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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
December 12, 2002
225 FIFTH STREET
SPRINGFIELD, OR 97477
. (541) 726-3753
FAX (541) 726-3689
Steve Williams
7297 Holly Street
Springfield, Oregon 97477
RE: Assessor Map 18-02-02-12, Tax Lot 5201
Zoned Low Density ResidentiallUrban Fringe 10/Hillside Overlay District
Steve,
You requested that I evaluate your proposed use of the property line adjustment process
to create a large hillside lot in southeast Springfield outside the city limits in the urban
fringe (UFIO). You propose to extend a subdivision plat line of Lot 99 of McKenzie
Hills First Addition east into the northwest corner of Tax Lot 5201. This is a large
hillside parcel comprising 9.42 acres. You alluded to a topographical condition in this
area of Tax Lot 5201 that separates it from the remainder of the parcel.
In 1991 Tax Lot 5201 was partitioned into three parcels (Journal File Number 1990-12-
0194). In 1993 the City amended,the Springfield Development Code (SDC) to
implement Metro Plan policy specifying that properties in the urban fringe area can only
be partitioned once. The code amendment states that after one partition the land
thereafter must subdivide or may be partitioned using a new serial partition process
requiring full public improvements of streets and sewers to serve a future subdivision.
The property line adjustment process can not be used to divide land. Your proposal to
use the property line adjustment process to make a larger lot is a division ofland intended
to create a buildable lot from land currently zoned Low Density Residential!UFIO. The
division ofland in the UFIO must comply with the Future Development Plan
requirements specified in the SDC.
SDC Section 29.070(3)(a), states that the development of any single family dwelling on a
lot or parcel comprising 5 to 10 acres and designated Low Density Residential shall
require approval: of a Future Development Plan. The Future Development Plan shall a)
be drawn to scale in ink or electronically on quality paper, b) contain contour lines at 2
foot intervals, c) depict adjoining lot patterns and streets, and d) comply with the
following standards:
I) Location of future right-of-way dedications based on the adopted Local Street
Plan or block lengtb and lot size standards of the Code;
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2) Redivision plan at a minimum urban density for any lot that is large enough to
further redivide (consistent with hillside development standards), ;
3) Location of natural resources, regulated wetlands, natural drainage/storm water
management areas and wooded areas showing how future development ,will
address preservation, protection or removal (consistent with hillside development
standards).
I understand that subdivision of your property may not be imminently practical given tliat
the street intended to serve your site can not easily be extended at this time. Nor would
the serial partition process be very practical in this situation. However, the preparation
and submission of a Future Development Plan may help you illustrate the topographical
condition you have alluded to, and could be the basis to argue for a deviation to city'
policy that would allow the division of the land in the northwest corner of Tax Lot 5201.
Without a detail and professionally prepared future development plan the city is unable to
evaluate your request.
Please call me if you have any questions.
Respectfully,
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Planning Supervisor