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ORDINANCE NO. 6094
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN
AREA PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES PLAN (PFSP) BY ADDING NEW
TABLES AND MAPS IDENTIFYING WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
AND CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS IN CHAPTER II; AMENDING CHAPTER IV
WASTEWATER SYSTEM CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND ADOPTING TABLE
16a; ADDING A NEW CHAPTER VI AMENDMENTS TO THE PFSP; AND
ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, Chapter IV of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General
Plan (Metro Plan) sets forth procedures for amendment ofthe Metro Plan, and by
extension, amendment of refinement and functional plans that supplement the Metro
Plan, which for Springfield are implemented by the provisions of Article 7 ofthe
Springfield Development Code; and
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2004, the Springfield City Council initiated
proceedings for a Public Facilities and Services Plan amendment and related Metro Plan
text amendments; and
WHEREAS, following an April 20, 2004 joint public hearing with the Eugene
and Lane County Planning Commissions, the Springfield Planning Commission, on June
1, 2004, recommended the related Metro Plan text amendments and Public Facilities and
Services Plan amendments to include new tables identifying wastewater treatment system
and primary collection system improvement projects as identified in Appendix B; to
include new maps showing existing wastewater treatment systems and planned
wastewater project sites; to revise the wastewater system condition assessment by
describing and distinguishing treatment system and conveyance; to include an expanded
discussion of wastewater service within the urbanizable area; to include project titles,
rough cost estimates and completion dates for the wastewater treatment and collection
system improvements; and to add a new Public Facilities and Services Plan amendment
process, the exact language for each of the preceding amendments being contained in
Appendix A and B attached and adopted as part of this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on May 24,2004, the Eugene Planning Commission and on June 1,
2004, the Lane County Planning Commission recommended the Metro Plan text
amendments and Public Facilities and Services Plan amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a joint public hearing on this amendment
on June 22,2004, with the Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of
Commissioners, and is now ready to take action based upon the above recommendations
and evidence and testimony already in the record as well as the evidence and testimony
presented at the joint elected officials public hearing; and
WHEREAS, substantial evidence exists within the record demonstrating that the
proposal meets the requirements of the Metro Plan, Springfield Development Code, and
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Ordinance No. 6094
applicable state and local law as described in findings attached as Exhibit 1, and which
are adopted in support of this Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Common Council of the City of Springfield does
ordain as follows:
Section 1: The Public Facilities and Services Plan is hereby amended as follows:
a) Chapter II is amended to include the text, tables and maps set forth in Appendix Bat
pages 1 and 2, attached hereto; b) Chapter IV is amended to reflect the text and tables set
forth in Appendix B at pages 3 and 4; and c) Chapter VI is added and shall consist of the
text set forth in Appendix B at pages 5 and 6. Appendix B is adopted as part of this
Ordinance.
Section 2: Chapter II of the Public Facilities and Services Plan is further amended
to reflect the changes to Chapter III-G, Public Facilities and Services Element and
Chapter V, Glossary of the Metro Plan as set forth in Appendix A, attached hereto and by
this reference incorporated herein.
Section 3: Although not part of this Ordinance, the City Council adopts the
findings set forth in the attached Exhibit 1 in support of this action.
Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision
and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof
Section 5: Notwithstanding the effective date of ordinances as provided by
Section 2.110 of the Springfield Municipal Code 1997, this Ordinance shall become
effective upon the date that all of the following have occurred: (a) the ordinance has been
acknowledged as provided by ORS 197.625; (b) at least 30 days have passed since the
date the ordinance was approved; and (c) both the Eugene City Council and Lane County
Board of Commissioners have adopted ordinances containing identical provisions to
those described in Section 1 of this Ordinance.
Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 19th day of
July, 2004 by a vote of ~in favor and ~against.
Approved by the Mayor ofthe City OfS~ --:::g:04
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APPENDIX Aa
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE METRO PLAN
(Current version of the Metro Plan)
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Public Facilities and Services Element
This Public Facilities and Services Element provides direction for the future provision of
urban facilities and services to planned land uses within the Metro Plan Plan Boundary
(Plan Boundary).
The availability of public facilities and services is a key factor influencing the location
and density offuture development. The public's investment in, and scheduling of: public
facilities and services are a major means of implementing the Metro Plan. As the
population of the Eugene-Springfield area increases and land development patterns
change over time, the demand for urban services also increases and changes. These
changes require that service providers, both public and private, plan for the provision of
services in a coordinated manner, using consistent assumptions and projectionsfor
population and land use.
The policies in this element comPlement Metro Plan Chapter II-A, Fundamental
Principles, and Chapter II-C, Growth Management. Consistent with the principle of
compact urban growth prescribed in Chapter II, the policies in this element call for future
urban water and wastewater services to be provided exclusively within the urban growth
boundary. This policy direction is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 11 : Public
Facilities and Services, "To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement
of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural
development." On urban lands, new development must be served by at least the
minimum level of key urban services and facilities at the time development is completed
and, ultimately, by a full range of key urban serVices and facilities. On rural lands within
the Plan Boundary, development must be served by rural levels of service. Users of
facilities and services in rural areas are spread out geographically, resulting in a higher
per-user cost for some services and, often, in an inadequate revenue base to support a
higher level of service in the future. Some urban facilities may be located or managed
outside the urban growth boundary, as allowed by state law, but only to serve
development within the urban growth boundary.
Urban facilities and services within the urban growth boundary are provided by the City
of Eugene, the City of Springfield, Lane County, Eugene Water & Electric-Board
(EWEB), the Springfield Utility Board (SUB), the Metropolitan Wastewater
Management Commission (MWMC), electric cooperatives, and special service districts.
Special service districts provide schools and bus service, and, in some areas outside the
cities, they provide water, electric, fire service orparks and recreation service. This
element provides guidelines for special service districts in line with the compact urban
development fundamental principle of the Metro Plan.
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This element incorporates the findings and policies in the Eugene-Spr~ngfield
Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (public Facilities and Services
Plan), adopted as a refinement to the Metro Plan. The Public Facilities and Services
Plan provides guidance for public facilities and services, including planned water,
wastewater, storm water, and electrical facilities. As required by Goall!, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies and shows the general location' ofthe water,
wastewater, and storm water projects needed to serve land within the urban growth
boundary.2 The Public Facilities and Services Plan also contains this information for
electrical facilities, although not required to by law.
The project lists and maps in the Public Facilities and Services Plan are adopted as part
ofthe Metro Plan. Information in the Public Facilities and Services Plan on project
phasing and costs, and decisions on timing and financing of projects are not part of the
Metro Plan and are controlled solely by the capital improvement programming and
budget processes of individual service providers.
This element of the Metro Plan is organized by the following topics related to the
provision of urban facilities and services. Policy direction for the full range of services,
including "'laste-'yVater serviee, may be found under any of these topics, although the first
topic, Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary, is further broken
down into sub-categories.
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary
. Planning and Coordination
. Water
. Wastewater
. Stormwater
. Electricity
. Schools
. Solid Waste
. Services to Areas Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
. Locating and Managing Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
. Financing
The applicable findings and policies are contained under each of these topic headings,
below.
The policies listed provide direction for public and private developmental and program
decision-making regarding urban facilities and services. Development should be
coordinated with the planning, financing, and construction of key urban facilities and
services to ensure the efficient use and expansion of these facilities.
, The exact location of the projects shown on the Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities
maps is determined through local processes.
2 Goal 11 also requires transportation facilities to be included in public facilities plans. In this metropolitan
area, transportation facilities are addressed in Metro Plan Chapter llI-F and in the Eugene-Springfield
Transportation System Plan (Trans Plan).
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Goals
1. Provide and maintain public facilities and services in an efficient and
environmentally responsible manner.
2. Provide public facilities and services in a manner that encourages orderly and
sequential growth.
Findin!!s and Policies
Servi~es to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Planning and
Coordination
Findine:s
I. Urban expansion within the urban growth boundary is accomplished through in-
fIll, redevelopment, and annexation of territory which can be served with a
minimum level of key urban services and facilities. This permits new
development to use existing facilities and services, or those which can be easily
extended, minimizing the public cost of extending urban facilities and services.
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In accordance with Statewide Planning Goal II and OAR 660, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies jurisdictional responsibility for the
, provision of water, wastewater and storm water, describes respective service areas
and existing and planned water, wastewater, and storm water facilities, and
contains planned facilities maps for these services. Electric system information
and improvements are included in th,e Public Facilities and Services Plan,
although not required by state law. Local facility master plans and refinement
plans provide more specific project information.
3. Urban services within the metropolitan urban growth boundary are provided by
the City of Eugene, the City of Springfield, Lane County, EWEB, SUB, the
MWMC, electric cooperatives, and special service districts.
