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May 29, 2007
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Mayor Sid Lelken
City Council
C/o Gary Karp, Planner 1Il
City of SprIngfield
225 Fifth Street
SprIngfield, Oregon 97477
Re The Villages at Marcola Meadows
Metro Plan Amendment (LRP 2006-00027)
Zone Change (ZON 2006-00054)
Dear Mayor and Councilors,
Please accept this letter for the record regarding the above CI~ files
Goal 9, Adopted Plans and Fmdmgs I
The adequacy of land inventOrIes must be demonstrated by adopted and
acknowledged studies and plans HaVing provided adequate inventOrIes of each type
of land meeting Goal 9 and Goal 1 0 needs, local authorIties should strIve to maintain
these inventOrIes In an economically sustainable eqUIlibrIum Once adequacy IS
established, a local JUrIsdictIOn may adjust those inventOrIes as long as an adequate
supply IS maintained In deliberating such adjustments, the approving authorIty may
consider additIOnal eVidence However, findings must be based solely on adopted
and acknowledged studies and plans
The SCLS IS an adopted economic opportunity analysIs acknowledged as meeting
the reqUIrements of DIVISion 9 It IS the most recent analysIs even though It
addresses Springfield only and was not Incorporated Into the most recent Metro Plan
updatc PrIor to It, the most recent commercial land study was adopted In 1992, but
that study dealt only with Eugene's portIOn of the metropolitan area The last metro-
Wide commercial land economic opportunity analysIs Incorporated Into a Metro Plan
update and regarding the SprIngfield portIOn of the metro area came sometime before
1987 Because the standard planning perIod for these studies IS 20 years, any
conclusIOns drawn from this prevIOus study would be invalid
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OAR 660-009-00 I 0(4)(a) reqUIres consistency with the most recent economic
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opportunities analysIs and the comprehensive plan It antICipates the inevitable
situatIOn when an economiC opportunities analysIs has been icompleted as a perIodic
review task, but ItS recommendations and poliCies have not yet been Incorporated
Into the comprehensive plan The most recent commercial Hmds study to be
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Incorporated Into the Metro Plan focused only on the Eugene area of the UGB (the
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1992 Eugene study) Though many general economic goals, findings and poliCieS In
the Metro Plan are currently relevant to Springfield, many df them have been
superseded by those In the SCLS
Planners, Landscape Archttects and EnVironmental Specialists
CIty ofSpnngfield, Attn Mayor Lelken and CouncIlors
The VIllages at Marcola Meadows
Plan Amendment and Zone Change (CIty Flies LRP 2006,00027 and ZON 2006-00054)
Mav 29_ 2007 '
Page 2
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The Sprmgfield Natural Resources Study Report IS another document proVIdIng
Informatton relevant to Goal 9 findIngs Adopted and acknowledged InVentory
updates may be used as a basIs for approvIng a PAPA An Inventory that IS
acknowledged to meet the reqUIrements of Goal 9 IS relevant to subsequent decIsIons
even If that Inventory was conducted for a non-Goal 9 study The SNRS presents
updated, adopted and acknowledged Inventones of commercIal and Industnalland
The follOWIng tables present data taken only from adopted and acknowledged land
Inventones They show the PAPA meets the requIrements of Goal 9 and OAR
DIvIsIon 9 by maIntaInIng an adequate supply of Industnal land, addIng to the
relatIvely small Inventory of medIum denstty reSIdentIal land, and redUCIng the
projected defiCIt of commercial land
Land Supply by Most Recent Acknowledged Type-SpecIfic Study
Acres
General Use UBG Plan Yr Inventory PAPA 11 Total 11%
Med Density Res Metro 2015 239 19 258 8%
Commercial Spnngfield 2015 -158 37 -121 23%
Industnal (high est) Metro 2010 2,954 -56 2,898 -2%
Industrial (lowest) Metro 2010 2.432 -56 2,376 -2%
Note that the commerCial supply percentage change represents a reduction of the defiCit
Source
Metro Plan
SCLS
MILPR
MILPT
Land Supply by Most Recent Acknowledged Post-Studv Inventory
Acres
General Use UBG Plan Yr Inventory PAPA 11 Total 11% Source
Med Density Res Metro 2015 239 19 258 8% Metro Plan
Commercial Springfield 2015 -172 37 -135 22% SNRS
Industnal (high est) Metro 2010 2,122 -56 2,066 -3% SNRS
