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Joint Springfield & Lane County Planning Commission Meeting
Springfield Planning Commission: approved 8/15/23
Attested by S. Weaver
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
In person at the Goodpasture Room, Lane County, &
Library Meeting Room, Springfield City Hall & via Zoom
6:00 pm Joint Work Session
Springfield Chair Salazar started the Joint Work Session of the Springfield & Lane County Planning
Commissions and each chairperson called the meeting to order at 6:01 pm.
Planning Commissioners present:
City of Springfield: Chair Salazar, Vice Chair Rhoads-Dey, Buck, Thompson, Schmunk
Absent Commissioners: Stout
Lane County: Chair Kashinsky, Vice Chair Choate, Wihtol, Hadley, Snider, Dignam
Absent: Peacock, Lay, Kaylor
Lane County Staff: Jared Bauder, Associate Planner; Amber Bell, Planning Director
City of Springfield Staff: Sandy Belson, Comprehensive Planning Manager; Chelsea Hartman, Senior
Planner; Monica Sather, Planner II; Kristina Kraaz, Assistant City Attorney; Sarah Weaver, Community
Development Administrative Assistant
City of Springfield Planning Commissioners’ roll call for potential conflict of interest:
Salazar: stated he had a potential conflict of interest since he works for Homes for Good which is a real
estate developer in the area.
Buck: stated that he had a potential conflict of interest since he is an insurance broker with business in
the area.
Schmunk: stated he had no potential conflict of interest.
Thompson: stated he had no potential conflict of interest.
Rhoads-Dey: stated he had a potential conflict of interest since he works as a realtor in the area.
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Chair Kashinsky called for a statement of actual or potential conflict of interest from the Lane County
Planning Commissioners: None
WORK SESSION ITEM
1) Comprehensive Plan Map Clarification Project: In the matter of adopting a Springfield
Comprehensive Plan Map and a Land Use Element and proposing related amendments to the
Eugene- Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan), Springfield Comprehensive
Plan, Springfield Neighborhood Refinement Plans, and Springfield Development Code.
Chelsea Hartman / Springfield Staff: gave a PowerPoint presentation on the Comprehensive Plan Map
Clarification Project.
Jared Bauder / Lane County Staff: informed the Commissioners that the intent of the Public Hearing
tonight is to approve a recommendation for the Board of Lane County Commissioners and Springfield City
Council.
Commissioner Rhoads-Dey: asked about staff’s thoughts about including the Willamette Greenway on the
Downtown and Glenwood refinement plan diagrams.
Chelsea Hartman: explained that staff have ideas about the benefits and tradeoffs of either approach and
are seeking input from Commissioners on which approach is most helpful. Benefits to showing the
Greenway include consistency and accessible information, which aligns with the project’s purpose to
make maps clearer with existing information. Tradeoffs include potential clutter on the maps as this
information was not shown on the original refinement plan diagrams.
Commissioner Snider: acknowledged the amount of work that has been done and noted it’s helpful to see
more information on the maps but also understand not wanting to have too much clutter so see benefits
to either approach.
Commissioner Wihtol: asked if other jurisdictions show the Greenway on their maps. Agreed that more
information is helpful but sometimes creates more clutter.
Commissioner Dignam: wanted to know how confident staff were that the property owners on the edge
of the “blob” (i.e. unclear areas on the Metro Plan Diagram) were made aware of the impact of the
amendments on their property’s designation.
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Chelsea Hartman: explained that a detailed letter was sent to the affected property owners as part of the
property research. This gave the identified property owners the opportunity to provide comment on the
results of the research, including whether their properties had clear or unclear designations. In both cases
the City gave the recipients the opportunity to request further information about the research and its
results as well as an opportunity to comment. A reminder that the project’s goal was to document
existing plan designations based on what staff could tell from property research and outreach to property
owners, but the project did not explore significant policy changes.
Sandy Belson / Staff: responded to an earlier question and noted that other jurisdictions opted to show
the Willamette Greenway on their zoning maps, but not their comprehensive plan maps. Asked the
Springfield Commissioners, if they would be available to attend another Joint Planning Commission
meeting on Tuesday, September 5th when the Lane County Planning Commission normally meets: The
Springfield Planning Commissioners in attendance confirmed they were available to join the Lane County
Planning Commission Meeting on September 5th.
Adjourned: by the Springfield and Lane County Planning Commission Chairs – 6:38 pm.
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
In person at the Goodpasture Room, Lane County, &
Library Meeting Room, Springfield City Hall & via Zoom
7:00 pm Joint Public Hearing
Springfield Chair Salazar started the Joint Regular Session of the Springfield & Lane County Planning
Commissions and each chairperson called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.
