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SPRINGFIELD CITY HALL * CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS * 225 FIFTH STREET * 541 726-3753
Tuesday Apn117,2007 7 00 pm
REGULAR SESSION
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -
2, APPROVAL OF MINUfES-
March 27, 2007 - Work SessIOn and Regular SessIOn
3, REPORT OF COUNCIL ACTION -
4, BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE-
5 ,OUASI-.nJDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING -
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Contmued from March 27, 2007 PublIc Heanng
a. APPLICATION
Metro Plan Diagram Amendment
Spnngfield Zomng Map Amendment
APPLICANT(s) NAME:
Satre AsSOCIates, ApplIcant - Representmg SC Spnngfield, LLC
CASE NUMBER
LRP2006-00027
ZON2006-00054
Metro Plan Amendment
Spnngfield Zonmg Map Amendment
PROJECT SITE:
Property formerly known as "Pierce" property, west of3l ~ Street, east of
Marcola Marketplace Shoppmg Center and south of the EWEB bIke
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PROJECT PROPOSAL'
The applIcant IS proposmg to amend the Metro Plan dIagram from
Campus Industnal (Cl) to CommerclaVNodal Development Area (NDA),
Commumty Commercial (CC) and MedIUm DenSity ReSIdential
(MDR)/NDA and to amend the Spnngfield Zonmg Map from CI to CC,
Mixed Use CommercIal (MUC) and MDR.
Gary Karp
CONDUCT OF QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION
PLANNER:
. Open Contmued PublIc Hearmg no testimony WIll be taken
. Summation by the Staff
. Close of the publIc heanng
. Planmng CommIssion diSCUSSIon (poSSible questions to staff or applIcant)
. MotIOn to recommend approval or approval With condItions or demal of the request based on staff report
and/or oraVwntten testImony
. Recommendation SIgned by ChaIr mc~, t'~.,.tmg findmgs and reasonmg to support deCISIon
The meetmg /ocatlOn IS wheelchair-accessible ~For the hearmg-lmpQlred, an mterpreter can be prOVided wzth 48 hours notlce prIOr to the meetIng
For meetmgs in the Counczl Meetmg Room, a "Personal PA Receiver for the heanng-lmpOlred IS avazlable To arrange/or these services phone
726-2700
PC Agenda - Brenda Jones
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Apnl17,2007
6. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC Bl'.ARlNG-
Contmued from March 13,2007 PublIc Heanng
a.
Subject
Proposed Amendments to ArtIcle 26 of the Spnngfield Development Code - Htllslde
Development Overlay extendmg the potential use of Cluster Development
Proposal
The proposed amendments to Article 26 - Hillside Development Overlay Dlstnct
(HOOD) I) extends the abilIty to locate cluster development to all-facmg hIllsides With
slopes between 15 and 25%, 2) adjusts the formula for computmg the acreage for denSity
transfers to aVOId double countmg of elIgIble land, and 3) allows the CIty to requrre the
payment of fee necessary to conduct a peer revIew of certam engmeenng and
geotechnIcal reports
Location,
Any property wlthm the HIllsIde Development Overlay DIStnCt (HOOD)
ApplIcant
City of Sprmgfield
Staff:
Mark Metzger
CONDUCT OF LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION
. Open contmued PublIc Hearmg for addItional testimony
. SummatIon by staff
. Close of publIc testimony
. DISCUSSIon of polIcy Issues and complIance With adopted plans (possible questIOns to staff or publIc)
. MotIOn to recommend approval, approval WIth modification or not to adopt the proposal based on staff report
and/or oraVwntten testtmony and dlTectmg of ChaIT to SIgn RecommendatIOn to the City CouncIl
7. BUSINESS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR
8. BUSINESS FROM THE COMMISSION
9. ADJOURN REGULAR
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
frank Cross, ChaIT
Bill Carpenter, Vice ChaIT
Steve Moe
Lee Beyer
Gayle Decker
DaVid Cole
Johnny Krrschenmarm
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For meetings in the Councli Meeting Room, a "Personal PA Receiver" for the hearmg~lmpQlred IS available To arrange/or these servIces, phone
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PC Agenda - Brenda Jones
Page 2
Apnl 17, 2007
MEMORANDUM
CITY vI" SPRINGFIELD
DATE OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION Apnl17, 2007
FROM
Spnngfield Planning Commission
Gary M Karp, Planner III (; ~
PLANNING COMMISSION
TRANSMITTAL
MEMORANDUM
TO
SUBJECT
Metro Plan Diagram Amendment - Case Number LRP 2006-00027
Spnngfield ZOning Map Amendment - Case Number ZON 2006-00054
Satre Associates, Applicant - Representing SC Spnngfield, LLC
ISSUE
At their March 27'h public heanng, the Planning CommiSSion was asked to hold the record open to
consider additional wntten matenal concerning the proposed Metro Plan diagram and Spnngfleld Zoning
Map amendments On Apnl 17th, the Planning Commission Will deliberate on thiS matter and forward a
recommendation to the City CounCil
DISCUSSION
The subject Site, formerly known as the "Pierce" property IS located north of Marcola Road. west of 31"
Street, east of Mohawk Marketplace Shopping Center and south of the EWES bike path The Planning
CommiSSion held a work session and conducted a public heanng on March 27'h on the proposed Metro
Plan diagram and Zoning Map amendments Two letters were entered Into the record and nine persons
spoke at the heanng Two people requested that lhe wntten record be held open The Plann'f,g
CommiSSion complied with these requests Four wntten comments were submitted to staff by the
specified date of Apnl 3"' (Attachment 1) Responses to Issues raised are found In Attachment 2 The
applicant submitted formal rebuttal wntten matenals by the specified date of Apnl101h (Attachment 3)
All Issues related to the effecls of the proposed development on nelghbonng properties are Issues that
Will be addressed dunng the Master Plan review process The requirement for a Master Plan IS a
condition of approval of these applications The Master Plan Will be reViewed by the Planning
CommiSSion at a future public heanng The Master Plan Will contain mitigation requrrements that Will
allow the Planning CommiSSion to positively respond to the Issues raised by the neighbors
Rescheduling the Planning CommiSSion action 10 Apnl 17'h requrred revIsing the City CounCil work
session and public heanng onglnally scheduled for Apnl16th as follows The City CounCil work session
has been changed to May 7'h The City CounCil public heanng onglnally scheduled for Apnl161h Will be
opened and continued until May 7'h No testimony Will be heard on Apnl161h A reVised notice was mailed
adVISing property owners and Interested parties of the schedule change
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the proposed Metro Plan diagram Spnngfield Zoning Map amendments, as
conditioned, based on the attached findings, In bolh the staff report and the addlllonal attached
Information
ACTION REQUESTED
AdVise the Clly CounCil, by motion and signature of the attached order and recommendation by the
Planning CommiSSion Chairperson, 10 approve these applications, as conditioned, at their public heanng
on Apnl16, 2007
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 Wntten Commenls Submitted by Apnl 3"'
Attachment 2 Responses to Wntten and Oral Testimony
Attachment 3 Applicant's Rebuttal Submitted by Apnl101h
Attachment 4 Draft Minutes - March 27'h Planning CommiSSion Work Session
Attachment 5 Draft Minutes - March 27'h Planning Commission Public Heanng
Attachment 6 Order and Recommendation
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ATTACHMENT 1
WRITTEN COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY APRIL 3RD
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ATTACHMENT
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KARP Gary
From G Wagenblast [gngw@comcast net]
Sent Tuesday, Apnl 03, 2007 5 59 PM
To KARP Gary
Subject Case #LRP 2006-00027 and ZON 2006-00054
To Spnngfield Planning CommisSion
Re Public Heanng Testimony
I would like to address some concerns regarding the rezoning of the site on Marcola Road, formerly
known as Pierce Property I think It IS Important to address these concerns before making a
recommendation to the city counsel
First, and I think foremost, IS the Issue of the medium density residential zone I recognize that In the
onglnal zoning, there was an area of medium density residential that was Included In the Metro Plan
However, Increasing this area would add approximately 200 more residences than were onglnally
Intended This would have a significant effect on the local region I have based these numbers off an
average of 12 5 homes per acres With the nodal development However, at the public heanng, the
planner mentioned that the master plan could Include up to 20 homes per acre That would be
catastophlc to the nPlghborhood I would Implore you to consider this when making your deCISion
The first effect that this would have IS the significant Increase In traffic pattern In an already busy
region, adding an enormous amount of cars would put an undue strain on the road system that has
been established This IS also a concern In the medium denSity residential. as the lot size IS so small
that children In this area will almost certainly need to walk somewhere to play The Increased traffic Will
be a nsk for these children
The second effect would also Involve children That would be the Increase to the school system In that
area Although the Metro Plan did Include some medium denSity residential, an additional amount of
medium denSity residential would definitely overpopulate already crowded schools The addition of 435
dwellings would certainly bnng children to the area Yolanda Elementary School has large class sizes
now and Bnggs Middle School has children doubled up In lockers currently With this Issue In mind, the
planner also needs to be cognizant of the fact that the school yards should not be considered open
spaces for the future medium denSity reSidential I feel that either a new school, or outbuildings Will