Industrial (lowest) Metro 2010 1,600 -56 1,544 -4% SNRS
Note that the commerCial supply percentage change represents a reduction of the defiCit
The applIcant proposes the follOWIng alternatIve findIng regardIng StateWIde
PlannIng Goal 9 (Reference page 6-40 of the May 7, 2007, SprIngfield City Council
AIS)
FIndIng ThIs applIcatton complIes WIth Goal 9 by addreSSIng the most current
adopted and acknowledgcd land studies The proposed PAPA shIfts land from the
Industnal Inventory to the commercial and resldent..1 Inventones The proposal
maIntaInS an adequate supply of Industnalland based on the' most recent Industnal
lands study and on cumulative adopted and acknowledged actIOns SInce that study
was completed The change to commercIal designatIOn IS JustIfied by the
documented shortage of commercIal land The change to restdentlal desIgnatIon IS
JustIfied by the demonstrated Imbalance, analyzed In economIc terms, between a
plentIful Industnalland supply and a relatIvely small resIdentIal land supply
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City of Springfield, Altn Mayor Lelken and Councilors
The VIllages at Marcola Meadows
Plan Amendment and Zone Change (City Flies LRP 2006-00027 and ZON 2006-00054)
Mav 29. 2007
Page 3
Compare the Proposed Master Plan to the EXlstmg Conceptual Development
Plan
We urge the Council to compare the proposed master plan before them With the
conceptual development plan currently approved for a portIOn of the site Under
current deSignation, zonmg, and CDP, nearly half of the sIte could be fully
developed WIth only subdivIsIon and site plan revIew ThiS IS a rare opportumty for
the city to approve a comprehensIve and detailed master plan for a 100-acre
development Compare thiS to the level of control and detail 10 the eXlstmg CDP
apply 109 to only 56 of the 100 acres
The Importance of Developmg to Nodal Development Standards
ImplementatIOn of the Nodal Development Area overlay deSIgnatIon IS an essentIal
element of Tram Plan and the CIty'S efforts to meet State goals for transportatIon
demand management In May 200 I, the LCDC approved the Eugene-Sprmgfield
Alternative Plan and Performance Measurers that mandated the Implementation of a
nodal development strategy As part of that strategy, Spnngfield IS to apply nodal
development Metro Plan deSignatIOns and zonmg dlstncts ThiS project WIll help the
City meet ItS obligation
The ChOice Between CI and Nodal Development
The Sprmgfield Nodes Market Analysli> pomts out that CI development does not lend
Itself to Viable nodal development The Nodal Area overlay IS a mismatch WIth the
Cl deSignatIOn Future development IS very unlikely to accomplish both sets goals
The benefits of undetenmned future development under the eXlstmg CDP must be
weighed agamst benefits of the proposed Nodal and mixed-use Master Plan before
you
"Jasper-Natron
. Industnal uses may be mcornpatlble WIth nodal development"
Sprmgfield Nodes Market AnalYSIS, page VI
"Industnal development IS usually not compatIble WIth nodal development
because It IS typIcally land-mtenslve (low denSity) and needs to be segregated
from other uses because of nOIse and emISSIOns Industnalland supply IS relevant
to a diSCUSSion of regIOnal land supply conditions because mdustnalland IS
frequently re-zoned for other uses The Eugene-Sprmgfield area had about 2,500
acres ofland 10 1997 zoned for mdustnal uses, while demand was estImated to
total 400-700 acres through 2020 '
ThiS surplus of mdustnalland, the potential shortage of residential land, and
apparent shortage of commercial land 10 Sprmgfield suggests that some mdustnal
land 10 the regIOn might get re-zoned for other uses"
'Industnalland supply and demand estimated by ECONorthwest, Wesl Eugene Parkway
/ndUS/r1at Lands Anatys,s, 1997 We note that several things have changed regarding Industnal
supply In the last five years (e g , land consumptIOn by development, increasing environmental
CIty ofSpnngfield, Ann Mayor Lelken and CouncIlors
The VIllages at Marcola Meadows
Plan Amendment and Zone Change (CIty Files LRP 2006-00027 and ZON 2006-00054)
Mav 29. 2007
Page 4
constramts) Moreover, at the state level there IS Increasmg concern that though the amount of
mdustnalland might be adequate In some aggregate, long-run, plannmg sense, the short-run
supply of development-ready parcels, especially large ones, may be constramed That, however,
IS not a concern for this study on nodal development"
Sprmgfield Node, Market AnalysIs, page 3-13
Will We Lose FamIly-Wage Jobs?