Planning Commissioners present:
City of Springfield: Chair Salazar, Vice Chair Rhoads-Dey, Buck, Schmunk
Absent Commissioners: Stout, Thompson
Lane County: Chair Kashinsky, Vice Chair Choate, Hadley, Snider, Dignam
Absent: Peacock, Lay, Kaylor, Wihtol
Lane County Staff: Jared Bauder, Associate Planner; Amber Bell, Planning Director
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City of Springfield Staff: Sandy Belson, Comprehensive Planning Manager; Chelsea Hartman, Senior
Planner; Monica Sather, Planner II; Kristina Kraaz, Assistant City Attorney; Sarah Weaver, Community
Development Administrative Assistant
1 – Welcome / Introduction to Topic
Springfield Chair Salazar provided a brief overview of the process for the Joint Public Hearing on the
matter of adopting a Springfield Comprehensive Plan Map and Land Use Element and related
amendments to the Metro Plan, Springfield Comprehensive Plan, Neighborhood Refinement Plans, and
the Springfield Development Code amendments and some of the Neighborhood Refinement Plans that
must be adopted by both jurisdictions.
2 – Open the hearing
City of Springfield Planning Commissioners’ roll call for potential conflict of interest:
Salazar: stated he had a potential conflict of interest since he works for Homes for Good which is a real
estate developer in the area.
Buck: stated that he had a potential conflict of interest since he is an insurance broker with business in
the area.
Schmunk: stated he had no potential conflict of interest.
Rhoads-Dey: stated he had a potential conflict of interest since he works as a realtor in the area.
Lane County Chair Kashinsky called for a statement of actual or potential conflict of interest: None
PUBLIC HEARING ITEM
1) Comprehensive Plan Map Clarification Project: In the matter of adopting a Springfield
Comprehensive Plan Map and a Land Use Element and proposing related amendments to the
Eugene- Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan), Springfield Comprehensive
Plan, Springfield Neighborhood Refinement Plans, and Springfield Development Code.
Chairs Salazar and Kashinsky provided the applicable approval criteria for their jurisdiction:
For Springfield the applicable criteria are: Springfield Development Code – Section 5.6.115 and 5.14.135
and Statewide Planning Goals/ Oregon Administrative Rules.
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For Lane County: Lane Code – Chapters 10.600-15 (Applicable Land Use Regulations), 12.100.050
(Method of Adoption and Amendment), 12.300.030 (Metro Plan Amendment Criteria) and Statewide
Planning Goals/ Oregon Administrative Rules.
Chelsea Hartman / Springfield Staff: gave a PowerPoint presentation on the Comprehensive Plan Map
Clarification Project.
Jared Bauder / Lane County Staff: explained that Staff is recommending that the Planning Commission
recommend approval of the amendment as proposed to the Board of County Commissioners.
3 – Testimony from interested parties - None
4 – Clarifying questions from Commissioner(s) - None
5 – Close the Hearing
Springfield and Lane County Chairs Salazar and Kashinsky declared the Joint Public Hearing and the
written records are closed. Written testimony received after that date will be forwarded to the Lane
County Board of Commissioners and Springfield City Council for their consideration.
Commissioner Rhoads-Dey / Springfield: moved to approve the Option 2 Order and Recommendation
that is in the agenda packet as Attachment 1, including:
• Correcting the Q Street Refinement Plan boundary as shown on the maps on Slide 7; and
• Recommending amendments to show the Willamette Greenway Overlay on the proposed
Downtown and Glenwood Refinement Plan Diagrams provided in Attachment 1 – Exhibit A [with
changes to the findings…]. Commissioner Buck seconded the motion.
Commissioner Choate / Lane County: moved to approve the Option 2 Order and Recommendation that is
in the agenda packet as Attachment 1, including:
• Correcting the Q Street Refinement Plan boundary as shown on the maps on Slide 7; and
• Recommending amendments to show the Willamette Greenway Overlay on the proposed
Downtown and Glenwood Refinement Plan Diagrams provided in Attachment 1 – Exhibit A [with
changes to the findings…]. Commissioner Snider seconded the motion.
Springfield Planning Commission roll call vote:
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Salazar – Aye
Buck – Aye
Rhoads-Dey – Aye
Schmunk – Aye
Motions passes: 4 / 0 / 2 Absent
Lane County Planning Commission roll call vote:
Kashinsky – Aye
Choate – Aye
Dignam – Aye
Hadley – Aye
Snider – Aye
Motion passes: 5 / 0 / 4 Absent
Adjourned by the Springfield and Lane County Planning Commission Chairs – 7:33 PM.