have to be considered to handle the additional Influx of students which would drastically change the
school grounds
The third thing that I would like the counsel to consider IS the drainage Issue The land In question IS
currently a fairly major wetland Although the planner has addressed changing the drainage ditch to a
seasonal creek, that drainage ditch IS already In eXistence and we stili have flooding Issues associated
With that piece of property I feel that the planner would have to be very aware of water runoff and the
direction of runoff The neighborhood behind the field IS often affected by the rainwater and thiS results
In boggy yards from winter to early summer
Many of the aforementioned Issues could be resolved by changing to a lower denSity residential Instead
of a medium denSity residential ThiS would decrease the Influx of both people and cars to a much more
manageable level ThiS would also address the need for children to have space to play The
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development of extremely small lots Just contnbutes to a stagnate society We should be advocates for
children to be outside Instead of sitting In front of televISions A larger lot size would make an
aesthetically pleasing neighborhood that could be considered an asset rather than a hindrance
I appreciate your consideration In thiS Issue
Slncerely-
Greg Wagenblast
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From
Sent
To
Subject
CHERRI WilLIS ucwmlrage@hotmall com]
Tuesday. April 03, 2007 11 54 AM
KARP Gary
"PIERCE PROPERTY" OFF MARCOlA ROAD. CHANGE OF ZONING
~FTER ATTENDING LAST TuESD"Y NIGHTS PLANNING COM~ISSION YEETING, I AY NOW MO~E CONVINCED
T~AT YO~E INFORMi'TION AND A "FINAL "1.'1STER FLAN" FROM Sl'TRE AND ASSOCI~TE SHOULD BE
REQUIRED PRIOq TO ~NY ZONING Ch~NGES
~OR: QuESTIONS ~RE BEING RPISED ~ITnOuT ;NSWE~S
TUURSTON ~'1S HUND~EDS OF NEW HO~ES APpqOVED
"OMES
AMBLESIDE DEVELOPMENT WILL rAvE ~~NY NEW
TCESE ADDITIONS wILL ALREl'DY T~~ OuR LI~ITED RESOURCES SUCh AS POLICE/CRI~E ?REvENTION
(OUR CARS rAVE BEEN BROKEN INTO SEVEP~L TIMES AND ONE ~CTU~LLI STOLEN), E~ERGENCY
SE~VICES, ~ND MOST IMPORTANTLY NO W~ERE FOR ThE CHILDREN LIVING IN TriESE rlOYES TO GO TO
SC"OOL
I ALRE'IDY PAY WAY TOO MUCh IN PROPERTY T'lXES AND FOPESEE T~AT TrIS WILL, WIT~OUT DODBT,
INCREAS: WIT~ BOND MEASURES TO PAISE ~ONEY FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ThE ABOVE
S?RINCFIELD wILL GROw, IT IS INEvITABLE NO MO~E POUSING S~OuLD BE ~??ROVED WIThOUT
SOLUTIONS TO T~E PQOBLEM WE ~ILL ALR~;DY S~ORTLY FFCE
I FORESEE MPNY DEvELOPERS ~AKING A LOT OF YONEY FROM T~ESE DEvELOPMENTS I '1LSO FORESEE
SPRINFIELD WELCOYING THE GROwTH AND REVENUE WH~T I DON'T SEE ARE THESE PEOPLE BEING
FO~CED TO FIN~NCIALLY CO~PENSATE ThE CIT; FOR THE NEG~TIVE I~?ACT THEY WILL ~~VE ON OUR
COMMUNITY
~T TUESD'IY'S MEETING, S~TPE FINALLY ADMITTED THAT TPE "MASTER PLAN" COULD INCLUDE UP TO 20
UNITS PEP o.CqE I FEEL TH"T Wr~T IS ".V,EADI BEING PLl\NNED IS FAR TOO MP.NY I LIVE NEYT
DOOQ. TO ~vL.!l.T wILL BE THE "PIERCE PFRrC" AND !l._/'.1 CO~CE?NED FBODT T!-lE P1PhCT Tt{LT T!-.IS WILL
"AvE ON MY PROPERTY ~S f~R -"S EVEN MOPE CPIME ~S wELL -"S T~E V~~UE O~ TrE PRO?EPTr IF
~P.SS/MEDIUM DENSITY (LET'S FACE IT, SUBSIDISED OR LOW INCOME) PROPERTIES IN T~E POSSIBLE
PPO?ORTION ~~LOWED
-"P?qOv~L OF THE ZONING C""NGES WIT rOuT ~ DEFINITIVE - FIN'IL ~'ISTER PLrN wOULD BE
IRRESPONSIBLE ~T BEST WIT~OUT ADDRESSING ThE INEvITABLE OUTCOME
PLEASE CONSIDEP MY CONCERNS ALONG WITH MI NEIGriBORS BEFORE ~GREEING TO SEND TrlIS MATTER TO
~HE CITY COUNCIL
TBANK YOU,
CL~.YTON "JOE" WILLILS
2476 OTTO ST~EET
SPRINCFIELD, OP 97 '17
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ATTACHMENT 2
RESPONSES TO WRITTEN AND ORAL TESTIMONY
ATTACHMENT
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RESPONSES TO WRITTEN AND ORAL TESTIMONY
Since both the applicant and staff did not have an opportUnity to rebut each tOpiC of testimony
before the March 27'h Planning Commission public heanng was closed, It will occur here These
responses are Inlended 10 address all of the Issues raised at the public heanng and the additional
wntten comments received by staff as of Apnl 3'" The applicant prepared most of these
responses Staff concurs with the applicant's responses In some cases staff has either
completely answered or reVised the applicant's response - these responses are marked as
follows" The applicant submitted formal rebuttal wntten matenals by lhe Apnl1 Olh date which
can be found In Attachment 3
The following people submitted wntten testimony entered Into the record at the March
Ih
27 Planning Commission public heanng
Jim and Brenda Wilson 2541 Marcola Road, received March 23, 2007
Darlene Houck 2595 Marcola Road, received March 26, 2007
Rick Satre', received March 26, 2007
'This was a response to Issues raised by the Department of Land Conservation and Development
In a letter dated March 12'h The Satre response stands on ItS own
The following people presented oral testimony at the March 27'h Planning Commission publiC
heanng
Karen Boden, 2187 N 32"" Slreet
Peggy Thompson, 2777 Marcola Road
Gayle Wagenblast, 2457 Otto Street
Chen WilliS. 2476 Otto Street
Robert Lind, 2359 31 st Street
Nancy Falk. 2567 Marcola Road
Laun Segal. representing Goal 1 Coalition. 642 Charnelton Street, Eugene
Jennifer Batbs, representing the Ambleslde Homeowner s Association, 2287 351h Street
Karen Clearwater, 2361 31st Street
The follOWing people submitted wntten testimony by the Apnl 3'" deadline granted by the Planning
Commission after two persons requesled the wntten record to be left open for seven days
Gayle Wag en blast, 2457 Otto Street
Nancy Falk, 2567 Marcola Road
Chen Wtllis, 2476 Otlo Street
Wesley Swanger 2415 Marcola Road
For ease of review all neighbor testimony, both wntten and oral have been combined In thiS
format which responds to each question andlor loplc
Karen Boden
Gayle
2 The Impact on Bnggs and
Yolanda schools Yolanda
Response
With the lnp cap, there IS no Significant
difference In the number of dwellings or
the traffic that Will result from these
changes For properties directly
abutting, zOning of the project site Will
remain the same for all but seven lots,
for a total distance of approximately
630 feet on the penmeter
The school system as a whole has
suffiCient capacity for additional
Name
Karen Boden
Gayle
Wagenblast
Summarv of TestImony
1 The Impact to the established
nelghbonng homes and the
quality of the proposed homes
2-2
Wag en blast
Chen Willis
Jennifer Bates
Karen Boden
Kathy Boden
Gayle ~
Wagenblast
Kathy Boden
Gayle
Wagenblast
Kathy Boden
Peggy
Thompson
Jim and Brenda
Wilson
Wesley
Swanger
Peggy
Thompson
Gayle
Wagenblast
Chen WilliS
Nancy Falk
Jennifer Bates
Karen
Elementary School has large
class sizes now and Briggs
Middle School has children
doubled up In lockers currently
3 If the proposed development
would reqUire annexation of
nearby properties
4 What would happen to wildlife
that live In andlor use the open
field?
5 Drainage Issues There IS
flooding to abutting properties
the west and to the north
6 Mapping error - 23~ Streel
should be Bonnie Lane
7 Increased traffic caused by the
developmenUdlfficulty backing
onlo Marcola Road from
eXisting houses across the
street
8 Asked If a round-about could be
constructed at 28'h Street and
Marcola Road
9 Medium DenSity ReSidential
denSity questions - If the
minimum denSity IS 10 dwelling
Units per acre, why are they
reqUired to have 12 dwelling
Units oer acre and why can't
2-3
students Districts can be redrawn to
aVOid overcrowding Despite the 19-
acre Increase of MDR land, the
maximum number of dwellings under
the amendment's proposed trip-cap will
be only 16 more than permitted under
the current deSignation and zone The
school district uses an estimating ratio
of 39 students per 100 new slngle-
family homes and 21 students per 100
new multi-family dwelling At maximum
denSities, the estimated Impact of the
amendment will be only 6 additional
students See also the letter from
School District 19 In Attachment 3
"No The subject site IS entirely Within
the current city limits The City does
not have a policy to force annexation of
properties that are adjacent to the city
limits The City'S annexation process
applies when new subdiVIsions are
proposed on land outside the city
limits
The Issue raised here will be the same
whether or not zoning IS changed It IS
better dealt With dUring the Master Plan
phase where site planning and
drainage will be addressed
"Grading and drainage plans will be
reviewed With the Master Plan and
later applicalions They must be
prepared by Oregon licensed
engineers and the" work reviewed by
the City's PubliC Works Department
IncreaSing drainage to adjacent
properties IS not permitted
"The mapping error has been resolved
for future maps
The application has been reviewed by
traffic engineers from State and the
City for compliance With all of the
statutory reqUirements As proposed,
the amendment will not result In any
more traffic than would be produced by
development under the current
deSignation and zone
At this lime, the TransPlan does not
anticipate a round-about for lhls
intersection
TransPlan Identifies the site as a
potential Nodal Development Area
The proposed amendment would
Implement the Nodal Area deSignation
raising the minimum denslly to 12
du/acre, and help the City meet State
Clearwater
Chen Willis
Clayton" Joe"
Willis
Robert Lind
Robert Lind
Nancy Falk
Nancy Falk
Wesley
Swanger
Laun Segal
they rezone to a lower
densltylat the public heanng the
planner mentioned that the
Master Plan could Include 20
homes per acre
10 Extra persons on the bike path
and cnme (houses and cars
broken Into)
11 Wanted to have the two and
three story apartments placed
In another spot
12 How IS 31" Streel gOing to be
Improved and will this cost be
placed on the current property
owners?
