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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNotes, Meeting CMO 6/17/2008 MEMORANDUM DATE OF REGULAR SESSION June 17"', 2008 CITY OF SPRINGFIELD TO Springfield Plannrng Commission FROM DaVid Reesor, Planner 111 ~# SUBJECT LRP 2008-00008 PLANNING COMMISSION TRANSMITTAL MEMORANDUM ISSUE The current Metro Plan Diagram deSignates properties In the subJect area as LDR, while the eXisting zonrng and much of the development of the area IS pnmarlly MDR ThiS Plan/Zone conflict IS the result of the adoption of the present Metro Plan diagram (c 2004) which deSignates these properties LDR even though all prevIous actions by the Plannrng Commission and City CounCil established MDR as the appropriate deSignation for thiS area DISCUSSION ThiS Plan/Zone conflict was brought before the Plannrng CommiSSion dUring a work session on ApnI1", 2008 and the City CounCil on April 21", 2008, after which the City Counclllnrtlated a Metro Plan Diagram Amendment ThiS Issue came to the City'S attention when a property owner In the subJect area InqUired about future development potential of hiS property The Plannrng CommiSSion and staff discussed the plannrng history of thiS area Including prevIous aclions that resulted In upzonrng property from LDR to MDR and the subsequent MDR development that followed Staff mentioned that these earlier zone changes were based on Plan diagram interpretations of an earlier version of the Plan diagram The deSignation of thiS area became an Issue because the new Plan diagram IS deCidedly more precise In appearance and proJects more locatlonal certainty than prevIous Plan diagrams In particular, It would be difficult to conclude that Rainbow Dnve IS not the east,west diViding line between MDR and LDR deSignations even though past land use actions, including MDR development west of Rainbow, contradict such a conclUSion The former Plan diagram was vague about the relationship between Rainbow and an MDRlLDR diViding line, but the CounCil at that time was persuaded that the diagram, the text and the circumstances present In that area supported an MDR determination west of Rainbow Drive There IS no reason to believe or eVidence to suggest that the new Plan diagram was created With the purpose of delineating MDRlLDR along Rainbow, past land use deCISions and development do not support such an action, there have been no requests by property owners to down-zone thiS area, there are no service or structural limitations that support LDR In favor of MDR The most likely explanation, and one for which we accept responsibility, IS that the graphiC artists at LCOG wanted to create more definrtlve Plan map shapes because the Plan IS evolVing Into a more site-speCific document We did not catch the Implications Inherent In such a shift and are now attempting to reconCile thiS Situation through a City Counclllnrtlated Plan Diagram amendment, Instead of plaCing the burden on indiVidual property owners We cannot promise that other Similar discrepancies do not eXist, however, as we update our land use data records dUring the HB 3337 Inventory work we Will prOVide the Plannrng Commission and CounCil With a number of options for reconCIling any plan/zone conflicts that may eXist regardless of location or plan category Given the history of past development and zone change approvals In the area, the CounCil has Inrtlated an Amendment to the Plan Diagram from LDR to MDR for the subject area RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Plannrng CommiSSion forward a recommendalion of approval of application LRP2008-00008 to the City CounCil ACTION REQUESTED Staff requests that the Plannrng CommiSSion recommend / not recommend approval of application lRP 2008-00008 ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1 Staff Report Attachment 2 Exhibit A - List of Subject Properties Date Received Planner: DR b - /7-C/'6 Type II Metro Plan Map Amendment & Zoning Map Amendment Staff Report and Findings Hearing Date June 17'", 2008- Planning Commission July 7th, 2007 - City Council AODhcant Case Number lRP 2008-00008 Prooertv Owners Aoohcant's Reoresentatlve N/A City of Springfield 225 Fifth Street Springfield, OR 97477 See appendix 'A' Date Submitted. April 24, 2008 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Spnngfield City Council voted unanimously on Apnl21st, 2008 to initiate a Metro Plan Diagram Amendment for property In the subJect area Staff first presented the Issue to the Planning Commission on April 1st, 2008, who In turn recommended It be sent to Council for initiation of a Plan Amendment ThiS City Council Initiated Plan Amendment IS based upon eVidence In the record which supports the need for the Diagram Amendment In the summer of 2007, the owner of property located at 1398 Rainbow Drive