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FAX (541 ) 726-368sJanuary 8, 1996
Brandt Bunting
Bundting Management Group
2677 Willakenzie Road, Ste.3
Eugene, OR 97401
RE: January 6, 1997 Correspondence Requesting Clarification of Zoning
at the Fountain Court Apartments Complex in Springfield.
Dear Mr. Bunting,
The City of Springfield zoning for 1725 5th Street, otherwise known as Tax Lots 300, 401 and 600 on
Lane County Assessor's Map 17-03-26-42, is High Density Residential. Pursuant to Springfield. -
Development Code Article 16, High Density Residential permits 20-30 units per developable acre in
accordance with all other provisions of the Springfield Development Code, Metro Plan and its refinement
plans. The current Metro PIan Diagram appears to designate the above referenced property as Public
Land and Open Space.
The Metro Plan Diagram designations are generalized representations of comprehensive planning policies
that occasionally require interpretation on a lot by lot basis through the neighborhood refinement plan
process. Where refinement plans have not yet been implemented, legally created existing uses may result
in differences between the current City zoning and adopted Metro Plan designations. These differences
may be intentional or unintentional and are commonly referred to as "plan/zone conflicts"
The property in question is not covered by a refinement plan. The Metro Plan PLO designation was
generally assigned to the Q Street Ditch to preserve open space and public facility capacities while
minimizing impacts of development on adjacent unbuildable areas such as the ditch and the I-105 right of
way. A reasonable person can deduce from the Plan Diagram, the tax lot configuration and dates of
construction that the extension of the PLO designation across an outright permitted use was an oversight at
the time of adoption in 1982. The responsibility to resolve the issue is the City's and the oversight will be
brought before the Planning Commission by City staff for clarification during Periodic Review of the
Residential Lands Inventory or at the written request of the property owner for formal interpretation.
Periodic Review work is expected in the Fall of this year.
In short, the Fountain Court Apartment Complex is an outright permitted use in the HDR Zone and is not
considered by Staffto be a plan/zone conflict requiring land use action by the property owner should the
site be maintained or redeveloped in accordance with Springfield Development Code policies.
Cordially,
P
cc: Greg Mott, Planning Manager