13 This IS a special piece of
property and that a number of
developers have tned to locate
on this property without
success
14 The Planning Commission
should not amend the Metro
Pian/Rezoning or departure
from the current Metro Plan will
only encourage addllional
conversion to commercial and
set a orecedent
15 There are Internal
inCOnsistencies with Type I. II,
III and IV review processes
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transportation reqUirements With or
Without Nodal Area deSignation, the
MDR maximum remains 20du/acre
Rezoning to a lower density will make
It more difficult for the City to meet the
Metro Plan's target overall density and
comply With Statewide Planning Goals
The Issue raised here will be the same
whether or not ZOning IS changed The
pnnclples of Cnme Prevenlion Through
EnVIronmental Design (CPTED)
suggest encouraging persons or
activities to maXimize surveillance
possibilities Improvement and
maintenance of the bike path Will
Increase natural surveillance and
~osslbly reduce CrIme
"Apartments could be bUilt there
loday The Issue raised here IS the
same whether or not zOning IS
changed The SDC allows a maximum
bUilding height of 35 feet In the MDR
Dlstnct The height Issue IS better
dealt With during the Master Plan
phase where design standards, site
planning and landscaping Will be
addressed
"There are Improvement Agreements
thai encumber a number of properties
on the east Side of 31st Street 31"
Street IS a Collector Street City poliCY
has been that If a Local Improvement
Dlstnctls reqUired, then properties
would be assessed as If they fronted a
Local Street No deCISion Will be made
concerning street Improvements and
possible assessments until the Master
Plan application IS submitted 10 the
City
Past proposals have been piecemeal
The proposed amendment Will bnng
100 acres under a comprehenSive
Master Plan Future proceedings to
approve that Master Plan and specific
site plans Will afford neighbors many
o?portunltles to express their concerns
The Sprmgfield CommercIal Lands
Study found a senous shortage of
commercially zoned property
Conversion to commercial zoning IS
exactly what IS needed to achieve the
overall goals of the Metro Plan
regarding, egUltable land supply
"Although the terminology IS
confUSing, the application and staff
report are correct In staling the
Laun Segal
Nancy F alk
Laun Segal
Laun Segal
Laun Segal
16 Goal 2 was not adequately
addressed/Goal 2 states that
reVISions to the Metro Plan
should not be made more often
than every two years Just
recently Spnngfield made major
revIsions to the Metro plan for
Peace Health at River Bend
17 Goal 5 - The City's Natural
Resource Study was not an
update of the City's land
Inventones, the loss of land
Involved small acreages
pertaining to the 25 foot
setbacks
18 Goal 9 - Staff cited an outdated
version of the OAR
19 Recreational needs were not
adequately addressed
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, proposed action IS a Type II Metro Plan
amendment, subJecl to a Type IV
review process The Type II process IS
one that was adopled by all three local
Junsdlctlons which reqUired similar
language for Metro Plan amendments
In 1987 The Type I-IV review process
was Unique to Spnngfleld at that time
"The applicant has addressed lhe
Goal 2 question (see Attachment 3 -
correspondence from James
Splckerman) In addition review
procedures In SOC has no limitation on
the number of Metro Plan amendments
that may be submitted Each
application stands on Its own
Specifically, SOC 7 010 states that
Metro Plan amendments can be
" initiated al any time" Additionally,
the Rlverbend Metro Plan diagram
amendment was Initiated In 2002 and
was approved by the City CounCil
January 10, 2005
The adopted and acknowledged
Sprmgfield Natural Resource Study
Report Included an analYSIS of how
proposed Goal 5 actions would affect
land Inventones ThiS analYSIS
reqUired updating estimates of land
supplies These updates conSidered
only deSignation changes and other
actions that were adopted and
acknowledged They are, therefore,
the most recent and accurate land
supply estimates available Because
the Sprmgfield Natural Resource Study
Report IS acknowledged by the OLCO,
It can be used
"The application was submitted In
September 2006 prior to the effective
date of changes made to Goal 9 by
OLCO
A portion of the Pierce property was
already deSignated Park and Open
Space In a prevIous City action (95-02-
36) and dedicated for a public park
Park development fees Will be
assessed With bUilding permits The
applicant has met With EWEB and
Wlllamalane Parks offiCials to diSCUSS
coordination of planning and
development The proposed Master
Plan Includes extensive open spaces
Goal 8 reqUirements are fully
addressed In the proposed findings
Recreational needs have been and Will
Jennifer Bates
Karen
Clearwater ,
Nancy Falk
Clayton "Joe"
WilliS
Claylon "Joe"
WilliS
Gayle
Wagenblast
Jim and Brenda
Wilson
Wesley
Swanger
Jim and Brenda
Wilson
20 Safety Issues for children
crossing 31 $I Street at V Street
21 We (homes on the south side of
Marcola Road) will be lhe most
adversely harmed by this
proposed development with
intrusion of streets wllh traffic
signals and the backs of retail
stores on and parking lots
directly across from our homes
22 Peopl~ should be forced to
financially compensate the City
for the negative Impact they will
have on our communll\~
23 A "Final Master Plan" should be
reqUired prior to any zOning
changes
24 Change the Medium Density
ReSidential to LOlh Density
ReSidential to resolve lhe
density Issue, the Impacl on
schools and the drainage
Issues
25 Big trucks would be delivering
freight at all hours of the
nlghUnolse In general
26 Our View of the Coburg Hills
would be almost completely
blocked off by unsightly
buildings Anything over one
story high along Marcola Road
would be considered 100 high I
would like to see the
bUSinesses spaced at an
appropriate space so they
would be aD<:>ealing 10 our eyes
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, be adequately addressed
PubliC Improvements (including streets,
crosswalks, traffic signals and VISion
clearance) are addressed dUring the
Master Plan, Site Plan ReView and
SubdiVISion process
The Issues raised here Will be the
same whether or not zoning IS
changed They are better dealt With
dUring the Master Plan phase where
deSign standards, site planning and
landscaping Will be addressed
Developers and bUilders are reqUired
to mitigate traffic Impacts and pay
system development fees based on the
maqnltude of their Impacts
"*Master Plans, Site ReViews and
SubdiVIsions can only be based on
eXisting ZOning These applicatJons
require the zoning to be consistent With
the Metro Plan deSignation
The proposed denSity IS no greater
than under the current deSignation and'
ZOning ReZOning to a lower denSity
Will make It more difficult for lhe City to
meel the Metro Plan's and Trans
Plan '5 target overall denSity and
comply With Statewide Planning Goals
The Issue raised here Will be the same
under the current deSignation and
zoning Operating hours can be dealt
With dUring the Master Plan phase
**The Issue raised here Will be the
same whether or not zoning IS
changed In fact, SDC 21 080(1)
states the maximum height In the CI
District (current zoning) IS 45 feet The
bUilding height Issue IS better dealt With
dUring the Master Plan phase where
deSign standards, site planning and
landscaping Will be addressed
ATTACHMENT 3
APPLICANT'S REBUTTAL SUBMITTED BY APRIL 10TH
ATTACHMENT
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S~ATRI
Satre A~SOclates, P C
132 East Broadway
Swte 536
Eugene Oregon 97401
Phone 541 4654721
Fax 541 4654722
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City of Spnngfield
Development Services Department
225 Fifth Street
Spnngfield, Oregon 97477
Attn Gary Karp
Re The V lllages at Marcola Meadows
Metro Plan Diagram Amendment (LRP 2006-00027)
Spnngfield Zomng Map Amendment (ZON 2006-00054)
Dear Gary,
Please accept thiS letter and the enclosed rnatenals for the pubhc record as the apphcant's
rebuttal to wnnen and oral testtmony presented dunng and followmg the March 27, 2007,
Planrung COIDllllSSlOn pubhc heanng regardmg the above amendment applIcatIOns The
enclosed matenals are as follows
. School Dlstnct 19 letter, dated Apnl 10, 2007, documentIng suffiCient school
capacity
. Gleaves Sweanngen letter, dated ApnllO, 2007, regardmg cornphance With
statewide Goal 2
. Why Marcola Meadows m NOT Like Home Depot, dated Marcb 28, 2007,
outlmmg select fmdmgs for Home Depot demal and how they either do not apply
to the Marcola Meadows applIcatIOn or are no longer vahd
Smcerely,
1< L.chcLr~ /vi 5 Cl-tY(!/
Rlchard M Satre. AlCP, ASLA, CSI
President, Satre ASSOCiates, P C
Caples to
Bob Martm. The Martm Company
Jeff Belle, JHB, Inc
Planners, Landscape ArchJtects and EnVironmental Speclallsts
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Satre ASSOCIates, P C
132 East Broadway, SUIte 536
Eugene. Oregon 97401
I\ttentlOn Robm G Dehnert
Subject Student Enrollment and Marcola Meadows
Dear Rob,
Thank you for the opportumty to dISCUSS the potential Impact of "The VIllages at Marcola
Meadows' with regards to enrollment and the resultIng Impact on the Spnngfield School
Dlstnct The Spnngfield School Dlstnct utilizes several resources for makIng
adjustments to ItS Infrastructure, creatmg for the abIlity to accommodate new housmg
developments and student needs
Each elementarv, mIddle and hIgh school faCIlity wIthIn our Dlstnct has a functlOnal
capacIty Functional capaclues help mform the Dlstnct the level of servIces requIred to
accommodate student enrollment levels If student enrollment at any faCIlity should
mc! ease to levels above the functlOnal capacIty, the Dlstnct would begIn a process of
adJustmg emollments accommodatmg for the new mlgratlOn of students AddItionally,
we are well aware of the potentIal Impacts of an Increased student mIgration based on the
ll1formatlOn you have supplied to us regardmg 'The V1l1ages at Marcola Meadows'
AccOldmg to the mformatIon you've shared, the dlstnct has adequate capaCIty to meet the
needs of any additIOnal students from a development of thIS SIze
We appreciate bell1g engaged m these diSCUSSions dunng the early steps of the planmng
plocess If you have fUlther questions or need additIOnal mformatlon please contact
Wilham LeWIS at 726-3258 Thank you agam for mvolvmg the Spnngfield School
DIStllct 111 vour ongoll1g diSCUSSions
Smcerely,
Brett M Yancey
Du ector of Fmance
Spl mgfield Pubhc Schools
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E-Matl Correspondence
Apn110,2007
Robm G Dehnert, AlCP - r dehnert@satrepc com
'Satre Associates, P C
132 East Broadway, SUIte 536
Eugene, OR 97401
Re
Goal 2 Issue
The VIllages at Marcola Meadows
Dear Rob
~
I thmk the comments on page 5 of the March 26,2007 subrmsslOn to
the CIty correctly pomt out the coordmatlon called for by the Metro
Plan I would only add that the coordmatlOn process as part of the
Metro Plan has, of course, been acknowledged as consIstent Wlth the
StateWlde Goals, mcludmg Goal 2
The language m Goal 2 GUldelmes has been cIted as a lumtatlon on
reVISIons to the plan Part 1II E 1 contams the language " major
reVISIons should not be made more frequently than every two years,
1f at all possIble"
The fact IS that the second paragraph of the mtroductory sectlon of
Part 1II - Use of GUldelmes, descnbes the guldelmes as "suggested
dlrectlOns that would aid local governments ill actlvatmg the
mandated goals" The gUldelmes are sunply suggested approaches
that local government may use m aclllevmg compllance WIth the
goal, they are not reqUIrements Wlth whIch local governments must
comply ORS 197015(9), Churchill V Tlllamook Count", 29 Or
LUBA 68 (1995)
In Chapter IV of the Metro Plan, entltled "Metro Plan ReVlew,
Amendments and Refmements," pollcy 4 d states
"d The governmg bodles of the three metropolltan
Junsdlctlons may mltlate an amendment to the Metro Plan
at any tune CltlZen mltlated Type II amendments may be
lnltlated at any~trrne "
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Phone
(541) 686.8833
Fax
(541) 345-2034
975 O.\k Street
SUite 800
Eugene Oregon
97440 1147
M.lllmg Addre~s
PO Box 1147
Eugene Oregon
97440 1147
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mfo($glc1vesl<lw com
Web SIt!..
