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Home My WebLink AboutNotice Miscellaneous 4/29/2008 (2) NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EUGENE, SPRINGFIELD AND LANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONS Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. BascomfFykeson Room - Eugene Public library 100 East 10th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401 The Planning Commissions will consider the following applications at a joint public hearing on April 29, 2008: . Amendment in the form of an exception to Chapter III, Section D, Policy II of the Eugene- Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) to allow placement of fill in the WilIamette River Greenway setback area for the purpose of removing and replacing the existing temporary detour bridge with a permanent bridge; remove the decommissioned bridge; and construct and remove temporary work bridges. . Amendment to the Metro Plan to adopt fmdings allowing an exception to Statewide Planning Goal 15 Willamette River Greenway to authorize a non-water-dependent, non-water-related use (permanent 1-5 replacement bridge) within the established WilIamette River Greenway setback. . Amendment to the Willakenzie Area Refinement Plan to allow for the placement offill within 35 feet from the top of bank of the Willamette River for the 1-5 WilIamette Bridge Replacement Project (Eugene approval only). File Name (#): 1-5 Willamette Bridge Project (Springfield file: LRP 2007-00010; Eugene file MA 07-3, RA 08-1; Lane County file PA08-5230) Subject Property: Assessor's Map: 17-03-33-41 Tax Lot: 100 Assessor's Map: 17-03-33-44 Tax Lot: 890 Assessor's Map: 18-03-04~1l Tax Lots: 201,3301 Location: 1-5 Willamette River Bridge; from an area between the Willamette River and Centennial Boulevard extending to an area south of the WilIamette River between Franklin Boulevard and the Glenwood interchange (See attached air photo). Applicant/Owner: Representative: Jim Cox, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Corrinne Humphrey, Oregon Bridge Delivery Partners Nature of the Reouests ODOT is proposing to construct a permanent bridge over the Willamette River in the existing 1-5 right of way; dismantle the decommissioned bridge and temporary detour bridge; and construct and dismantle temporary work bridges for all elements of this project. Because these activities will require the placement offill within the established WilIamette River Greenway setback area, an exception to Policy II, Chapter m Section D of the Metro Plan is required. An exception to Statewide PI~atEt#eceived APR 2 9 2008 'I , ~ Planner: BJ Willamette River Greenway also is required by Oregon Administrative RuIe 660-004-0022(6) to allow non-water related or non-water dependent uses within the Greenway setback. All three governing bodies must approve these requests. The applicant also is requesting amendment to the Willakenzie Area Plan to enable fill to be placed within 35 feet from the top of bank of the Willamette River. Only the City of Eugene must approve this request. Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County Planning Commissions will conduct this public hearing, accept testimony and submittals and based on the entirety of this record and any materials submitted during any extensions thereto, forward recommendations to the Eugene and Springfield City Councils and the Lane County Board of Commissioners. The two city councils and the Board also will conduct a joint public hearing on these requests at a time, date and place to be determined. Annlicable Criteria Eugene, Springfield and Lane County use identical approval criteria for Metro Plan amendments. However, because these criteria are found within the development regulations of the respective jurisdictions the citation references reflect those individual documents. The Springfield Planning Commission will rely on the criteria of Springfield Development Code, Chapter 5, Section 5.14-135 (C) which read as follows: The following eriteria will be applied by tbe eity council in approving or denying a Metro Plan amendment applieation: 1. Tbe amendment sball be consistent witb tbe relevant Statewide Planning Goals adopted by tbe Land Conservation and Development Commission; and 2. Adoption oftbe amendment sball not make tbe Metro Plan internally inconsistent. Testimony and evidence ofthose testifying should be directed toward the applicable criteria of the code as described above or other criteria in the plans or land use regulations that the person testifying believes to apply to the decision. Contact your local jurisdiction for information regarding other criteria. Additional Information and Staff Report The