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Home My WebLink AboutApplication Applicant 3/27/2024****Acreage adjusted by Assessment & Taxation; see Form 1. 29.91 WRITTEN NARRATIVE Date: March 18, 2024 Case #: 811-24-000052-PRE Submittal No.: 2 Proposal: Type 4 Annexation into the City of Springfield city limits Property Owner/ Applicant: Jim & Carlie Straub Family Trust 31930 Owl Rd Eugene, OR 97405 Applicant’s Agent: A & O Engineering, LLC Scott Morris, PE 380 Q Street #200 Springfield, OR 97477 (541) 302-9830 Subject Properties: 17-02-35-00-03200 & 17-02-35-00-03603 Location: Vacant – south side of Thurston Rd near 75th Property Size: Property 1: +/- 6.61 acres Property 2: +/- 24.16 acres Zoning: R-1 (Low-Density Residential) UF-10 (Urbanizable Fringe) Metro Plan: Low Density Residential STRAUB FAMILY TRUST – ANNEXATION APPLICATION CITY of SPRINGFIELD Background This annexation application pertains to two contiguous properties under common ownership located inside the City of Springfield’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) – Assessor’s Map 17-02-35, Tax Lot 3200 (“Property 1”) & Tax Lot 3603 (“Property 2”). The subject properties are located on the south side of Thurston Rd between Billings Rd and Weaver Rd. Property 1 is +/- 6.61 acres and maintains approximately 450 feet of frontage on Thurston Rd. Property 2 is +/- 24.16 acres, contiguous to the south of Property 1. For staff review, this written narrative delineates the proposal’s compliance with the criteria required for annexations contained in Springfield Development Code (SDC) 5.7.140 Annexations – Criteria. The SDC sections are indicated herein by bold and/or italic typeface; applicant responses follow in plain typeface. SDC 5.7.140 Annexations – Criteria. An annexation application may be approved only if the City Council finds that the proposal conforms to the following criteria: (A) The affected territory proposed to be annexed is within the City’s urban growth boundary; and is (1) Contiguous to the city limits; or (2) Separated from the City only by a public right-of-way or a stream, lake or other body of water. Response: The subject properties are both located within the City of Springfield’s UGB and are contiguous to the city limits. The east boundary of Property 1 is contiguous with the city limit boundary. All Property 2 property lines are contiguous with the city limit boundary except the north property line. The proposal complies with SDC 5.7.140(A)(1). (B) The proposed annexation is consistent with applicable policies in the Metro Plan and in any applicable refinement plans or Plan Districts; Response: The proposed annexation of the subject properties into the City of Springfield’s R-1 (Low Density Residential) zone is consistent with the Metro Plan designation of Low Density Residential. The proposal complies with SDC 5.7.140(B). (C) The proposed annexation will result in a boundary in which the minimum level of key urban facilities and services, as defined in the Metro Plan, can be provided in an orderly, efficient and timely manner; and Response: The minimum level of key urban facilities and services can be provided in an orderly, efficient, and timely manner. • Fire protection is provided by McKenzie Fire & Rescue; ambulance service is provided by Eugene/ Springfield Fire. • LTD service is existing. • Nearest schools are Thurston Elementary, Thurston Middle, and Thurston High. • Electric, water, and wastewater services currently exist for the property. (D) Where applicable, fiscal impacts to the City have been mitigated through an Annexation Agreement or other mechanism Response: Any fiscal impacts to the City of Springfield will be mitigated through this Annexation process. Thurston Rd Utility Narrative WASTEWATER: Per Springfleld’s GIS map, there is an existing 15” wastewater trunk line that runs within the Thurston Road right of way to the eastern property line of T.L. 2600. This existing system can be extended to the eastern edge of T.L. 3200 and provide service stubs to the properties fronting Thurston Road. Preliminary engineering shows this wastewater line is deep enough to provide service to tax lots 3200 and 33603 which are proposed for annexation. There is also an existing wastewater line at the North end of 74th Street that can also be extended to serve a portion of tax lot 3603. In discussion with Springfleld Public Works staff, the existing wastewater systems discussed above have sufficient capacity to serve the development of the subject property, therefore this criterion is met. STORMWATER: There are multiple open drainage stormwater systems in the area of the property to be annexed that provide destination for treated stormwater. 75th Street Creek is an existing open ditch that fiows to the North through the property, eventually routing water through culverts under Thurston Road to South Cedar Creek on the North side of Thurston Road. Gray Creek is an existing open ditch on the South end of the property that fiows West to another existing ditch system West of Thurston Elementary School. This ditch then fiows North to a culvert under Thurston Road that routes to South Cedar Creek. Since both the open ditches are designated as either a WQLQ stream or a water of the State, water quality treatment will be incorporated into the onsite stormwater management systems to meet DEQ requirements prior to discharge offsite. In addition, detention will be incorporated into the design of the onsite stormwater management facilities to keep post-construction peak fiows below the existing condition. Existing stormwater systems available to the site can be utilized with appropriate onsite design, therefore this criterion is met. WATER: Based on preliminary survey data from AKS Engineering and EGR & Associates, there are existing water lines at the Northwest corner of T.L. 2700 in the Thurston Road right of way. There is also an existing water line that is located at the North end of 74th Street in the right of way. The water lines can be extended from the existing locations to serve the entire development for domestic use and flre protection. The water system can be “looped” from Thurston Road to 74th Street to provide a reliable system. There is adequate water facilities to serve the development, therefore this criterion is met. FRANCHISE UTILITIES: SUB Electric – There are existing electric facilities at both the North and South end of the subject site. An overhead electric line is