4. The Public Facilities and Services Plan finds that almost all areas within the city
limits of Eugene and Springfield are served or can be served in the short-term (0-5
years) with water, wastewater, stormwater, and electric service. Exceptions to
this are storm water service to portions of the Willow Creek area and southeast
SpringfIeld and full water service at some higher elevations in Eugene's South
Hills. Service to these areas will be available in the long-term. Service to all
areas within city limits are either in a capital improvement plan or can be
extended with development.
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With the improvements specified in the Public Facilities and Services Plan
project lists, all urbanizable areas within the Eugene-SpringfIeld urban growth
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boundary can be served with water, wastewater, storm water, ~d electric service
at the time those areas are developed. In general, areas outside city limits
serviceable in the long-term are located near the urban growth boundary and in
urban reserves, primarily in River Road, Santa Clara, west Eugene's Willow
Creek area, south Springfield, and the Thurston and Jasper-Natron areas in east
Springfield.
6.
OAR 660-011-0005 defines projects that must be included in public facility plan
project lists for water, wastewater, and storm water. These definitions are shown
in the keys of planned facilities Maps 1,2, 2!b and 3 in the Public Facilities and
Services Plan.
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In accordance with ORS 195.020 to 080, Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and
special service districts are required to enter into coordination agreements that
define how planning coordination and urban services (water, wastewater, fire,
parks, open space and recreation, and streets, roads and mass transit) will be
provided within the urban growth boundary.
8.
Large institutional uses, such as universities and hospitals, present complex
planning problems for the metropolitan area due to their location, facility
expansion plans, and continuing housing and parking needs.
9.
Duplication of services prevents the most economical distribution of public
facilities and services.
10. As discussed in the Public Facilities and Services Plan, a majority of nodal
development areas proposed in TransPlan are serviceable now or in the short-
term. The City of Eugene's adopted Growth Management Policy #15 states,
''Target publicly-ffuanced infrastructure extensions to support development for
higher densities, in. fill, mixed uses, and nodal development."
Policies
G.1 Extend the minimum level and full range of key urban facilities and services in an
orderly and efficient manner consistent with the growth management policies in
Chapter II-C, relevant policies in this chapter, and other Metro Plan policies.
G.2 Use the planned facilities maps of the Public Facilities and Services Plan to guide
the general location of water, wastewater, stormwater, and electrical projects in
the metropolitan area. Use local facility master plans, refinement plans, capital
improvement plans, and ordinances as the guide for detailed planning and project
implementation.
G.3 Modifications and additions to or deletions from the project lists in the Public
Facilities and Services Plan for water, wastewater, and stormwater public facility
projects or significant changes to project location, from that described in the
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Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities Maps 1, 2, ~ and 3,
requires amending the Pubic Facilities and Services Plan and the Metro Plan,
except for the following:
a. Modifications to a public facility project which are minor in nature and do
not significantly impact the project's general description, location, sizing,
capacity, or other general characteristic of the project; or
b. Technical and environmental modifications to a public facility which are
made pursuant to final engineering, on a project; or
c. Modifications to a public facility project which are made pursuant to
fmdings of an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact
Statement conducted under regulations implementing the procedural
provisions of the national Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any
federal or State of Oregon agency project development regulations
consistent with that act and its regulations
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G.4 The cities and Lane County shall coordinate with EWEB, SUB, and special
service districts operating in the metropolitan area, to provide the opportunity to
review and comment on proposed public facilities, plans, programs, and public
improvement projects or changes thereto that may affect one another's area of
responsibility.
G.5 The cities shall continue joint planning coordination with major institutions, such
as universities and hospitals, due to their relatively large impact on local facilities
and services.
G.6 Efforts shall be made to reduce the number of unnecessary special service districts
and to revise confusing or illogical service boundaries, including those that result
in a duplication of effort or overlap of service. When possible, these efforts shall
be pursued in cooperation with the affected jurisdictions.
G.7 Service providers shall coordinate the provision offacilities and services to areas
targeted by the cities for higher densities, infill, mixed uses, and nodal
development.
G.8 The cities and county shall coordinate with cities surrounding the metropolitan
area to develop a growth management strategy. This strategy will address
regional public facility needs.
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundarv: Wastewater
Findings
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11.
Springfield and Eugene rely on a combination of regional ~d local services
for the provision of wastewater services. Within each City. the local
jurisdiction provides collection of wastewater through a system of sanitary
sewers and pumping systems. These collection facilities connect to a regional
system of similar sewer collection facilities owned and operated by the
Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission ("MWMC"). an entity
formed under an intergovernmental agreement created pursuant to ORS 190.
Together. these collection facilities (which exclude private laterals which
convey wastewater from individual residential or commercial/industrial
connections) constitute the primary collection system.
12. The primary collection system conveys wastewater to a treatment facilities system
owned and operated by MWMC. This ~stem consists of an interconnected Water
Pollution Control Facility ("WPCF'). a biosolids facility. and a beneficial reuse
facility.
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G.9 Wastewater conveyance and treatment shall be provided to meet the needs of
projected growth inside the urban growth boundary that are capable of cOIl1Plying
with regulatory requirements governing beneficial reuse or discharge of effluent
and beneficial reuse or disposal of residuals.
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Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Water
Findin2S
lB. Springfield relies on groundwater for its sole source of water. EWEB water
source is the McKenzie River and EWEB is developing groundwater sources.
The identification of projects on the Public Facilities and Services Plan planned
facilities map does not confer rights to a groundwater source.
Policies
G.910 Eugene and Springfield and their respective utility branches, EWEB and
Springfield Utility Board (SUB), shall ultimately be the water service providers
within the urban growth boundary.
G.l Q 1 Continue to take positive steps to protect groundwater supplies. The cities,
county, and other service providers shall manage land use and public facilities for
groundwater-related benefits through the implementation of the Springfield
Drinking Water Protection Plan and other wellhead protection plans.
Management practices instituted to protect groundwater shall be coordinated
among the City of Springfield, City of Eugene, and Lane CoUnty.
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G.ll2 Ensure that water main extensions within the urban growth bo~dary include
adequate consideration of fire flows.
G.l~3 SUB, EWEB, and Rainbow Water District, the water providers that currently
control a water source, shall examine the need for a metropolitan-wide water
master program, recognizing that a metropolitan-wide system will require
establishing standards, as well as coordinated source and delivery systems.
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Stormwater
Findings
1~. Historically, storm water systems in Eugene and Springfield were designed
primarily to control floods. The 1987 re-authorization of the federal Clean Water
Act required, for the first time, local communities to reduce storm water pollution
within their municipal storm drainage systems. These requirements applied
initially to the City of Eugene and subsequent amendments to the Act extended
these requirements to Springfield and Lane County.
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1~5. Administration and enforcement of the Clean Water Act stormwater provisions
occur at the state level, through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permitting requirements. Applicable jurisdictions are required to obtain
an NPDES stormwater pennit from the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ), and prepare a water quality plan outlining the Best Management
Practices (BMPs) to be taken over a five-year pennit period for reducing
storm water pollutants to '*the maximum extent practicable."
146. Storm water quality improvement facilities are most efficient and effective at
intercepting and removing pollutants when they are close to the source of the
pollutants and treat relatively small volumes ofrunofI.
1~7. The Clean Water Act requires states to assess the quality of their surface waters
every three years, and to list those waters which do not meet adopted water
quality standards. The WiIlamette River and other water bodies have been listed
as not meeting the standards for temperature and bacteria. This will require the
development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for these pollutants, and
an allocation to point and non-point sources.
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168. The listing of Spring Chinook Salmon as a threatened species in the Upper
Willamette River requires the application of Endangered Species Act (ESA)
provisions to the salmon's habitat in the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers. The
decline in the Chinook Salmon has been attributed to such factors as destruction
of habitat through channelization and revetment of river banks, non-point source
pollution, alterations of natural hydro graph by increased impervious surfaces in
the basin, and degradation of natural functions of riparian lands due to removal or
alteration of indigenous vegetation.
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1+9. There are many advantages to keeping channels open, including, at a minimum,
natural biofiltration of stormwater pollutants; greater ability to attenuate effects of
peak storm water flows; retention ofwetIand, habitat, and open space functions;
and reduced capital costs for storm water facilities.
-1-320. An increase in impervious surfaces, without mitigation, results in higher flows
during peak storm events, less opportunity for recharging ofthe aquifer, and a
decrease in water quality.
+921. Stormwater systems tend to be gravity-based systems that follow the slope of the
land rather than political boundaries. In many cases, the natural drainageways
such as streams serve as an integral part of the stormwater conveyance system.
