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AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
STATE OF OREGON
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I, Brenda Jones, being first duly sworn, do hereby dep,ose and say as follows:
1, , I state that I am a Secretary for the Planning Division of the Development
. Services Department, City of Springfield, Oregon,
2, I state that in my capacity as Secretary, I prepared and caused to be
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mailed copies of /,1.1/0 If- PP'f,p flhui-vwLI'I1..t.J$f' , (See
attachment "A") on ' '1{:r:r ,2004 addressed to (see Attachment "B"),
by causing said letters to be placed in a U,S. mail box with postage fully
prepaid thereon.
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d uf!.t~ J J !-<, 2004 Personally appeared the above named Brenda Jones,
Secre /)t, who acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be their voluntary act, Before
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FORM 2
n Len NOTICE OF ADOPTION
. This fomi mud he ~ai1ed to DLCD within 5 workinG' davsarter the final de~ision
per ORS197,610, OA,R Chapter 660 - Division 18
<:C:;ee reve~e side for sunmittal Tf'.:a1l'iT~ments)
Jurisdiction: City of Springfield
Local FileNo.: LRP2004-00001,
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Date~fAdoption: ,1111" 19. 2004
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DateMailed:...lv. 22.;" 2004
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Date the Notice ofp'roposed Amendment was mIDled to DLCD: July 22, 2004'
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Summarize the adopted amendment Do not use tecbriical terms. Do not write "See Attached."
The Public Facilit~p;~ p;lp;~~ 9f theComprehens!v~' ~!=n'was amended to in~lud~'
'a new bolicv.reouirihe comoliance with'wateraualitv standards for clischarees into
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the river, and two 'pio;ects with m~ps ~ere added'. The Public Facilities Plan was
, amended. to include these sa~e' Comp'rehensive' Pl.in amendments. .and to add' ~ new chanter
. ,describing the amendment process.
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Describe how. the adopted amendment differs from the proposed amendment If it is the same, write
"Same." If you did not give notice for the proposed amendment, write "NI A." ,
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Plan Map Changed from: N I A
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to Show nlanned Ranitarv R..pur,qop f,qf";lties
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Specify Density: Previous: NI A New:
Applicable Statewide Planning Goals: Goal 11
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Amendment ,FORTY FIVE (45'1 davs nrior to thefi"t evidentiarY hearing. Y ~s: ~. No:'
March' 4, 2004 Notice; April 20, 2004 Hearing .'
. . If no, do the Statewide Planning Goals apply. . Yes: No: . .
Ifno, did The Emergency Circumstances Require immediate adoption. Yes:' No:
Affect~ State or Federal Agencies, Local Governm~nts or Special Districts:
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. Local Contact:cre" Mott
Area Code +PhoneNumber: 541-].26"-3774'
~dress: 22~ Fifth Street
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. ADOPTION S~l\t.urlAL REQUIREMENTS,
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'Jbis fonnmust he mailed to OLCD within 5 workiJi~ days after the final decision
per ORS 197.610, OAR Chapter 660 - Division 18.
1.. ". Send this Form and TWO (2) Conies of the ~donted Aipendmentto:
. . AUJ!.!IT;ION: PLANAM:ENDMENT SPECIALIST .
DEP ARTMEN1' OF LAND CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
635 CAPITOL STREETNE; /)UllJ!; 150
SALEM, OREGON 97301-2540
2. Submit TWO (2). copies the adopted material, if copies ~e bounded please submit TWO (2)
. complete copies of documents and maps_
3. .'Plea.~e Notp,,: Adopted materials ,must be sent to DLCD not later than FrvE (5).working days
following the date o:fthe fiDaJ decision on the amendment .
4. Submittal of of this Notice of Adoption must inclUde the text of the ame~dment plus adopted
findings and supplementary information. . , .
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5; .' ". The deaclline to appeal will be extended if you submit this notice of adoption Within five
working days ofthe.fiDaJ decision. Appeals to LUBA may be filed within TWENTY-ONE.
(21) days of the date, the "Notice of Adoption".issent to OLCO.
. 6. In addition to sending the "Notice of Adoption" to OLCO, you must notify persons who
participated in the local hearing and requested notice of the fiDaJ decision.
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. .PliCQi,pffice at (503) 373-0050; or Fax your requestto:(503) 378-5518; or Email your
request to Larry.French@state.or.us - A1TENTION: PLAN AMENDMENT SPECIALIST.
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ORDINANCE NO, 6093
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN
AREA GENERAL PLAN TEXT, CHAPTER III, SECTION G, PUBLIC FACILITIES
AND SERVICES ELEMENT AND CHAPTER V GLOSSARY; AND ADOPTING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
WHEREAS, Chapter IV of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General
Plan (Metro Plan) sets forth procedures for amendment of the Metro Plan, which for
Springfield a~e implemented by the provisions of Article 7 of the Springfield
Development Code; and
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2004, the Springfield City Council initiated
proceedings for a Metro Plan amendment; and
WHEREAS, following an April 20, 2004 joint public hearing with the Eugene
and Lane County Planning Commissions, the Springfield Planning Commission, on June
I, 2004, recommended Metro Plan amendments to Chapter III, Section G, Public .
Facilities and Services Element to include "wastewater" as a subcategory of service
within the UGB; to amend Finding #6 and Policy #3 to recognize the addition of Map 2a
to the Public Facilities and Services Plan (PFS,P); to amend Policy #2 to include local
capital improvement plans as a means to implement policy in the PFSP; to insert two new
findings regarding local and regional wastewater services to development within the
UGB; to add a new Policy #G,9 that commits the wastewater conveyance and treatment
systems for this area to accommodate projected growth and regulatory requirements; and
to modify definition #36 in Chapter V GI<;>ssary to include Treatment Facilities System, .
the exact language for each of the preceding amendments being contained in Appendix A
attached and adopted as part of this Ordinance; and .
WHEREAS, text, maps and tables set forth in Appendix B at pages I and 2 also
amend Chapter III-G ofthe Metro Plan as amended in Chapter II ofthe PFSP; and
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2004, the Eugene Planning Commission, and on June 1,
2004, the Lane County Planning Commission recommended Public Facilities and
Services Plan and Metro Plan amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted ajoint public hearing on this amendment
on June 22, 2004, with the Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of
Commissioners, and is now ready to take action based upon the above recommendations
and evidence and testimony already in the record as well as the evidence and testimony
presented at the joint elected officials public hearing; and
WHEREAS, substantial evidence exists within the record demonstrating that the
proposal meets the requirements of the Metro Plan, Springfield Development Code, and
applicable state and local law as described in findings attached as Exhibit I, llIU.,'fb.iCD'1eceived
are adopted m support of thIs Ordmance. UClL~ n
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Ordinance No. 6093
NOW, THEREFORE, the Common Council of the City of Springfield does
ordain as follows:
Section 1: The Metro Plan Chapter III Section G, Public Facilities and Services
Element, and Chapter V Glossary, are'hereby amended as described in Appendix A
attached and adopted as part of this Ordinance, The text amendments in Appendix A
shall apply to ,that version of the Metropolitan Plan in effect at the time of the effective
date of this Ordinance,
Section 2: The text, maps and project lists in Appendix B at pages 1 and 2 are
adopted as amendments to the Metro Plan,
Section 3: Although not part of this Ordinance, the City Council adopts the
findings set forth in the attached Exhibit 1 in support ofthisaction,
Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision
and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof,
Section 4: Notwithstanding the effective date of ordinances as provided by
Section 2,110 of the Springfield Municipal Code 1997, this Ordinance shall become '
effective upon the date that all of the following have occurred: (a) the ordinance has been (,
acknowledged as provided by ORS 197,625; (b) at least 30 days have passed since the
date the ordinance was approved; and (c) both the Eugene City Council and the Lane
County Board of Commissioners have adopted ordinances containing substantively
identical provisions to those described in Sections]. and 2 of this Ordinance,
Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 19 th day of
July, 2004 by a vote, of 5 in favor and 0 against.
Approved by the Mayor of the City o~ ~ t:~ o[Ju:y, 2004,
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APPENDIX Aa
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE METRO PLAN
(Current versiqn of the Metro Plan)
G. Public Facilities and Services Element
This Public Facilities and Services Element provides direction for the future provision of
urban facilities and services to planned land uses within the Metro Plan Plan Boundary
(Plan Boundary).
The availability of public facilities and services is a key factor influencing the location
and density of future development. The public's investment in, and scheduling of, public
facilities and services are a major means of implementing'the Metro Plan, As the
population of the Eugene-Springfield area increases and land development patterns
change over time, the demand for urban s~rvices also increases and changes, These
changes require that service providers, both public and private, plan for the provision of
services in a coordinated manner, using consistent assumptions and projections for
population and land use,
The policies in this element complement Metro Plan Chapter II-A, Fundamental '
Principles, and Chapter II-C, Growth Management. Consistent with the principle of
compact urban growth prescribed in Chapter II, the policies in this element call for future
urban water and wastewater services to be provided exclusively within the urban growth
boundary, This policy direction is consistent with,Statewide Planning GOalll: Public
Facilities and Services, "To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement
of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural
development." On urban lands, new development must be served by at least the
minimum level of key urban services and.facilities at the time development is completed
and, ultimately, by a full range of key urban services and facilities, On rural lands within
the Plan Boundary, development must be served by rural levels of service, Users of
facilities and services in rural areas are spread out geographically, resulting in a higher
per-user cost for some services and, often, in an inadequate revenue base to support a
higher level of service in the future, Some urban facilities may be located or managed
outside the urban growth boundary, as allowed by state law, but only to serve
development within the urban growth boimdary,
Urban facilities and services within the urban growth boundary are provided by the City
of Eugene, the City of Springfield, Lane County, Eugene Water & Electric Board
(EWEB), the Springfield Utility Board (SUB), the Metropolitan Wastewater
Management Commission (MWMC), electric cooperatives, and special service districts,
Special service districts provide schools and bus service, and, in some areas outside the
cities, they provide water, electric, fIre service or parks and recreation service, This
element provides guidelines for special service districts in line with the compact urban
development fundamental principle of the Metro Plan,
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This element incorporates the findings and policies in the Eugene-Springfield
Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services
Plan), adopted as a refinement to the Metro Plan, The Public Facilities and Services
Plan provides guidance for public facilities and services, including planned water,
wastewater, stormwater, and electrical facilities, As required by Goal II, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies and shows the general location' of the water,
wastewater, and stormwater projects needed to serve land within the urban growth
boundary,' The Public Facilities and Services Plan also contains this information for
electrical facilities, although not requireMo by law, .
The project lists and maps in the Public Facilities and Services Plan are adopted as part,
of the Metro Plan, Information in the Public Facilities and Services Plan on project
phasing and costs, and decisions on timing and fmancing of projects are not part of the
Metro Plan and are controlled solely by the capital improvement programming and
budget processes of individual service providers,
TIlls element of the Metro Plan is organized by the following topics related to the
provision of urban facilities and services, Policy direction for the full range of services,
iR6111diag wastew~(oer ooervtee; may be fouild under any of these topics, although the first
topic, Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary, is further broken
. down into sub-categories,
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary
o Planning and Coordination
o Water
. Wastewater
. Stormwater
.. Electricity
o Schools
o Solid Waste
. Services to Areas Outside the UrlJan Growth Boundary
. Locating and Managing Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
. Financing
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The applicable findings and policies are contained under each of these topic headings,
below,
The policies listed provide direction for public and private developmental and program
decision-making regarding urban facilities and services, . Development should be
coordinated with the planning, financing, and construction of key urban facilities and
services to ensure the efficient use and expansion of th.ese facilities,
I The exact location of the projects shown on the Public Facilities and Services ~{an planned facilities
maps is determined through local processes. , .
2 Goal II also requires transportation facilities to be included in public facilities plans, In this metropolitan
area,tr<rsportation facilities are addressed in Metro Plan Chapter !H-F and in the Euge~lmeceived
TransportatIOn System Plan (Trans ptan). UC1LI:; n
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Goals
I, Provide and maintain public facilities and services in an efficient and
environmentally responsible manner,
2, Provide public facilities and services in a manner that encourages orderly and
sequential growth.
Findines and Policies
Services to Development Within the Urban G_ _ilL Boundary: Planning and
Coordination
Findinl!~
I, Urban expansion within the urban growth boundary is accomplished through in-
fill, redevelopment, and annexation of territory which can be served with a
minimum level of key urban services and facilities. This pemrits new
development to use existing facilities and services, or those which can be easily
extended, minimizing the public ~ost of extending urban facilities and services,
2, In accordance with Statewide Planning Goal II and,OAR 660, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies jurisdictional responsibility for the
provision of water, wastewater and stonnwater, describes respective service areas.
and existing and planned water, wastewater, and stonnwater facilities, and
contains planned facilities maps for these services, Electric system infonnation
and improvements are included in the Public Facilities and Services Plan,
although not required by state law, Local facility master plans and refinement
plans provide more specific project infonnation,
3, Urban services within the metropolitan urban growth boundary are provided by
the City of Eugene, the City of Springfield, Lane County, EWEB, SUB, the
MWMC, electric cooperatives, arid special service districts.
4, The Public Facilities and Services Plan finds that almost all areas within the city
limits of Eugene and Springfielq are served or can be served in the short-tenn (0-5
years) with water, wastewater, sto,rmwater, and electric service, Exceptions to
this are stonnwater service to portions of the Willow Creek area and southeast
Springfield and full water service at some higher elevations in Eugene's South
Hills. Service to these areas will be available in the long-tenn, Service to all
areas within city limits are either in a capital improvement plan or can be
extended with development.
