanbeservedthroughtheorderlyextensionofkeyurbanfacilitiesand
services.
Theusesanddensitiesofdevelopmentallowedinthezonearelessofataxonthekeyurban
facilitiesandservicesalreadyservingorplannedfortheeffectedareas.
(4)Theproposedzonechangeisconsistentwiththeapplicablesitingrequirementssetout
forthespecificzonein:[(a)through(l)]
AlthoughnotlistedinEC9.8856(4),thesitingrequirementsforthe/WQWaterQualityOverlay
Zoneapplicabletotheproposedwereaddressedabove.
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