The CIty can rely on the remaInIng Gateway CI Inventory and other Industrial and
commercial lands currently SUitable for development until the 118-acre future supply
ofClland In jasper-Natron IS available The tangible benefits of the proposed
development outweigh the risks As the adage goes, "A bird In the hand IS worth
two In the bush" Please remember, the site was available before Gateway, but was
and contInues to be passed over for CI development
EhmInatIng 56 acres of CI deSignatIOn does not erase opportunities for the hlgh-
paYIng, traded sector employers In Springfield We pOInt agaIn to the DLCD report
to the Governor regardIng conversion of Industrial lands It observed that the effort
to preserve prime Industrial land IS primarily focused on high-Impact Industries with
exactIng or unique site reqUIrements The new-tech jobs that CI was Intended to
attract IncreasIngly rely on commercial support and are becomIng more hke
commercial uses - they can eaSily locate In commercially zoned areas FactOries
prodUCIng WIdgets are disappearIng, Information services are takIng their place
Impact on Mohawk Redevelopment
The proximIty of as many as 730 new households In Marcola Meadows will Increase
the Income ba,e WithIn the Mohawk service area, and undoubtedly Increase bUSIness
It will be ImpossIble for the commercial development In Marcola Meadows to absorb
all the bUSIness these new reSidences will generate As often happens In nearby
commercial diStriCtS, It IS much more hkely the two areas will develop (and
redevelop) together, than for one to be left behInd
What About School Overcrowdmg?
Materials drawn from the 2006 Facilities AdVISOry Report and previously submitted
Into the record Include analyses of all SprIngfield schools IncludIng Yolanda
Elementary and Briggs Middle School These materials demonstrate that school
faclhttes In the system are underused The report contaInS recornrnendattons for
dealIng With these situatIOns IncludIng the near-term addltton of classrooms at
Yolanda
A key school capacity Issue IS the shift of student populatIOn from west Springfield
to the east Several faclllttes In the west are under-capacIty, but at the same time are
stIli needed and reqUIre repair or replacement It can be difficult to Justify updatIng a
faclhty that IS underutllll:ed or will be In the future The Maple school IS the best
example Enrollment IS down, but the school requires replacement nonetheless
SImilar situatIOns are faced at SprIngfield Middle School and BrattaIn Elementary
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CIty ofSpnngfield, Attn Mayor Lelken and CouncIlors
The Villages at Marcola Meadows
Plan Amendment and Zone Change (City FIles LRP 2006-00027 and ZON 2006-00054)
Mav 29_ 2007
Page 5
An Increase In attendance In west and central Spnngfield WIll help Justify capItal
expendItures In such schools as Maple, Bnggs and Yolanda
In advance, thank your of your consideratIOn of these rnatenals
Sincerely,
R i<::hct,vd,- tv! 5 et:tve-
Richard M Satre, AICP, ASLA, CSl
President
Satre Associates, P C
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May 29, 2007
RECEIVED.