approached the City about further developing hiS property At that time, he was told that there was a Plan / Zone conflict on hiS property, and that he could apply for a City sponsored zone change to resolve the conflict on the property After applYing for the City sponsored zone change, further research from Planning Staff indicated that there were conflicting Issues related to the Plan / Zone conflict The applicant Withdrew the City sponsored zone change application until the City could resolve these Issues In recent years, Staff had Interpreted the lDR deSignation on the Plan Diagram to "match up" With the western boundary of the Community Commercial (CC) zOning south of Centennial However, research conducted In the fall of 2007 found that the City of Springfield approved MDR zoning (which was conSidered "R-2" zOning at the time) west of Rainbow Drive In 1971 (Ord 3100) and again In 1978 (Ord 5121) From thiS research, It seemed doubtful to Staff that the Intent of the Plan makers was to consciously Invalidate approximately 8 acres of eXisting MDR zOning west of Rainbow Drive Staff's research also found that the rezoning of properties In the 1970s to MDR (R-2 at the time) resulted In the development of the Rainbow Village apartments In the early 1970s and the Bicentennial Park Condos In the mld-1990s Joumal files for both the Bicentennial Park Condos and the Rainbow Village apartments stated the Plan deSignation as MDR !AP200B-00008 Date Received Planner DR {, ~/7-,5(, ATTACHMENT 1 - 1 Currently no refinement plan eXists for this area Two local decIsions have provided direction to property owners In thiS area In the past That direction has been to confirm that medium density levels are appropnate In thiS location west of Rainbow Dnve and consistent with the Plan Based upon the results of thiS research, the City Council Initiated a Plan Diagram Amendment for the subJect area REQUEST. The applicant IS requesting approval to change the map designation on the Metropolitan Area General Plan ("Metro Plan") diagram from low Density ReSidential (lDR) to Medium Density ReSidential (MDR) for approximately 8 79 acres located near Main Rainbow Drive A Metro Plan Amendment at thiS time (not dUring Pen odiC Review) IS known as a Post Acknowledgement Plan Amendments (PAPA) SITE DESCRIPTION The subJect site IS located on approximately 8 79 acres Identified as Tax lots 1700, 1801-1826,1900,2000,2100,2300,2400,2401,2402,2602 on Assessor's Map No 17-03-27-34 The subJect properties Include currently developed property east of Rainbow Drive, south of M Street, east of Centennial Elementary School, and north of Centennial Blvd The site consists primarily of medium density development, With some eXisting Single family homes Within the subJect area The properties have no JUrisdictional wetlands or Inventoried Goal 5 natural or hlstonc resources The site IS Within the Springfield Urban Growth Boundary, and all the subJect parcels were annexed Into the City of Springfield In the 1960s There IS no eXlstrng Refinement Plan for the subJect area The abutting properties to the east are designated Medium Density Resldentral The areas Immediately west, north and south of the site are designated low Density Resldentral !AP200B-00008 Date Received 6 -17-o"j Planner DR ATTACHMENT 1 - 2 \----- ~- - -/ r I L #....# Urban Growth Boundary ",.....'Oi" Metro PL.-m Boundary /'V /V RaDroads RIven. and PondEl Overlays: ~ Mixed Use Areas ~ Nodal Development Area D lNIIJamelle Greenwav ~ :;> :0- 2 l..L.I Cl 0: <( c:J --- ~ ~ ) I LRP2008-00008 Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Plan Diagram (The mterpretabon and purpo~ of the Plan Dtagram. and descr)rnous of the land uses and symbols sho,..n. are contamed lD Chaplet ~G) 0 Low Oc:nslly Residential 0 light MedIUm Industrial 0 Agrlculluro 0 Medium Dcnshv Resldenllal ~ Campus Industrial 0 Forest Land 0 High Oenrdtv Reiddentlaf 0 Unl~Rfly Research 0 Rural Re~enllal 0 CommNrhl 0 Go Jf'mmt"nt llod Frlut" '11<'10 ~ Rur,,1 Commnrrhl !m MiIIOf Retail Centers 0 rarks and Opcn SPlICtl ~ Rurallndustllal 0 Heally Induslrlal 0 Ualural &lSOU1C8 ~ Alrporl Reserve ~ Sperlal Heavy Industrial 0 Sand and Gravel I, ~F HAYDEN I ",BRIDGE RD "'0 - o Subject Area West of Rainbow DrIve, South of M Street - Appears as eXIsting LOR DeSIgnatIon - Proposed DIagram Amendment to MDR DeSignatIOn. --= rr {i" -~___--- b\-1G-~~jpH HWV --I EstImated locatIon of I' :J Rainbow Drive .--, i- 'J) \\-- \ ~ ~ --L!) ~~~ IIIii EST I _ Attachment 1 - 3 Date Received Planner: DR b-/7-66 Ttrr1 J 'f: ~m:~lli-tH~' ~ WQVI"'<~$~ IDLt I oil~:tiJ:JjtiJl I Springfield ' --"''''''-'''--r LI pdJ:: 11L\:,I~qlU[J.UJ-i Zoning Map _o"illL___~il.J:W=- -V~~_ : -1li_l__~JJ____J__ ~ ~, - ,-GtJittJiliUJd~ 1 :a~t~, -, --18 JJ~ = lo:iJlJ- - rrm ~ I---Ll :;'- , . j-J r ::U.klJAVE '/' SUbjeCrAreakl ~" ~~; '1 II \j, /=1 ~ JJ~ . . 