5. With the improvements specified in the Public Facilities and Services Plan .
project lists, ali urbanizable areas::withinthe Eugene-Springfield urbmoatff Received
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boundary can be served with water, wastewater, stormwater, and electric service
at the time those areas are developed, In general, areas outside city limits
serviceable in the long-term are located near the urban growth boundary and in
urban reserves, primarily in River Road, Santa Clara, west Eugene's Willow
Creek area, south Springfield, andcthe Thurston and Jasper-Natron areas in east
Springfield,
6, OAR 660-011-0005 defines projects that must be included in public facility plan
project lists for water, wastewater; and stormwater, These definitions are shown
in the keys of planned facilities M~ps I, 2, ~ and 3 in the, Public Facilities and
Services Plan, I
7, In accordance with ORS 195,020 to 080, Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and
special service districts are required to enter into coordination agreements that
define how planning coordination"and urban services (water, wastewater, fire,
parks, open space and recreation, and streets, roads and mass transit) will be
provided within the urban growth boundary,
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8, Large institutional uses, such as wUversities and hospitals, present complex
planning problems for the metropolitan area due to their location, facility
expansion plans, and continuing housing and parking needs,
9, Duplication of services prevents the most economical distribution of public
facilities and services,
10, As discussed in the Public Facilities and Services Plan, a m~ority of nodal
development areas proposed in TransPlan are serviceable now or in the short-
term, The City of Eugene's adopted Growth Management Policy #15 states,
"Target publicly-financed infrastrUcture extensions to support development for
higher densities, in-fill, mixed uses, and nodal development."
Policies
GJ Extend the minimwn level and full range of key urban facilities and services in an
orderly and efficient manner consistent with the growth management policies in
Chapter II-C, relevant policies in trus chapter, and other Metro Plan policies,
G,2 Use the planned facilities maps of the Public Facilities and Services Plan to guide
the general location of water, wastewater,stormwater, and electrical projects in
the metropolitan area, Use local facility master plans, refinement plans, canital
imnrovement nlans. and ordinances as the guide for detailed planning and project
. implementation,
G.3 ' Modifications and additions to or'deletions from the project lists in the Public
Facilities and Services Plan for Water, wastewater, and stormwater public facility
projects or significant changes to project location, from that describeOate Received
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Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities Maps 1, 2, ~ and 3,
requires amending the Pubic Facilities and Services Plan and the Metro Plan,
except for the following:
a, Modifications to a public facility project which are minor in nature and do
not significantly impact the project's general description, location, sizing,
capacity, or other general characteristic of the project; or
b, Technical and environmental modifications to a public facility which are
made pursuant to final engjneering on a project; or
c, Modifications to a public facility project which are made pursuant to .
findings of an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact .
Statement conducted under regulations implementing the procedural
provisions of the national Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any
federal or State of Oregon agency project development regulations
consistent with that act and its regulations
G.4 The cities and Lane County shall coordinate with EWEB, SUB, and special
service districts operating in the metropolitan area; to provide the opportunity to
review and comment on proposed public facilities, plans, programs, and public
improvement projects or changes thereto that may affect one another's area of
responsibility. .
G,5 The cities shall continue joint planning coordination with major institutions, such
as universities and hospitals, due to their relatively large impact on local facilities
and services,
G,6 Efforts shall be made to reduce the nwnber of unnecessary special service districts
and to revise confusing or illogical service boundaries, including those that result
in a duplication of effort or overlap of service, When possible, these efforts shall
be pursued in cooperation with th~ affected jurisdictions,
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G,7 Service providers shall coordinate the provision of facilities and services to areas
targeted by the cities for higher densities,infill, mixed uses, and nodal
development.
G,8 The cities and county shall coordinate with cities surrounding the metropolitan
area to develop a growth management strategy, This strategy will address
regional public facility needs,
Services to Develooment Within the Urban Growth Boundarv: Wastewater
Findings
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11. Snrinl!field and EUl!:ene relv on a combination of rel!ional and local services
[flr the nrovision of wastewater services. Within each Citv. the local
jurisdiction orovides collection of wastewater throul!:h a svstem of sanitarY
sewers and oumoinl!: svstems, These collection facilities connect to a rel!:ional ,
svstem of similar sewer collection facilities owned and ooerated b', the
MetroDolitan Wastewater Manal!:ement Commission ("MWMC"i. an entitv
formed under an inter\!Ovemmental al!:reement created oursuant to ORS 190,
TOl!:ether. these collection facilities (which exclude orivate laterals which_
!;on~ev wastewater from individual residential or commercial/industrial
connections) constitute the orimarv collection svstem,
12, The orimarv collection svstem convevs wastewater to a treatment facilities s"stem
owned and ooerated bv MWMC, This svstem consists of an interconnected Water
Pollution Control Facilitv ("WPCF"). a biosolids facilitv. and a beneficial reuse
facilitv .
Policies
G,9 Wastewater convevance and treatment shall be nrovided to meet the needs of
projected l!l'Owth inside the urban lITowth boundarv that are caoable of comnlvinl!:
with rel!:ulatorv reauirements l!:oveminl!: beneficial reuse or discharqe of effluent
and beneficial reuse or disnosal of residuals,
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Water
Findin~
1+3, Springfield relies on groundwater:for its sole source of water, EWEB water
source is the McKenzie River and EWEB is developing groundwater sources,
The identification of projects on the Public Facilities and Services Plan planned
facilities map does not confer rights to a groundwater source,
Policie~
G,91O Eugene and Springfield and their respective utility branches, EWEB and
Springfield Utility Board (SUB), shall ultimately be the water service providers
within the urban growth boundary,
G, UH Continue to take positive steps toprotcct groundwater supplies. The cities,
county, and other service providers shall manage land use and public facilities for
groundwater-related benefits through the implementation of the Springfield
Drinking Water Protection Plan and other wellhead protection plans,
Management practices instituted to protect groundwater shall be coordinated
among the City of Springfield, City of Eugene, and Lane Cpunty,
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G,1-l-2 Ensure that water main extensions , within the urban growth boundary include
adequate consideration of fire flo~s,
G,I ~3 SUB, EWEB, and Rainbow Water District, the water providerS that currently
control a water source, shall examine the need for a metropolitan-wide water
master program, recognizing that a metropolitan-wide system will require
establishing standards, as well as cOordinated source and delivery systems,
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Stormwater
Findings
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Historically, stormwater system~ ir Eugene ,and Springfield were designed
primarily to control floods. The 1987 re-authorization of the federal Clean Water
Act required, for the first time, local communities to reduce stormwater pollution
within their municipal storm drainage systems, These requirements applied
initially to the City of Eugene and,subsequent amendments to the Act exterided
these requirements to Springfield and Lane County,.
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Administration and enforcement of the Clean Water Act stormwater provisions
occur at the state level, through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permitting requirements. Applicable jurisdictions are required to obtain
an NPDES stormwater permit from the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ), and prepare a water quality plan outlining the Best Management
Practices (BMPs) to betaken over a five-year permit period for reducing,
stormwater pollutants to "the maximum extent practicable." ,
Stormwater quality improvement facilities are most efficient and effective at
intercepting and removing pollutants when they are close to the source of the
pollutants and treat relatively small volumes of runoff,
The Clean Water Act requires states to assess the quality of their surface waters
every three years, and to list those waters which do not meet adopted water
quality standafds, The Willamette River and other water bodies have been listed
as not meeting the standards for temperature and bacteria, This will require the
development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for these pollutants, and ,
an allocation to point and non-point sources,
The listing of Spring Chinook Salmon as a thieatened species in the Upper
Willamette River requires the application of Endangered Species Act (ESA)
provisions to the salmon's habitat in the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers, The
decline in the Chinook Salmon has been attributed to such factors as destruction
of habitat through channelization ,and revetment of riverbanks, non-point source
pollution, alterations of natural hydro graph by increased impervious surfaces in
the basin, and degradation of natUral functions of riparian lands due to removal or
alteration of indigenous .vegetatio,n,
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1 ':/-9. There are many advantages to keeping channels open, including, at a minimum,
natural biofiltration of stormwater. pollutants; greater ability to attenuate effects of
peak stormwater flows; retention of wetland, habitat, and open space fimctions;
and reduced capital costs for stormwater facilities,
+&20. An increase in impervious surfaces, without mitigation, results in higher flows
during peak storm events, less opportunity for recharging of the aquifer, and a
decrease in water quality. ..
. +921, Stormwater systems tend to be gravity-based systems that follow the slope of the
land rather than political boundaries. In many cases, the, natural drainageways
such as streams serve as an integral part of thestormwater conveyance system,
2G2, In general, there are no programs for stormwater maintenance outside the Eugene
an:d Springfield city limits, exceptfor the Lane County roads program, State law
limits county road fimds for stormwater projects to those located within the public
right-of-way,
2-1-3, Filling in designated floodplain areas can increase flood elevations above the
elevations predicted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
models, because the FEMA models are typically based only on the extent of
development at the time the modeling was conducted and do not take into account
the ultimate buildout of the drainage area, lbis poses risks to other properties in
or adjacent to floodplains and can' change the hydrograph of the river.-
Policies
G,I J4 Improve surface and ground water quality and quantity in the metropolitan area
by developing regulations or instituting programs for stormwater to:
a, Increase public awareness;oftechniques and practices private individuals
can employ to help correct, water quality and quantity problems;
b, Improve management of industrial and commercial operations to reduce
negative water quality and quantity impacts;
,
c: Regulate site planning for new development and construction to better
manage pre- and post-construction storm runoff, including erosion,
velocity, pollutant loading, and drainage;
d. Increase storage and retention and natural filtration of storm runoff to
lower and delay peak stonp flows and to settle out pollutants prior to
- discharge into regulated waterways;
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e.
Require on-site controls and development standards, as practical, to reduce
off-site impacts from stormwater runoff;
f.
Use natural and simple mechanical treatment systems to provide treatment
for potentially contaminated runoff waters;
g,
h,
Reduce street-related water quality and quantity problems;
Regulate use and require containment and/or p..;.~.;.atment of toxic
substances;
i.
Include containment measures in site review standards to minimize the
effects of chemical and petroleum spills; and
j,
Consider impacts to ground water quality in the design and location of dry
wells,
G,I45 Implement changes to stormwater facilities and management practices to reduce
the presence of pollutants regulated under the Clean Water Act and to address the
requirements of the Endangered Species Act.
G.I ~ Consider wellhead protection areas and surface water supplies when planning
stormwater facilities.
G.167 Manage or enhance waterways and openstormwater systems to reduce water
quality impacts from runoff and to improve stormwater conveyance,
G,I +8 Include measures in local, land development regulations that minimize the amount
of impervious surface in new development in a manner that reduces stormwater
pollution, reduces the negative affects from increases in runoff, and is compatible
with Metro Plan policies, .
G,I &9 The cities and Lane County shall adopt a strategy for the unincorporated area of
the urban growth boundary to: reduce the negative effects of filling in floodplains
and prevent the filling of natural drainage channels except as necessary to ensure
public operations and maintenance of these channels in a manner that preserves
and/or enhances floodwater conveyance capacity and biological function,
G,l920Maintain flood storage capacity within the floodplain, to the maximum extent
practical, through measures that may include reducing impervious surface in the
floodplain and adjacent areas, , .
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Electricity
Findinl!s
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2~, According to local municipal utilities, efficient electrical service is often
accomplished through mutual back-up agreements and inter-connected systems
are more efficient than isolated systems,
,Policies
Q,2G 1 The electric service providers will agree which provider will serve areas about to
be annexed and inform the cities who the service provider will be and how the
transition of services, if any, will occur,
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Schools
Findinl!s
2~5. ORS 195.1 10 requires cities and counties to include, as an element of their
comprehensive plan, a school facility plan for high growth districts prepared by
the district in cooperation with the city or county; and for the city or county to
initiate the planning activity. The.law defines high growth districts as those that
have an enrollment of over 5,000 students and an increase in enrollment of six
percent or more during the three l1}ost recent school years, At present, there are no
high growth school districts in the urban growth boundary,
246, ORS 197,296(4)(a) states that when the urban growth boundary is amended to
provide needed housing, "As part of this process, the amendment shall include
sufficient land reasonably necessary to accommodate the siting of new public
school facilities. The need and inclusion of lands for new public school facilities
shall be a coordinated process between the affected public school districts and the
local government that has the authority to approve the urban growth boundary,"
2!j7, Enrollment projections for the five public school districts in the metropolitan area
and the University of Oregon and Lane Community College (LCe) are not
consistent. Bethel School District and the University of Oregon expect increases
while Springfield and Eugene School Districts and LCC are experiencing nearly
flat or declining enrollments, Enrollment is increasing fastest in the elementary
and high school attendance areas near new development.
;;eg, Short-term fluctuations in school attendance are addressed through the use of
adjusted attendance area boundaries, double shifting, use of portable classrooms,
and busing, School furiding from the state is based on student enrollment for
school districts in the State of Oregon. This funding pattern affects the
willingness of districts to allow out-of-district transfers and to adjust district
boundaries. Adjustments in district boundaries may be feasible where there is no
net loss or gain in student enrollments between districts.
?:l-9, Creating or retaining small, neighborhood schools reduces the need for busing and .
provides more opportunity for students to walk or bike to schooL Quali~ Received
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schools may allow more parents to stay in established neighborhoods and to avoid
moving out to new subdivisions on the urban fringe or to bedroom communities.
However, growth patterns do not always respect school district boundaries, For
example, natural cycles of growth ,and neighborhood maturation result in uneven
geographic growth patterns in the rnetropolitanarea, causing a disparity between
the location of some schools and school children, This results in some fringe area
schools exceeding capacity, while some central city schools are under capacity,
;!&30. Long-range enrollment forecasts detennine the need to either build new schools,
expand existing facilities, or close existing schools, Funding restrictions imposed
by state law and some provisions i,n local codes may discourage the retention and
redevelopment of neighborhood schools, Limits imposed by state law on the use
of bond funds for operations and maintenance make the construction of new,
lower maintenance buildings preferable to remodeling existing school buildings.