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Fredenck A Batson
Jon V Buerstatte
Joshu:J A Clark
DJntel E Elhson
AJ Gzustma
Thomds P E Herrmann.
Dan Webb Howard
Stephen 0 Lane
Wtlhaml-l Mdrlln-
WalterW Miller
Laura T Z Montgomery-
Tanya C 0 Nell
SUlndlee G Potter
Martha J Rodman
Robert S Russel!
Dougl;)!> R Schultz
Malcolm H Scott
James W Splckermnn
Kale A Thompson
JaneM Yates
"'Alsoadm!tted
tn Washmgtol1
Robm G Dehnert, AlCP
Apnl 10, 2007
Page 2
Of course, tins polIcy of the Metro Plan has been acknowledged at
LCDC as conslstent Wlth Goal 2
As I mdJ.cated to you m our conversauon, I do not beheve I can add
anythmg further on Goal 9
Let me know what else I mlght be able to proVlde you
Very truly yours,
James W Splckennan
sOlckermanw. zleaveslaw com,
Jca
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0609 Marcola Meadows
March 28, 2007
WHY MARCOLA MEADOWS IS NOT LIKE HOME DEPOT
Selected demal findmgs for Home Depot Metro Plan Amendment 00-12-254 and responses
regardmg current applIcatIOn
Home Depot Fllldlllg 34 cItes Economic Element Policy #B 16.
Utzlzze processes and local controls. whIch encourage retention of large parcels of zndllstrzally
or commerczally zoned land to faczlztate theIr use or reuse In a comprehensIve rather than
pzecemeal fashIOn
Marcola Meadows ApplIcatIOn The Marcola Meadows Master Plan WIll replace the eXlstlllg
Conceptual Development Plan whereas the Home Depot applIcatIOn sunply asked to break off a
pIece WIthout addressmg the whole The Home Depot proposal was to remove approXllTIately 8
acres from an approved 56-acre Conceptual Development Plan That plan was created, m part, to
unplement PolIcy #B 16 By contrast, the current proposal WIll bnng 100 acres under a Master
Plan
Home Depot Fmdlllg 5 Cites Economic Element Policy #B 6:
Increase the amount of undeveloped land zoned for lzght zndllstrzal and commerczal uses
correlating the effectIve supply In terms of sUltabllzty and avazlabzlzty WIth the prOjectIOns of
demand
Marcola Meadows ApplIcatIon: The fmdmgs subnutted WIth the Marcola Meadows proposal
establIsh a quantified correlatIOn between the supplIes of mdustnal, commercIal, and reSIdential
land based on the adopted and acknowledged projectIons of demand These findmgs also diSCUSS
thoroughly the SUItabIlIty of the SIte relative to other CI propertIes m the Illventory The proposal
WIll be an Important ImplementatIOn ofPohcy #B 16
Home Depot Fmdmg 7. "The CouncIl fmds that there are other mdustnal zones SUItable for
bUlldmg supply uses Warehouse CommerCial/ RetaIl uses, espeCIally bUlldmg matenals, are
permitted m LlghtlMedmm Industnal and Heavy Industnal zones (Spnngfield Development
Code 20 020(6)) "
Marcola Me.adows ApplIcatIOn The CIty ofSpnngfield Plannmg CommISSIon approved ZON
2006-024, whIch formalIzed the assertIOn made III Metro Plan amendment 00-12-254 Fmdmg 7
that Home Improvement Centers are penmtted m LMl and ill zomng dlstncts However, the
Oregon Department of Land ConservatIOn and Development ruled that tills actIon dId not
comply WIth state and local requITements for such amendments Therefore, Fmdmg 7 IS no
longer valId
Home Depot Fmdmgs 10 and 11
10 "There IS nothing ill the record to suggest that Spnngfield has an excess mventory of Campus
Industnal property The Metro Plan as It stands IS mtended as a coordmated, comprehensIVe
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actIOn that supports a vanety of pol1C1es These polIcIes are denved from compl1ance wIth
statewIde land use goals, admmlstratlve rules, and what IS m the best mterests of the cornmuruty
for a balanced econorruc, SOCIal and envlIorunentally responsIble future"
11: "There IS nothmg m the record to warrant the conversIOn of tlus Campus Industnally zoned
property to commercIally zoned property "
Marcola Meadows ApphcatlOn. The Metropolitan 1ndustnal Lands Polley Report dId not
project demand speCIfically for Campus lndustnalland The nearly 1,000 acres ofland
recommended for CI desIgnatIOn m the adopted and acknowledged MetropolLtan IndustrIal
Lands Polley Report was deemed sufficIent till at least the end of the planrung penod Smce the
mventory was completed, the net result of desIgnation changes has mcreased the supply of CI
land by over 160 acres Tills IS documented m the applIcatIOn and supplemental matenals The
table below documents these changes
The applIcatIOn also documents the tnlbalance ofland mventones and presents sound econonuc
reasons for reapportlOnmg mdustnal, commercml and resIdential land supphes as proposed A
coordmated and comprehensIve effort to tnlplement the polIcIes of the Metro Plan cannot fall to
acknowledge the tnlportance ofbalancmg land supplIes Mamtammg eqUllIbnum between the
vanous land supplies IS m the best mterest of the commuruty
Current and 199~ MILPR Proposed Cllnventory
MILPR DeSignatIons 2004 MetroPlan DeSIgnatIons
Reqlon Slle 1993 Recommended acres Current acres Flle#
1 29 LMI CI 672 LDR -672 MA 92-002
2 37 P&O, SLI' CI 180 CI
47 LMI CI 488 LMI -488 nol converted
84 SLI CI 215 CI
4 2 UR UR" 462 UR
5 1 SLI CI 763 CI
2 SLI CI 303 CI,C'" -10 MA 02.009
3 SLI CI 28 CI
7 5 SLI CI 861 CI
25 SLI CI 243 CI
MILPR recommended Cllnvenlory 9957
MILPR Sites not recommended for CI mventory
2 29 LMI, SLI, NR LMI, NR
43 SLI N/A
51 LMI, NR LMI, NR
5 NIA" Non-Indus!"al NJA
CI 448
CI 103
CI, NW 632
CI 77
MA 91-001
Adlustments to Cllnventorv
Current Adjusted Metro Ci IOventory
162
1158
The MILPR estimated only 180 of 326 acres were developable
~ University Research IS thought synonymous with Cl
"' ApprOXimately 10 acres of onglnal 30 3 deSignated Commerclal
~ 11 acres of the angInal 74 3 are deSignated NR
** ApprOXimately 75 acres of CI 'Here aoded adjacent to Site 1 RegIon 5 WAP adoption
The 1993 study was based on 1989 Inventory The Metro Plan SLI descnptJon became Cl via MA 92-001 (adpt 10/9
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ATTACHMENT 4
DRAFT MINUTES _ MARCH 27TH PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION
ATTACHMENT
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DRAFT MIN -~-TES
Ites approved by the Spnngfield
t ~,mmg Commission
CIty ofSpnngfield
Work Meetmg
MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION MEETING OF
THE SPRINGIELD PLANNING COMMISSION HELD
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The CIty of Spnngfield Planmng CommIssIOn met m Work SesSIOn m the Jesse Mame Meetmg
Room 225 FIfth Street, Spnngfield, Oregon on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 5:30 pm, wIth
Frank Cross as Spnngfield PlannIng COlmmsslOn ChaIr
ATTENDANCE,
Present were Chmr Frank Cross, Plarmmg CommIsSIOners Lee Beyer, Gayle Decker, Dave Cole,
Steve Moe and Johnny Klrschenmarm Also present were Development ServIce DIrector BIll
Gn\e, Plarmmg Manager Greg Mott, Plarmmg SupervIsor Mark Metzger, Plarmer III Gary Karp,
Plarmlllg Secretary Brenda Jones, and CIty Attorney Joe Leahy
ABSENT
. Blll Carpenter
APPLICATIONS
1 METRO PLAN DIAGRAM AMEMDMENT-CASE NUMBER LRP 2006-00027
SPRINGFIELD ZONING MAP AMENDMENT-CASE NUMBER ZON 2006-
00054
CommIsSIoner Cross called the meetlllg to order He bnefly noted the apphcatlOns at
hand
Mr Karp made the staff presentatIOn, explammg that the property III questlon was known
as the PIerce property was sold last year and the new property owners wanted to develop
the property to allow constructIOn of a phased mIxed use resIdentlal and commercIal
development wIth nodal attnbutes to be known as the VIllage at Marcola Meadows The
property located north of Marcola Road and west 001 '" was about 1 00 acres m SIze
The current Eugene-Spnngfield MetropolItan General Area Plan (Metro Plan)
deslgnatlOn for the property was Campus Industnal, MedlUm-Denslty Resldentlal, and
Campus Industnal Mr Karp smd the apphcant was requestmg a Type II Metro Plan
amendment to change the Campus Industnal portlOn of the sIte (56 acres) to
CommerclallNodal Development Area, Commumty Commercial, and MedlUm-DensIty
ResldentlallNodal Development Area, and an amendment to the Spnngfield Zomng Map
from Cmnpus Industnal to COlmnumty CommerCIal (11 acres), MIxed Use C01mnefClal
(26 acres), and MedlUm-Denslty ResIdentlal (19 acres)
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DRAFT Mil - JTES
Mr Karp said the applIcatlOns were the first step m the process of obtalllmg development
revIew approval Submittal of a master plan regulatmg development on the entIre parcel
would reqUIre approval of the PlannIng CommISSIon and mdlvldual sIte reVIew and
subdlvlslOn applIcatlOns Future applIcatIons would mclude publIc notIce
Mr Karp reported that the applIcant held a public meetmg at Bnggs Mlddle School on
March 14 to dIscuss the proposal WIth resIdents and SOlICIt theIr questlOns and concerns
About 40 people attended, and concern was expressed about the effect of dramage from
the SIte, whether adjacent reSIdents would have to partiCIpate m street improvement costs,
and bUlldmg heIght Most of those issues raIsed were related to the master plan approval
process, where such issues would be addressed He said If such Issues were raised at the
publIc heanng they would be mcluded m the publIc record, but they were not related to
the cntena governmg the applicatiOns
Mr Karp spoke to StatewIde PlannIng Goal 12, TransportatlOn The PIerce property was
lIsted m TransPlan as a potentIal node and was conSIdered by the CIty CouncIl for formal
deslgnatlOn as a node The applIcant submItted a request for a tnp cap, to be
llnplemented through a tnp momtonng plan to demonstrate complIance WIth Goal 12
Spnngfield staff Gary McKenney and Ed Walker of the Oregon Department of
TransportatlOn (ODOT) revIewed the apphcatlOn for comphance and recommended a
condItiOn of approval to be Imposed dunn3 the master plan revIew process The
conditIon called for lamp Improvements at the Mohawk/Eugene-Spnngfield HIghway
mterchange
Mr McKenney spoke to the traffic analysIs, saymg Spnngfield and ODOT staff were