2G2. In general, there are no programs for stormwater maintenance outside the Eugene
and Springfield city limits, except for the Lane County roads program. State law
limits county road funds for stormwater projects to those located within the public
right-of-way.
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21-3. Filling in designated floodplain areas can increase flood elevations above the
elevations predicted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
models, because the FEMA models are typically based only on the extent of
development at the time the modeling was conducted and do not take into account
the ultimate buildout of the drainage area. This poses risks to other properties in
or adjacent to floodplains and can change the hydrograph of the river.-
Policies
0.134 Improve.surface and ground water quality and quantity in the metropolitan area
by developing regulations or instituting programs for stormwater to:
a. Increase public awareness of techniques and practices private individuals
can employ to help correct water quality and quantity problems;
b. Improve management of industrial and commercial operations to reduce
negative water quality and quantity impacts;
c. Regulate site planning for new development and construction to better
manage pre- and post-construction storm runoff, including erosion,
velocity, pollutant loading, and drainage;
d. Increase storage and retention and natural filtration of storm runoff to
lower and delay peak storm flows and to settle out pollutants prior to
discharge into regulated waterways;
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Require on~site controls and development standards, as. practical, to reduce
off~site impacts from stormwater runoff;
f. Use natural and simple mechanical treatment systems to provide treatment
for potentially contaminated runoff waters;
. g. Reduce street-related water quality and quantity problems;
h. Regulate use and require containment and/or pretreatment of toxic
substances;
1. Include containment measures in site review standards to minimize the
effects of chemical and petroleum spills; and
J. Consider impacts to ground water quality in the design and location of dry
wells.
G.145 Implement changes to stormwater facilities and management practices to reduce
the presence of pollutants regulated under the Clean Water Act and to address the
requirements of the Endangered Species Act.
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G.t % Consider wellhead protection areas and surface water supplies when planning
stormwater facilities.
G.167 Manage or enhance waterways and open stormwater systems to reduce water
quality impacts from runoff and to improve stormwater conveyance.
G.lf8 Include measures in local land development regulations that minimize the amount
of impervious surface in new development in a manner that reduces stormwater
pollutio~ reduces the negative affects from increases in runoff, and is compatible
with lvletrQ Plan policies.
G.t &9 The cities and Lane County shall adopt a strategy for the unincorporated area of
the urban growth boundary to: reduce the negative effects of filling in floodplains
and prevent the filling of natural drainage channels except as necessary to ensure
public operations and maintenance of these channels in a manner that preserves
and/or enhances floodwater conveyance capacity and biological function.
G.+920Maintain flood storage capacity within the floodplain, to the maximum extent
practical, through measures that may include reducing impervious surface in the
floodplain and adjacent areas.
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Electricity
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2~. According to local municipal utilities, efficient electrical servi,?e is often
accomplished through mutual back-up agreements and inter-connected systems
are more efficient than isolated systems.
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G.2Gl The electric service providers will agree which provider will serve areas about to
be annexed and inform the cities who the service provider will be and how the
transition of services, if any, will occur.
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Schools
Findines
23-5. ORS 195.110 requires cities and counties to include, as an element of their
comprehensive plan, a school facility plan for high growth districts prepared by
the district in cooperation with the city or county; and for the city or county to
initiate the planning activity. The law defines high growth districts as those that
have an enrollment of over 5,000 students and an increase in enrollment of six
percent or more during the three most recent school years. At present, there are no
high growth school districts in the urban growth boundary.
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246. ORS 197.296(4)(a) states that when the urban growth boundary is amended to
provide needed housing, "As part of this process, the amendment shall include
sufficient land reasonably necessary to accommodate the siting of new public
school facilities. The need and inclusion of lands for new public school facilities
shall be a coordinated process between the affected public school districts and the
local government that has the authority to approve the urban growth boundary."
2!7. Enrollment projections for the five public school districts in the metropolitan area
and the University of Oregon and Lane Community College (LCC) are not
consistent. Bethel School District and the University of Oregon expect increases
while Springfield and Eugene School Districts and LCC are experiencing nearly
flat or declining enrollments. Enrollment is increasing fastest in the elementary
and high school attendance areas near new development.
~8. Short-term fluctuations in school attendance are addressed through the use of
adjusted attendance area boundaries, double shifting, use of portable classrooms,
and busing. School funding from the state is based on student enrollment for
school districts in the State of Oregon. This funding pattern affects the
willingness of districts to allow out-of-district transfers and to adjust district
boundaries. Adjustments in district boundaries may be feasible where there is no
net loss or gain in student enrollments between districts.
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~9. Creating or retaining small, neighborhood schools reduces the need for busing and
provides more opportunity for students to walk or bike to schooL Quality smaller
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schools may allow more parents to stay in established neighbo~hoods and to avoid
moving out to new subdivisions on the urban fringe or to bedroom communities.
However, growth patterns do not always respect school district boundaries. For
example, natural cycles of growth and neighborhood maturation result in uneven
geographic growth patterns in the metropolitan area, causing a disparity between
the location of some schools and school children. This results in some fringe area
schools exceeding capacity, while some central city schools are under capacity.
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Long-range enrollment forecasts determine the need to either build new schools,
expand existing facilities, or close existing schools. Funding restrictions imposed
by state law and some provisions in local codes may discourage the retention and
redevelopment of neighborhood schools. Limits imposed by state law on the use
of bond funds for operations and maintenance make the construction of new,
lower maintenance buildings preferable to remodeling existing school buildings.
In addition, if existing schools were expanded, some school sites may not meet
current local parking and other code requirements.
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Combining educational facilities with local park and recreation facilities provides
fmancial benefits to the schools while enhancing benefits to the community. . The
Meadow View School and adjacent City of Eugene community park is an
example of shared facilities.
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Policies
G.2-l-2 The cities shall initiate a process with school districts within the urban growth
boundary for coordinating land use and school planning activities. The cities and
school districts shall examine the following in their coordination efforts:
a. The need for new public school facilities and sufficient land to site them;
b. How open enrollment policies affect school location;
c. The impact of school building height and site size on the buildable land
supply;
d. The use of school facilities for non-school activities and appropriate
reimbursement for this use;
e. The impact of building and land use codes on the development and
redevelopment of school facilities;
f. Systems development charge adjustments related to neighborhood
schools; and,
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The possibility of adjusting boundaries, when practical and when total
enrollment will not be affected, where a single, otherwise internally
cohesive area is divided into more than one school district.
G.2~3 Support financial and other efforts to keep neighborhood schools open and to
retain schools sites in public ownership following school closure.
G.234 Support the retention of University of Oregon and LCC facilities in central city
areas to increase opportunities for public transit and housing and to retain these
schools' attractiveness to students and faculty.
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Solid Waste
Findin2s
3G2. Statewide Planning Goal 11 requires that, "To meet current and long-range needs,
a provision for solid waste disposal sites, including sites for inert waste, shall be
included in each plan."
Policies
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G.245 The Lane County Solid Waste Management Plan, as updated, shall serve as the
guide for the location of solid waste sites, including sites for inert waste, to serve
the metropolitan area. Industries that make significant use of the resources
recovered from the Glenwood solid waste transfer facility should be encouraged
to locate in that vicinity._
Services to Areas Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
Findings
3-!-3. Providing key urban services, such as water, to areas outside the urban growth
boundary increases pressure for urban development in rural areas. This can
encourage premature development outside the urban growth boundary at rural
densities, increasing the cost of public facilities and services to all users of the
systems.
3~. Land application ofbiosolids, treated wastewater, or cannery waste on
agricultural sites outside the urban growth boundary for beneficial reuse of treated
wastewater byproducts generated within the urban growth boundary is more
efficient and environmentally beneficial than land fIlling or other means of
disposal.
33-5. Lane County land use data show that, outside the urban growth boundary, land
uses consist of:
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Those which are primarily intended for resource management; and
2) Those where development has occurred and are committed to rural
development as established through the exceptions process specified in
Statewide Planning Goal 2.
Policies
G.2% Wastewater and water service shall not be provided outside the urban growth
boundary except to the following areas, and the cities may require ~onsent to
annex agreements as a prerequisite to providing these services in any instance:
a. The area of the Eugene Airport designated Government and Education on
the Metro Plan Diagram, the Seasonal Industrial Waste Facility, the
Regional Wastewater Biosolids Management Facility, and agricultural
sites used for land application ofbiosolids and cannery byproducts. These
sites serve the entire metropolitan area.
b. An existing development outside the urban growth boundary when it has
been determined that it poses an immediate threat of public health or
safety to the citizens within the Eugene-Springfield urban growth
boundary that can only be remedied by extension of the service.