MAY 2 9 2007
BY'~JL
Mayor SId Lelken
CIty CouncIl
c/o Gary Karp, Planner III - gkarp@)Cl spnngfield or us
CIty of Spnngfleld
225 FIfth Street
Spnngfleld, OR 97477
Re LRP 2006-00027/Z0N 2006-00054, Plan Amendment
and Zone Change
Dear Mayor and Councllors
ThIS letter IS m response to the letter submItted by Goal One CoahtlOn
addressed to the CIty of Spnngfleld Planmng CommIsSIOn, dated May
14, 2007
Goal 2 - Land Use Planning
, As mdlcated by the Goal One letter, Goal 2, Part I states that the
mformatlOn upon whIch land use decIsIOns are made "shall be
contamed m the plan document or supportmg documents"
Nonetheless, Goal One argues that the Spnngfleld Commercial Lands
Study (SCLS) IS merely an unacknowledged mventory and cannot be
the basIs of a plannmg decIsIOn because the study has not been
acknowledged to be part of the Metro Plan The letter cItes D S
Parklane Development, Inc v Metro, 165 Or App 1,22,994 P2d 1205
(2000) and 1000 Fnends of Oregon v CIty of Dundee, 203 Or App 207,
216, 124 P3d 1249 (2005)
The D S Parklane case mvolved rehance upon an unacknowledged
draft study, a document readlly dlstmgUlshable from the SCLS In the
CIty of Dundee case, the CIty rehed upon an unacknowledged
bUIldable lands mventory (8LI) rather than the acknowledged plan
mventory of bUIldable resIdential land m the comprehensIve plan The
court determmed that the 8LI was not a "plan or a plannmg
document"
ResolutIOn 00-13 adopts the Spnngfleld CommerCIal Lands Study as
the pohcy document gUldmg the prOVISIOn of commercial lands wlthm
the Spnngfleld urban growth boundary The resolutIOn speCIfically
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fmds the study to be consIstent wIth the Penodlc RevIew Order and
StatewIde Plannmg Goals and reflects that the study was a result of a
penodlc revIew order pursuant to Metro Plan PolIcy 32 of the
EconomIc Element of the Metro Plan, whIch speCIfIed such a study as
a task for penodlC revIew The study was acknowledged by LCDC m
2006
As dIscussed below, Goal 9 reqUIred the type of change m land use
desIgnatIOn here proposed to address not only the acknowledged
comprehensIve plan but the "most recent economIC opportumtIes
analysIs" The SCLS IS that analysIs as It pertams to commerCIal
lands wlthm the Spnngfleld Urban Growth Boundary
Goal One also suggests that the SCLS cannot be consIdered because It
does not address the entIre metro urban growth boundary area ThIs
IS not a convmcmg argument The Eugene CommerCIal Lands Study
certamly does not address the whole metro area and, as to the
Sprmgfleld CommercIal Lands Study, It was made a penodlC revIew
task by DLCD LUBA certamly dId not have any dIffIculty on Issues of
ItS applIcabIlIty when It applIed the SCLS m Jaqua v CIty of
Spnngfield, 46 Or LUBA 134, 56 (2004) WhIle multl-JunsdlctlOnal
cooperatIOn m ImplementatIOn of OAR 660-009-0015 to OAR 660-009-
0025 IS "strongly encouraged" m the Goal 9 rule, It IS not reqUIred
See OAR 660-009-0030(1)
Goal 9 - Economic Development
The new Goal 9 rule, effectIve January 1,2007, IS applIcable to the
present applIcatIOn The "fIxed goalpost rule" does not apply to eIther
the comprehensIve plan amendment or the zone change because the
zone change IS submItted contemporaneously WIth the comprehensIve
plan amendment See Fnends of Applegate Watershed v Josephme
County, 44 Or LUBA 786 (2003)
OAR 660-009-0010(4) states
"For a post-acknowledgement plan amendment under
OAR chapter 660, dIvIsIOn 18, that changes the plan
deSIgnatIOn of land m excess of two acres wlthm an
eXlstmg urban growth boundary from an mdustnal use
deSIgnatIOn to a non-mdustnal use deSIgnatIOn, or any
other employment use deSIgnatIOn to any other use
Mayor Sid Lelken
City Council
May 29,2007
Page 3