In addition, if existing schools were expanded, some school sites may not meet
current local parking and other code requirements.
;!931, Combining educational facilities with local park and recreation facilities provides
financial benefits to the schools while enhancing benefits to the community. The
Meadow View School and adjacent City of Eugene community park is an
example of shared facilities, .'
Policies
G.2+2 The cities shall initiate a process with school districts within the urban growth
boundary for coordinating land use and school planning activities, The cities and
school districts shall examine the following in their coordination efforts:
a, The need for new public school facilities and sufficient land to site them;
b, How open enrollment policies affect school location;
c, The impact of school building height and site size on the buildable land
supply;
d, The use of school facilities for non-school activities and appropriate
reimbursement for this use;
e, The impact of building and land use codes on the development and
redevelopment of school facilities;
f, Systems development charge adjustments related to neighborhood
schools; and,
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g, The possibility of adjusting boundaries, when practical and when total
enrollment will not be affected, where a single, otherwise internally
cohesive area is divided into more than one school district.
0,223 Support financial and other efforts to keep neighborhood schools open and to
retain schools sites in public ownership following school closure.
0.234 Support the retention of University of Oregon and LCC facilities in central city
areas to increase vppv.,.mities for public transit and housing and to retain these
schools' attractiveness to students and faculty.
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Solid Waste
Findines
3G2, Statewide Planning Ooalll requires that, "To meet current and long-range needs,
a provision for solid waste disposal sites, including sites for inert waste, shall be
included in each plan,"
Policies
0.245 The Lane County Solid Waste Management Plan, as updated, shall serve as the
guide for the location of solid waste sites, including sites for inert waste, to serve
,
the metropolitan area, Industries that make significant use of the resources
recovered from the Olenwood solid waste transfer facility should be encouraged
to locate in that vicinity.
Services to Areas Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
Findings .
3-B, Providing key urban services, such as water, to areas outside the urban growth
boundary increases pressure for urban development in rural areas, This can
encourage premature development outside the urban growth boundary at rural
densities, increasing the cost of public facilities and services to all users of the
systems,
324, Land application ofbiosolids, treated wastewater, or cannery waste on
agricultural sites outside the urban growth boundary for beneficial reuse of treated
wastewater byproducts generated within the urban growth boundary is more
efficient and environmentally beneficial than land filling or other means of
disposal.
3~5, Lane County land use data show that, outside the urban growth boundary, landluses consist of:
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I) Those which are primarily ,intended for resource management; and
2) Those where development has occurred and are committed to rural
development as established through the exceptions process specified in
Statewide Planning Goal 2,
Policies
G ,2S6 Wastewater and water service shall not be provided outside the urban growth
boundary except to the following areas, and the. cities may require consent to
annex agreements as a prerequisite to providing these services in any instance:
a, The area of the Eugene Airport designated Government and Education on
the MetroPlan Diagram, the Seasonal Industrial Waste Facility, the
Regional Wastewater Biosolids Management Facility, and agricultural
sites used for land application of biosolids and cannery byproducts, These
sites serve the entire metropolitan area. .
b, An existing development outside the urban growth boundary when it has
been determined that it poses an immediate threat of public health or
safety to the citizens within the EugenecSpringfield urban growth
boundary that can only be remedied by extension of the service,
In addition, under prior obligations, water service shall be provided to land within
the dissolved water districts of Hillcrest, College Crest, Bethel, and Oakway,
G,267 The. Eugene Airport shall be served with the necessary urban services required to
operate the airport as an urban facility, Development outside the urban growth
boundary in the vicinity of the airport, outside the portion <lfthe airport boundary
designated Government and Education in the Metro Plan diagram, shall not be
provided with urban services,
G,218 Plan for the following levels of service for rural designations outside the urban
growth boundary within the Plan Boundary: '
a, Agriculture. ForestLand. Sand and Gravel. and Parks and Ooen Soace.
No minimum level of serVice is established,
b, Rural Residential. Rural Commercial. Rural Industrial. and Government
and Education, On-site sewage disposal, individual water systems, rural
level of fire and police protection, electric and communication service,
schools; and reasonable access to solid waste disposal facility,
Locating and Managing Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
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346, In accordance with statewide plarining goals and administrative rules, urban
water,. wastewater, and stormwater facilities may be located on agricultural land
and urban water and wastewater facilities may be located on forest land outside
the urban growth boundary when the facilities exclusively serve land within the
urban growth boundary, pursuant to OAR 660-006 and 660-033,
3~7, In accordance with statewide planning goals and administrative rules, water, and
wastewater facilities are allowed in the public right-of-way of public roads and
highways,
'3a8, The Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities maps show the location
of some planned public facilities outside the urban growth boundary and Plan
Boundary, exclusively to serve land within the urban growth boundary, The
ultimate construction of these facilities will require close coordination with and
permitting by Lane County and possible Lane County Rural Comprehensive Plan
amendments,
319, Statewide Planning Goal 5 and OAR 660-023-0090 require state'and local
jurisdictions to identify and protect riparian corridors,
;&40, In accordance with OAR 660-033~0090, 660-033-0130(2), and 660-033-0120,
building schools on high value farm land outside the urban growth boundary is
prohibited, Statewide planning goals prohibit locating school buildings on farm
or forest land within three miles outside the urban growth boundary,
Policies
G,2&9 Consistent with local regulations, locate new urban water, wastewater, and
stormwater facilities on farm land and urban water and wastewater facilities on
forest land outside the urban growth boundary only when the facilities exclusively
serve land.inside the urban growth boundary and there is no reaSonable
alternative, "
G,;!930Locate urban water and wastewater facilities in the public right-of-way of public
roads and highways outside the urban growth boundary, as needed to serve land
within the urban growth boundary,
G.3Gl Facility providers shall coordinate with Lane County and other local jurisdictions
and obtain the necessary county hmd use approvals to amend the Lane County
Rural Comprehensive Plan, or the Metro Plan, as needed and consistent with state
law, to appwp.;ately designate laIid for urban facilities located outside the urban
growth boundary or the Plan BouIidary,
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G.3+2 The cities shall coordinate with Lane County on responsibility and authority to
address stormwater-related issues outside the Plan Boundary, including outfalls
outside the Springfield portion of the urban growth boundary,
G,3~3 Measures to protect, enhance, or alter Class F Streams outside the urban growth
boundary, within the Plan Boundary shall, at a minimum, be consistent with Lane
County's riparian standards,
G.3M New schools within the Plan Boundary shall be built inside the urban growth
boundary,
Financing
Findinl!!!,
J.941. ORS I 97,712(2)(e) states that the proj<ct timing and financing provisions of
public facility plans shall not be consid ered land use decisions, ,
4G2, ORS 223,297 and ORS 223.229(1) do lot permit the collection oflocal systems
development charges (SDCs) for fire ~d emergency medical service facilities and
schools, limiting revenue options for ~ese services, Past attempts to change this
law have been unsuccessfuL
4+3. Service providers in the metropolitan a rea use SDCs to help fund the following
facilities:
.( Springfield: stormwater, w lStewater, and transportation;
. WiIlamalane Park and Recr :ation District: parks;
. SUB, Rainbow Water Distr .ct: water;
. Eugene: stormwater, waste water, parks, and transportation; and,
. EWEB: water.
4i!4, Oregon and California timber receipt revenues, a federally-funded source of
county road funds, have declined 'over the years and their continued decline is
expected,
<B5, Regular maintenance reduces long term infrastructure costs by preventing the
need for frequent replacement and rehabilitation, ORS 223.297 to 223.314 do not
allow use of SDCs to fund operations and maintenance,
446, The assessment rates of Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County are each different,
creating inequitable financing of some infrastructure improvements in the
metropolitan area,
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G.345 Changes to Public Facilities and Services Plan project phasing schedules or
anticipated costs and financing shall be made in accordance with budgeting and
capital improvement program procedures of the affectedjurisdiction(s),
G,3~ Service providers will update capital improvement programming (planning,
programming, and budgeting for service extension) regularly for those portions of
the urban growth boundary where the full range of key urban services and
facilities is not available, ,
G .367 Require development to pay the coSt, as determined by the local jurisdiction, of
extending urban services and facilities, This does not preclude subsidy, where a
development will fulfill goals and recommendations of the Metro Plan and other
applicable plans detennined by the local jurisdiction to be of particular
importance or concern,
G.3-78 Continue to implement a system of user charges, SDCs, and other public
financing tools, where appropriate, to fund operations, maintenance, and
improvement or replacement of obsolete facilities or system expansion,
G.389 Explore other funding mechanisms at the local level to finance operations and
maintenance of public facilities.'
G,;940Set wastewater and stonnwater fees at a level commensurate with the level of
impact on, or use of, the wastewater or stonnwater service,
G,mOThe cities and Lane County will continue to cooperate in developing assessment
practices for inter-jurisdictional projects that provide for equitable treatment of
properties, regardless of jurisdiction,
Chapter V Glossary
36. Public facility DToiects: Public facility project lists and maps adopted as part of
the Metro Plan are defined as follows:
a, Water: Source, reservoirs; pump stations, and primary distribution
systems. Primary distribution systems are transmission lines 12 inches or
larger for SUB and 24 inches or larger for EWER
b, Wastewater: PrimarY Collection Svstem: Pump stations and wastewater
lines 24 inches or larger,
Treatment Facilities Svstem: Water Pollution Control
Facilitv (WPCF) oroiect. beneficial reuse DToiect and
residuals oroiect necessarY to meet wastewater treatment
facilities svstem desil!ll caoacities for averal!e fl~ ',ad
flow. biochemical OXVl!en demand and total sus~ neCelV
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solids so as to nrovide service within the urban llTowth
boundarY (Uum for a oroiected nooulation in 2025
consistent with the oooulation assumed in this Plan. in,
comoliance with MWMC's discharqe oermit. MWMC's
CaoitaJ Imorovements Plan. as amended from time to time.
shall be used as the l!Uide for detailed olanning and
imolementation of the WPCF oroiect. the beneficial reuse
proiect and the residuals nroiect.
c. Stormwater: Drainage/chal1nel improvements and/or piping systems 36
. inches or larger; proposed detention ponds; outfalls; water quality
projects; and waterways and open systems,
"
d, Specific projects adopted as part of the Metro Plan are described in the
project lists and their general location is identified m the planned facilities
maps in Chapter II of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Public
Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services Plan),
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APPENDIX Ab
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE METRO PLAN
(Version currently before the elected officials as a part of Periodic Review)
G. Public Facilities and Services Element
This Public Facilities and Services Element provides direction for the future provision of
urban facilities and services to planned land uses within the Metro Plan Plan Boundary
(plan Boundary),
The availability of public facilities and services is a key factor influencing the location.
and density of future development. The public's investment in, and scheduling of, public
. facilities and services are a major means of implementing the Metro Plan, As the
population of the Eugene-Springfield area increases and land development patterns
change over time, the demand for urban ~rvices also increases and changes, These
changes require that service providers, both public and private, plan for the provision of
services in a coordinated manner, using consistent assumptions and projections for
population and land use,
The policies in this element complement Metro Plan Chapter II-A, Fundamental
Principles, and Chapter II-C, Growth Management. Consistent with the principle of
compact urban growth prescribed in Chapter II, the policies in this element call for future
urban water and wastewater services to be provided exclusively within the urban growth
boundary (UGB), This policy direction is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal II :
Public Facilities and Services, "To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient
arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural
development." On urban lands, new development must be served by at least the
minimum level of key urban services and facilities at the time development is completed
and, ultimately, by a full range of key urban services and facilities, On rural lands within
the Plan Boundary, development must be served by rural levels of service, Users of
facilities and services in rural areas are spread out geographically, resulting in a higher
per-user cost for some services and, often, in an inadequate revenue base to support a
higher level of service in the future, Some urban facilities may be located or managed
outside the urban growth boundary, as allowed by state law, but only to serve
development within the UGB,
Urban facilities and services within the UGB are provided by the City of Eugene, the City
of Springfield, Lane County, Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), the Springfield
Utility Board (SUB), the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC),
electric cooperatives, and special service districts, Special service districts provide
schools and bus service, and, in some areas outside the cities, they provide water, electric,.
fire service or parks and recreation service, This element provides guidelines for special
service districts in line with the compact urban development fundamental principle of the
Metro Plan,
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This element incorporates the fmdings ana policies in the Eugene-Springfield
Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services
Plan), adopted as a refinement to the Metro Plan, The Public Facilities and Services
Plan provides guidance for public facilities and services, including planned water,
wastewater, stormwater, and electrical facilities, As required by Goal!!, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies and shows the general location' of the water,
wastewater, and stormwater projects needed to serve land within the UGB.2 The Public
Facilities and Services Plan also contains this information for electrical facilities,
although notrequired to by law. :
The project lists and maps in the Public Facilities and Services Plan are adopted as part
of the Metro Plan, Information in the Public Facilities and Services Plan on project
phasing and costs, and decisions on timing and fmancing of projects are not part of the
Metro Plan and are controlled solely by the capital improvement programming and
budget processes of individual service providers,
The policies listed provide direction for public and private developmental and program
decision-making regarding urban facilities and services, Development should be
coordinated with the planning, financing, and construction of key urban facilities and
services to ensure the efficient use and expansion of these facilities,
Goals
I, Provide and maintain public facilities and services in an efficient and
environmentally responsible manner,
2. Provide public facilities and services in a manner that encourages orderly and
sequential growth,
Findings and Policies
The findings and policies in this element'are organized by the following four topics
related to the provision of urban facilities and services,. Policy direction for the full range
of urban facilities and services, illellllling wGStewater serviee, may be. found under any of
these topics, although the first topic, Services to Development Wiihin the Urban Growth
Boundary, is further broken down into slib-categories.