applications, including all documents and evidence, and the applicable criteria are available for free inspection at the Springfield Development Services Department, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield Oregon 97477 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Copies may be obtained at cost. The Planning Division staff report to the Planning Commission will be available by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at the same location. The report will be available free of charge. For additional information, you may contact Gregory Mott, Planning Manager, City of Springfield, at the above address, by telephone at 541-726- 3774, or e-mail at:gmott@ci.springfield.or.us. How to Submit Testimonv 1. Send a written statement to the Planning Commissions, c/o Gregory Mott, 255 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477 or bye-mail gmott@ci.springfield.or.us. To be included in the Planning Commission's packet, your statement must be received by the Planning Division by 5:00 pm on Tbursday, April 17, 2008. 2. Submit a written statement after April 17, 2008, or at the public hearing. Date Rece\ved f\.PR 29 2008 P\anner: BJ 3. Attend the public hearing on April 29, 2008 and submit oral and/or written testimony. Your oral testimony will be recorded in the minutes of the hearing; all written material, including e-mails.is placed in the written record of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commissions may limit the time for each speaker to a few minutes. You are encouraged to submit written testimony if you have detailed comments you wish to make. All testimony received by the Planning Division will be forwarded to the Eugene & Springfield City Councils and Board of Commissioners prior to the separate public hearings to be held before the Eugene and Springfield City Councils and Board of Commissioners. Issues which may provide the basis for an appeal to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals must be raised in writing by the person testifying not later than the close of the record at or following the final evidentiary hearing on the proposal by the local govemment. Such issues shall be raised and accompanied by statements or evidence of sufficient specificity to afford the Planning Commissioners, elected officials and parties involved an adequate opportunity to respond to each issue. Failure to raise an issue with sufficient specificity to afford the decision~maker and the parties involved an opportunity to respond precludes appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals on that issue. All decisions of the elected officials are fmal. A party may appeal the decision to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals within 21 days of the decision of the elected officials. Appeals to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals are governed by ORS 197.830 to 197.845. Conduct of Public Hearin2: The order of procedure for quasi~judicial hearings is: 1. Planning Commission chair will commence public hearing. 2. Planning Commission chair will ask commissioners to disclose any conflicts of interest, ex parte contacts, and biases, abstentions or challenges to impartiality. 3. Planning Commission will receive a City staff report and Commissioners will share any information learned from site visits. 4. Public testimony from the applicant and others in support of the application. 5. Comments or questions from interested people who are neither proponents nor opponents of the application, 6. Public testimony from those in opposition to the application. 7. Staff response to testimony. 8. Questions from the Planning Commissioners. 9. Rebuttal by the applicant. 10. Planning Commission Chair will announce whether the record is closed; record will be held open; or the public hearing will be continued. The City of Eugene complies with state and federal laws and regulations relating to discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Heather O'Donnell, Associate Planner, City of Eugene at 541-682-5488, at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. Date Received APR 29 2008 Planner: B~! . . n..'7' .lf~~~~",:,~tf::, , ;. .. r";. r~r, I ~ '~, . ~,~.. ~ ...: ~ t.. .".. ... .P .;Hi: r ,., .. ". j - ~tG" ". ,..l '.- ). . ~ '<'\.~J{, ~..: ' I ". ~.l I" . ....;,., ~'"!;- 't .f.. ';~.....,. .... ." I:-,~ "(: 'i. ......, -~l-':~ t';i; ~'i . . ~; ,l'\I,,,,, . " . ''''-w: .. ~ . '" 'I .; r.' (-r" '. ....of. ... t" @ Rebull roadways ~ Replacement bridges /'.../ Potential waR kx:ations ^" Toes to slope .. WIlamette Rwer Greerwoay w 460 UIO 82q e., ~""''fk~"... - (!:) .C!IJA. -,-<__"",-'11'" Date Received APR ~ 9 2008 Planner: BJ Plan Amendment Request 2/0112008