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".... _'-' 4 . ~ ~~~~~~ Centennial Apartments - located east of Rainbow Drive !AP2008.00008 Rainbow Village Apartments - located west of Rainbow Drive Rainbow Village Apartments - located west of Rainbow Drive f)".I\"1 ~ I r_ ': . , , \~ \ , I '~'" , . ... ~A\ I ~ , \ , ~ , ~ Single family homes - located east of Rainbow Drive, adJacent to the Centennial Apartments Date Received {-I 7 - 6'b Planner DR Attachment 1 - 5 REVIEW PROCESS The proposed Metro Plan Amendment IS a Type II Amendment because It IS located inside the city limits and IS site specific The City Council Initiated this Plan Amendment on Apnl21st, 2008 Notice was mailed to Department of land Conservation and Development (DlCD) and to both lane County and City of Eugene Planning Directors on Apnl24th, 2008 Notice of the public hearing date and notice of the was mailed out on May 14th, 2008 to property owners Within 300 feet of the proposed zone change per Section 5 2-115 (a)(1 )-(14) of the SDC Public notice of the hearing was published In the local newspaper (Register Guard) on May 26th, 2008, as required In Section 5 2-115(B) of the SDC Since this application was initiated by the City CounCil, Staff conducted a neighborhood meeting regarding the application on May 29th, 2008 Two property owners attended the meeting - one owned property Within the subJect area, and the other owned property Just west of the subJect area No concerns were raised However, the two attendees asked questions related to the application Staff answered questions and discussed the process In detail With the attendees No written comments from any Citizens receiving notice were submitted at the time of ISSUing thiS report METRO PLAN DESIGNATION' The subJect property IS deSignated lDR as shown In the Metro Plan diagram The sUbJect property IS not part of any approved Refinement Plan SpeCific Findings related to the Metro Plan are discussed In thiS report METRO PLAN DIAGRAM AMENDMENT CRITERIA OF APPROVAL - SDC 5,14-135 (C)(1) and (2) 'The fOllowmg cmena shall be applied by the City CounCil In approVing or denYing a Metro Plan amendment applicatIon 1 The amendment must be consIstent With the relevant StatewIde planning goals adopted by the Land ConservatIon and Development CommIssIon, and 2 AdoptIon of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan Internally inconsIstent CRITERIA OF APPROVAL - SDC 514-135 (C)(1) 1 The amendment must be consIstent WIth the relevant Statewide plannmg goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO GOAL 1 Goal 1 - CitIzen Involvement To develop a cItIzen mvolvement program that msures the opportumty for cItIzens to be mvolved m all phases of the plannmg process !AP200B-00008 Date ReceIVed 6 -; 7 -6J Planner DR ATTACHMENT 1 - 6 Finding 1: Goal 1 addresses the need to develop a citizen Involvement program to ensure cItizen Involvement In all phases of the land use planning process The Planning Commission and the City Council Will hold public hearings and accept testimony on the proposal Through the procedures established by the City, citizens have received notice of heanngs In a generally published local paper (e g Register Guard) and have the opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed diagram amendment Notice of the public heanngs was also given In accordance With SDC requirements to property owners Within 300 feet of the proposed Plan Map Amendment Since the proposed amendment complies With the City'S citizen Involvement program and cItizens have opportunities to be Involved In the procedure, the proposed amendment IS consistent With Goal 1 STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 2. Goal2 Land Use Planmng To establIsh a land use plannmg process and polIcy framework as a basIs for all decIsIon and actIons related to use of land and to assure an adequate factual base for such decIsIons and actIons Finding 2' Goal 2 requires that local comprehensive plans be consistent With the Goals, that local comprehensive plans be Internally conSistent, and that Implementing ordinances be consistent With acknowledged comprehensive plans Goal 2 also requires that land use deCISions be coordinated With affected JUrisdictions and that they be supported by an adequate factual base As required In SDC Section 514-125, the City IS required to give referral notice of the proposed Type II Metro Plan diagram amendment to the City of Eugene and lane County so they may determine If there are grounds to participate as parties to the hearing The City also sends the statutorily required notice of the Initial public hearing 45 days In advance to the state Department of land Conservation and Development, ensuring that they are given opportunity for comment and review conformity to applicable statewide