HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 21 Council Initiation of an Amendment to the Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram - Low Density Residential (LDR) Plan Designation to Medium Density Residential (MDR) Plan Designation
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April 21st, 2008
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David Reesotyr<c:?'r D~'t
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10 Minutes
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
SPRINGFIELD
CITY COUNCIL
ITEM TITLE:
ACTION
REQUESTED:
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
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DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
COUNCIL INITIATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE METROPOLITAN AREA
GENERAL PLAN DIAGRAM - LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) PLAN
DESIGNATION TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR) PLAN DESIGNATION
Approve / Not approve the following motion: Move to initiate an Amendment to the
Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram on subject properties.
The current Metro Plan Diagram designates properties in the subject area as LDR, while the
existing zoning and much of the development of the area is primarily MDR. This Plan/Zone
conflict is the result of the adoption of the present Metro Plan diagram (c. 2004) which
designates these properties LDR even though all previous actions by the City Council
established MDR as the appropriate designation for this area
Attachment 1: Springfield Zoning Map
Attachment 2: Metro Plan Diagram
Attachment 3: Enlarged Plan Diagram of Subject Area
This Plan/Zone conflict was brought before the Planning Commission dUring a work session
on April 1 st, 2008. This issue came to the City's attention when a property owner in the
subject area-inquired about future development potential of his property. The Planning
Commission and staff discussed the planning history of this area including previous actions
that resulted in upzoning property from LDR to MDR and the subsequent MDR development
that followed. Staff mentioned that these earlier zone changes were based on Plan diagram
interpretations that this area was designated MDR albeit with a Plan diagram that was
replaced in 2004.
The designation of this area became an issue because the new Plan diagram is decidedly more
precise in appearance and projects more locational certainty than previous Plan diagrams. In
particular, it would be difficult to conclude that Rainbow Drive is not the east-west dividing
line between, MDR and LDR designations even though past land use actions, including MDR
development west of Rainbow, contradict such a conclusion. The former Plan diagram was
vague about the relationship between Rainbow and an MDR/LDR dividing line, but the
Council at that time was persuaded that the diagram, the text and the circumstances present in
that area supported an MDR determination west of Rainbow Drive.
There is no reason to believe that the new Plan diagram was created with the purpose of
delineating MDR/LDR along Rainbow; past land use decisions and development do not
support such an action; there have been no requests by property owners to down-zone this
area; there are no service or structural limitations that support LDR in favor of MDR. The
most likely explanation, and one for which we accept responsibility, is that the graphic artists
at LCOG wanted to create more defmitive Plan map shapes because the Plan is evolving into
a more site-specific document. We did not catch the implications inherent in such a shift and
are now attempting to reconcile this situation including a recommendation that the Council,
rather than the property owner initiate the amendment.
We cannot promise that other similar discrepancies do not exist; however, as we update our
land use data records during the lIB 3337 inventory work we will provide the Council with a
number of options for reconciling any plan/zone conflicts that may exist regardless of location
or plan category. Given the history of past development and zone change approvals in the
area, Staff requests that Council initiate an Amendment to the Plan Diagram from LDR to
MDR for the subject area.
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