designatIOn, a City or county must address all applicable
planmng reqUirements, and
(a) Demonstrate that the proposed amendment IS
consistent with ItS most recent economic opportumtles
analysIs and the parts of ItS acknowledged
comprehensive plan which address the reqUirements of
this divIsIOn "
The Agenda Item Summary packet, at pages 6-26 through 6-28, sets
forth the applicant's analysIs of the mventones for the affected
mventones, medIUm density residentIal, commercial, and mdustnal
Updated tables are attached hereto as Exhibit A
Goal One would argue that the analysIs IS deficient because
"The JunsdlctIonally focused SCLS does not analyze
supply and demand for the entire Metro UGH area and
cannot be relied upon to establish consistency with the
reqUirements of OAR 660-009-0010(4), which establishes
that the proposed PAPA be consistent with both the most
recent economic opportumtIes analysIs (I e the 2000
SCLS) and the comprehensive plan " Goal One letter, p
5
The SCLS IS the most recent economic opportumty analysIs for
commercial lands The only other analyses that eXist m the Metro
Plan area IS the Eugene Commercial Lands Study, WhiCh, of course,
only addresses the Eugene portIOn of the Metro Plan, and the
Commercial Economic Opportumty AnalysIs mcorporated mto the
Metro Plan, mcludmg the Spnngfleld portIOn of the Metro Plan area,
created sometIme before 1987 The rule calls for consistency with the
most recent economic opportumty analysIs for the area To not
consider the SCLS would be mconslstent with that rule
Goal One also faults heavy reliance on the 2000 SCLS to analyze
supply and demand because no consideratIOn IS given to the amount
of land added to the commercIal mventory by means of applicant
ImtIated and City approved zone changes and plan amendments smce
that study The admmlstratlve rule calls for consistency with
economiC analysIs and does not reqUire an analysIs updated by
anecdotal mformatlOn It IS noted, however, the SNRS did con tam
Mayor SId Lelken
CIty Councll
May 29, 2007
Page 4
mventory adjustments to the time of the study and reflects a shortage
of commercIal lands
Goal One contends that rellance cannot be placed on the Spnngfield
Natural Resource Study (SNRS), adopted by Ordmance No 6150 on
November 28, 2005 1t IS argued that, whIle the mventones mIght be
relevant to the proposal, an analysIs of the entire UGB area IS
necessary to establlsh an accurate pIcture of the supply of commercIal
lands Here agam, there IS the unsupported assertIOn that any
mventory that does not encompass the entire Metro area IS of no
Import There sImply IS no basIs for thIs assertIOn The SNRS IS the
last true mventory to be adopted and acknowledged
Policies of the Economic Element of the Metro Plan
The pollC1es most dIrectly relevant to the proposal are Pollcles 6 and
12
Pollcy 6 states
"Increase the amount of undeveloped land zoned for hght
mdustnal and commerCIal uses correlatmg the effective
supply m terms of sUltablllty and avallablllty for the
projectIOns of demand"
Pollcy 12 states
"DIscourage future Metro Plan amendments that would
change development-ready mdustnallands (sItes defmed
as short-term metropolltan Industnal Lands Speczal Study,
1991) to non-mdustnal designatIOns"
The Metro Plan addresses the Issue of conflIct between pollcles
"The respective JunsdlctlOns recognIze there are apparent
conflicts and mconslstencles between and among some
goals and pollcles when makmg decIsIOns not based on
the Metro Plan Not all of the goals and pollcles can be
met to the same degree m every mstance Use of the
Metro Plan reqUIres a balancmg of ItS vanous components
on a case-by-case basIs, as well as a selectIOn of those
goals, objectives, and pollcles most pertment to the Issue
at hand"
Mayor Sid Lelken