satIsfied that the analYSIS was accurate and adequate In regard to the zone change, traffic
engmeers must make assumptlOns about the type of development that would occur, and
they focus on the mtenslty to be expected m a "reasonable worst case development
scenano" The result was measured agamst the Goal 12 cntena and compared to what
had been assumed would take place Mr McKenney Said the engmeers looked at the
tnps antIcIpated m the "reasonable worst case scenano" and bUIlt a structure mto the land
use approval process that precluded further development after the traffic generated by the
proposed development reached a certam lId He remmded the commiSSIOn that was the
approach taken to the Peace Health plan amendment
Contmumg, Mr McKenney Said one concern about such an approach was that the first
phases of a development could take up all the capaCIty under the hd, miling later phases
more problematIc and potentIalleavmg empty land He Said the condItIon of approval
recommended took a dIfferent approach Staff recommended that wlthm each zone m the
proposal, the number of umts of development, whether thousands of square feet of
commerCIal or number of umts of reSIdentIal, be hmited
Mr McKenney Said that another Issue that staff addressed through a condltlOn of
approval related to the Impact that would result from development under the proposed
rezonmg The draft analYSIS IdentIfied one faclhty that would be Slgruficantly affected If
the development proceeded as proposed, the Mohawk mterchange WIth the freeway,
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partIcularly the eastbound off-ramp The apphcant proposed to mIll gate the Impact
through some lane restnpmg Slaffwas comfortable wIth that conceptually, but at thIs
pomt lacked a detaIled desIgn that could be analyzed He recommended as a condlllon of
approval that the applIcant demonstrate to ODOT, the faclltty owner, that the mltlgallon
measure could be accomphshed meetmg the apphcable ODOT hIghway standards
CommISSIoner Cross asked when mIll gallon would occur Mr McKenney said It would
be reqUIred to be m place pnor to the occupancy of any new bUlldmg on the sIte The
restnpmg would create an addItIOnal turn lane No changes were needed at the other on-
ramp Respondmg to a follow-up questIOn from ComrlllsslOner DecJ...er, Mr McKenney
mdlcated that the analysIs looked 15 years mto the future
Respondmg to a quesllon from CommissIOner Cross, Mr McKenney said the mterchange
to the east was not expected to handle most of the traffic commg from the east The 42nd
Street mterchange was not as close and was not the pnmary route people chose to use
Staff beheved that most people would choose to the use the Interchange closest to the
sIte, and the Mohawk exchange was closest He confinned, m response to a follow-up
questIOn from Comrllls~lOner Cross, that the center turn would be able to go both straIght
and left today one could not go to the left There would be two lanes from whIch people
could make a left turn
Mr Karp spoke to the Issue of complIance wIth StatewIde Goal 9, EconomIc
Development He saId that In 2001, the CIty Council demed a Metro Plan amendment to
change 7 79 acres of Campus Industnal to Commumty Commercwl to accommodate a
Home Depot He noted the apphcant submItted the apphcatlons In September 2006, pnor
to the effecllve date of the recent changes of Goal 9, CommercIal and Industnal Lands
Study from 2001, are sllll the ones m effect today The recently adopted Natural
Resource Study fine tuned the COIlli11erc131 and lndustnal Land Inventones What we
haven't had IS a complete revIeW of the mam Inventones There may be a future
Commerclal/Industnal BUIldable Lands Study, which will be outSIde the realm of thIs
project There are sllll only two Campus Industnal sItes In the commumty, one IS at
Gateway and the other IS the PIerce property The draft Jasper-Natron SpeCific
Development Plan proposes to add to the Campus Industnal Inventory, but It was yet to
be adopted
Mr Karp dIscussed what had changed since 200 I, saymg that m regard to the Campus
Industnal zone, there appeared to be growmg demand for business park uses The zomng
dlstnct was pnmanly Intended to be an mdustnal zomng dlstnct, and In 2004 the CIty
made some changes to the mix of uses to ensure that 60 percent was dedIcated to
mdustnal/research and 40 percent could accommodate bUSiness parks That apphed to
the PIerce sIte However, most ofthe demand happening on the Gateway Campus
Industnal sIte was for commercwl office uses Mr Karp said thIS staff report mcluded a
hst of 20-25 uses currently at that SIte There was one mdustnal use, Shorewood
Packagmg, and the remainder was developed In such uses as call centers or bUSiness
parks
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Mr Karp beheved there was a change m the nature of the demand smce the adoptIon of
the Campus Industnal desIgnahon The Sony plant sltmg was an example of the type of
use that was contemplated, that use lasted about five years and became obsolete The
Sony bUlldmg was now m use for medIcal research
Mr Karp suggested the lack of Campus Industnal development on the PIerce sIte was
due to the relatJVe proXImIty ofthe Kmgsford Charcoal plant, the raIl lme, and electnc
hnes He SaId the Home Depot applIcatJOn was for a pIecemeal development and the
proposal m questJOn was for the entJre property
Mr Karp saId the COmITIlSsJOn's decISIon needed to consIder whether the CIty would be
better served by the apphcatJOn He beheved that a quahty development would be
constructed m hme
COmlTIlSsJOner Beyer beheved the commlSSJOn faced the quahtatJVe decIsJOn of whether It
was better to put the SIte mto more commercIal use He recalled hIS past arguments for
Campus Industnal zomng on the SIte, but dIsagreed wIth Mr Karp's assessment that there
had been no mterest expressed m locatmg an mdustnal use on the property He had
worked wIth several people, some of who went so far as to develop SIte plans, who tned
to locate an mdustnal use on the property but they had dId not have a wllhng seller
However, he thought the commISSIon needed to focus on the best use of the propeliy
Mr Karp SaId he dId not dIsagree wIth ComnllsSJOner Beyer's assessment
COITIlTIlSSJOner Cross recalled that there were other Issues related to the sUltabIhty of the
property Mr Karp noted the plevJOusly mentIoned proxlInate uses, whIch were not
acceptable for some uses such as hIgh tech mdustnal uses because of nOIse, vI~ratJOn, and
pollutJon
Mr Metzger agreed wIth ComrlllssJOner Beyer, and SaId that other Issues, partIcularly the
Kmgsford plant, worked agamst the SIte as hIgh tech 10catJon
CommlssJOner Beyer thought there was also a perceptIon of transpoftatJon problems at
the SIte and agreed about Mr Metzger's assessment of the Kmgsford SIte He thought
there was also a perceptJOn related to power I1nes and the vIbratJOn from raIl lInes, but
pomted out that many hIgh tech SItes m Oregon were m located on ~lITI1larly hampered
SItes and whIle It was a concern, It dId not preclude such uses from bemg located on those
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CommlssJOner Cross asked If the proposed use could be srted at another locahon Iflt was
, not to be accommodated at thIS SIte
Mr Mott saId the State, through the penodlc revrew process, dId not order the CIty to
evaluate rts mdustnalland from eIther the demand or supply SIde, and no one had
analyzed what the commumty was able to offer that sector of the economy, makmg It
dIfficult to compete for those busmesses Over tIme, Spnngfield had expenenced a
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change m what types of bus messes were attracted to the commumty, and the CIty CouncIl
had not yet dIscussed how to pOSitIOn Spnngfield for those busmesses The State
reqUIred the CIty to have a 20-year mventory, but did not stipulate m the past the type of
analYSIS that would legltllmze the mventory m tenns of both quantity and the usabIlIty of
the sItes for dIfferent sectors of the economy
Mr Mott suggested a manufactunng busllless might not be as concerned WIth a supply of
developable acres as It was WIth the qualIty of lIfe, hIgh educatIOnal qualIty, and better
medIcal facll1t1es, and mIght compromise on the qualIty of the sIte It selected for those
factors Spnngfield staff expected to engage m a dIscussIOn of that tOpIC WIth the councIl
and the commumty at the start of the next fiscal year At thIs pomt, he belIeved the CIty
was operatmg under antIquated notIOns about the mdustnal sector was and what It could
be expected to be m the future, and had done no analYSIS or planmng outsIde of a few
discrete actIOns, such as the ImplementatIOn of the urban renewal dlstnct m Glenwood
and the draft jasper-Natron SpecIfic Development Plan
Mr Mott saId the law was clear as to the need for a 20-year mventory, but It was not
clear that the expectatIOn was that the 20-year would be a rollmg mventory, that IS, there
would always be a 20-year supply WhIle It was 1I11practlcal to thmk there would be, he
belIeved the CIty needed to evaluate what was needed, perhaps on five-year cycles
PenodIc deletIOns of the mventory had some affect, but he dId not thl!y< the overall
signIficance of that could be detenmned untIl a cyclIcal e\ aluatlOn occurred
Mr Beyer suggested that CommIssIOner Cross' questIOn was, If not here, where, wlthm
Spnngfield, and was that a concern He SaId he both agreed and disagreed WIth Mr Mott
He saId III realIty, commumtles do not count umts and then factor In projectlOn growth
and denSity factors to detenmne how much land was needed, Instead, realIty was
opportumty-based He hoped that staff C0l11l11lSSlOned some commerCIal and Illdustnal
brokers to reVIew the eXIstIng Inventory and how It related to reglOnal demand, dS he
belIeved that demand was more reglOnalIll nature than local Mr Beyer also hoped that
staff talked to the State EconomIC Development Depmiment to learn what kInds of