. Services to Development Within the Urban:Growth Boundary
. Planning and Coordination
. Water
I The exact location ofthe projects shown on theiPublic Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities
maps is detennined through local processes,
2 Goal II also requires transportation facilities to be included in public facilities plans, In this metropolitan
area, transportation facilities are addressed in Metro Plan Chapter I1I'F and in the Eugene-Springfield , d
Transportation System Plan (Trans Plan), .. . Date ReceNa
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. Wastewater Treatment
. Storm water
. Electricity
. Schools
. Solid Waste Treatment
. Services to Areas Outside the Urban, Growth Boundary
. Locating and Managing Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
. Financing
Services to DeveloDment Within the Urban Growth Boundarv: Planninl! and
Coordination
Findings
I, Urban expansion within the UGB is accomplished through in-fill, redevelopment,
and annexation of territory which can be served with a minimum level of key
urban services and facilities, This permits new development to use existing
facilities and services, or those which can be easily extended, minimizing the
public cost of extending urban facilities and services.
2. In accordance with Statewide Planning Goal II and OAR 660, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies jurisdictional responsibility for the
provision of water, wastewater and stormwater, describes respective service areas
and existing and planned water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities, and
contains planned facilities maps for these services, Electric system information
and improvements are included in the Public Facilities and Services Plan,
although not required by state law, Local facility master plans and refinement
plans provide more specific project information,
, 3. Urban services within the metropolitan UGB are provided by the City of Eugene,
the City of Springfield, Lane County, EWEB, SUB, the MWMC, electric
cooperatives, and special service districts,
4, The Public Facilities and Services Plan finds that almost all areas within the city
limits of Eugene and Springfield are served or can be served in the short-term (0-5
years) with water, wastewater, stormwater, and electric service, Exceptions to
this are stormwater service to portions of the Willow Creek area and southeast
Springfield and full water service at some higher elevations in Eugene's South
Hills, Service to these areas will be available in the long-term, Service to all
areas within city limits are either in a capital improvement plan or can be
extended with development.
5, With the improvements specified in the Public Facilities and Services Plan
project lists, all urbanizable areas within the Eugene-Springfield UGB can be
served with water, wastewater, stormwater, and electric service at the time those
areas are developed. In general, areas outside city limits serviceable in the long-
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tenn are located near the UGB and in urban reserves, primarily in River Road,
Santa Clara, west Eugene's Willow Creek area, south Springfield, and the
Thurston and Jasper-Natron areas in east Springfield,
6. OAR 660-011-0005 defines projects that must be included in public facility plan
project lists for water, wastewater,' and stonnwater, These definitions are shown
in the keys of planned facilities Maps 1, 2, ~and 3 in the Public Facilities and
Services Plan,
7, In accordance with ORS 195,020 to 080; Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and
special service districts are required to enter into coordination agreements that
define how planning coordination ,and urban services (water, wastewater, fire,
parks, open space and recreatioll; and streets, roads and mass transit) will be
provided within the UGB,
8, Large institutional uses, such as universities and hospitals, present complex
planning problems for the metropOlitan area due to their location, facility
expansion plans, and continuing housing and parking needs.
9, Duplication of services prevents the most economical distribution of public
facilities and services,
10, As discussed in the Public Facilities and Services Plan, a majority of nodal
development areas proposed in TransPlan are serviceable now or in the short-
tenn, The City of Eugene's adopted Growth Management Policy #15 states,
"Target publicly-fmanced infrastructure extensions to support development for
higher densities, in-fill, mixed uses, and nodal development."
Policies
G.l
G,2
G.3
. Extend the minimwn level and full range of key urban facilities and services in an
orderly and efficient manner consistent with the growth management policies in
Chapter II-C, relevant policies in this chapter, and other Metro Plan policies,
"
,
Use the planned facilities maps of the Public Facilities and Services Plan to guide
. the general location of water, wastewater, stonnwater, and electrical projects in
the metropolitan area, Use local facility master plans, refinement plans, caoital
imorovement olans. and ordinances as the guide for detailed planning and project
implementation. '
Modifications and additions to or"deletions from the project lists in the Public
Facilities and Services Plan for water, wastewater, and stonnwater public facility
projects or significant changes to project location, from that described in the
Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities Maps I, 2, ~ and 3,
requires amending the Pubic Facilities and Services Plan and the Metro Pian,
except for the following:
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a Modifications to a public facility project which are minor in nature and do
not significantly impact the project's general description, location, sizing,
capacity, or other general characteristic of the project; or
b, Technical and environmental modifications to a public facility which are
made pursuant to final engineering on a project; or
c, Modifications to a public facility project which are made pursuant to
findings of an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact
Statement conducted under regulations implementing the procedural
provisions of the national Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any
federal or State of Oregon agency project development regulations
consistent with that act and its regulations; or
d, Public facility projects included in the PFSP to serve land designated
Urban Reserve prior to the removal of the Urban Reserve designation,
which projects shall be removed from the PFSP at the time of the next
Periodic Review of the Metro Plan,
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0.4 The cities and Lane County shall coordinate with EWEB, SUB, and special
service districts operating in the metropolitan area, to provide the opportunity to
review and comment on proposed public facilities, plans, programs, and public
improvement projects or changes thereto that may affect one another's area of
responsibility,
0,5 The cities shall continue joint planning coordination with major institutions, such
as universities and hospitals, due to their relatively large impact on local facilities
and services,
0.6 Efforts shall be made to reduce the number of unnecessary special service districts
and to revise confusing or illogical service boundaries, including those that result
in a duplication of effort or overlap of service. When possible, these efforts shall
be pursued in cOvl'...,,~ion with the affected jurisdictions,
0,7 Service providers shall coordinate the provision offacilities and services to areas
targeted by the cities for higher densities, infill, mixed uses, and nodal
development.
0,8 The cities and county shall coordinate with cities surrounding the metropolitan
area to develop a growth management strategy. This strategy will address
regional public facility needs,
Services to Develonment Within the Urban Growth Boundarv: Wastewater
Findine:s
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II. Snrinl!field and EUl!ene rely on a combination of rel!ional and local services for
the nroyision of wastewater services, Within each City. the local iurisdiction
provides collection of wastewater throul!h a svstem of sanitarY sewers and
pwnninl! svstems, These collection facilities connect to a reqional svstem of
similar sewer collection facilities owned and ooerated bv the MetroDOlitan
Wastewater Manallement Commi~sion ("MWMC"). an entitv formed under an
intemovemmental aQJ'eement created nursuant to ORS 190, Toqether. these
collection facilities (which exclude orivate laterals which convev wastewater from
individual residential or commercial/industrial connections) constitute the orimarv
collection svstem,
12, The nrimarv collection svstem conveys wastewater to a treatment facilities svstem
owned and oDerated bv MWMC. This svstem consists of an interconnected Water
Pollution Control Facilitv ("WPCF"). a: biosolids facilitv. and a beneficial reuse
facilitv,
Policies
G,9 Wastewater conveyance and treatment shall be nrovided to meet the needs of
proiected I!rowth inside the UGB that are canable of comnlvinl! with rel!Ulatorv
reauirements' I!oveminl! beneficial reuse or discharl!e of effluent and beneficial
reuse or disoosal of residuals,
SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS AND POLICIES SHALL BE RENUMBERED
ACCORDINGLY WITIllN THIS CHAPTER
Chapter V Glossary
37, Public facility nroiects: Public facility project lists and maps adopted as part of
the Metro Plan are defined as follows:
a, Water: Source, reservoirs, pwnp stations, and primary distribution
systems, Primary distribution systems are transmission lines 12 inches or
larger for Springfield Utility Board (SuB) and 24 inches or larger for
Eugene Water & Electric ~oard (EWEB),
b, Wastewater: PrimarY Collection System: Pwnp stations and wastewater
lines 24 inches or larger,
Treatment Facilities System: Water Pollution Control
Facilitv (WPCF) oroiect. beneficial reuse nroiect and
residuals nroiect necessarY to meet wastewater treatment
facilities svstem desilffi caoacities for averal!e flow. neak
flow. biochemical oxvllen demand and total s~~ R . d
solids so as to orovide service within the urban ~6M~ ecelve
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boundarY (UGB) for a oroiected nooulation in 2025,
consistent With the oooulation assumed in this Plan. in
comDliance with MWMC's dischafl!e oermit. MWMC's
Caoital Imorovements Plan. as ainended from time to time.
shall be used as the guide for detailed olanninl! and
imolementation of the WPCF oroiect. the beneficial reuse
oroiect and the residuals oroiecC
c, Stormwater: Drainage/chimnel improvements and/or piping systems 36
inches or larger; proposed detention ponds; outfalls; water quality
projects; and waterways ahd open systems,
d, Specific projects adopted as part of the Metro Plan are described in the
project lists and their general location is identified in the planned facilities
maps in. Chapter II of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Public
Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services Plan),
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APPENDIX B
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES
AND SERVICES PLAN (PFSP)
1. Modify the text preceding existing Table 3 to read as follows:
,
Planned Wastewater System Improvements
Planned sIlefl m:a 13ng term wastewater system improvement projects are listed in
tables3,-aOO 4, 4a and 4b. The general location ofthese facilities is shown in Map 2:
Planned Wastewater Facilities, and Map 2a: Existing Wastewater Collection and
Treatment Systems. [NOTE: This map presently exists as Map 6 in the Technical
Background Report: Existing Conditions and Alternatives and should be
incorporated without change.]
2. Insert, following Table 4, Tables 4a and 4b, as follows:
Project
Number
300
301
302
Project
Number
303
304 .
305
Table 4a
MWMC Wastewater Treatment System Improvement Projects
Project Name/Description
I WPCF Treatment Project
I Residuals Treatment Project
I Beneficial Reuse Proj<;ct
Table 4b
MWMC Primary Collection System Improvement Projects .
. Project NamefDescription
Willakenzie Pump Station
I Screw Pump Station
I Glenwood Pump Station
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3. Modify Map 2 to show Projects'300 through 305, and insert Map 2a.
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4. Modify Chapter IV. Of the Public Facilities and Services Plan, by modifying
the subdivision entitled "Wastewater System condition Assessment"
(presently on page 82) to read as follows:
Wastewater System Condition Assessment
COB"leyaBee ealL ":"j" ",..JI iBflow aBd iBflltFlltioB (IJI) FaROS are impw~..,,"'~ ...-:.~".-:.Il-
hy whieh to aaseas the perf..,--,-,-...c'.... .1-.. ''''''''.~'''II,,,';l!r eoUeetioB system. COB"eyaBee
eapaeity is a fUBeRoB of ad , '" ",.. ..;.. .. sMg aBd measures a syatem's ahility to
move emueBt emeieBt~'. IBAlR\' aBd iBfiltFaROB FaROS express tlte , ",' "'" 'Htf-
steF.",,,,,,,,k- ..",JeriBg a sewer system through defeetiv. ":..,,. .md pipe jOiBts, or
tltrough the eFOSS eOBBe..(,:,,,, ,I-J..;' ""''''.,:er liBes, eomhiBed sewers, eateh hasios, or
maBhole _,... ""J. Such extFaBeOUS st, ..""," ,ater eBtenB!;'; the 'II'astewater system
tIIHtee'.J, "-]J' hurdeRS hoth ..:".. " _,,,.anee and treatment ftteilities.
Treatnrent: MWMC Wastewater Treatment System
MWMC existinl! infrastructure is monitored for nroblems that need to be addressed
durinl! onerational and maintenance activities, MWMC has onl!oiru! nrOlzrams to heln
plan for and imnlement eouinment renlacement and maior rehabilitation of existinl!
systems, With these on l!oinl! nrOlzrams used to detect existinl! nroblems. the
infrastructure can be maintained and nreserved to heln extend its useful life for future
vears,
In March of2003. MWMC hired CH2M HILL to evaluate and nlan for rel!ional
wastewater canital imnrovements that will serve the EUl!ene/Snrinllfield urban !!Towth
boundarY into year 2025. MWMC will need to imnlement the recommended
imnrovements to meet rel!Ulatorv reouirements based on nroiected nollution loads and
flows, CH2M HILL as Dart of its work to evaluate and nlan for rel!ional wastewater
jrnnrovements has nrenared a technical memo related to "Flow and Load Proiections"
dated Anril12, 2004, This historical and nroiected infonnation is beinl! used to nlan for
!leeded MWMC canital imnrovements based on elllrineerinl! evaluation methods and bv '
comnarinl! technolOl!V ontions, It is estimated that a~~.v"imatelv $160 million dollars
(in 2004 dollars) are needed for MWMCnroiects to address rel!ulatorv reouirements and
!!Towth throUlm year 2025.
Co'nvevance:
Convevance canacitv and inflow and infiltration WI) ratios are imoortant criteria bv
which to assess the n';";~HHance of a wastewater collection svstem. Convevance canacitv
is a function of adeouate nine sizinl! and measures a svstem's ability to move effluent
efficiently. Inflow and infiltration ratios exnress the amount of stonnwater enterinl! a
sewer system throul!b defective nines and nine ioints. or throul!b the cross connection of
stonnwater lines. combined sewers. catch basins. or manhole covers, Such extraneous
stonnwater enterinlZ the wastewater svstem unnecessarilv burdens both convevance and
treatment facilities.