planning goals The Metro Plan and the SDC, as well as the Statewide Planning Goals and applicable statutes, prOVide poliCies and cnterla for the evaluation of comprehensive plan amendments Compliance With these measures aSSl)res an adequate factual base for approval of the proposed Metro Plan diagram amendment As discussed elsewhere In this document, the proposed map amendment IS consistent With the Metro Plan and the Goals By demonstrating such compliance, the amendments satisfy the consistency element of Goal 2 STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 3 Goal 3 - Agncultural Land To preserve and mamtam agnculturallands Finding 3 ThiS goa' IS Inapplicable because as prOVided In OAR 660-15-000(3), Goal 3 applies only to rural agricultural lands The subJect properties are located Within an acknowledged urban growth boundary, are InSide Springfield's corporate limits, and are not been In agricultural use !AP200B-00008 Date Received 6-/7-06 Planner DR ATTACHMENT 1 - 7 STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 4. Goal 4 - Forest Land To conserve forest lands by mamtammg the forest land base and to protect the state's forest economy by makmg possIble economIcally effiCIent forest practices that assure the contInuous growmg and harvestIng of forest tree specIes as the leadmg use on forest land consIstent WIth sound management of sOIl, aIr, water, and fish and wIldlife resources and to provIde for recreatIonal opportumtIes and agnculture Finding 4 Goal 4 does not apply within urban growth boundaries, per OAR 660-06-0020, and the area affected by the proposed Plan amendment IS inside Spnngfield's acknowledged UGB STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 5 Goal 5 - Open Spaces, Scemc and Hlstonc Area, and Natural Resources To conserve open space and protect natural and scemc resources Finding 5, Goal 5 requires local governments to protect a variety of open space, sceniC, hiStOriC, and natural resource values Goal 5 and ItS Implementing rule, OAR Ch 660, DIVIsion 16, require planning JUriSdictions, at acknowledgment and as a part of periodiC reView, to (1) Identify such resources, (2) determine their quality, quantity, and location, (3) Identify conflicting uses, (4) examine the economiC, SOCial, environmental, and energy (ESEE) consequences that could result from allOWing, limiting, or prohibiting the conflicting uses, and (5) develop programs to resolve the conflicts The subJect properties are not on Spnngfield's acknowledged Metro Plan Goal 5 Inventory No threatened or endangered species have been Inventoried on the Site, and no archeological or Significant historical Inventoried resources are located on the site The National Wetland Inventory and Springfield local Wetland Inventory maps have been consulted and there are no Junsdlctlonal wetlands located on the site Therefore, the proposed amendment does not alter the City'S compliance With Goal 5 STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 6 Goal 6 - AIr, Water and Land Resources QualIty To mamtam and Improve the qualIty of the aIr, water and land resources of the state Finding 6 The purpose of Goal 6 IS to maintain and Improve the quality of the air, water and land resources of the state Generally, Goal 6 requires that development comply With applicable state and federal air and water quality standards In the context of the proposed Metro Plan diagram amendment, Goal 6 requires that the applicant demonstrate that It IS reasonable to expect that applicable state and federal environmental quality standards can be met !AP200B-00008 Date Received. ( -/7-OL. Planner DR ATTACHMENT 1 - 8 The proposed Plan Map Amendment does not modify any of the Goal 6 related policies of the Metro Plan, nor do they amend the Regional Transportatron Plan, the Springfield Development Code, other applicable Goal 6 poliCies, or any regulatrons Implementing those poliCies The subJect property IS located outside the Zone of Contnbutlon and outside any of the Time of Travel Zones, which are regulated by the Drinking Water Protection Overlay District The proposed amendment does not alter the City'S compliance with Goal 6 STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 7 Goal 7 - Areas SubJect to Natural DIsasters and Hazards To protect lIfe and property from natural dIsasters and hazards Finding 7. Goal 7 requires that development subJect to damage from natural hazards and disasters be planned and/or constructed with appropnate safeguards and mitigation The goal also requires that plans be based on an Inventory of known areas of natural disaster and hazards, such as areas prone to landslides, flooding, etc Staff has reViewed the natural constraints map and the FEMA Floodplain Map In relation to the subJect area The subJect area IS not Included In the City'S Inventory of