requests for land It was receIvmg
It was C0l11lmSSIOner Beyer's perceptIOn that the metropolItan area had no land, even for
local growth He offered as an example the glOwth occumng m Coburg, whIch he
attnbuted to a lack ofland m the metropolItan area He pOInted out that 3,000 to 5,000
people were workmg each day III a town WIth a population of 800 only 1-1/2 mIles from
Spnngfield's border That was where the land was, and the metropolItan area was now
grapplmg WIth what to do WIth the sewer from the growth Coburg expenenced He saId
the Issue was where were the sItes avaIlable that people wanted to use, addmg 11 was
questIonable whether the SIte m questIOn was a good mdustnal site and perhaps better
used for housmg However, C0l11lmSSlOner Beyer questlOned whether the City should
change the zone because of a lack of need for the land, and questlOned If the commlSSlOn
had the mformatlOn It needed to make that judgment
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Mr Mot! clanfied he was not suggestmg that he and Mr Metzger were gomg to
commence on an mdustnaJ lands study on July I, the budget allocatlOn he antJclpated
would be used to hIre professionals He said the commISSIon dId not need to substItute
the SIte for another SIte, It was not an approval cntenon or a reqUIrement of Goal 9
However, the cOlmmSSlOn needed to respond to the effect ofthe proposal on the
mventory, and the effect on the mventory would be reductIon of 56 acres of Campus
Industnal from the mventory
CommIssIoner Cross questIoned how the commlSSlOn could'JustIfy the proposal as
beneficIal to Spnngfield If It was unable to understand the true benefit behmd It
Mr Mot! noted that the commlSSlOn had yet to hear all the eVIdence He pomted out that
any time the City made such a change anywhere It was replacmg one deSIgnatIOn for
another He suggested the saine questlOns WIth respect to the appropnateness of the sIte
for the mtended use, not Just the eXlstJng use He saId the commlSSlOn had to assume,
because It lacked eVIdence to the contrary, that the CIty made the nght deCISIon at some
pomt m the past to deSIgnate the SItes as they were, as It had all worked out m the past
and the mfrastructure was deSIgned around what was mtended for the SIte As time
passed and pohcles became dated or the appropnateness of the sIte passes by for what
ever reason, there was an Il11twtlve to change the property's deslgnatJon and the
developers made that argument to the CIty The cOlmmSSlOn had to weIgh the facts and
whether the polICIes m the plan supported the actlOn
Mr Mot! reIterated that the con1l111SSlOn dId not have to make up the reductlOn m the
deslgnatJon somewhere else, although that mIght occur through anot?er process
Mr Metzger reported that Department of Land ConservatJon and Development staff had
mdlcated ItS preference that the CIty's staffreport be based on adopted mventones that
were currently part of the record The most recent mdustnal mventory was done m 1992,
and It had suggested that there would be 1,500 to 2, I 00 surplus acres beyond the 20-year
supply The State duected the CIty to evaluate the reductIon agaIDst the surplus, rather
than the 20-year supply Itself, and suggested that If the CIty "l11bbled away" at the surplus
It should theoretically be okay The findmg was that 56 acres could be accommodated
agamst the surplus
Mr Metzger recalled Spnngfield's 2000 Con1l11ercwl Lands Study, whIch found the
commul11ty short of supply by about 356 acres The CIty had added to the projected
shortfall through other actlOns, reducmg It to about 172 acres He saId staff beheved that
Spnngfield mIght have a shortage of commercIal land and surplus of mdustnallands
Mr Metzger emphaSIzed the need to update the BUIldable lands mventory and noted the
recent CommercIal and Industnal BUIldable Lands Study, whIch mdlcated that more
work was needed to detenmne what the mventory was He SaId that demand was another
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Comn1lSSlOner Beyer believed the study mentIOned by Mr Metzger lacked a qualltatlve
aspect as It treated every square foot ofland the same, and there was a dIfference There
were many smaller sItes wIth an acute shortage of large sItes ChOIces were narrow
Mr Metzger emphasIzed the draft nature of the Jasper-Natron SpecIfic Development
Plan He said the Jasper extensIOn had a good chance of gomg through, and If It was
constructed the CIty would need to examme and rearrange the development patterns m
the vlcmlty He noted the draft plan called for about 178 acres of new Campus lndustnal
land m that area
Mr Beyer asked about capacIty m the sewer Ime, Ifthe Ime would have to be moved, and
If the desIgn proposed functIOned wIth It Mr Karp saId the lme would not have to be
moved The Issue of capaCIty would be addressed at the master plannmg stage
Mr Beyer recalled Issues related to sewer capaCIty m thIS area, and thought the CIty had
done somethmg to address that However, he noted the added resldentlal umts bemg
proposed and asked If the system was able to handle the addltlonalload Mr Karp saId
yes
Mr Beyer detenmned from Mr Karp that the dItch would remalll an open dItch and
would be relocated Mr Metzger Said the dltd, was manmade and the Army Corps of
Engmeers had no Junsdlctlon and the DIVISIOn of State Lands had no objectIOn to the
relocatlon Mr Beyer asked If the dItch was a Sot! al1d Water ConservatIOn Dlstnct
facIlity Mr Karp Said the dItch was part ofthe CIty'S stann sewer system
COImmsslOner Cole asked If the CIty was "playmg favontes" gIven that he perceIved the
CIty Mr Karp suggested that depended on whether one thought the sltuatlon had
changed over tune He pomted out the change m the use of Campus lndustnal and the
fact the development proposal coveled the entlre sIte as changes m cIrcumstances
Mr Mott recalled that the commISSIOn had recommended to the councIl that It approve
the Home Depot proposal, and the CIty CouncIl decIded agamst It He saId the
commISSIOn needed to conSIder whether any of the uses bemg contemplated were
unacceptable tradeoffs m companson to the potentIal uses that could be located under the
current plan deSIgnatIOn and zone I
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Mr Karp explamed that the area IS a proposed Nodal Development ~rea, WhICh calls for
a mIxed-use development ThIs proposal IS the type of Imxed-use development that
would occur at thIS property :
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CommISSIoner Cole asked If the proposed development was conSIdered by staff to be
nodal development or a partIal nodal development Mr Mott responded that there IS no
standard bluepnnt for a Node Staff understands why CItIzens may thml that IS the case
The gUIdance that the TPR prOVIdes IS that a Node has certam elements to It It mIght be
on a major transportatIOn Ime or comdor, there's transIt servIce aVailable, the
development WIll allow blke/ped throughout the type of uses that are attracted to It,
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wIthIn the Node there IS never more than 1. mIle dIstance between the transIt faclhty and
the activIties whether It be somethmg specIal, commercIal or office wIthIn the Node
Theoretically you could say the largest a Node can be IS about 160 acres Eugene has
desIgnated one SIte that IS slgmficantly larger than 160 acres Spnngfield has desIgnated
two sItes that at e much smaller
CommISSIOner Cross asked If the proposal IS more Nodal than Just a standard
development
Mr Mott responded that the plan desIgnatIOn there IS 9 acres of commerCIal, 36 acres of
medIUm denSIty reSIdential and 55 acres of campus Industnal There IS no mUl.ed-use
zomng, no nodal overlay, so there IS no reason to beheve that under the current plan and
zomng that anythlllg approXImatmg a Node would develop There IS the potential that a
developer could proVIde bIke and pedestnan connectIOn through-out the campus
mdustnal over to the reSIdentIal One of the pomts ofhavmg a Nodal deSIgnatIOn and
receIVIng dIrectIOn from CouncIl IS to apply the Nodal deSIgnatIOn on certam sItes So
that we are guaranteed that certam attnbutes of a pedestnan onented or transIt onented
Nodal development wIll occur
COImmsslOner Beyer, asked that the apphcatIon m front of the CommIssIOn tomght IS for
the zone change, plan change Mr Karp responded that the handout of development
rendenngs was submItted to show pOSSIble scenano ThIs IS not what the development
would look hke, the Master Plan wIll make that detenmnatIOn
CommiSSIOner KlTSchenmann asked Mr Karp about the letter receIved from DLCD He
asked If 56 acres represent 29% of the eXlstmg CI, as oftoday There IS a paragraph m
the letter WhICh calculate; It to about 194 acres deSIgnated CI nght now Mr Karp
responded that the COImmssIOners can look at the IllfonnatIOn m a couple of dIfferent
ways Gateway has 275 acres, some of that IS m the CIty, some IS m the UGB, and you
have the 56 acres at the PIerce property, so there IS probably more than what DLCD IS
statmg m the letter Mr Karp went on to say that m relatIOn to DLCD's conunents, there
IS gomg to be a letter submItted mto the record tomght, from Satre and ASSOCIates Satre
went through the DLCD letter and responded to all of theIr questIOns and concerns
CommIssIoner Cross asked IftheIe where anymore questIOns of staff There was none
2 ADJOURN
CommISSIOner Cross adjourned the meetmg at 6 45 P m
(Recorded by KImberly Young)
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DRAFT MINUTES _ MARCH 27TH PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING
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11nutes approved by the Springfield
>Ianmng Commission
City of Spnngfield
Regular Meetmg
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE SPRINGIELD PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
NOTE' The recorder malfunctioned. These mmutes are preparedfrom written notes taken by
several Development Services Department Staff.