Date Received
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5. Modify Chapter IV. Of the Public Facilities and Services Plan, by modifying
the discussion of wastewater, in the subdivision entitled "Long-Term Service
Availability Within Urbanizable Areas" (presently on page 97) to read as
follows:
I, There are no areas within the mettopolitan UGB that will be difficult to serve with
wastewater facilities over the long-term (six to 20 years) assuming that oublic
infrastructure soecifications and reQuirements of the develooing area can be
addressed, Aoorooriate emnneering design oractices must be used during the
develooment and exoansion into sensitive areas that are aOl>roved for
develooment (ex, - hillside construction. etc.)~ ; heWC"ier, eKpliBsioB Expansion of
the existing collection system will be necessary to meet demands of growth over
this time period,
2. Based on 2003 analysis, the Eugene-Soringfield metrooolitan area treatment
facilities will reauire facility iu.u.u Jements to address both drv and wet weather
relrulatorv reouirements relating to pollutant loads and wastewater flows,
Regional and local wastewater imorovements to the collection and treatment
svstems are being olanned for and will be imolemented to allow for llI'Owth within
the UGB and for relrulatorv comoliance, +he-Eus.".... 8pMgfield metrepelitaB
area Regional WastewE1.::r TCah"",..A Plant ltm suffieieat design eElflaeity to
~o=ojate pop\:dat:zz' inereases EF'c Jerve all new develofJmeat at lmilEleut,
Hov;ever, peak -Net weather 6enElitions limit the tFeatHleat plant lfllm aelrie'/mg its
ElesigneEl 6E1flaeity, Wet, weather relateEl iHlflrevements are BeeEled at the plant
?Jla .."thiB the reg:2T.a1z21lleetion system te eltteBd the plant's wet ".v..,,-o;..or-
eapaeit)' k:72:11 :..'le year 2097, ,
6. Add Table 16a following Table '16, as follows:
Table 16a
MWMC Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Improvements, Rough Cost
Estimate, and Timing Estimate
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I 305 I Glenwood Pump Station
*Cost estimated in 2004 dollars
Project
Number
300
301
302
303
304
I Project Name/Description .
I WPCF Treatment Project
I Residuals Treatment Project
I Beneficial Reuse Project
I Willakenzie Pump Station
I Screw Pump Station
Cost* I
($000) .
. $120,500 I
$6,000
$25,000
$6,000
$2,000
$500
Estimated
. Completion Year
2025
2018,
2018
2010
2010
2012
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7. Add a new chapter to the Public' Facilities and Services Plan, to be Chapter
VI., reading as follows:
VI. Amendments to the Plan'
This chapter describes the method to be used in the event it becomes necessary or
appropriate to modify the text, tables or the maps contained in the Public Facilities and
Services Plan ("the Plan"),
Flexibility of the Plan
Certain public facility project descriptions, location or service area designations will
necessarily change as a result of subsequent design studies, capital improvement
programs, environmental impact studies and changes in potential sources of funding, The
Plan is not designed to either prohibit projects not included in the plan for which
unanticipated funding has been obtained"preclude project specification and location
decisions made according to the National Environmental Policy Act, or subject
administrative and technical changes to the plan to post-acknowledgement review or
review by the Land Use Board of Appeals,
For the purposes of this Plan, two types of modifications are identified,
A, Modifications requiring amendment of the Plan,
The following modifications require amendment of the Plan:
I, Amendments, which include those modifications or changes (as
'''l',,,,ented by Table 16a)to the location or provider of public facility
projects which significantly impact a public facility project identified in
the comprehensive plan, and which do not qualify as administrative or
technical and environmental changes, as defined below. Amendments are
subject to the administrative procedures and review and appeal procedures
applicable to land use decisions,
2, Adoption of capital improvement program project lists by any service
provider does not require ,modification of this Plan unless the requirements
of subparagraph I above are met.
B, Modifications permitted without amendment of the Plan,
The following modifications do riot require amendment of this Plan:
!,
I, Administrative changes are those modifications to a public facility project
which are minor in nature, and do not significantly impact the project's
general description, location, sizing, capacity or other general
characteristic ofthe proje~t.
2, , Technical and environmental changes are those modifications to a public
facility project which are inade pursuant to "final engineeri'eate~eived
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or those which result from the findings of an Environmental Assessment
or Environmental Impact Statement conducted under regulations
implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1961)' or any federal or state agency project development'
regulations consistent with "that Act and its regulations. .
Process for making Changes
A. Administrative and Technical or Environmental Changes. Any jurisdiction may
make an administrative or technical and environmental change, as defined herein,
by forwarding to' each jurisdiction covered by this Plan, and to the Lane Council
of Governments a copy of the res~lution or other fmal action ofthe governing
board of the jurisdiction authorizing the change;
B. Amendments
For purposes of processing amendments, as defmed herein, such amendments are
divided into two classes.
a. Type I Amendments include amendments to the text of the Plan, or to a
list, location or provider of public facility projects which significantly
impact a public facility project identified herein, which project serves
more than one jurisdiction:
b. Type II amendments incl)lde amendments to a list, location or provider of
public facility projects whjch significantly impact a public facility project
identified herein, which project serves only the jurisdiction proposing the
. amendment.
C.
Processing Amendments
'--I.
Any of the adopting agencies (LllI1e County, Eugene, or Springfield) may initiate
an amendment to this plan at any time on their own motion or on behalf of a
citizen.
a.' Type I amendments shall be forwarded to the planning commissions ofthe
respective agencies and, following their recommendation, shall be
considered by the governiIlg boards of all agencies. If a Type I
amendment is not adopted by all agencies, .the amendment shall be
referred to MPC for conflict resolution.." Subsequent failure by agencies to
adopt an MPC-negotiated proposal shall defeat the proposed amendment.
If an amendment is adopted, all agencies shall adopt substantively
identical ordinances
b. Type II amendments shall be forwarded to the Planning Commission of
; the initiating. agency and; following their recommendation, shall be
considered by the governillg board of the initiating agency.
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Exhibit I
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Staff Report and. Findings of Compliance with the Metro Plan and Statewide
Goals and Administrative Rules
File LRP 2004-0001 Amendments to the Metro Plan and Public Facilities and Services
Plan
Applicant:
City of Springfield on behalf of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission
(MWMC)
Nature of the Application:
The applicant proposes to amend the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General
Plan (Metro Plan) and the Public Facilities and Services Plan (PFSP)1 to (1) more
adequately reflect the impact that.new discharge permit restrictions will have had on the
capacity of the regional wastewater treatment system, (2) to clarify the relationship
between the PFSP project list and locally adopted capital improvement plans, and (3) to
modify (streamline) the administrative and legislative processes that govern the
implementation and amendment of the PFSP projects list.
Background:
MWMC's regional wastewater treatmentfacilities were designed and constructed in the
late 1970's with a 20-year life expectancy, Slower than expected population growth in the
1980's extended this life expectancy. In 1996-97 MWMC developed a Master Plan to
evaluate the performance of its facilities,'.to ascertain areas of constraints within the
existing permit conditions, to identify short-term improvements (e.g. how to address
seismic hazards), and to address other major issues that needed to be studied further.
In May of 2002 the Oregon Department Of Environmental Quality (DEQ) imposed new
and more stringent discharge permit standards on the regional wastewater treatment
facilities, particularly in regard to the treatment of ammonia and thermal loading. As
MWMC staff began to evaluate design needs for its wastewater facilities, it became
apparent to them that the existing facilities could not meet the demands imposed by the
new discharge permit restrictions,
Recognizing that a thorough assessment ~fwastewater collection, ;'",a;'uent and
disposal/reuse needs for the next 20 years was essential, the MWMC began work on the
2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan, a comprehensive facilities plan update. The objectives
of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan are twofold. First, it is intended to provide for
adequate community growth capacity through 2025, considering policies in the Metro
Plan and current plaffiling assessments for population and development. Second, the 2004
Wastewater Facilities Plan is intended to protect community'health and safety by
addressing sanitary sewer overflows, river safety, permit compliance and the cost-
effective use of existing facilities and the efficient design of new facilities.
Staff Report and Findings Page 1
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. I See appendices Aa, Ab, & B respectively.
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Exhi bit 1
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The 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan recognizes and addresses the fact that the regional
wastewater system for the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area does not have the
capacity to meet all of the discharge standards imposed by state and federal law. Neither
the Metro Plan nor the PFSP currently reflect this situation. Statewide Planning Goal 2
requires that the city, county and special district plans be consistent. In large part, the
amendments proposed by this application address the issue of consistency between the
Metro Plan and the PFSP and consistency of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan with the
former documents. The pwpvsed amendments provide information that should have been
included in the PFSP when it was adopted and present a more accurate description of
wastewater services that will be available after certain capital improvement projects are
completed.
Phasrng objectives of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan necessitate that construction of
several key facility components begin by June of2005 in order to meet federal standards
that require that peak wet weather events be managed by 2010. In order to meet this
rigorous construction schedule, MWMC must have released Requests for Proposals
(RFPs) for engineering design for by October of 2004. Prior to this date, the 2004
Wastewater Facilities Plan must be adopted by the three metropolitan jurisdictions and
the Metro Plan and the PFSP should be updated to reflect current information.
In summary, the application p'vpv~es the following changes:
Metro Plan
I.
Specifically recognizes "wastewater" as a subcategory of service within the Urban
Growth Boundary. [Chapter III-G]
2.
Amends Finding #6 and Policy #3 to recognize the addition of Map 2a "Existing
Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems" to the PFSP. [Chapter IIl-G]
3.
Amends Policy #2 to include local capital improvement plans as a means to
implement policy in the PFSP. [Chapter III-G]
4.
Inserts two findings regarding local and regional wastewater services to
development within the urban growth boundary. [Chapter IIl-G]
5.
Adds a new policy G.9 that makes a commitment to providing the conveyance
and treatment of wastewater to meet the needs of projected growth within the
urban growth boundary and that meets regulatory requirements. [Chapter III-G]
6.
Modifies definition 37. Wastewater: Public Facilities Projects. [Chapter V
Glossary]
7.
Adds new wastewater project lists and a new map and revises an existing map as
described in the changes to the PFSP.
Staff Report and Findings Page 2
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PFSP
I. Modifies the text on page 28, preceding Table 3, and adds Tables 4a and 4b that
identify MWMC Wastewater Treatment and Primary Collection System
improvements, respectively.
2. Modifies Map 2, which shows Planned Wastewater Facilities, and adds Map 2a
that concerns Existing Wastewater Facilities.
3. Modifies the existing narrative on "Wastewater System Condition Assessment" in
Chapter IV. (Page 82)
4. Modifies existing paragraphs #1 and #2 under the discussion of "Wastewater" in
the subdivision entitled "Long-Term Service Availability Within Urbanizable
Areas" rn Chapter IV. (Page 97).
5. Adds new Table l6a (following Table 16) entitled "MWMC Wastewater
Treatment and Collection System Improvements, Rough Cost Estimate, and
Timing Estimate." (Page 1 0 I)
6. Adds new Chapter VI regarding amendments to the PFSP.
Metropolitan Area General Plan Amendment Criteria
The proposed amendments are considered to be Type I Metro Plan amendments because
they are non-site specific amendments to the Plan text. Amendments to the Plan text,
which include changes to functional plans such as TransPlan and the PFSP, and that are
non-site specific require approval by all three governing bodies to become effective. 2
Springfield, Eugene and Lane County each adopted identical Metro Plan amendment
criteria into their respective implementing ordinances and codes. Springfield Code
Section 7.070(3) (a & b), Eugene Code 9.128(3) (a & b), and Lane Code 12.225(2) (a &
b) require that the amendment be consistent with relevant statewide planning goals and
that the amendment will not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. These criteria
are addressed as follows:
(a) The amendment must be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals
adopted by the Land Conse11Jation and Development Commission;
Goal} - Citizen Involvement
To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens
to be involved in all phases of the planning process.
The two cities and the county have acknowledged land use codes that are rntended
to serve as the principal implementing ordinances for the Metro Plan. SDC Article
7 METRO PLAN AMENDMENTS and SDC Article 14 PUBLIC HEARINGS .
prescribe the manner in which a Type r Metro Plan amendment must be noticed.
Staff Report ~d Findings Page 3
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2 See SDC 7.070(JXa), EC 9.7730(l)(a), and LC 12.225(l)(a)(i).
Exhibit]
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Citizen involvement for a Type I Metro Plan amendment not related to an urban
growth boundary amendment requires: I) Notice to interested parties; 2) Notice
shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation; 3) Notice shall be
provided to the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) at
least 45 days before the initial evidentiary hearing (planning commission).
Notice of the joint planning commission hearing was published in the Springfield
News and in the Register-Guard on March 31, 2004. Notice to interested parties
was mailed on April 1, 2004. Notice of the first evidentiary hearing was provided
to DLCD on March 4,2004. The notice to DLCD identified the City of Eugene,
Lane County, DEQ and EPA as affected agencies.
Requirements under Goal 1 are met by adherence to the citizen involvement
processes required by the Metro Plan and implemented by the Springfield
Development Code, Articles 7 and 14; the Eugene Code, Sections 9.7735 and
9.7520; Lane Code Sections 12.025 and 12.240.
Goal 2 - Land Use Planning - To establish a land use planning process and
policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land
and to assure an adequate factuatbase for such decisions and actions.
All land-use plans and implementation ordinances shall be adopted by the
governing body after public hearing and shall be reviewed and, as needed,
revised on a periodic cycle to take into account changing public policies and
circumstances, in accord with a schedule set forth in the plan. Opportunities
shall be provided for review and comment by citizens and affected governmental
units during preparation, review and revision of plans and implementation
ordinances.
Implementation Measures - are the means used to carry out the plan. These are
of two general types: (1) management implementation measures such as
ordinances, regulation.v or project plans, and (2) site or area specific
implementation measures such as permits and grants for construction,
construction of public facilities or provision of services.
The most recent version of the Metro Plan is being considered on May] 7,2004
for final adoption by Springfield (Ordinance No. ->, by Eugene (Council Bill
No. 4860) and by Lane County (Ordinance No. ] 197) after numerous public
meetings, public workshops and joint hearings of the Springfield, Eugene and
Lane County Planning Commissions and Elected Officials.