known areas of natural hazards The site IS flat and not subJect to landslide hazards, and IS located well outSide of any established FEMA flood hazard area Therefore, approval of the proposed Plan Amendment will not alter the City's acknowledged compliance with Goal 7 through ItS adopted plans, codes and procedures STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 8" Goal 8 - RecreatIon Needs To satIsfy the recreatIonal needs of the cItIzens of the state and VISItOrs and, where appropnate, to proVIde for the sItIng of necessary recreatIOnal faCIlItIes mcludmg destmatlon resorts Finding 8. Goal 8 requires local governments to plan and prOVide for the siting of necessary recreatronal facilities to "satisfy the recreational needs of the citizens of the state and VIsitors, n and where appropriate, prOVide for the siting of recreational facIlities Including destlnatron resorts Staff has consulted the Willamalane 20-year Parks and Recreallon ComprehenSive Plan In relatron to Goal 8 compliance The Willamalane 20- year Parks and RecreatIon ComprehenSIve Plan was adopted by the City of Spnngfield as part of the Metro Plan's compliance With G'oal 8 None of the various studies, inventories, and faCIlities plans regarding recreational facilities In the adopted Willama/ane 20-year Parks and Recreation ComprehenSIve Plan have designated the subJect site for parks and open space In an adopted Inventory, declared It a Significant resource, or slated It for acqUisition The proposed Plan Map Amendment does not alter the City'S compliance With Goal 8 STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 9 Goal 9 - EconomIc Development To prOVIde adequate opportumtles throughout the state for a variety of economIc actIvItIes vital to the health, welfare, and prospenty of Oregon's cItIzens !AP200B-00008 Date Received G -17-0'6 Planner DR ATTACHMENT 1 - 9 Finding 9 Goal 9 requires the City to provide adequate opportunities for a vanety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of the cItizens The proposed amendment to the Metro Plan diagram will not affect the city's capacity for economic development, and does not alter the City'S compliance with Goal 9 STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO GOAL 10. Goal 10 - Housmg To proVIde for the housing needs of cItIzens of the state Finding 10 lCDC's Housing goal requires Cities to maintain adequate supplies of buildable lands for needed housing, based on an acknowledged Inventory of bUildable lands The 1999 Eugene-Spnngfield Metropolllan Area ResIdential Land and Housing Study IS Springfield's most current adopted housing study related to Goal 10 The City of Springfield IS also currently undergOing a new Residential lands Study which analyzes housing Inventory and need for the next 20 years Preliminary findings of that study have shown that there IS a need for additional housing within the planning period Some of that need can be met through increasing density of eXisting residential zones The proposed Plan Map Amendment would Increase allowable density levels within the subJect area, thus providing more housing options for Spnngfield residents The subJect area IS primarily zoned MDR, and IS currently bUilt to mostly MDR density levels The follOWing table Illustrates the on-site density levels 1 " " EXISTING CONDITIONS " , I Exlstmg Zomng Exlstmg Development Type lDR Single Family MDR Multi-Family. MDR SIn~le Family. I TOTAL ACRES OF SITE , <' . I 1\' , Acres I o 92 714 073 8791 . Note - Existing bUild-out MDR development on site IS as follows BI-Centenmal Condos = 17 umts per/acre, Rainbow Village Apartments = 15 6 umts per/acre .' < POTENTIAL ACREAGE FOR INCREASE IN DENSITY,;, ,,,1 EXisting Zoning Existmg Development Type Acres I lDR Single Family 0921 MDR Single Family 073 POTENTIAL ACRES AVAILABLE FOR INCREASE IN DENSITY 1 65 As listed In the table above, the proposed Plan Map Amendment would have a marginal effect of Increased density on 1 65 acres, as most of the subJect area IS already zoned and bUilt to MDR density levels The very slight Increase In estimated density that would result from redevelopment of the 1 65 acres at Increased density would have no measurable effect on the overall citYWide housing Inventory Given thiS fact, the !AP200B-00008 Date Received Planner DR 0-0-66 ATTACHMENT 1 -10 proposed Plan Map Amendment does not affect Spnngfield's continued compliance with Goal 10 STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 11: Goal 11 - Public FacIlItIes and SerVIces To plan and develop a tImely, orderly and efficIent arrangement of publIC facilItIes and servIces as a framework for urban and rural development OAR 660-011-0005(7)(a)-(d) DefimtIon of PublIC FacIlItIes (a) Water (b) Samtary Sewer (c) Storm sewer (d) TransportatIon Finding 11 This goal requires the provIsion of