The City of Spnngfield Planrung COIllilllssIOn met m regular sessIOn m the Councll Meetmg
Room, 225 Fifth Street, Spnngfield, Oregon on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 700 pm, With
Frank Cross as Spnngfield Planmng COIllilllsslOn Chau
ATTENDANCE
Present were Chair Frank Cross, Planmng COIllilllsslOners Lee Beyer, Gayle Decker, Dave Cole,
Steve Moe and Johnny Krrschenmann Also present were Development Service Director BIII
Gnle, Planrung Manager Greg Mott, Plarmmg Supervisor Mark Metzger, Planner III Gary Karp,
Transportatlon Plarmer Gary McKenney, Planmng Secretary Brenda Jones, and City Attorney
Joe Leahy
ABSENT
. COIllilllsslOner Carpenter
PLEDGE OF ALLE;(!IANCE
. The Pledge of AlIeglance was led by Chau Frank Cross
COUNCIL ACTION
. Dave Cole revIewed the prevIOus everung's dISCUSSIOn on the ODOT replacement
bndges
BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE
. None
,aUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING
Metro Plan Dia'?x~,m ,A,mendment. Journal Number LRP2006-00027
Sonnrlield Zonl!,,? Man Amendment. Journal Number ZON2006-00054
Satre ASSOCIates, ~.J:ll)hc~J.lt - Renresentml!' SC Sormrlield. LLC
There was no COnfliCt of mterest or ex-parte contact
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Mr Mott revIewed the cntena of approval for the two apphcatlOns fOlmd m the Spnngfield
Development Code SectIOns 7 070 and 12030
Mr Mott stated that any comments should address the cntena of approval and that the Planmng
CommIssIOn IS not the decIsIOn maker on these apphcatlons The Planrung ComnusslOn WIll
make a recommendatIOn to the CIty Council to approve, approve WIth condItIOns or deny these
apphcatlons
CommlsSloner Beyer asked Mr Mott to explam that the reason for tills heanng IS not to approve
a smgle use, but that a much broader range of development that can be SIted and that the scope of
public testunony IS not lumted
STAFF PRESENTATION'
Mr Karp presented the staff report
Mr Karp began by entenng the staff report and wntten testImony sent to the Planmng
COmmIssIon mto the record Wntten testunony was from
Brenda WIlson, receIved March 23, 2007
Darlene Houck, receIved March 26, 2007
RIck Satre, receIved March 26, 2007
Mr Karp went on to state The subject SIte, formerly known as the "PIerce" property IS located
north of Marcola Road, west of 31 st Street, east of Mohawk Marketplace shoppmg Center and
south of the EWEB bIke path The subject sIte IS 100 3 acres m sIze The current Metro Plan
desIgnatIOns and zOlling are Campus lndustnal, MedIUm DenSIty ReSIdential and Commumty
CommercIal The appltcant requests approval of a Type II Metro Plan dIagram amendment to
change the Campus Industnal deSIgnated portIon of the subject sIte (currently 56 acres) to
Commerclal!Nodal Development Area Commumty CommercIal and MedIUm DensIty
ResldentlallNodal Development Area, and amendment of the Spnngfield ZOlling Map from
Campus Industnal to Commumty CommercIal, MIxed Use CommerCIal and MedIUm DenSIty
ReSIdential The apphcant's mtent IS to obtaIn the proper Metro Plan deSIgnations and zomng to
allow the constructIOn of a phased Jll1xed-use reSIdential and commercIal development WIth
nodal attnbutes called the VIllages at Marcola Meadows
Mr Karp referred to a handout that explamed the three step revIew process that IS reqUIred
before development can occur I) Approval of the Metro Plan DIagram and Zomng Map
Amendment ApphcatlOns, 2) Approval of a Master Plan for the entIre property, and 3) Site Plan
Revlewand SubdIVISIOn Approval Mr Karp stated that all these apphcatlOns requIre pubhc
notice
Mr Karp stated that staff recommends approval of Metro Plan Amendment and Spnngfield
Zomng Map Amendment, WIth condItIOns
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APPLICANT PRESENTATION:
Rick Satre WIth Satre and Associates, pc, 132 East Broadway, SUIte 536, Eugene, Oregon
97401 Apphcant's representatIves
Mr Satre remmded the Planrung CommIsSIOn that the queStIon torught IS about Planrung and
Zorung Nonetheless, there has been substantIal effort mvested m developmg a VISIOn Mr Satre
referenced the Master Plan process and the plans underway Mr Satre mformed the Planrung
CommIssIOners that he WIll be m front of them agam when he presents the Master Plan
applIcatIOn, and then there WIll be a conversatIOn m more detail about what the commuruty can
expect at Marcola Meadows
Mr Satre stated the property m questIOn has been known for years as the "PIerce Property" The
sIte IS now known as the VIllages at Marcola Meadows Marcola Meadows IS envIsIOned to be a
lIvable, walkable, human scale, connected SUIte of villages The proposal does mclude a home
Improvement center, but the home rmprovement center IS only 13 6 acres of the 1003 acre SIte,
and the proposed open space IS also about 13 acres However, the home Improvement center IS
the econOIIllC engme, It WIll be the draw wluch will allow smaller commercIal to survIve, and
mdeed thnve
Mr Satre descnbed the proposed Metro Plan DIagram and Zorung Map amendments Mr Satre
pomted out that the proposed Nodal Development Area v/1ll be apphed to 80 7 of the subject
property's 100 3 acres wluch WIll help Spnngfield comply WIth TransPlan and the TPR
regardmg tnp reductIon Mr Satre also stated that the l"vpvsed MIxed Use CommercIal zone
WIll requue bUlldmg deSIgn standards that w1l1 be applIed to the future commerCIal uses frontmg
Marcola Road to buffer the Commuruty CommerCIal uses from the reSIdences across the street
Mr Satre stated that there are three key questIOns
1 Has the demand for lIght mdustnal manufacturmg uses ongmally mtended for the Cl
dIStrICt not matenalIzed? Yes The PIerce property has been "shovel ready" for some 30
years, yet there have been no CI development proposals The SLVCI deSIgnatIOn was
ongmally adopted to asSISt m the dIVersIficatIOn of the metro area's economy m the
transItIOn followmg the wood product mdustry's declme However, there has been, and
contmues to be, a change m market forces regardmg the "lugh-tech" mdustry For
example, SONY manufactured CD's for only 5 years and closed due to "new
technologIes", and has been replaced by a medIcal research faCIlIty Ifmanufactunng
uses are m demand, why IS there only one manufactunng faclhty m the Gateway Cl
dlstnct? Because demand for "manufactunng", the tradltIonalmtended use for CI, Isn't
there
2, Does the proposal satIsfy Goal 9 and DLCD's concerns? Yes Followmg receIpt of
DLCD's March 12,2007 letter, we met WIth CIty staff and DLCD representatIves and
revIsed our Goal 9 fmdmgs These are mcluded m your staff report and are the basIS for
staff concurrence that we meet Goal 9 cntena SpeCIfically (See letter dated 3/26/2007
submItted at the meetmg)
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DRAFT Mf 'UTES
~ DLCD Issue I and 3 QuantitatIve AnalysIs Industnal supply IS low Usmg
acknowledged mventones there IS over 100 acres of vacant CI land (In the
Gateway area alone) There wIll be a surplus of mdustnalland at the end of the
plan year 2010
~ Issue 2, 4c and e, 8 and 11 acknowledged mventones Fmdmgs now rely solely
on acknowledged mventones
:>> Issue 4b ConsIstency WIth the Metro Plan The Metro Plan acknowledges that
mconslstencles may at times occur between varIOUS pohcIes and that tlus IS okay,
leavmg It to local JUflsdlctlOns to sort out The staff report, documents we are
consIstent WIth EconoITllc Pohcy B6 and others m the Sprmgfield CLS
:>> Issue 5, 6, 7 Nodal Development The home Improvement center IS not proposed
for a nodal area As noted m the staff report, the proposal apphes the nodal area
deSIgnatIOn to the commercIal area outsIde of the home unprovement center
locatIOn The surroundmg nux ofresIdentlal and nuxed-use commercIal
deSIgnatIOns serve qUIte well as a transItion between proposed and eXlstmg land
uses, and our proposal meets all adopted nodal and nuxed-use standards
~ Issue 4a, b, d, r and h Inventory EqUlhbnum The three land mventones are
econonucally mterdependent Improvmg the balance between the three, as our
proposal does, llTIproves eqUlhbnum of supply whIch spurs orderly and
proportIOnal growth m the others
3, WIll Spnngfield and ItS cItizens be better served by convertIng CI to CommerCIal? Yes
Acknowledged land mventones document that there IS a surplus of mdustnalland and
shortage of commercIal land TIus proposalmtroduces eqUlhbnum m the supply, thus
asslstmg With market forces and economIc development Even WIth tlus proposed
change, there WIll stilI be over 100 acres of vacant CI zoned and deSIgnated land m
Spnngfield
Mr Satre thanked the Plannmg CommISSIOn for the consIderatIOn of theIr request Mr Satre
made lumself aVaIlable for questIOns from the Plaruung CommISSIOn
TESTIMONY OF THOSE IN SUPPORT
. None
TESTIMONY OF THOSE OPPOSED-
. Karen Boden, 2187 N 32nd Street had the followmg concerns
o The unpact to the establIshed neIghbonng homes and the quahty of the proposed
homes
o The Impact on Bnggs and Yolanda schools
o If the proposed development would reqUIre annexatIOn of nearby propertIes
o What would happen to wildlIfe that lIve m andlor use the open field
o Dramage Issues
o Explamed there was a mappmg error - 23rd Street should be BOnnIe Lane
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.