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In addition, under prior obligations, water service shall be provided to land within
the dissolved water districts of Hillcrest, College Crest, Bethel, and Oakway.
G.267 The Eugene Airport shall be served with the necessary urban services required to
operate the airport as an urban facility. Development outside the urban growth
boundary in the vicinity of the airport, outside the portion of the airport boundary
designated Government and Education in the Metro Plan diagram, shall not be
provided with urban services.
G.2+8 Plan for the following levels of service for rural designations outside the urban
growth boundary within the Plan Boundary:
a. Agriculture. Forest Land. Sand and GraveL and Parks and Open Space.
No minimum level of service is established.
b. Rural Residential. Rural Commercial. Rural Industrial. and Government
and Education. On-site sewage disposal, individual water systems, rural
level of fire and police protection, electric and communication service,
schools, and reasonable access to solid waste disposal facility.
Locating and Managing Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
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346. In accordance with statewide planning goals and administrativ~ rules, urban
water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities may be located on agricultural land
and urban water and wastewater facilities may be located on forest land outside
the urban growth boundary when the facilities exclusively serve land within the
urban growth boundary, pursuant to OAR 660.006 and 660.033.
3~7. In accordance with statewide planning goals and administrative rules, water, and
wastewater facilities are allowed in the public right.of-way of public roads and
highways.
368. The Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities maps show the location
of some planned public facilities outside the urban growth boundary and Plan
Boundary, exclusively to serve land within the urban growth boundary. The
ultimate construction ofthese facilities will require close coordination with and
permitting by Lane County and possible Lane County Rural Comprehensive Plan
amendments.
),79. Statewide Planning GoalS and OAR 660.023.0090 require state and local
jurisdictions to identify and protect riparian corridors.
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3-840. In accordance with OAR 660.033.0090,660.033.0130(2), and 660-033-0120,
building schools on high value farm land outside the urban growth boundary is
prohibited. Statewide planning goals prohibit locating school buildings on farm
or forest land within three miles outside the urban growth boundary.
Policies
G.289 Consistent with local regulations, locate new urban water, wastewater, and
stormwater facilities on farm land and urban water and wastewater facilities on
forest land outside the urban growth boundary only when the facilities exclusively
serve land inside the urban growth boundary and there is no reasonable
alternative.
G.~30Locate urban water and wastewater facilities in the public dght.of-way of public
roads and highways outside the urban growth boundary, as needed to serve land
within the urban growth boundary.
G.3G1 Facility providers shall coordinate with Lane County and other local jurisdictions
. and obtain the necessary county land use approvals to amend the Lane County
Rural Comprehensive Plan, or the Metro Plan, as needed and consistent with state
law, to appropriately designate land for urban facilities located outside the urban
growth boundary or the Plan Boundary.
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0.312 The cities shall coordinate with Lane County on responsibilitY,and authority to
address stormwater-related issues outside the Plan Boundary, including outfalls
outside the Springfield portion of the urban growth boundary.
0.32-3 Measures to protect, enhance, or alter Class F Streams outside the urban growth
boundary, within the Plan Boundary shall, at a minimum, be consistent with Lane
County's riparian standards.
0.334 New schools within the Plan Boundary shall be built inside the urban growth
boundary.
Fin'ancing
Findings
3941. ORS 197.712(2)(e) states that the project timing and financing provisions of
public facility plans shall not be considered land use decisions.
4G2. ORS 223.297 and ORS 223.229(1) do not permit the collection oflocal systems
development charges (SDCs) for fire and emergency medical service facilities and
schools, limiting revenue options for these services. Past attempts to change this
law have been unsuccessful.
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4+3. Service providers in the metropolitan area use SDCs to help fund the following
facilities: .
. Springfield: storm water, wastewater, and transportation;
. Willamalane Park and Recreation District: parks;
. SUB, Rainbow Water District: water;
. Eugene: storm water, wastewater, parks, and transportation; and,
.EWEB: water.
~. Oregon and California timber receipt revenues, a federally-funded source of
county road funds, have declined over the years and their continued decline is
expected.
43-5. Regular maintenance reduces long term infrastructure costs by preventing the
need for frequent replacement and rehabilitation. ORS 223.297 to 223.314 do not
allow use of SDCs to fund operations and maintenance.
446. The assessment rates of Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County are each different,
creating inequitable fmancing of some infrastructure improvements in the
. metropolitan area.
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G.345 Changes to Public Facilities and Services Plan project phasing schedules or
anticipated costs and financing shall be made in accordance with budgeting and
capital improvement program procedures of the affectedjurisdiction(s).
G.3:56 Service providers will update capital improvement programming (planning,
programming, and budgeting for service extension) regularly for those portions of
the urban growth boundary where the full range of key urban services and
facilities is not available.
G.367 Require development to pay the cost, as determined by the local jurisdiction, of
extending urban services and facilities. This does not preclude subsidy, where a
development will fulfill goals and recommendations ofthe Metro Plan and other
applicable plans determined by the local jurisdiction to be of particular
importance or concern.
G.J78 Continue to implement a system of user charges, SDCs, and other public
fmancing tools, where appropriate, to fund operations, maintenance, and
improvement or replacement of obsolete facilities or system expansion.
G.389 Explore other funding mechanisms at the local level to finance operations and
maintenance of public facilities.
G.~OSet wastewater and storm water fees at a level commensurate with the level of
impact on, or use of, the wastewater or storm water service.
G.3940The cities and Lane County will continue to cooperate in developing assessment
practices for inter-jurisdictional projects that provide for equitable treatment of
properties, regardless of jurisdiction.
Chapter V Glossary
36. Public facility projects: Public facility project lists and maps adopted as part of
the Metro Plan are defined as follows:
a. Water: Source, reservoirs, pump stations, and primary distribution
systems. Primary distribution systems are transmission lines 12 inches or
larger for SUB and 24 inches or larger for EWER.
b. Wastewater: Primary Collection System: Pump stations and wastewater
lines 24 inches or larger.
Treatment Facilities System: Water Pollution Control
Facility (WPCF) protect. beneficial reuse project and
residuals protect necessary to meet wastewater treatment
facilities system design capacities for average flow. peak.
flow. biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended
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solids so as to provide service within the urban growth
boundary (DOB) for a projected population in 2025
consistent with the population assumed in this Plan. in-
compliance with MWMC's discharge permit. MWMC's
Capital Improvements Plan. as amended from time to time.
shall be used as the guide for detailed planning and
implementation of the WPCF project. the beneficial reuse
protect and the residuals project.
c. Stormwater: Drainage/channel improvements and/or piping systems 36
inches or larger; proposed detention ponds; outfalls; water quality
projects; and waterways and open systems.
d. Specific projects adopted as part of the Metro Plan are described in the
project lists and their general location is identified in the planned facilities
maps in Chapter II of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Public
Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services Plan).
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APPENDIX Ab
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE METRO PLAN
(Version currently before the elected officials as a part of Periodic Review)
G.
Public Facilities and Services Element
This Public Facilities and Services Element provides direction for the future provision of
urban facilities and services to planned land uses within the Metro Plan Plan Boundary
(Plan Boundary).
The availability of public facilities and services is a key factor influencing the location
and density offuture development. The public's investment in, and scheduling of, public
facilities and services are a major means of implementing the Metro Plan. As the
population of the Eugene-Springfield area increases and land development patterns
change over time, the demand for urban services also increases and changes. These
changes require that service providers, both public and private, plan for the provision of
services in a coordinated manner, using consistent assumptions and projections for
population and land use.
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The policies in this element complement Metro Plan Chapter II-A, Fundamental
Principles, and Chapter II-C, Growth Management. Consistent with the principle of
compact urban growth prescribed in Chapter II, the policies in this element call for future
urban water and wastewater services to be provided exclusively within the urban growth
boundary (UGB). This policy direction is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal II :
Public Facilities and Services, "To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient
arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural
development." On urban lands, new development must be served by at least the
minimum level of key urban services and facilities at the time development is completed
and, ultimately, by a full range of key urban services and facilities. On rural lands within
the Plan Boundary, development must be served by rural levels of service. Users of
facilities and services in rural areas are spread out geographically, resulting in a higher
per-user cost for some services and, often, in an inadequate revenue base to support a
higher level of service in the future. Some urban facilities may be located or managed
outside the urban growth boundary, as allowed by state law, but only to serve
development within the UGB.
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Urban facilities and services within the UGB are provided by the City of Eugene, the City
of Springfield, Lane County, Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), the Springfield
Utility Board (SUB), the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC),
electric cooperatives, and special service districts. Special service districts provide
schools and bus service, and, in some areas outside the cities, they provide water, electric,
fire service or parks and recreation service. This element provides guidelines for special
service districts in line with the compact urban development fundamental principle of the
Metro Plan.