a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement of publiC facilities and services The subJect area IS located Within the Springfield UGB and City limits, and IS already designated for urban levels of use The proposed amendment to the Plan map designations from lDR to MDR Will not affect the ability to provide needed services since all the required urban services are available to support eXisting or future commercial uses on the subJect site The Metro Plan and associated facility plans have been acknowledged to conform to Goal 11 ensuring that public faCilities and services are currently available to the subJect site The proposed Plan Map Amendment IS on "Infill" property, which currently has City services available to the site As mentioned previously In thiS report, the maJority of the subJect area IS already zoned MDR and bUilt out to MDR density levels Any Significant redevelopment In the area Will be subJect to an In depth review of public faCilities and services based upon a development proposal The Plan Map Amendment proposal does not affect the Metro Plan's compliance With Goal 11 STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 12 Goal 12 - TransportatIon To proVIde and encourage a safe, convement and economIc transportatIon system Finding 12 Goal 12 requires local govemments to prOVide and encourage a safe, convenient and economical transportation system The proposed map amendment Involves approximately 8 79 acres of property, of which the maJority IS zoned MDR and currently bUilt-out to medium denSity levels Instllute of TransportatIOn Engineers (ITE) tnp generatIOn rates for eXisting and potential uses are as follows I Use I Single Family HOUSing ITE Code 210 I Apartments ITE Code 220 I CondolTownhouse ITE Code 230 PM Peak Hour Tnps/D U 101 Dally TrlPs/D U 957 062 672 052 586 !AP200B-00008 Date Received C' ~ / '7 ~ 6'{; Planner DR ATTACHMENT 1 -11 A comparison of tnp generation from the 1 65 acres available for development at Increased density with 28 apartments (17 D U /acre) Instead of 7 single family residences (4 D U /acre) IS shown In the following table 1 Use I Apartments ITE Code 220 I Single Family Housing ITE Code 210 1 Difference PM Peak Hour 28 X 0 62 = 17 Trips Dally 28X672=188Trlps 7 X 9 57 = 67 Tnps 7 X 1 01 = 7 Trips 10 Trips 121 TriPs Adopted mobility standards that apply to transportation facilities serving the subJect site are based on traffic operations dunng the PM Peak Hour per TransPlan TSI Roadway Policy #2 Motor VehIcle Level of Service The very slight Increase In estimated PM Peak Hour trip generation (10 trips) that would result from development of the 1 65 acres at Increased density would have no measurable effect on transportation facilities Any significant Intensification of development Will be subJect to development review to assure eXisting transportation capacity IS not exceeded The proposed Plan Map Amendment IS consistent with Goal 12 and applicable local Implementing poliCies STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 13 Goal 13 - Energy ConservatIon To conserve energy Land and uses developed on the land shall be managed and controlled so as to maXImIze the conservatIon of all forms of energy, based upon sound economIc pnnclples Finding 13 The Energy goal IS a general planning goal and proVides limited gUidance for site-specific map amendments The proposed amendment has no direct Impact on energy conservation, though It would In fact Will promote greater energy effiCiency by enabling future redevelopment at medium density levels Within the subJect area Therefore, the proposed amendment IS consistent With, and does not alter the City's continued compliance With Goal 13 STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 14: Goal 14 - UrbamzatlOn To prOVIde for an orderly and effiCIent tranSItion from rural to urban land use Finding 14' Goal 14 requires local Junsdlctlons to prOVide for an "orderly and effiCient tranSition from rural to urban land use" The subJect area IS Within the UGB and the city limits of Springfield, and Within an eXisting urbanized area of the community Therefore, Goal 14 IS not applicable to thiS application STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOAL 15. Goal 15 - Wlllamette RIver Greenway To protect, conserve, enhance and mamtam the natural, scemc, hlstoncal, agncultura/, economIc and recreatIonal qualitIes of lands along the Willamette RIVer as the Willamette RIver Greenway Fmdmg 15 Goal 15 does not apply to the subJect Plan Map Amendment application because the subJect area IS not located Within the WlIlamette River Greenway !AP200B-00008 Date Received b - ( '7- o? Planner DR ATTACHMENT 1 - 12 STAFF'S FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH GOALS 16-19: Goal 16 through 19 (Estuanne Resources, Coastal Shorelands, Beaches