City Councll
May 29, 2007
Page 5
Oregon LUBA cases confirm that where plan pollcles conflIct, the
governmg body may consIder and balance those plan pollcles favormg
some over others based on that balance See Welch v Czty of Portland,
28 Or LUBA 439 (1994)
Among the other factors, the particular language used m a pollcy can
bear upon how those pollcles are weighed Pollcy 6 clearly calls for an
mcrease m the amount of undeveloped land "zoned for llght mdustnal
and commercial uses correlatmg the effectIVe supply m terms of
sUltablllty and aVallablllty with proJectIOns of demand" while Pollcy 12
only seeks to "dIscourage" amendments changmg mdustnalland to
nonmdustnal deSIgnatIOns
In Bothman v Czty of Eugene, 5 I Or LUBA 426 (2006), the pollcy called
upon the CIty to "recognIze" eXlstmg use and discouraged reZOnIng of
the subJect property LUBA recognIzed that the pollcy expressed a
clear pollcy preference that this particular parcel retam ItS eXlstmg
zonmg LUBA stated
"WhIle that preference IS not absolute, and can be
overcome by suffICient reasons and/ or competmg pollcy
consideratIOns, wntten context pollcy clearly reqUIres the
city to at least consrder whether the appllcant has
establlshed a baSIS to overcome that pollcy preference"
In that mstance, the pollcy was directed at the particular property at
Issue and LUBA found the pollcy not mandatory but one that must be
consIdered
The Goal One CoalltlOn argument that Pollcy 6 only speaks to zonmg,
not change m Plan deSignatIOn, of land for commerCIal use has no
valldlty ObvIOusly, additIOnal land wllI not be avaIlable for rezonmg to
a commercIal zone If the land IS not redeSignated for that purpose
In the present case, the record establlshes that the particular site has
long been avaIlable for speClalllght mdustnal use yet has not been
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developed With the CI uses The site has constramts not recognIzed m
the Metropohtan IndustnaI Lands Special Study It IS m prOXImity to
the Kmgsford charcoal plant, overhead electncalllnes and nearby rail
lmes whIch cause problems to certam types of high technology
mdustnes Also, not contemplated at the tIme of the Metropolltan
IndustnaI Lands SpecIal Study was a shortage of commercial lands m
Mayor Sid Lelken
CIty CouncIl
May 29, 2007
Page 6
SprmgfleId revealed by the SCLS The agenda packet on pages 6-28
through 6-34 puts forth additIOnal JustifIcatIOn for welghmg EconomIc
Element Pollcy 6 more heavIly
Goal One states that all 30 of the EconomIc pollcles "should be
addressed m some manner" That IS not the case All relevant pollcles
should be addressed
Policy 5 - Provide existing industrial activities sufficient adjacent
land for future expansion.
There IS no eVIdence that there are eXlstmg mdustnal activIties m the
area of the subJect sIte with need of addItIOnal adJacent land for
expansIOn The fact that the land has remamed undevcloped for many
years IS mdlcatlOn that there IS not the need for that expansIOn
Policy 7 - Encourage mdustrlal park development, mcludmg areas
for warehousing and distributive mdustrIes and research and
development actIvitIes.
This pollcy is Irrelevant It IS dIrected to the Issue of the manner of
mdustnal development, Ie, m an mdustnal park rather than Isolated
developments
Policy 9 - Encourage the expansion of existing and the location of
new manufacturing activities which are characterized by low levels
of pollution and efficient energy use.
Agam, thIS pollcy IS not relevant to the Issue at hand The pollcy
encourages the nurtunng of particular mdustnes, those charactenzed
by llttle pollutIOn and energy efficIency
Policy 15 - Encourage compatibility between mdustrially zoned
lands and adjacent areas in local planning program.