The Metro Plan is the "land use" or comprehensive plan required by this goal; the
Springfield Development Code, the Eugene Code and the Lane Code are the
"implementation measures" required by this goal. Comprehensive plans; as
defined by ORS 197.015(5)3, must be coordinated with affected gove~ental . d
uate Receive
3 Incorporated by reference into Goal 2.
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Exhibit I
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units.4 Coordination means that comments from affected governmental units are
solicited and considered. In this regard, DLCD's Notice of Proposed Amendment
form was sent to the City of Eugene, Lane County, DEQ and EP A.
One aspect of the Goal 2 coordination requirement concerns population
projections. In this respect, the proposed amendment to the PFSP Glossary
concerning Wastewater incorporates a projected year 2025 population for the
Eugene-Springfield Urban Growth Boundary of297,585.s This projection is
consistent with the most recent (1997) final forecasts provided to Lane County by
the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis and the Year 2000 Census. The adoption
of this modification to the PFSP will effectively "coordinate" this population
assumption.
Goal 3 - Agricultural Lands _
The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it
does not apply within adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries.
Goal 4 - Forest Lands
The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it
does not apply within adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries.
GoalS - Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resources
The changes do not affect acknowledged goal 5 inventories so this goal is not
applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 6 - Air, Water and Land Resources Quality - To maintain and improve
the quality of the air, water and land resources of the state.
This goal is primarily concerned with compliance with federal and state
environmental quality statutes, and how this compliance is achieved as
development proceeds in relationship to air sheds, river basins and land resources.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, P.L. 92-500, as amended ill 1977,
became known as the Clean Water Act (33 V.S.C. 1251 et seq.). Thegoal of this
Act was to eliminate the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters. ORS
468B.035 requires the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQc) to
implement the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The primary method of
implementation of this Act is through the issuance ofa National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit prior to the discharge of any
wastes into the waters of the state. (ORS 468B.050) Among the "pollutants"
regulated by the EQC are temperature (OAR 340-041-0028) and toxic substances
(OAR 340-041-0033).
4 See DLCD v. Douglas County, 33 Or LUBA 216, 221 (1997).
, Table 3 oftechnical memorandum entitled "Metropolitan Wastewater Management commissllii\~+t'\R .,
Population Projections for Wastewater Facilities Plan," prepared by Malt Noosen, CH2M Hill, V~ eCetVf:~'d
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One purpose of the proposed amendments is to ensure that the Metro Plan and the
PFSP accurately reflect regional wastewater system needs as imposed by Federal
and State regulation. Currently, the PFSP states that "... the Regional Wastewater
Treatment Plant has sufficient design capacity to accommodate population
increases and serve all new development at buildout." Recent analyses have
determined that facility improvements are now required to address both dry and
wet weather requirements relatillg to pollutant loads and wastewater flows. The
section in Chapter IV of the PFSPentitled "Long-Term Service Availability
Within Urbanizable Areas" is proposed to be modified to reflect the need for
facility improvements necessary to address dry and wet weather regulatory
requirements.
Goal 7 - Areas Subject to Natural Disasters aDd Hazards
The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it is
not applicable to the proposed amendments.
GoalS - Recreational Needs
The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it is
not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 9 - Economic Development - Goal 9 provides, in part, that it is intended
to: "Provide for at least an adequate supply of sites of suitable sizes, types,
locations, and service levels for a variety of industrial and commercial uses
consistent with plan policies." The proposed amendments are consistent with
this objective in that the Metro Plan, the PFSP and the 2004 Wastewater Facilities
Plan must be consistent in order to comply with State discharge permit conditions
that will deterDlille the improvements to the Regional Wastewater System that are
necessary to address new regulatory standards. The improvements are necessary
to allow adequate service and conveyance, treatment, reuse and disposal capacity
to serve new and existing industrial and commercial uses.
Goal 10 - Housing - To provide for the housing needs of citizens of the state.
Goal 10 Planning Guideline 3 states that "[Pjlans should provide for the
appropriate type, location and phasing of pubic facilities and services sufficient to
support housing development in areas presently developed or undergoing
development or redevelopment. "
OAR 66~08-{)010 requires that "[S]ufficient buildable land shall be designated
on the comprehensive plan map to satisfy housing needs by type and density
range as determined in the housing needs projection." Goal I 0 defines buildable
lands as ".. .lands in urban and urbanizable areas that are suitable, available and
necessary for residential use." 66~08-{)005(13), in part, defines land "aTe Received
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"suitable and available" as land "for which public facilities are plaffiled or to
which public facilities can be made available."
Similar to Goal 9,'adequate public facilities are necessary to accomplish the
objectives of this goal and applicable administrative rules (OAR Chapter 660,
Division 008). The purpose of the proposed amendments is to provide the
comprehensive planning framework to allow for the improvements to the regional
wastewater system that support the housing needs of the Eugene-Springfield
metropolitan area.
Goal 11 - Public Facilities and Services - To plan and develop a timely, orderly
and efficient arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework
for urban and rural development. .
OAR Chapter 660, Division 011, implements goal I!. OAR 660--011-0030(1)
requires that the public facility plan identify the general location of public
facilities projects. In regard to the Metro Plan, the reference to Public Facilities
and Services Plan Map 2a in Finding 6 and Policy G.3 in the proposed
amendments addresses this requirement. In regard to the PFSP, the modification
of the introductory narrative under "Planned Wastewater System Improvements
(Page 28)," the msertion of new Tables 4a and 4b (page 28), and the modification
of Map 2 and the insertion of new,Map 2a, also address this requirement.
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OAR 660--011-0035(1) requires that the public facility plan include a rough cost
estimate for sewer public facility projects identified in the facility plan. In
conformity with this requirement, it is proposed that the PFSP be amended by the
insertion of Table 16a (Inserted following Page 101), which addresses rough cost
estimates and a timing estimate for MWMC Wastewater Treatment and
Collection System Improvements. The rough cost estimates in Table l6a are
based on costs set forth in the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and Project list. This
2004 Plan was the result of an exhaustive study that examined alternatives
ranging from $144M to $233M (See Attachment 3). The preferred alternative,
found in Table 16a, was selected because, among other reasons, it provides the
least expensive means to comply with federal requirements and maximizes
MWMC's existing investments.' -
OAR 660--011-0045(3) provides that modifications to projects listed within a
public facility plan may be made without amendment to the public facility plan.
This application proposes to add a new chapter to the PFSP regarding
amendments to that plan. Proposed Chapter VI incorporates the standards for
amending a public facility plan allowed by OAR 660--011-0045(3) and adopts an
amendment process.
Goal 12 - Transportation
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The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it is
not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 13 - Energy Conservation
The changes doe not affect Metro Plll!1 or PFSP consistency with this goal and it
is not applicable to the proposed amendments,
Goal 14 - Urbanization - To provide for an orderly and efficient transitionfrom
rural to urban land use.
The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it is
not applicable to the proposed amendments, as they do not affect the existing
urban growth boundary.
Goal 15 - Willamette River Greenway
The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it is
not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 16 Estuarine Resources, Goal 17 Coastal Shorelands, Goal 18 Beaches
and Dunes, and Goal 19 Ocean Resources
These goals do not apply to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area.
(b)
Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally
inconsistent.
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The proposed changes to the Metro Plan are essentially of a "housekeepillg"
nature. They essentially recognize. the role of wastewater service provision withID
the urban growth boundary by the ,addition or modification of applicable findings
and add or modify policy language to clarify the relationship between the Metro
Plan and the PFSP in regard to capital improvement plans and the 'commitment to
comply with regulatory requirements. The proposed changes, as presented, will
not create internal inconsistencies"within the Metro Plan.
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The proposed changes also amend the PFSP to more accurately reflect MWMC's
planned improvement projects for its wastewater treatment system and primary
collection system, to provide rough cost and timing estimates for those
improvements, update narrative information regarding necessary improvements to
the wastewater treatment system and priinary collection system, and more clearly
implement the plan modification standards contained in OAR 660-01 1-0045(3).
The proposed changes to the PFSP do not create any inconsistencies withill the
PFSP nor do they create any inconsistencies between the PFSP and the Metro
Plan.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6094
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE El'.JGENFSPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN
. AREA PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES PLAN (PFSP) BY ADDING NEW
TABLES AND MAPS IDENTIFYING W ASTEW ATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
AND CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS IN CI1APTER II; AMENDING CHAPTER IV
W ASTEW A TER SYSTEM CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND ADOPTING TABLE
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16a; ADDING A NEW CHAPTER VI AMENDMENTS TO THE PFSP; AND
ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
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WHEREAS;Chapter IV of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General
Plan (Metro Plan) sets forth procedures for anlendim:nt of the Metro Plan, and by
extension, amendment of refinement and functional plans that supplement the Metro
Plan, which for Springfield are implemenled by the provisions of Article 7 of the
Springfield Development Code; and
. WHEREAS, on February 17, 2004, the Springfield City Council initiated
proceedings for a Public Facilities and Services Plan amendmeqt and related Metro Plan
text anlendments; and '
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WHEREAS, following an April 20, 2004 joint public hearing with the Eugene
and Lane Counly"Plalming Commissions/the Springfield Planning Commission, on June
I, 2004, recommended the related Metro Plan text amendments and Public Facilities and
Services Plan amendments to include new tables identifying wastewater treatment system
and primary collection system. improvement projects as identified in Appendix B; to
include new maps showing existing wastewater treatment systems and planned
wastewater project sites; to revise the wastewater system condition assessment by
describing and distinguishing treatment system and conveyance; to inciude an expanded
discussion of wastewater service within the urbanizable area; to include project titles,
rough cost estimates and completion dates for the wastewater treatment and collection
system improvements; and to add a new Public Fa~ilities and Services Plan amendment
process, the exact language for each of the' preceding amendments being contained in
Appendix A and B attached and adopted as part of this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2004, the Eugene Planning Commission and 011 June 1,
2004, the Lane County Planning Commission recommended the Metro Plan text
amendments and Public Facilities and Services Plan anl!,mdments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted ajoint public hearing on this amendment
on June 22, 2004, with the Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of
Commissioners, and is now ready to take action based upon the above recommendations
)aVr.~::'i~y,~n~~I;1iAehce and testimony already in th~ record as well as the evidence and testimony
presented at the joint elected officials public hearing; and
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. WHEREAS, substantial evidence exists within the record demonstratilf!\llJ,l;lLt~ . d
"iJ,.l' '~'Ci!i'P"r9?Q.~al7?eets the requirements of the Metro Plan, Springfield Developmentl:::liill,6ntI1eCelVe
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Ordinance No. 6094
applicable state and local law as described in findings attached as Exhibit 1, and which
are adopted in support of this Ordinance.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the Common Council of the City of Springfield does
ordain as follows:
Section 1: The Public Facilities and Services Plan is hereby antended asJollows:
a) Chapter II is amended to include the text, tables and maps set forth in Appendix B at
pages 1 and 2, attached hereto; b) Chapter IV is "mended to reflect the text and tables set
forth in Appendix B at pages 3 and 4; and c) Chapter VI is added and shall consist of the
text set forth in Appendix B at pages 5 and 6. Appendix B is adopted as part of this
Ordinance. . .
Section 2: Chapter II of the Public Facilities and Services Plan is further amended
. to reflect the changes to Chapter III-G, Public Facilities and Services Element and .
Chapter V, Glossary of the Metro Plan as set forth in Appendix A; attached hereto and by
this reference incorporated herein. .
Section 3: Although not part of this Ordinance, the City Council adopts the
findings set forth in the attached Exhibit 1 in support ofthis action.
Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a'separate, distinct and independent provision
and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
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Section 5: Notwithstanding the effective date of ordinances as provided by .
Section 2.110 of the Springfield Municipal Code 1997, this Ordinance shall become
effective upon the date that all of the following have occurred: (a) the ordinance has been
acknowledged as provided by ORS 197.625; (b) at least 30 days have passed since the
date the ordinance was approved; and (c) both the Eugene City Council and Lane County
Board of Commissioners have adopted ordinances containing identical provisions to
those described in Section 1 of this Ordinance.
Adopted by the Common Council ofthe City of Springfield this 19th day of
July, 2004 by a vote of 5 in favor and 0 against.
ATTEST:
Approved by the Mayor of the City of Springfield this 19thday of July, 2004
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APPENDIXAa
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE METRO PLAN
(Current version of the Metro Plan)
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G. Public Facilities and Services Element'
This Public Facilities and Services Element provides direction for the future provision of
urban facilities and services to planned land uses.within the Metro Plan Plan Boundary
(Plan Boundary).
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The availability of public facilities and services is a key faCtor influencmg the location
and density of future development. The public's,investment in, and scheduling of, public
facilities and services area major means of implementing the Metro Plan.. As the
population of the Eugene-Springfield area increases and land development patterns
change over'time, the demand for urban services also increases and changes. These
changes require' that serVice providers, both public and private, plan for the provision of
services ill a coordinated manner, using c()nsistent assumptions and projections for.
population and land use. " .
The policies in this element complement Metro Plan Chapter II-A, Fundamental
Principles, and Chapter II-C, Growth Management. Consistent with the principle of
compact urban growth prescribed in Chapter II, the policies in this element call for future
urban water and wastewater services to be provided exclusively within the urban growth
boundary. This policy direction is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal II : Public
Facilities and Services, "To plan .wid develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement
of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural ,
development." On urban lands, new development must be served by at least the . .
minimum level of key urban services and facilities at the time development is completed
and, ultimately, by a full range of key urban services and facilities. On rural lands within
the Plan Boundary, development must be served by rural levels of service. Users of
facilities and services in rural areas are spread out geographically, resulting m a higher .
per-user cost for some services and, often; man inadequate revenue base to support a
higher level of service m the future. Some urban facilities may be located or managed'
outside the urban growth boundary, as allowed by statelaw, but only to serve
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development withID the urban growth boundary.