and Dunes, and Ocean Resources). Finding 16 The subJect site IS not located within any coastal, ocean, estuarine, or beach and dune resources related area Goals 16-19 do not apply to this Plan Map Amendment application CRITERIA OF APPROVAL - SDC 5,14-135 (C)(2) 2 Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan mtemally inconsistent STAFFS FINDINGS RELATED TO 5.14-135 (C)(2): Finding 17 The application requests amendment of the Metro Plan diagram from lDR to MDR for approximately 8 79 acres This section of the application narrative addresses the consistency of the amendment with the applicable poliCies of the Metro Plan, to demonstrate that adoption of the amendment Will not make the Metro Plan Internally Inconsistent (as reqUired by the approval cnterla In SDC 5 14-135 (C)(2) This narrative only addresses those poliCies that apply to the proposal, and does not diSCUSS those portions of the Metro Plan that (1) apply only to rural or other lands outSide of the urban growth boundary, (2) apply to land uses other than the current or proposed deSignations for the site and Will not be affected by the proposed Plan diagram amendment, or (3) clearly apply only to speCific development applications (e g , site plan review submittals or subdivISions) In many Instances the goals, poliCies and Implementation measures apply to speCific development proposals that Will be addressed through compliance with applicable City regulations dUring site plan review of any given future redevelopment proposal The Metro Plan Introduction, Section D prOVides the follOWing definitions A goal as a broad statement of philosophy that deSCribes the hopes of the people of the community for the future of the community A goal may never be completely attainable, but IS used as a pOint to strive for An obJective IS an attainable target that the community attempts to reach In striving to meet a goal An obJective may also be conSidered as an Intermediate pOint that Will help fulfill the overall goal A policy IS a statement adopted as part of the Plan to prOVide a consistent course of actIOn moving the community towards attainment of ItS goals Except for the Growth Management Goals, which are addressed below, each of the Metro Plan poliCies are addressed In the order In which they appear In the Plan Element section of the Metro Plan Date Received 6 - / 7- OF Planner DR !AP200B-00008 ATTACHMENT 1 - 13 Finding 18 Metro Plan Element Growth Management Policv 1 The urban growth boundary and sequential development shall contmue to be Implemented as an essentla/ means to achIeve compact urban growth ProVIsIOn of all urban servIces shall be concentrated insIde the urban growth boundary The proposed amendment satisfies this policy because the subJect property IS Inside the UGB and City limits and as such, encourages compact urban growth Also, urban services are available at suffiCient levels to accommodate eXisting development Any significant intensification of development within the subJect area Will be subJect to development review and Will address any need for Increased capacity The City's development review processes ensure that the appropriate level of services IS available to serve future development Finding 19 MetrC) Plan Element A Residential Land Use and Housing Element Policv A 11 Generally locate higher densIty residential development near employment or commercial seN/ces, In proxImity to major transportation systems or wlthm transportatIon-efficient nodes As previously noted In thiS report, the proposed Plan Map Amendment would have a marginal effect of Increased In density of 1 65 acres, as most of the subJect area IS already zoned and bUilt to MDR density levels The very slight Increase In estimated density that would result from redevelopment of the 1 65 acres at Increased density would have no measurable effect on the overall CitYWide housing Inventory Given past approvals of medium density level development Within the subJect area, and past zoning approvals, It IS clear that the subJect area IS appropriate for MDR Plan Designation Several acres located Just southeast of the SUbJect area are zoned and designated Community Commercial, as well an adJacent neighborhood commercial use currently located west of Rainbow Drive Given these facts, the proposed Plan Amendment IS consistent With Metro Plan Policy A 11 Policv A 22 Expand opportunities for a mix of uses m newly developing areas and eXIsting neIghborhoods through local zonmg and development regulations The proposed Map Amendment Will allow eXisting medium density uses to continue to serve residents In the subJect area, and Will expand future medium density level redevelopment opportunities consistent With the above policy Date Received b -/7-d6 Planner DR !AP200B-OOOOB ATTACHMENT 1 -14 Finding 20 C Envlronmenta/ Design