Peggy Thompson, 2777 Marcola Road had the followmg concerns
o The mcreased traffic caused by the development
o Could a round-about could be constructed at 281h Street and Marcola Road
.
Gayle Wagenblast, 2457 Otto Street had the followmg concerns
o Where the new ch11dren would go to school, the schools are already full
o The cost of homes vs the homes that are already bUIlt
o MedIUm DenSIty ResIdentIal denSity questIons - If the mlmmum denSity IS 10
dwellmg umts per acre, why are they reqwred to have 12 dwellmg umts per acre
and why can't they rezone to a lower denSIty
o There were mCOllSlstencles m what Mr Satre presented tomght and at
neIghborhood meetmg
o The ammals that use the property would be dIsplaced
o Wetland floodmg
o Not apposed - Just wanted to be re-assured that the development would be a
quahty development
CommIssIOner Beyer asked If Ms Wagenblast preferred the current zornng or more warehouse
and mdustnal up front
COmnllSSlOner Cross asked If they would hke to see thIs stay as a vacant parcel
.
Chen WIlhs, 2476 Otto Street asked to keep the record open and had the followmg
concerns
o MedIUm DenSIty housmg
o The number of chIldren needmg to go to school and who pays for the new
schools
o Extra persons on the bIke path and crone
.
Robert Lmd, 2359 31 st Street had the followmg concerns
o He was not opposed to the project, but wanted to have the two and three story
apartments placed m another spot
o How IS 31 st Street gomg to be Improved and will thIs cost be placed on the current
property owners
.
Nancy Falk, 2567 Marcola Road had the followmg concerns
o ThIs IS a speCial pIece of property and that a number of developers have tned to
locate on thIs property WIthout success
o The Planmng ComrmsSlOn should not amend the Metro Plan
o The reSidential denSity IS too much
.
Laun Segal, representmg Goal 1 CoalItIon, 642 Chameiton Street, Eugene asked to keep
the record open and had the followmg concerns
o There are mternalmconslstencles WIth Type I, II, III and IV review processes
o Goal 2 was not adequately addressed
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o GoalS - The City'S Natural Resource Study was not an update of the CIty'S land
mventones, the loss ofland mvolved small acreages pertammg to the 25 foot
setbacks
o Goal 9 - Staff cited an outdated versIOn of the OAR
o Recreational needs were not adequately addressed
. Jennifer Bates, representmg the Ambleslde Homeowner's ASSOCIatIOn, 2287 35th Street
had the followmg concerns
o Moe Mountam SubdIvIsion WIll also unpact schools
o Residential denSIty
o Safety Issues for cluldren crossmg 31 st Street at V Street
. Karen Clearwater, 2361 31st Street had the followmg concerns
o ResidentIal denSIty
o Why nodal? Can we skip nodal?
o Strongly recommended a traffic Signal at V and 31 st Streets for lads crossmg the
street
Mr Mott responded to the densIty questIOn by statmg the MedIUm DenSIty ResidentIal ranges
from 10-20 urnts per acre and that Nodal Development Area reqUIres a mlIumum of 12 dwelhng
urnts per acre The densIty could be lugher m one part of the property, but the 12 dwellmg urnt
per acre standard must be met
TESTIMONY OF THOSE NEUTRAL-
None
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
A motion was made by Lee Beyer and seconded by Gayle Decker to hold the record open to
consider additional wTltten material and to reconvene on ApTlI 17, 2007 deliberate on thIS
matter andforward a recommendatIOn to the City CouncIL The vote was 6- 0, wIth 1 absent.
The wntten record WIll be kept open untIl Apnl 3, 2007 The Apphcant has untIl Apnll 0, 2007
to respond to the wntten record The Planmng ComrmsslOn WIll reconvene on ApnI 17, 2007 to
delIberate and make their recommendatIOn to the City CounCil
Mr Mott stated that the CIty Council work sessIOn and pubhc hearIng dates WIll change and a
new notice WIll be sent, pnor to tlus meetmg
CommiSSIOner Cole, Decker thanked the audience for commg forward
'REPORT OF COUNCIL ACTION
. None
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BUSINESS FR01\i T~ AUDIENCE
. None
BUSINESS FROM Tf!F DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.
. Apnl 9, 2007 - CouncIl WIll be heanng a presentatIOn for Glenwood and the directIOn
they see these project
BUSINESS FROM THE COMMISSION,
. None
ADJOURNMENT,
. The meetmg was adjourned at 9 00
Mmutes recorded Brenda Jones
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ATTACHMENT 6
ORDER AND RECOMMENDATION
ATTACHMENT
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~EFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION
THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, OREGON
ORDER AND RECOMMENDATION FOR
A METRO PLAN DIAGRAM AMENDMENT ]
AND A SPRINGFIELD ZONING MAP AMENDMENT ]
CASE NUMBER LRP 2006-00027
CASE NUMBER ZON 2006-00054
NATURE OF THE APPLICATIONS
This IS a consolidated application for the above referenced case numbers The applicant IS proposing to
amend the Metro Plan diagram from Campus Industrial (CI) to Commercial/Nodal Development Area
(C/NDA), Communtty Commercial (CC) and Medium Density Residential (MDRlNDA), and to amend the
Spnngfleld ZOning Map from CI to CC, Mixed Use Commercial (MUC) and MDR The applicant Intends to
obtain the proper Metro Plan designations and zoning to allow the submittal and approval of the
appropriate applicalions (including, but not limited to Master Plan, SubdivIsion and Site Plan Review) In
order to construct a phased mixed-use residential and commercial development Implementing TransPlan
nodal regulations which will Include design elements that support pedestnan enVIronments and
encourage transit use, walking and bicycling, a transit stop which IS within walking distance (generally Y.
mile) of anywhere In the node), mixed uses so that services are available within walking distance, public
spaces. such as parks, public and pnvate open space, and public facilities, that can be reached without
driving, and a mix of housing types and residential densities that achieve an overall net density of at lease
12 Units per net acre
1 The applications were Initiated and submitted In accordance with Seclion 3 050 of the Spnngfield
Development Code on September 29. 2006 and accepted as complete on January 11, 2007 The
applications were further revised on February 28. 2007 to change the requested LMI designation and
zoning to CC due to Issues raised by DLCD '
2 Timely and suffiCient notice of the public hearing and changed heanng dates caused by the written
record being held open has been prOVided, pursuant to Section 14030 of the Springfield
Development Code
3 On March 27'h, the Planning CommisSion held a work session and public hearing on the proposed
amendments The staff report and wntten comments were entered Into the record Dunng the course
of the public hearing, the Planning Commission was asked to hold the written record open until April
3"', allow the applicant to submit rebuttal malerlals by April 1 Oth and to deliberate and make their
decISion on April 17'h
4 Four people submitted written correspondence by the April 3'" date
5 The applicant submitted rebuttal matenals by the Apnl10lh date
6 On Apnl 171h, the additional matenals were entered Into the record and the Planning Commission
deliberated and forwarded a recommendation to the City Council based on the additional matenals.
the Original Development Services Department staff notes and recommendation together with the oral
testimony and wntten submittals of the persons testifying at the March 27'h public hearing
CONCLUSION
On the basIs of this record, the proposed amendments are conSistent with the cnterla of SDC Sections
7 030 and 12030 This general finding IS supported by the speCific findings of fact and conclusion In the
Staff Report and Findings and the additional Information submitted for the Apnl 1 ~th meeling
ORDERlRECOMMENDA TION
It IS ORDERED by the Springfield Planning CommiSSion that approval, with conditions', of CASE
NUMBER LRP 2006-00027, and CASE NUMBER ZON 2006-00054, be GRANTED and a
RECOMMENDATION for approval, with conditions, be forwarded to the Spnngfield City Council for their
conSideration on May 7th
Plannmg Commission Chairperson
ATTEST
AYES
NOES
ABSENT
ABSTAIN
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