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This element incorporates the fmdings and policies in the Eugene-Springfield
Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (public Facilities and Services
Plan), adopted as a refinement to the Metro Plan. The Public Facilities and Services
Plan provides guidance for public facilities and services, including planned water,
wastewater, stormwater, and electrical facilities. As required by Goal!!, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies and shows the generallocationl of the water,
wastewater, and stormwater projects needed to serve land within the UGB.2 The Public
Facilities and Services Plan also contains this information for electrical facilities,
although not required to by law.
The project lists and maps in the Public Facilities and Services Plan are adopted as part
ofthe Metro Plan. Information in the Public Facilities and Services Plan on project
phasing and costs, and decisions on timing and financing of projects are not part of the
Metro Plan and are controlled solely by the capital improvement programming and
budget processes of individual service providers.
The policies listed provide direction for public and private developmental and program
decision-making regarding urban facilities and services. Development should be
coordinated with the planning, financing, and construction of key urban facilities and
.services to ensure the efficient use and expansion of these facilities.
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Goals
1. Provide and maintain public facilities and services in an efficient and
environmentally responsible manner.
2. Provide public facilities and services in a manner that encourages orderly and
sequential growth.
Findings and Policies
The findings and policies in this element are organiZed by the following four topics
related to the provision of urban facilities and services. Policy direction for the full range
of urban facilities and services, including ';:aatev:ater service, may be found under any of
these topics, although the first topic, Services to Development Within the Urban Growth
Boundary, is further broken down into sub-categories. .
. Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary
. Planning and Coordination
. Water
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I The exact location of the projects shown on the Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities
maps is determined through local processes.
2 Goalll also requires transportation facilities to be included in public facilities plans. In this metropolitan
area, transportation facilities are addressed in Metro Plan Chapter ill-F and in the Eugene-Springfield
Transportation System Plan (frans Plan).
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. Wastewater Treatment
. Stormwater
. Electricity
. Schools
. Solid Waste Treatment
. Services to Areas Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
. Locating and Managing Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
. Financing
Services to Develooment Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Plannin2 and
Coordination
Findings.
1. Urban expansion within the UGB is accomplished through in-fill, redevelopment,
and annexation of territory which can be served with a minimum level of key
urban services and facilities. This permits new development to use existing
facilities and services, or those which can be easily extended, minimizing the
public cost of extending urban facilities and services.
2.
In accordance with Statewide Planning Goal 11 and OAR 660, the Public
Facilities and SerVices Plan identifies jurisdictional responsibility for the
provision of water, wastewater and storm water, describes respective service areas
and existing and planned water, wastewater, and storm water facilities, and
contains planned facilities maps for these services. Electric system information
and improvements are included in the Public Facilities and Services Plan,
although not required by state law. Local facility master plans and refinement
plans provide more specific project information.
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3. Urban services within the metropolitan UGB are provided by the City of Eugene,
the City of Springfield, Lane County, EWEB, SUB, the MWMC, electric
cooperatives, and special service districts.
4. The Public Facilities and Services Plan finds that almost all areas within the city
limits of Eugene and Springfield are served or can be served in the short-term (0-5
years) with water, wastewater, storm water, and electric service. Exceptions to
this are stormwater service to portions of the Willow Creek area and southeast
Springfield and full water service at some higher elevations in Eugene's South
Hills. Service to these areas will be available in the long-term. Service to all
areas within city limits are either in a capital improvement plan or can be
extended with development.
5.
With the improvements specified in the Public Facilities and Services Plan
project lists, all urbanizable areas within the Eugene-Springfield UGB can be
served with water, wastewater, storm water, and electric service at the time those
areas are developed. In general, areas outside city limits serviceable in the long-
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term are -located near the UGB and in urban reserves, primarily in River Road,
Santa Clara, west Eugene's Willow Creek area, south Springfield, and the
Thurston and Jasper-Natron areas in east Springfield.
6.
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OAR 660-011-0005 defines projects that must be included in public facility plan
project lists for water, wastewater, and stormwater. These definitions are shown
in the keys of planned facilities Maps 1, 2, ~and 3 in the Public Facilities and
Services Plan.
7.
In accordance with ORS 195.020 to 080, Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and
special service districts are required to enter into coordination agreements that
define how planning coordination and urban services (water, wastewater, fire,
parks, open space and recreation, and streets, roads and mass transit) will be
provided within the UGB.
8.
- Large institutional uses, such as universities and hospitals, present complex
planning problems for the metropolitan area due to their location, facility
expansion plans, and continuing housing and parking needs.
9.
Duplication of services prevents the most economical distribution of public
facilities and services.
10.
As discussed in the Public Facilities and Services Plan, a majority of nodal
development areas proposed in TransPlan are serviceable now or in the short-
term. The City of Eugene's adopted Growth Management Policy #15 states,
"Target publicly-financed infrastructure extensions to support development for
higher densities, in-fill, mixed uses, and nodal development."
Policies
G.l Extend the minimum level and full range of key urban facilities and services in an
orderly and efficient manner consistent with the growth management policies in
Chapter II-C, relevant policies in this chapter, and other Metro Plan policies.
0.2 Use the planned facilities maps of the Public Facilities and Services Plan to guide
the general location of water, wastewater, stormwater, and electrical projects in
the metropolitan area. Use local facility master plans, refinement plans, capital
improvement plans, and ordinances as the guide for detailed planning and project
implementation.
G.3 Modifications and additions to or deletions from the project lists in the Public
Facilities and Services Plan for water, wastewater, and stormwater public facility'
projects or significant changes to project location, from that described in the
Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities Maps 1, 2, ~ and 3,
requires amending the Pubic Facilities and Services Plan and the Metro Plan,
except for the following:
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a.
Modifications to a public facility project which are minor in nature and do
not significantly impact the project's general description, location, sizing,
capacity, or other general characteristic of the project; or
b. Technical and environmental modifications to a public facility which are
made pursuant to final engineering on a project; or
c. Modifications to a public facility project which are made pursuant to
fmdings of an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact
Statement conducted under regulations implementing the procedural
provisioils of the national Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any
federal or State of Oregon agency project development regulations
consistent with that act and its regulations; or
d. Public facility projects included in the PFSP to serve land designated
Urban Reserve prior to the removal of the Urban Reserve designation,
which projects shall be removed from the PFSP at the time of the next
Periodic Review of the Metro Plan.
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G.4 The cities and Lane County shall coordinate with EWEB, SUB, and special
service districts operating in the metropolitan area, to provide the opportunity to
review and comment on proposed public facilities, plans, programs, and public
improvement projects or changes thereto that may affect one another's area of
responsibility.
G.5 The cities shall continue joint planning coordination with major institutions, such
as universities and hospitals, due to their relatively large impact on local facilities
and services.
G.6 Efforts shall be made to reduce the number of unnecessary special service districts
and to revise confusing or illogical service boundaries, including those that result
in a duplication of effort or overlap of service. When possible, these efforts shall
be pursued in cooperation with the affected jurisdictions.
G.? Service providers shall coordinate the provision of facilities and services to areas
targeted by the cities for higher densities, infil4 mixed uses, and nodal
development.
G.8 The cities and county shall coordinate with cities surrounding the metropolitan
area to develop a growth management strategy. This strategy will address
regional public facility needs.
Servi~es to Develooment Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Wastewater
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11. Springfield and Eugene rely on a combination of regional and focal services for
the provision of wastewater services. Within each City. the local iurisdiction -
provides collection of wastewater through a system of sanitary sewers and
pumping systems. These collection facilities connect to a regional system of
similar sewer collection facilities owned and operated by the Metropolitan
Wastewater Management Commission ("MWMC"). an entity formed under an
intergovernmental agreement created pursuant to ORS 190. Together. these
collection facilities (which exclude private laterals which convey wastewater from
individual residential or commercial/industrial connections) constitute the primary
collection system.
12. The primary collection system conveys wastewater to a treatment facilities system
owned and operated by MWMC. This system consists of an interconnected Water
Pollution Control Facility ("WPCF'). a biosolids facility. and a beneficial reuse
facility.
Policies
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0.9 Wastewater conveyance and treatment shall be provided to meet the needs of
projected growth inside the UOB that are capable of complying with regulatory
requirements governing beneficial reuse or discharge of eftluent and beneficial
reuse or disposal of residuals.
SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS AND POLICIES SHALL BE RENUMBERED
ACCORDINGLY WITHIN THIS CHAPTER
Chapter V Glossary
37. Public facility proiects: Public facility project lists and maps adopted as part of
the Metro Plan are defined as follows:
a. Water: Source, reservoirs, pump stations, and primary distribution
systems. Primary distribution systems are transmission lines 12 inches or
larger for Springfield Utility Board (SUB) and 24 inches or larger for
Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB).
b. Wastewater: Primary Collection System: Pump stations and wastewater
lines 24 inches or larger.
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Treatment Facilities System: Water Pollution Control
Facility (WPCF) project. beneficial reuse protect and
residuals project necessary to meet wastewater treatment
facilities system design capacities for average flow. peak
flow. biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended
solids so as to provide service within the urban growth
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boundary (UGB) for a proiected population in 2025
consistent with the population assumed m this Plan. in
compliance with MWMC's discharge permit. MWMC-'s
Capital Improvements Plan. as amended from time to time.
shall be used as the guide for detailed planning and
implementation of the WPCF project. the beneficial reuse
project and the residuals project.
c. Stormwater: Drainage/channel improvements and/or piping systems 36
inches or larger; proposed detention ponds; outfalls; water quality
projects; and waterways and open systems.
d. Specific projects adopted as part of the Metro Plan are described in the
project lists and their general location is identified in the planned facilities
maps in Chapter II ofthe Eugene.Springfield Metropolitan Public
Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services Plan).
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APPENDIX B
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES
AND SERVICES PLAN (PFSP)
1.
Modify the text preceding existing Table 3 to read as follows:
Planned Wastewater System Improvements
Planned short and long term wastewater system improvement projects are listed in
tables3,..-aOO 4, 4a and 4b. The general location of these facilities is shown in Map 2:
Planned Wastewater Facilities, and Map 2a: Existing Wastewater Collection and
Treatment Systems. [NOTE: This map presently exists as Map 6 in the Technical
Background Report: Existing Conditions and Alternatives and should be
incorporated without change.]
2.
Insert, following Table 4, Tables 4a and 4b, as follows:
Table 4a
MWMC Wastewater Treatment System Improvement Projects
Project Project Name/Description
Number
300 WPCF Treatment Project
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301 Residuals Treatment Project
302 Beneficial Reuse Project
Table 4b
MWMC Primary Collection System Improvement Projects
Project Project Name/Description
Number
303 Willakenzie Pump Station
304 Screw Pump Station
305 Glenwood Pump Station
3. Modify Map 2 to show Projects 300 through 305, and insert Map 2a.
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Modify Chapter IV. Of the Public Facilities and Services Plan, by modifying
the subdivision entitled "Wastewater System condition Assessment"
(presently on page 82) to read as follows:
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. Wastewater System Condition Assessment
CoaveJTaaee eapaeity and iaftew aDd iDfiltratiea (III) mties are i.periaat emeria
b,T whieh te assess the penermaaee ef a wastewater eeUeetieB S)Tstem. Cenveyaaee
eapaeity is a fUBetion ef adeEluate pipe siziBg aed measures a system's ability te
.eve efheRt eftieiently. Ini1ew and infiltmtien Nties express the aDleuBt of
stermwater enteri8g a sewer system through defeetive pipes and pipe joints, or
threugh the eress eonReetioa of stermwater Jines, eombiDed sewers, eateh basins, or
manhole eoyers. Sueh extmseous st-ermwater eBteriBg the wastewater system
unneeessariiy humess both eewveyanee aed treatment faeilities.
Treatment: MWMC Wastewater Treatment System
MWMC existing infrastructure is monitored for problems that need to be addressed
during operational and maintenance activities. MWMC has ongoing programs to help
plan for and implement equipment replacement and major rehabilitation of existing
systems. With these on going programs used to detect existing problems. the
infrastructure can be maintained and preserved to help extend its useful life for future
years.
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In March of2003. MWMC hired CH2M liLL to evaluate and plan for regional
wastewater capital improvements that will serve the Eugene/Springfield urban growth
boundary into year 2025. MWMC will need to implement the recommended
improvements to meet regulatory requirements based on projected pollution loads and
flows. CH2M liLL as part of its work to evaluate and plan for regional wastewater
improvements has prepared a technical memo related to "Flow and Load Projections"
dated April 12. 2004. This historical and projected information is being used to plan for
needed MWMC capital improvements based on engineering evaluation methods and by
comparing technology options. It is estimated that approximately $160 million dollars
(in 2004 dollars) are needed for MWMC projects to address regulatory requirements and
growth through year 2025.
Convevance:
Conveyance capacity and inflow and infiltration (III) ratios are important criteria by
which to assess the perfonnance of a wastewater collection system. Conveyance capacity
is a function of adequate pipe sizing and measures a system's ability to move eftluent
efficiently. Inflow and infiltration ratios express the amount of stormwater entering a
sewer system through defective pipes and pipe Joints. or through the cross connection of
stormwater lines. combined sewers. catch basins. or manhole covers. Such extraneous
storm water entering the wastewater system unnecessarily burdens both conveyance and
treatment facilities.
5.
Modify Chapter IV. Of the Public Facilities and Services Plan, by modifying
the discussion of wastewater, in the subdivision entitled "Long-Term Service
Availability Within Urbanizable Areas" (presently on page 97) to read as
follows:
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1.
There are no areas within the metropolitan UGB that will be difficult to serve with
wastewater facilities over the long-term (six to 20 years) assuming that public
infrastructure specifications and requirements of the developing area can be
addressed. Appropriate engineering design practices must be used during the
development and expansion into sensitive areas that are approved for
development (ex. - hillside construction. etc.). ; ho':.Tcver, &xpansion Expansion of
the existing collection system will be necessary to meet demands of growth over
this time period.
2. Based on 2003 analysis, the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area treatment
facilities will require facility improvements to address both dry and wet weather
reg!Jlatory requirements relating to pollutant loads and wastewater flows.
Regional and local wastewater improvements to the collection and treatment
systems are being planned for and will be implemented to allow for growth within
the UGB and for regulatory compliance. The Eugene Springfield metropolitan
area Regional Waste\vater Treatmea.t Plant has sufficient desiga. eapaeity to
aeeommodate populution inereases and serve all BeV: development at buildout.
Ho\vtwer, peak wet "'leather conditions limit the treatment plant from aehie'.Ting its
designed eapaeity. Wet, '.veather related impro':emeRts ar-e needed at the plant
and '.v-ithinthc regional collection system to &xtend the plant's ,vet weather
capacity beyond the year 2007.
6.
Add Table 16a following Table 16, as follows:
Table 16a
MWMC Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Improvements, Rough Cost
Estimate, and Timing Estimate
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301 Residuals Treatment Project $6,000,000 2018
302 Beneficial Reuse Proiect $25,000,000 2018
303 Willakenzie Pump Station $6,000,000 2010
304 Screw Pump Station $2,000,000 2010
305 Glenwood Pump Station $500,000 2012
*Cost estimated in 2004 dollars
7. Add a new chapter to the Public Facilities and Services Plan, to be Chapter
VI., reading as follows:
VI. Amendments to the Plan
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This chapter describes the method to be used in the event it becomes necessary or
appropriate to modify the text, tables or the maps contained in the Public Facilities and
Services Plan ("the Plan").
Flexibility of the Plan
Certain public facility project descriptions, location or service area designations will
necessarily change as a resul~ of subsequent design studies, capital improvement
programs, environmental inipact studies and changes in potential sources of funding. The
Plan is not designed to either prohibit projects not included in the plan for which
unanticipated funding has been obtained, preclude project specification and location
. decisions made according to the National Enviromriental Policy Act, or subject
administrative and technical changes to the plan to post-acknowledgement review or
review by the Land Use Board of Appeals.
For the purposes of this Plan, two types of modifications are identified.
A. Modifications requiring amendment of the Plan.
The following modifications require amendment of the Plan:
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Amendments, which include those modifications or changes (as
represented by Table 16a) to the location or provider of public facility
projects which significantly impact a public facility project identified in
the comprehensive plan, and which do not qualify as administrative or
technical and environmental changes, as defined below. Amendments are
subject to the administrative procedures and review and appeal procedures
applicable to land use decisions.
Adoption of capital improvement progiam project lists by any service
provider do not require modification of this Plan unless the requirements
of subparagraph 1 above are met.
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B. Modifications permitted without amendment of the Plan.
The following modifications do not require amendment of this Plan:
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Administrative changes are those modifications to a public facility project
which are minor in nature and do not significantly impact the project's
general descriptio~ locatio~ sizing, capacity or other general
characteristic of the project.