The pollcy IS Irrelevant as are Goal One's comments under the pollcy
Policy 16 - Utilize processes and local controls which encourage
retention of large parcels or consolidation of small parcels of
industrially or commercially zoned land to facilitate their use or
reuse in a comprehensive rather than piecemeal fashion. i
The pollcy IS dIrected to CIty "process" and "controls" and doe;s not go
the Issue of whether thIS land should be converted to other uses
Mayor SId Lelken
City Council
May 29, 2007
Page 7
WhIle the pollcy directs the staff to encourage retentIOn of large parcels
of mdustnally zoned and designated land, the pohcy goes more to
dlscouragmg parcellzatlOn of such properties, whIch mIght discourage
their use m a comprehcnslve manner
Policy 21 - Reserve several areas within the UGH for large scale,
campus type, hght manufacturmg uses.
Several areas, much larger than the subJect site, remam for large
scale, campus type llght manufactunng use, as shown on the Metro
Plan DIagram
Policy 28 - Recogmze the vital role of neighborhood commercial
facilities in providing services and goods to a partIcular
neighborhood
ThIs pollcy has no appllcablllty to the proposal The pollcy IS directed
pnmanly at makmg prOVISIOn for and preservmg the commerCIal
facllltles that serve particular neighborhoods
The proposed redeslgnatlOn IS consistent wlthm the pollcles of the
EconomIc Element of the Metro Plan LUBA will defer to Spnngfleld's
mterpretatlOn of those pollcles unlcss they are "clearly wrong" See
Jaqua v Spnngfield, supra
The Goal One letter addressed Goal 10 - Housmg It cntlclzes a
proposal for addmg an addItIOnal 19 acres of residential land The
Metro Plan does not prohIbIt surpluses of the vanous mventones
Goal 12 - TransportatIOn IS discussed m the Goal One letter A
transportatIOn Impact analysIs has been submitted and approved by
the City
Goal One raises the Issue of Goal 6 - Air, Water, and Land Resources
Quallty Goal One contends that the additIOnal traffiC from thiS
development WIll encourage more auto use and auto emIssIons and
that thiS should be conSIdered under Goal 6 LUBA has made clear
that Goal 6 IS llmlted, by ItS terms, to discharges from the proposed
development Itself See Marcott Holdmgs, Inc v CIty ofTzgard, 30 Or
LUBA 101 (1995)
Goal One cItes Goal 13 - Energy and fmds that the proposed
development IS contrary to that goal because the CoalltlOn deems It an
Mayor Sid Lelken
City Council
May 29, 2007
Page 8
auto-dependent use Goal 13 has rarely been relled upon as a basIs
for a deCIsIOn m particular land use cases The goal IS pnmanly
directed towards the development of local government land
management Implementmg measures whIch maximIze energy
conservatIOn and IS not appllcable to mdlvldual land use actIOns
Conclusion
It IS submitted that the appllcatlOn does satlsfactonly address
Statewide Goals, apphcabIe pollcy documents, and the Metro Plan
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EXHIBIT A
Land Supply by Most Recent Acknowledged Type-Specific Study
Acres
Inventory PAPA f1 Total
239 19 258
-158 37 -121
2,954 -56 2,898
2,432 -56 2,376
General Use
Med Density Res
Commercial
Industrial (high est)
I nd ustrlal (lowest)
UBG
Metro
Springfield
Metro
Metro
Plan Yr
2015
2015
2010
2010
f1%
8%
23%
-2%
-2%
Note that the commercial supply percentage change represents a reduction of the deficit
Land Supply by Most Recent Acknowledged Post-Study Inventory
Acres
General Use UBG Plan Yr Inventory PAPA f1 Total
Med Density Res Metro 2015 239 19 258
Commercial Springfield 2015 -172 37 -135
Industrial (high est) Metro 2010 2,122 -56 2,066
Industrial (lowest) Metro 2010 1,600 -56 1 544
Note that the commercial supply percentage change represents a reduction of the deficit
Source
Metro Plan
SCLS
MILPR
MILPT
f1% Source
8% Metro Plan
22%SNRS
-3% SNRS
-4% SNRS