Urban facilities and services withID the ~ban growth boundary are provided by the City .
of Eugene, the City of Springfield, Lane County, Eugene Water & Electric.Board . ,
(EWEB), the Springfield Utility Board (SUB), the Metropolitan Wastewater
Management Commission (MwMC), electric cooperatives, and special service districts.
Special, service districts provide schools and bus service, and, in some areas outside the
cities, they provide water, electric, fire service or parks and recreation service. This
element provides guidelines for special service districts in line with the compact urban
" " . deyeJopment fundamental principle of the Metro Plan. . .
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This element mcorporates the findings and policies m the Eugene-Springfield
Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (public Facilities and Services
Plan), adopted as a refinement to the Metro Plan. The Public Facilities and Services
Plan provides guidance for public facilities and services, including planned water, .
wastewater, stormwater, and electrical facilities. As required by Goalll ,the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies and shows the general location' of the water,
wastewater, and stormwater projects needed to 'serveland withID the urban growth
boundary.' The Public Facilities and Services Plan also contaIDs this information for
electrical facilities, although not required to by law.
The project lists and maps in the Public Facilities and Services Plan are adopted as part.
of the Metro Plan. Information in the Public Facilities. and Services Plan on project
phasing and costs, and decisions on timing and financmg of projects are not part of the
Metro Plan and are controlled solely by the capital improvement programming and
budget processes of individual service providers. .
This element of the Metro Plan is organized by the followrng topics related to the
provision of urban facilities and services. Policy direction for the full range of services,
inelooing wast.,~""t.,..,C,~>o"" may be found under any of these topics, although th~ first
topic, Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary, is further broken
. down into sub-categories.
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary
. Planning and Coordination . .
. Water
. Wastewater
. Stormwater
o Electricity
. Schools
o Solid Waste
. 0 Services to Areas Outside the Urban Growth ,Boundary
o Locatmg and Managmg Public Facilities Outside the Urban 'Growth Boundary
.. Financing .
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The applicable findings and policies are contaIDed under each of these: topic headings,
below. .
The policies listed provide direction for public and private developmental and program
decision-makillg regarding urban facilities and services. Development should be
coordinated with the planning, financing, and construction of key urban facilities and
services to ensure the efficient use and expansion of these facilities.
I The exact location of the projects shown on the Public Facilities and Services Plan planned fucilit1es
. . maps is determined through local processes.
~ ;r.:';;iitf."'I,QoaJ \!,al.so:r~uires transportation facilities to be included inpublicfucilities plans. In ~lp}Ilo~C' e',ved
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I. Provide and maiiltaill public facilities and serVices in an efficient and
, environmentally responsible maIUler. ..
2. Provide public facilities and services m a maffiler. that encourages orderly and
sequential growth.
Findinl!s and Policies .'
Services to Development Within the UrpaIl Growth Boundary: I:lanning and
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1. . Urban expansion within the urban growth boundary is accomplished through in-
fill, redevelopmerit, and annexati~h of territory which can be served with a' .
. minimum level of key urban services and facilities. This permits new'
development to use .existing facilities and services, or those which can be easily
extended, minimizing the public cbst of extending urban facilities and services.
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2. In accordance with Statewide Plarlning Goal 11 and OAR 660, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies jurisdictional responsibility for the
. . provision of water, wastewater and stormwilter, describes respective service areas.
and existing and plaffiled water, wastewater, and stOrnlwater facilities, and
contains planned facilities maps for these services. Electric system information
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and improvements are included in thepublic Facilities and Services Plan, .
although not required by state law:, Local facility master plans and refuiement
plans provide,more specific project infonriation. .
3. Urban services within the metropolitan urban ~owth boundary are provided by
the City of Eugene, the City of Springfield, Lane County, EWEB, SUB, the
MWMC,electric covp",.a;';ves, and special ~rvicedistricts.
4. The Public Facilities and Services' Plan finds that almost all areas within the city
limits of Eugene and Springfield are served or can be served in the short-term (0-5
y~ars) with water, wastewater, stormwater, aild,electlic servic~. Exceptions to
this are stormwater s~rvice to portions of the Willow Creek area and southeast
Springfield and full water service at some.higher e,levationsin Eugene's' South
Hills. Service to these areas will be available in the long-term. Service to all
areas within city limits are either m a capital improvement plan or can be
extended with development. .
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. .5:" ,~, 'Wi~.!he improyements specified m the Public Facilities and Services Plan '. .'.
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boundary can be served with water, wastewater, stormwater, and electric service
at the time those areas are developed. In general, areas outside city limits
serviceable in the long-term are located near the urban growth boundary and in '
urban reserves, primarily ill River Road, Santa Clara, west Eugene's Willow
Creek area, south Springfield, and the ThUrston and Jasper-Natronareas in east
Springfield. ' .
6.' OAR 660-011-0005 defines projects that must be included in public facility plan
project lists for water, wastewater, and stormwater. These defInitions are shown
in the keys of planned facilities Maps I, 2, ~ and 3 in the Public Facilities and
Services Plan.
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7. In accordance with ORS 195.020 to 080, Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and
special service districts are required to enter into coordIDation agreements that .
define how planning coordIDation and urban services (water, wastewater, fIre,
parks, open space and recreation, and streets, roads and mass transit) Will be
provided within the urban growth boundary. . ,
8. Large illstitutional uses, such as universities and hospitals, present complex
. planning problems for the metropolitan area due to their location, facility
expansion plans, and con~uIDg housing and parking needs.
9. Duplication of services prevents the most economical distribution of public
facilities and services.
10. As discussed in the Public Facilities and Services Plan, a majority of nodal
deveiopment areas proposed ill TransPlan are serviCeable now or in the short-
term. The City of Eugene's adopted Growth Management Policy #15' states,
"Target publicly-financed infrastructure extensions to support development for
higher densities, in-fIll, mixed uses, imd nodal development." , .
Policies
G.l Extend the minirn~ level and full range' of key urban facilities and services in an
orderly and efficient manner consistent with the growth managl?ment policies ~
Chapter II-C, relevant policies in this chapter, and other Metro Plan policies.
G.2 Use the planned facilities inaps of the Public Facilities and Services Plan to guide,
the gerierallocation of water, wastewater, stormwater, and electrical projects in
the metropolitan area. Use local facility master plans, refinement plans, caoital
,irnorovement olans. and ordinances as the guide for detailed planning and project
, implementation. . . '
G.3 Modifications and additions to or deletions from the project lists ill the Public
Facilities and Services Plan for water, wastewater, and stormwater public facility
!'""!C>'~ 'i:; ,"1' ,Lor: . 'j;"h" ',~' projec~' or significant changes to project location, from that deSCribf4iP.,ilieR' 0 I
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requires amending the Pubic Facilities and Services Plan and the Metro Plan,
"except for the following: .
a Modifications to a public facility project which are mmor in nature and 'do
not significantly impact the project' s general description, location, sizing,
capacity; or other general characteristic of the project; or '
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b. Technical and environmental modifications to a public facility which are
made pursuant to fmal engilleering on a project; or
c. Modifications to a public facility project which are'made pursuant to
fmdings of an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact
Statement conducted under regulations implementing the procedural
provisions of the national Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any
federal or State of Oregon agency project development regulations
consistent with that act anlits regulations ,
GA . The cities and Lane County shall coordinate ,with EWEB, Spj3,and special
service districts operating ill the metropoliuill. area, to provide the opportunity to
review and comment on proposed public facilities; plans, p~ograms, and public
improvement projectS or changes thereto that may affect one another's area of
" responsibility.
G.S The cities shall continue joillt planning coordiTIation with major institutions, such
as Universities and hospitals, due to their relatively large impact on local facilities
and services. .-
G.6 Efforts shail be made to reduce the number of unnecessary special service districts.
and to revise confusillg or illogical service boundaries, includillg those that result
in a duplication of effort or overlap of service. ,When possible, these efforts shall
be pursued in cooperation with. the affected jurisdictions: .
G.7 Service providers shall coordinate the proVision offacilities and services to areas
. targeted 1:iy the cities for higher densities, IDfill,mixeduses"and nodal
development.' . .,
G.8 The cities and county shall coordillate with cities surroundillg the metropolitan
areHo develop a growth management strategy. This strategy will address
,; regional public facility needs. . .
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11. Sorimrlield and EUl!ene relv on a combillation of rel!ional and local services
for the orovision of wastewater services. Within each Citv. the local '
jurisdiction orovides collection of wastewater throu!!h a svstem of sanitarv
sewers and ounioinl! svstems. These collection facilities connect to a rel!ional
svstem of siInilar sewer collection' facilities owned.and oocrated bv the
Metrooolitan Wastewater ManalZement Commission ("MWMC"). an entity
formed under aninterl!overnmental'al!reement created oursuant to ORS 190.
TOlZether. these collection facilities (which exclude orivate laterals which
convev'wastewater from individual residential or commercial/industrial
connections) constitute the orimarv collection system.
12. The orimarv collection system convevs wastewater to 'a treatment facilities svstem
owned and oocrated bv MWMC. This svstem consists ofanillterconnected Water
, Pollution Control Facilitv ("WPCF"). a biosolids facilitv.' and a beneficial reuse
facility .
Policies '.
G.9 waStewater convevimce and treatment shall be orovided to meet the needs of.
oroiected lITOwth inside the urban llTowth boundarY that are caoable of comolvinq
with rel!Ulatorv reouirements l!overninl! beneficial reuse or discharl!e of effluent.
and beneficial reuse or disDOsal of residuals.,
Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Water
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1+3.' Springfield relies on groundwater for its sole source of water. EWEB water
source is the McKerizieRiver and EWEB'is developillg groundwater sources.
The identification of projects on the Public Far;:ilities and Services Plan planned
facilities map does not confer rights to a groundwater source. .
Policies
G.910 Eugene ,and Spririgfield and their respective utility branches, EWEB and
Springfield Utility Board (SUB), shall ultimately be the water service providers
within the urban growth boUndary. , .
G.1GI Continue to take positive steps to p.vl",~t groundwater supplies. The cities,
county, and other service providers shall manage land use and public facilities for
groundwater-related benefits through the implementation of the Springfield
Drinking Water Protection Plan and other wellhead protection plans.
Management practices instituted to protect groundwater shall be coordinated
among the City of Springfield, City of Eugene, and Lane County.
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adequate consideration of fire flows.
G.l;!3 SUB, EWEB,and Rainbow Water District, the water providerS that currently
control a water source, shall examine the need for a m"';:'vpvlitan-wide water
master program, recognizing that a metropolitan-wide system will require'
. establishing standards, as well as coordIDated source and delivery systems.
Services .to Development Within the Urban Growth,Boundary: Stormwater
Findings
1;M. Historically, storrnwater systems in Eugene and Springfield were designed
primarily to control floods. The 1987 re-autl1orization of the federal Clean Water
Act required, for the first time, local commuruties to reduce stoimwater pollution
'within their municipal storm drainage systems. These reqUirements applied
initially to the City of Eugene and subsequent amendments to the Act extended
these requirements to Sprinifield and Lane County.
I ~S. Administration and enforcement of the Clean Water Act stormwater provisions.
occur at the state level, through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permitting requirements. Applicable jurisdictions are required to obtaill
an NPDES stormwater permit from the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ), and prepare a water quality plan outlining the Best Management.
Practices (BMPs) to be taken over a five-year permit period for reducillg
stormwater pollutants to "the maximum ~A;"'U; practicable."
146. Stormwater quality improvement facilities are most efficient and effective at
intercepting and removing pollutaIlts. when they are close to the source of the
pollutants and treat relatively small volumes of runoff.
g7: The Clean Water Act requires states.toassess the quality of their surface waters,
every three years, and to list those waters which do not meet adopted water
quality standards. The Willamette RiveT and other water bodies have been listed
as not meeting the standards for temperature and bactena. . This will require the
development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for these pollutants, and
an allocation to point and non-point sources.
168. The listing of Spring Chinook Salmon as a threatened species ill the Upper
Willamette River requires the application ofEndallgered Species Act (ESA)
provisions to the salmon's habitat in the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers. The
decline in the Chinook Salmon has been attributed.to such factors as destruction
. of habitat through channelization and revetment of river banks, non-point source
pollution, alterations of natural hydrograph by increased impervious surfaces in
the basin, and degradation of natural functions of riparian lands due to removal or
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natural biofiltration of stormwater pollutants; greater ability to attenuate effects of .
peak stormwater flows; retention of wetland, habitat, and open space functions;
and reduced capital costs for stormwater facilities.
+820. An increase in impervious surfaces, Without mitigation, results in higher flows
during peak storm events, less opportunity forrecharging of the aquifer, and a
decrease in water quality. .
+921. Stormwater systems tend to be gravity-based systems that follow the slope of the
land rather than political boundaries. In many cases, the natural.drainageways.
such as streams serve as an integral part of the stormwater conveyance system.
2G2. In general, there are,no programs for stormwater maintenance outside the Eugene
and Springfield, city limits, except for the Lane County roads program. State law
lirnits cOunty road funds for stormwater projects to those located within the public
right-of-way.