Technical and environmental changes are those modifications to a public
facility project which are made pursuant to "final engineering" on a project
or those which r(;:sult from the findings of an Environmental Assessment
or Environmental Impact Statement conducted under regulations
implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 or any federal or state agency project development
regulations consistent with that Act and its regulations.
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Process for making Changes
A. Administrative and Technical or Environmental Changes. Any jurisdiction may
make an administrative or technical and environmental change, as defined herein,
by forwarding to each jurisdiction covered by this Plan, and to the Lane Council
of Governments a copy of the resolution or other final action of the governing
board of the jurisdiction authorizing the change.
B. Amendments
For purposes of processing amendments, as defined herein, such amendments are
divided into two classes.
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a. Type I Amendments include amendments to the text of the Plan, or to a
list, location or provider of public facility projects which significantly
impact a public facility project identified herein, which project serves
more than one jurisdiction.
b. Type II amendments include amendments to a list, location or provider of
public facility projects which significantly impact a public facility project
identified herein, which project serves only the jurisdiction proposing the
amendment.
C.
Processing Amendments
Any of the adopting agencies (Lane County, Eugene, or Springfield) may initiate
an amendment to this plan at any time on their own motion or on behalf of a
citizen.
a. Type I amendments shall be forwarded to the planning commissions of the
respective agencies and, following their recommendation, shall be
considered by the governing boards of all agencies. If a Type I
amendment is not adopted by all agencies, the amendment shall be
referred to MPC for conflict resolution. Subsequent failure by agencies to
adopt an MPC-negotiated proposal shall defeat the proposed amendment.
If an amendment is adopted, all agencies shall adopt substantively
identical ordinances
b. Type II amendments shall be forwarded to the Planning Commission of
the initiating agency and, following their recommendation, shall be
considered by the governing board of the initiating agency.
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Staff Report and Findings of Compliance with the Metro Pla~ and Statewide
Goals and Administrative Rules
File LRP 2004-0001 Amendments to the Metro Plan and Public Facilities and Services
Plan '
Applicant:
City of Springfield on behalf of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission
(MWMC)
Nature of the AppJicati~D:
The applicant proposes to amend the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General
Plan (Metro Plan) and the Public Facilities and Services Plan (PFSpi to (1) more
adequately reflect the impact that new discharge permit restrictions will have had on the
capacity ofthe regional wastewater treatment system, (2) to clarify the relationship
between the PFSP project list and locally adopted capital improvement plans, and (3) to
modify ( streamline) the administrative and legislative processes that govern the
implementation and amendment of the PFSP projects list.
Background:
MWMC's regional wastewater treatment facilities were designed and constructed in the
late 1970's with a 20-year life expectancy. Slower that expected population growth in the
1980's extended this life expectancy. In 1996-97 MWMC developed a Master Plan to
evaluate the performance of its facilities, to ascertain areas of constraints within the
existing permit conditions, to identify short-term improvements (e.g. how to address
seismic hazards), and to address other major issues that needed to be studied further.
In May of2002 the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) imposed new
and more stringent discharge permit standards on the regional wastewater treatment
facilities, particularly in regard to the treatment of ammonia and thermal loading. As
MWMC staff began to evaluate design needs for its wastewater facilities, it became
apparent to them that the existing facilities could not meet the demands imposed by the
new discharge permit restrictions.
Recognizing that a thorough assessment of wastewater collection, treatment and
disposal/reuse needs for the next 20 years was essentia~ the MWMC began work on the
2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan, a comprehensive facilities plan update. The objectives
of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan are twofold. First, it is intended to provide for
adequate community growth capacity through 2025, considering policies in the Metro
Plan and current planning assessments for population and development. Second, the 2004
Wastewater Facilities Plan is intended to protect community health and safety by
addressing sanitary sewer overflows, river safety, permit compliance and the cost-
effective use of existing facilities and the efficient design of new facilities.
1 See appendices A & B, respectively.
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The 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan recognizes and addresses the fact that the regional
wastewater system for the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area does not have the
capacity to meet all of the discharge standards imposed by state and federal law. Neither
the Metro Plan nor the PFSP currently reflect this situation. Statewide Planning.Ooal2
requires that the city, county and special district plans be consistent. In large part, the
amendments proposed by this application address the issue of consistency between the
Metro Plan and the PFSP and consistency of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan with the
former documents. The proposed amendments provide information that should have been
included in the PFSP when it was adopted andpresent a more accurate description of
wastewater services that will be available after certain capital improvement projects are
completed.
Phasing objectives of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan necessitate that construction of
several key facility components begin by JUne of 2005 in order to meet federal standards
that require that peak wet weather events be managed by 2010. In order to meet this
rigorous construction schedule, MWMC must have released Requests for Proposals
(RFPs) for engineering design for by October of2004. Prior to this date, the 2004
Wastewater Facilities Plan must be adopted by the three metropolitan jurisdictions and
the Metro Plan and the PFSP should be updated to reflect current information.
In summary, the application proposes the following changes:
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1. Specifically recognizes "wastewater" as a subcategory of service within the Urban
Growth Boundary. [Chapter III-G] ...
2. Amends Finding #6 and Policy #3 to recognize the addition of Map 2a "Existing
Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems" to the PFSP. [Chapter III-G]
.3. Amends Policy #2 to include local capital improvement plans as a means to
implement policy in the PFSP. [Chapter III-G]
4. Inserts two findings regarding local and regional wastewater services to
development withinthe urban growth boundary. [Chapter III-G]
5. Adds a new policy 0.9 that makes a commitment to providing the conveyance
and treatment of wastewater to meet the needs of projected growth within the
urban growth boundary and that meets regulatory requirements. [Chapter III-G]
6. Modifies definition 37. Wastewater: Public Facilities Projects. [Chapter V
o lossary]
PFSP
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Modifies the text on page 28, preceding Table 3, and adds Tables 4a and 4b that
identify MWMC Wastewater Treatment and Primary Collection System
improvements, respectively.
2. Modifies Map 2, which shows Planned Wastewater Facilities, and adds Map 2a
that concerns Existing Wastewater Facilities.
3. Modifies the existing narrative on "Wastewater System Condition Assessment" in
Chapter IV. (Page 82)
4. Modifies existing paragraphs #1 and #2 under the discussion of "Wastewater" in
the subdivision entitled "Long-Term Service Availability Within Urbanizable
Areas" in Chapter IV. (Page 97).
5. Adds new Table 16a (following Table 16) entitled "MWMC Wastewater
Treatment and Collection System Improvements, Rough Cost Estimate, and
Timing Estimate." (Page 101)
6. Adds new Chapter VI regarding amendments to the PFSP.
Metropolitan Area General Plan Amendment Criteria
The proposed amendments are considered to be Type I Metro Plan amendments because
they are non-site specific amendments to the Plan text. Amendments to the Plan text,
which include changes to functional plans such as TransPlan and the PFSP, and that are
non-site specific require approval by all three governing bodies to become effective;2
Springfield, Eugene and Lane County each adopted identical Metro Plan amendment
criteria into their respective implementing ordinances and codes. Springfield Code
Section 7.070(3) (a & b), Eugene Code 9.128(3) (a & b), and Lane Code 12.225(2) (a &
b) require that the amendment be consistent with relevant statewide planning goals and
that the amendment will not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. These criteria
are addressed as follows:
(a) The amendment must be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals
adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission;
Goall - Citizen Involvement
To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens
to be involved in all phases of the planning process.
The two cities and the county have acknowledged land use codes that are intended
to serve as the principal implementing ordinances for the Metro Plan. SDC Article
7 METRO PLAN AMENDMENTS and SDC Article 14 PUBLIC HEARINGS
prescribe the manner in which a Type I Metro Plan amendment must be noticed.
Citizen involvement for a Type I Metro Plan amendment not related to an urban
growth boundary amendment requires: 1) Notice to interested parties; 2) Notice
2 See SDC 7.070(l)(a), EC 9.7730(lXa), and LC 12.225(l)(a)(i).
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shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation; 3) No~ice shall be
provided to the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) at
least 45 days before the initial evidentiary hearing (planning commission).
Notice of the joint planning commission hearing was published in the Springfield
News and in the Register-Guard on March 31, 2004. Notice to interested parties
was mailed on April 1, 2004. Notice of the first evidentiary hearing was provided
to DLCD on March 4, 2004. The notice to DLCD identified the City of Eugene,
Lane County, DEQ and EP A as affected agencies.
Requirements under Goal 1 are met by adherence to the citizen involvement
processes required by the Metro Plan and implemented by the Springfield
Development Code, Articles 7 and 14; the Eugene Code, Sections 9.7735 and
9.7520; Lane Code Sections 12.025 and 12.240.