Element Policv E 1 In order to promote the greatest possible degree of diversity, a broad vanety of commercIal, residentIal, and recreatIonal land uses shall be encouraged when consIstent wllh other planning policies Approval of the proposed map amendment will add 8 79 acres Into the City'S Inventory of MDR designated land, thereby allowing for a vanety of needed housing types to occur on within subJect area long-standing eXisting medium density uses (I e Rainbow Valley Apartments and Bicentennial Apartments) would be allowed to continue without being considered a Plan / Zone conflict site, and future redevelopment of the subJect area will serve the needs of Spnngfield's growing populatron, consistent with the above policy. Finding 21 F TransportatIon Element land Use Policv F 3 Provide for transll-supportlve land use patterns and development, including higher Intensl/y, translt-onented development along maJor transit comdors and near transit statIons, medlum- and high-density residentIal development within one-quarter mile of transit stations, major transit comdors, employment centers, and downtown areas, and development and redevelopment m designated areas that are or could be well served by eXlstmg or planned transll The proposed map amendment Will enable land use patterns and development consistent with the above policy Approval of the proposal Will allow for higher Intensity redevelopment near Centennial Blvd, a maJor transit corndor EXisting MDR development In the subJect area IS currently served by l TD services along Centennial Blvd Any redevelopment In the subJect area at medium density levels Will be serviced by the same public transit cOrridor The proposed Plan Diagram Amendment IS consistent with the above policy Finding 22 G Public Fac1IIIIes and ServIce Element Policv G 1 Extend the minImum level and full range of key urban facIlitIes and services m an orderly and effiCient manner consistent wllh the growth management pOliCIes In Chapter II-B, relevant poliCIes m thIS chapter and other Metro Plan pOliCIes The subject property IS located In Spnngfield's City limits and the UGB All necessary Infrastructure and key urban faCilities/services are present to serve eXisting development or are available to serve future redevelopment In the subJect area subJect to site plan review Therefore, the proposal IS consistent With the above policy Date Received b -I ',7 - og Planner DR !AP200B-OOOOB ATTACHMENT 1 - 15 METRO PLAN MAP AMENDMENT CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Staff finds that the request meets the cnterla of SDC 514-135 (C)(1) and (2) Upon review of the eVidence provided by staff research, site VISits, eXisting structures/uses and review of the applicable cnterla of approval, staff finds that proposed Metro Plan Map Amendment IS appropriate for the subJect area !AP200B-00008 Date Received (-/ ') -00 Planner DR ATTACHMENT 1 - 16 APPENDIX A SUBJECT PROPERTIES: Journal # LRP2008-00008 ---- I MAP TAX ACRES PROPERTY OWNER SITE ADDRESS LOT 17032734 1700 54 James McAlexander 1398 Rambow Dr I 17032734 1801 02 LoUIS Kennedy I Pame Family Trust 968 W L St I 17032734 1802 02 Adelme Katshen 970 WL St I 17032734 1803 02 Ahce Mills 972 WL St j 17032734 1804 02 Vicki Mcvay 974 W L St j 17032734 1805 02 Marc Silvan 976WLSt I 17032734 1806 02 Fern Verlore Dalby I Kathleen McCoy 978 WL St I 17032734 1807 02 -Sharon Medart I Ramah Sherrer 980 WL St I 17032734 1808 02 Glona Knudsen 984 W L St I 17032734 1809 02 Melba Sanders 986 WL St I 17032734 1810 02 Mark McBee / D Knnberly 988 WL St I 17032734 1811 42 Assoc of Owners of BI-Centennml Park I 17032734 1812 02 Karen LISsa Hillyard I Susan Case 990WLSt I 17032734 1813 02 Gayle Hamlett I Leon & Gayle Hamlett Trust 992WLSt I 17032734 1814 02 Jeanne Lovaasen 994 WL St I 17032734 1815 02 Ruth Onsum 996 WL St I 17032734 1816 02 Susan Gleason I Judith Ott 998 WL St I 17032734 1817 02 Clara Force 1000 WL St I 17032734 1818 02 Susan Enkson 1002 WLSt I 17032734 1819 02 Lola Gillespie 1004 WL St I 17032734 1820 02 Mary Howard 1006 WL St I 17032734 1821 02 Lounetta Blal/" 1008 WLSt I 17032734 1822 02 Edward LUCier 1012WLSt I 17032734 1823 02 Pamela Hi)!;)!;ms 1014 WL St I 17032734 1824 02-1 Janet Strobel 1016WLSt I 17032734 1825 02 Karen Snyder 1018 WL St I 17032734 1826 54 I Phlhp & LoUIS Shelley 1010WLSt I 17032734 1900 19 I Cora Jones / Robert Cook 942 W L St I 17032734 2000 22 I Bertha Berkshire 1392 Rambow Dr I 17032734 2100 25 I Lonne & Jill Morse 901 WLSt I 17032734 2300 25 I Vernon Haa)!;enson 941 WL St I 17032734 2400 26 I PhilIP Dunn 957.959,971,973 W L St I 17032734 2401 20 I Patrick Mekech 945 G St I 17032734 2402 33 I Phlhp Dunn 1003.1005,1017,1019 W L St I 17032734 2602 511 Rambow Villa)!;e Inc 1250 Rambow Dr, Apts 1-80 I TOTAL ACRES 8,79 Date Received 6 -/7 - dt$ Planner DR ATTACHMENT 2 - 1