located on the North side of Thurston Road along the full frontage of tax lot 3200. There is also an underground electric system at the North end of 74th Street. There is adequate service adjacent to the property to serve future development. Comcast Cable – There are existing cable/internet facilities at both the North and South end of the subject site. An overhead line is located on the North side of Thurston Road along the full frontage of tax lot 3200. There is also an underground system at the North end of 74th Street. There is adequate service adjacent to the property to serve future development. Lumen – There are existing phone/internet facilities at both the North and South end of the subject site. An overhead line is located on the North side of Thurston Road along the full frontage of tax lot 3200. There is also an underground system at the North end of 74th Street. There is adequate service adjacent to the property to serve future development. Northwest Natural Gas – Based on NW Natural service maps, there is existing natural gas service to Thurston Elementary School in Thurston Road west of the property. There is also natural gas service in the existing subdivision to the South, but does not extend to the North end of 74th Street. Natural gas is available to the property, but would require offsite extension of facilities. Therefore, this criterion is met. Annexation Legal Description TL 03200 (deed 2021-080060) Beginning at a point in the Southerly line of County Road on the East line of the James C. Looney Donation Land Claim No. 54, Notification No. 3710, in Township 17 South, Range 2 West of the Willamette Meridian, 5.51 chains (363.66 feet) South of the most Northerly Northeast corner of said claim and running thence South on the East line of the claim 11.57 chains (763.62 feet), thence West 6.47 chains (427.02 feet), thence North 8.86 chains (574.76 feet) to the Southerly line of the County Road, thence along the Southerly line of the County Road, on a curve to the left, the chord of which bears North 67°31’ East to the place of beginning, all in Lane County, Oregon. TL03603 (deed 2022-002683) Beginning at the most easterly northeast corner of the James C. Looney and wife Donation Land Claim No. 85, in Section 2, Township 18 South, Range 2 West of the Willamette Meridian, and Claim No. 54 in Section 35, Township 17 South, Range 2 West of the Willamette Meridian; thence West 379.50 feet to the corner in angle of said claim; thence North a distance of 301 feet along the East line of said claim to the Southeast corner of the Fredrick J. Gray, Jr. and Elsie M. Gray property as described in Volume 236, Page 413 of Lane County Oregon Deed Records; thence running West 1312.08 feet along the South line of the said Fredrick J. Gray, Jr. and Elsie M. Gray property and along the South line of the Guy Mathews and Elsie Mathews property as described in Volume 267, Page 486 of Lane County Oregon Deed Records and along the South line of the Ralph G. Witcher and Josephine Witcher property described in Volume 231, Page 33 of Lane County Oregon Deed Records to the Southwest corner of the said Ralph G. Witcher and Josephine Witcher property; thence running South 0°05’ East a distance of 799 feet to the center of the Eugene Springfield Land and Water Company irrigation canal; thence running in an Easterly direction along the center line of said canal a distance of 1747 feet to the intersection of said canal with the East line of the James C. Looney and wife Donation Land Claim No. 85, Township 18 South, Range 2 West of the Willamette Meridian and Claim No. 54, in Township 17 South, Range 2 West of the Willamette Meridian; thence running North along the East line of said claim a distance of 448 feet to the point of beginning, all a part of the said James C. Looney Donation Land Claim in Lane County, Oregon. Combined legal Beginning at a point in the Southerly line of County Road No. 925 (Thurston Road) on the East line of the James C. Looney Donation Land Claim No. 54, Notification No. 3710, in Township 17 South, Range 2 West of the Willamette Meridian, being 363.66 feet South of the most Northerly Northeast corner of said claim and running thence South on the East line of the claim 1064.62 feet (COURSE 1); thence continuing along said City Limits Line, East 379.50 feet (COURSE 2); thence continuing along said City Limits Line, run South along the East line of said claim a distance of 448 feet, more or less, to the center line of the Eugene Springfield Land and Water Company irrigation canal (COURSE 3); thence along the center line of said canal, and the north line of Land Partition Plat No. 2002-P1578 the following courses: North 76°59’21” West 30.56 feet (COURSE 4); North 67°55’03” West 339.30 feet (COURSE 5); North 62°40’03” West 62.27 feet (COURSE 6); South 78°50’55” West 86.46 feet (COURSE 7); thence South 82°12’41” West 85.00 feet (COURSE 8); thence along the center line of said canal, and the north line of Crossway Estates File 75, Slides 471-472, the following courses: South 82°12’41” West 43.85 feet (COURSE 9); South 81°26’14” West 87.05 feet (COURSE 10); South 82°01’59” West 131.14 feet (COURSE 11); South 82°15’42” West 93.01 feet (COURSE 12); South 78°38’15” West 85.81 feet (COURSE 13); South 82°10’52” West 101.55 feet (COURSE 14); South 87°36’45” West 31.48 feet (COURSE 15); thence along the center line of said canal, and the north line of Beanel Acres File 73, Slide 362 South 80°36’ West 568.16 feet (COURSE 16); thence leaving said center line of canal, North 0°05’ West 799 feet along said City Limits Line (COURSE 17) to the Southwest corner of the Ralph G. Witcher and Josephine Witcher property described in Volume 231, Page 33 of Lane County Oregon Deed Records; thence running East 885 feet, more or less, along the South line of the said Fredrick J. Gray, Jr. and Elsie M. Gray property and along the South line of the Guy Mathews and Elsie Mathews property as described in Volume 267, Page 486 of Lane County Oregon Deed Records and along the South line of the Ralph G. Witcher and Josephine Witcher property described in Volume 231, Page 33 of Lane County Oregon Deed Records (COURSE 18); thence North 574.76 feet to the Southerly line of the County Road (COURSE 19); thence along the Southerly line of the County Road, on a curve to the left, the chord of which bears North 67°31’ East 467 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning, all in Lane County, Oregon (COURSE 20).