Goal 2 - Land Use Planning - To establish a land use planning process and
policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land
and to assure an adequate factual base for such decisions and actions.
All land-use plans and implementation ordinances shall be adopted by the
governing body after public hearing and shall be reviewed and, as needed,
revised on a periodic cycle to take into account changing public policies and
circumstances, in accord with a schedule set forth in the plan. Opportunities
shall be provided for review and comment by citizens and affected governmental
units during preparation, review and revision of plans and implementation
ordinances.
Implementation Measures - are the means used to carry out the plan. These are
of two general types: (1) management implementation measures such as
ordinances, regulations or project plans, and (2) site or area specific
implementation measures such as permits and grants for construction,
construction of public facilities or provision of services.
The most recent version of the Metro Plan is being considered on May 17, 2004
for final adoption by Springfield (Ordinance No. ---1, by Eugene (Council Bill
No. 4860) and by Lane County (Ordinance No. 1197) after numerous public'
meetings, public workshops and joint hearings of the Springfield, Eugene and
Lane County Planning Commissions and Elected Officials.
The Metro Plan is the "land use" or comprehensive plan required by this goal; the
Springfield Development Code, the Eugene Code and the Lane Code are the
"implementation measures" required by this goaL Comprehensive plans, as
defined by ORS 197.0 15( 5)3, must be coordinated with affected governmental
units.4 Coordination means that comments from affected governmental units are
3 Incorporated by reference into Goal 2.
4 See DLCD v. Douglas County, 33 Or LUBA 216, 221 (1997).
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solicited-and considered. In this regard, DLCD's Notice of Proposed Amendment
form was sent to the City of Eugene, Lane County, DEQ and EPA.
One aspect of the Goal 2 coordination requirement concerns population
projections. In this respect, the proposed amendment to the PFSP Glossary
, concerning Wastewater incorporates a projected year 2025 population for the
Eugene-Springfield Urban Growth Boundary of297,585.5 This projection is
consistent with the most recent (1997) final forecasts provided to Lane County by
the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis and the Year 2000 Census. The adoption
of this modification to the PFSP will effectively "coordinate" this population
assumption.
Goal 3 - Agricultural Lands
This goal does not apply within adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries.
Goal4 - Forest Lands
This goal does not apply within adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries.
GoalS - Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resources
This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 6 - Air, Water and Land Resources Quality - To maintain and improve
the quality of the air, water and land resources of the state.
This goal is primarily concerned with compliance with federal and state
environmental quality statutes, and how this compliance is achieved as
development proceeds in relationship to air sheds, river basins and land resources.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, P.L. 92-500, as amended in 1977,
became known as the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). The goal ofthis
Act was to eliminate the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters. ORS
468B.035 requires the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) to
implement the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The primary method of
implementation of this Act is through the issuance ofa National,Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit prior to the discharge of any
wastes into the waters of the state. (ORS 468B.050) Among the ''pollutants''
regulated by the EQC are temperature (OAR 340-041-0028) and toxic substances
(OAR 340-041-0033).
One purpose of the proposed amendments is to ensure that the Metro Plan and the
PFSP accurately reflect regional wastewater system needs as imposed by Federal
and State regulation. Currently, the PFSP states that "... the Regional Wastewater
Treatment Plant has sufficient design capacity to accommodate population
STable 3 of technical memorandum entitled "Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission-
Population Projections for Wastewater Facilities Plan," prepared by Matt Noesen, CH2M Hill, et al (April
9,2004)
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increases and serve all new development at buildout." Recent analyses have
determined that facility improvements are now required to ad<:1.fess both dry and
wet weather requirements relating to pollutant loads and wastewater flows. The
section in Chapter IV of the PFSP entitled "Long- Tenn Service Availability
Within Urbanizable Areas" is proposed to be modified to reflect the need for
facility improvements necessary to address dry and wet weather regulatory
requirements.
Goal 7 - Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards
This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments~
GoalS - Recreational Needs
This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 9 - Economic Development - Goal 9 provides, in part, that it is intended
to: "Provide for at least an adequate supply of sites of suitable sizes, types,
locations, and service levels for a variety of industrial and commercial uses
consistent with plan policies." The proposed amendments are consistent with
this objective in that the Metro PIan, the PFSP and the 2004 Wastewater Facilities
Plan must be consistent in order to comply with State discharge permit conditions
that will determine the improvements to the Regional Wastewater System that are
necessary to address new regulatory standards. The improvements are necessary
to allow adequate service and conveyance, treatment, reuse and disposal capacity
to serve new and existing industrial and commercial uses.
Goal 10 - Housing - To providefor the housing needs of citizens of the state.
Goal 1 0 Planning Guideline 3 states that "[P Jlans should provide for the
appropriate type, location and phasing of pubic facilities and services sufficient to
support housing development in areas presently developed or undergoing
development or redevelopment. "
OAR 660--008-D01O requires that "[S]ufficient buildable land shall be designated
on the comprehensive plan map to satisfY housing needs by type and density
range as determined in the housing needs projection." Goal 10 defines buildable
lands as ".. . lands in urban and urbanizable areas that are suitable, available and 0
necessary for residential use." 660--008-0005(13), in part, defines land that is
"suitable and available" as land "for which public facilities are planned or to
which public facilities can be made available."
Similar to Goal 9, adequate public facilities are necessary to accomplish the
objectives of this goal and applicable administrative rules (OAR Chapter 660,
Division 008). The purpose of the proposed amendments is to provide the
comprehensive planning framework to allow for the improvements to the regional
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wastewater system that support the housing needs of the Euge~e-Springfield
metropolitan area.
Goalll - Public Facilities and Services - To plan and develop a timely, orderly
and efficient arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework
for urban and rural development.
OAR Chapter 660, Division 011, implements goal I!. OAR 660-011-0030(1)
requires that the public facility plan identify the general location of public
facilities projects. In regard to the Metro Plan, the reference to Public Facilities
and Services Plan Map 2a in Finding 6 and Policy 0.3 in the proposed
amendments addresses this requirement. In regard to the PFSP, the modification
of the introductory narrative under "Planned Wastewater System Improvements
(Page 28)," the insertion of new Tables 4a and 4b (page 28), and the modification
of Map 2 and the insertion of new Map 2a, also address this requirement.
OAR 660-011-0035(1) requires that the public facility plan include a rough cost
estimate for sewer public fucility projects identified in the facility plan. In
conformity with this requirement, it is proposed that the PFSP be amended by the
insertion of Table 16a (Inserted following Page 101), which addresses rough cost
estimates and a timing estimate for MWMC Wastewater Treatment and
Collection System Improvements. The rough cost estimates in Table 16a are
based on costs set forth in the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and Project list. This
2004 Plan was the result of an exhaustive study that examined alternatives
ranging from $144M to $233M (See Attachment 3). The preferred alternative,
found in Table 16a, was selected because, among other reasons, it provides the
least expensive means to comply with federal requirements and maximizes
MWMC's existing investments.
OAR 66(}-oII-0045(3) provides that modifications to projects listed within a
public fucility plan may be made without amendment to the public facility plan.
This application proposes to add a new chapter to the PFSP regarding
amendments to that plan. Proposed Chapter VI incorporates the standards for
amending a public facility plan allowed by OAR 660-011-0045(3) and adopts an
amendment process. .
Goai12 - Transportation
This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 13 - Energy Conservation
This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goai14 - Urbanization - To providefor an orderly and efficient transition from
rural to urban land use.
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Tbis goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments, as they do not affect the
existing urban growth boundary.
Goal 15 - Willamette River Greenway
This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goall6 Estuarine Resources, Goal!7 Coastal Sborelands, Goal 18 Beaches
and Dunes, and Goal 19 Ocean Resources
These goals do not apply to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area.
(b)
Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally
inconsistent.
The proposed changes to the Metro Plan are essentially of a "housekeeping"
nature. They essentially recognize the role of wastewater service provision within
the urban growth boundary by the addition or modification of applicable findings
and add or modify policy language to clarify the relationsbip between the Metro
Plan and the PFSP in regard to capital improvement plans and the commitment to
comply with regulatory requirements. The proposed changes, as presented, will
not create internal inconsistencies within the Metro Plan.
The proposed changes also amend the PFSP to more accurately reflect MWMC's
planned improvement projects for its wastewater treatment system and primary
collection system, to provide rough cost and timing estimates for those
improvements, update narrative information regarding necessary improvements to
the wastewater treatment system and primary collection system, and more clearly
implement the plan modification standards contained in OAR 660-011-0045(3).
The proposed changes to the PFSP do not create any inconsistencies within the
PFSP nor do they create any inconsistencies between the PFSP and the Metro
Plan.
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