2+3. Fillillg in designated floodplain areas can increase flood elevations above the
elevations predicted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
models, because the FEMA models are typically based only on the extent of .
development at the time the modeling was conducted and do not take into account
the ultimate buildout of the draIDage area This poses risks to other p,vp""i.:es ill
or adjacent to floodplains and can change the hydrograph of the river.-
Policies
G.l M Improve surface and ground water quality and quantity ill the metropolitan area
by developillg regulations or instituting programs for stormwater to:
a. . Increase public awareness of techniques and practices private individuals
can employ to help correct water quality and quantity problems;
b. Improve management of illdustrial and commercial operations to reduce
negative water quality and quantity impacts;
c. Regulate site planning for new development and construction to better
manage pre-and post-construction storm runoff, including erosion,
velocity, pollutant loadillg, and draIDage;
.. d. '. Increase storage and retention and natural filtration of storm runoff to
lower and delay p~ak storm flows and to settle out pollutants prior to
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off-site impacts from 'stormwater runoff;
f. Use natural and simple mechanical treatment systems to provide treatment.
for potentially contanlinated runoff waters;
. g. Reduce'street-related water quality and quantity problems;
h; Regulate use' and require coniainment and/or pretreatment of toxic
substances;
I. Include contaIDment measUres ill site review standards to minimize the
effects of chemical and petroleum spills; and
j. Consider impacts to ground water quality in the design and location of dry
wells. , .. '
G.14S Iinplement changes to stormwaterJacilities and management practices to reduce
the presence of pollutants regulated under the Clean Water Act and to address the
requirements of the Endangered Species Act.
G.l~ Consider wellhead protection areaS and surface water supplies when,planning
stormwater facilities.
G.167 Manage or enhance waterways and open stormwater systems to reduce water
quality impacts from runoff and to. improve stormwater conveyance.
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G.1-78 'Include measures in local land developmentregula.tions thatminimi7e the amount
of impervious surface in new development in a manner that reduces stormwater
. pollution,. reduces the negative affects from increases in runoff, and is compatible
with Metro Plan policies.
G.1&9 The cities and Lane County shall adopt a strategy for the Unllcorporated area of
the urban growth boundary to: requce the negative effects of filling ill floodplains
and prevent the filling of natural drainage chanriels except as necessary to ensure
public operatioris and mailltenance of these chamu;ls ill a manner that preserves
and/or enhances floodwater conveyance capacity and biological fuItction.
G.-t920Maintain flood storage capacity within the floodplain, to the maximum extent
practical, through measures that m'ay include reducing impervious surface in the
, floodplaill ~d adjacent areas.
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224. According to local municipal utilities, efficient electrical service is often
, accomplished through mutual back-up agreements and inter-connected systems
are more efficient than isolated systems.
Policies
G.2GI The electric' service providers will agree which provider will serve areas about to
be annexed and IDform the cities who the service provider will be and how the '
transition of services, if any, will occur. '
Services to Deveiopment Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Schools
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.2~S. ORS 195.110 requiIes cities and counties toinchlde, as an element of their
comprehensive plan, a school facility plan for high growth districtS prepared by
the district m cooperation with the city or county; and for the city or county to
initiate the planning activity. The law defines high growth districts as those that
have an enrollment of over 5,000 students and an increase in enrollment of six
percent or more during the three most recent school years. At present, there are no
high growth school districts ill the urban growth boundary.
246. ORS I 97.296(4)(a) states that when the urban growth boundary is amended to
provideneed~ housing, ,"As part of this process; the amendment shall include
sufficient land reasonably necessary to accommodate the siting of new public
school facilities. The need and inclusion oflands for new.public school facilities'
shall be a coordinated process between the affected public school districtS and the ,
local government that has the authority to approve the urban growth boundary."
2~7. Enrollment projections for the five public school districts in the metropolitan area
and the University of Oregon and Lane Community College (LCC) are not
consistent. Bethel School District and the University of Oregon expect illcreases
while Springfield and. Eugene School Districts and LCC 'are experiencing nearly
flat or declinIDg enrollinents. Enrollment is increasillg fastest ill tl1e elementary
',and high school attendance areas near new development.
;MiS. Short-term fluctuations in school attendance are addressed through the use of
adjusted attendance area boundaries, double shifting, use of portable classrooms,
and busillg. School funding from the state is based on student enrollment for
, school districts in the State of Oregon: This funding pattern affects,the
willingness of districts to allow out-of-distric~ transfers and to adjust district
boundaries. Adjustments ill district boundaries may be feasible where there is no
net loss or gain m student enrollments between districts.
'. ' 'Jrl-9. Creating or retaining small, neighborhood schools reduces the need for busing and
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schools may allow more parents t6'stay in established neighborhoods and to avoid
moving out to new subdivisions on the urban fringe or to bedroom communities.
However, growth patterns do not ~ways respect schooldistrict boundaries. For'
example, natural cycles of growth and neighborhood maturation result ill uneven
geographic growth patterns ill the metropolitan area, causing a disparity between
the location of some schools and sChool children. This results in some fringe area
schools exceeding capacity, while some central city schoois are under capacity.
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2&30. Long-range enrollment forecasts determine the need to either build new schools,
expand existing facilities, or close 'existing schools. Funding restrictions imposed
by state law and some provisions in local codes may discourage the retention and
redevelopment of neighborhood schools. Limits,imposed by state law on the use
'of bond funds for operations and maintenance make the construction of new,
,lower maintenance buildings preferable to remodelillg existillg school buildillgs.
In addition, if existmg schools were expanded, some'school sites may not meet
current local parkIDg and, other c04e requirements.
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;w.31. Combrnrng educational facilities with local park and recreation facilities provides
financial benefits to the schools while enllancing benefits to the community. The
Meadow View School and adjacent City of Eugene community park is an
example of shared facilities.
Policies
G.2+2 The cities shall initiate a process yvith school districts within the urban growth
boundary for coordinating land use and school planning activities. The cities and
school districts shall examine the following in their coordination efforts: ,
a. The need for ~ew public ~hool facilities and'sufficient land to site them;
b. How open enrollment policies affect school location;
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supply;
d. The use of school facilities for non-school activities and appropriate
reimbursement for this use; ,
e. The impact ofbuildIDg and land use codes on the development and
redevelopment of school facilities;
f. " Systems development charge adjustments related to neighborhood
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enrollment will not be affected, whereasillgle, otherwise internally
cohesive area is divided into more than one school district.
G.n3 Support financial and other efforts to keep neighborhood schools open and to
retaill schools sites in public ownership followrng school closure.
G.2M Support the retention of University of Oregon and LtC facilities in central city
areas to increase opportunities for public transit and housing and to retain these
schools' attractiveness to students and faculty. '
Services to Deyelopment Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Solid Waste
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3G2. StateWide Planning Goal 11 reqUires that; "To meet current and long-range needs,
a provision for solid waste disposal sites, includillg sites for inert waste, shall be
included in each plan."
Policies '
G.24S The Lane County Solid Waste Management Plan, as updated, shall serve as the
guide for the location of solid waste sites, illchiding sites for inert waste, to serve
the metropolitan area. Industries that make significant use of the resources
recovered from the Glenwood solid waste transfer facility should be encouraged"
to locate in that vicinity. '
Services to Areas Outside the Urban Growth Boundary ,
, Findings
3-!-3. Providing key urban Services, such as water, to areas outside the urban growth '
boundary illcreases pressure for urban development ill rural areas. This c!lll
encourage premature development outside the urBan growth boundary at rural
densities, increasillg the cost of public facilities and services to all users of the
systems.
3;M. Land application ofbiosolids, treated wastewater, or cannery waste on
agricultural sites outside the urban growth boundary for beneficial reuse of treated '
wastewater byproducts generated within the urban growth boundary is more
efficient and environmentally beneficial than land filling or other means of,
,', disposal. '
3'}S. Lane County land use data show that, outside the urban growth boundary, land
L \#..' .J _', " f' uses consist of:
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Those which are primarily intended for resource management; and
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Those where development has occurred and are committed to rural
development as established through the exceptions process specified ill '
Statewide Planning Goal 21 '
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G.2~ Wastewater and water service shall not be provided outside the urban groWth
boundary except to the following areas, and the'cities may require consent to
annex agreements as a prerequisite to providing these services in any instance:
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a ' The area oftlie Eugene Airport designated Government and Education on
the Metro Plan Diagram, the Seasonal Industrial waSte Facility, the
Regional Wastewater Biosolids Management Facility, and agricultural
sitl:!s used for land application of biosolids and capnery byproducts. These
sites serve the entire metropolitan area '
b. An existing development o,utside the urban growth boundary when it has
been determilled that it poses' an immediate threat of public health or
safety to the citizens withID the Eugene-Sprin@.eld urban growth '
boundary that can only be remedied by extension of the service.
In addition, under prior obligations, water service shall be provided to hind withID
the dissolved water districts of Hillcrest, College Crest, Bethel, and Oakway. '
G.2e7 The Eugene Airport'shall be served with the necessary urban services required to
operate the airport as an urban facility. Development outside the urban growth
boundary in the vicinity of the airport, outside the portion of the airport boundary
designated Government and Education ill the Metro Plan diagram, shall not be
provided with urban services.
G.2-78 ,Plan for the following levels of service for rural designations 'outside the urban
growth boundary within the Plan Boundary: '
a Al!riculture. ForestLand, Sand and Gravel. and Parks and Ooen Soace.
No millirnum level of service is established.
b. Rural Residential. Rural Commercial. Rural Industrial. and Government
and Education: On-site sewage disposal, illdividual water systems, rural '
level of fire and police protection, electric and communication service,
, schools, and reasonable access to solid waste disposal facility.
Locating and Managing Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
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346. In accordance with statewide planning goals and administrative rules, urban
water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities may be located on agricultural land
'and urban water and wastewater facilities may be located on forest land outside
the urban growth boundary when the facilities exclusively serve land withID the
urban growth,boundary, pursuant to OAR 660-006 and 660-033.
3~7. In accordance with statewide planning goals and administrative rules, water, and
, wastewater facilities 'are allowed ill the puplic right-of-way of public roads and
highways.
368. The Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities maps show the location
of-some planned public facilities outside the urban growth boundary and Plan
Boundary, exclusively to serve land within the urban growth boundary. The "
. ultimate construction of these facilities will require close coordiIlation with and
permitting by Lane County and possible Lane CounlJl.Rural Comprehensive Plan
amendments.
3-19. Statewide Planning GoalS and OAR 660-023-0090 require state and local
jurisdictions to identify and protect riparian corridors. '
3840. In accordance with OAR 660-033-0090, 660-033-0130(2), and 660-033-0120,
building schools on high value farm land outside the urban growth boundary is'
prohibited. Statewide planning goals prohibit locating school buildiIlgs on farm
or 'forest land withiri three miles outside the urban growth boundary.
Policies
G.2%9 Consistent with local regulations, locate new urban water, wastewater, and
stormwater facilities on farm land and urban water and wastewater facilities on
forest land outside the urban growth boundary only when the facilities exclusively
serve land inside- the urban growth boundary and there is no reasonable
alternative.
G.;!-930Locate urban water and wastewater facilities in the public right-of-way of public
roads and highways outside the urban growth boundary, as needed to servdand
within the urban growth boundary.
G.3Ql Facility providers shall coordinate with Lane County and other local jurisdictions '
and obtain the necessary county land use approvals to amend the Lane County
Rural Comprehensive Plan, or the Metro'Plan, as needed and consistent with state
law, to app'vp.;ately designate land for urban facilities located outside the urban
growth boundary or the Plan Boundary.
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G.3+2 Tli~ cities shall coordinate with Lane County on responsibility and' authoritY to
address storri1"'a;"'~ .dated issues outside the Plan'Boundary, includillg outfalls
outside the Springfield portion 'of tpe urban growth boundary.
G .323 Measures to protect, enhance, or alter Class F Streams outside the urban growth
boundary, withiI1 the Plan Boundary shall, at a minimum, be consistent with Lane
County's riparian stand~ds. ' 1, .
G.3;4 New schools within the Plan Boundary shall be built inside the urban growth
boundary.
Financing
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;!WI. ORS' 197.7l2(2)(e) states that the project-timing and fmancing provisions of
public facility plaits shall not be considered land use decisions.
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402. ORS 223.297 and ORS 223.229(1) do not' permit the collection oflocal Systems
development charges (SDCs) for fire and emergency medical service facilities and
schools, limiting revenue options for these services. Past attempts to change this
law have been unsuccessful.
4+). Service providers in the metropolitan area useSDCs to help fund the following
facilities:
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- Willamalane Park and Recreation District: 'parks;
'. 'SUB, Raillbow Wat~r District: water; ,
. Eugene: stormwater, wastewater, parks, and transportation; and,
-EWEB: water.
4;!4; Oregon and California timber receipt reven\les: a f~erally-funded source of
county road funds, nave declilled over the years and their continued decline is
expected.' ", ' ' , ' "
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435. Regular maintenance reduces long term IDfrastrucl).lrC costs by preventing the
need for frequent replacement and:rehabilitation. ORS 223.297 to 223.314 do not
allow use ()f SDCs to fund operations and maintenance.
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446. . The assessment rates of Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County are each different,
,', creating inequitable financing of S9m.e infrastructure improvements in the
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G.34S . Changes to Public Facilities and Services Plan project phasillg schedules or
anticipated costs and financing shall be made in accordance with budgeting and
capital improvement program procedures of,the affectedjurisdiction(s). '
G.3~ Service providers will update capital improvement pro&,4u..u..ing (planning;
'programming, and budgeting for service extension) regularly for those portions of
'the Urban growth boundary where the full range of key urban services and
facilities is not available.
G.367 Require development to pay the cost, as deterrnilled by the local jurisdiction, of
extending urban services and facilities. This does not preclude subsidy, where a
development will fulfill goals and recommendations of the Metro Plan and other
applicable plans determilled by the local jurisdiction to be of particular
importance or concern.
G.3-78 . Contillue to implement a system of user charges, SDCs, and other public
financing tools, where app,vp.:ate, to fund operations; maintenance, and
improvement or repiacement of obsolete facilities or system expansion.
G.389 Explore other funding mechanisms at the local level to finance operations and .
maintenance_ of public facilities.
G.~OSetwastewater and stormwater fees at a level commensurate with the level of
impact on, or use of, the wastewater or,stormwater service.
G.~OThe cities and Lane County will continue to cooperate in developillg assessment'
practices for inter-jurisdictional projects that provide for equitable treatment of
properties, regardless of jurisdiction.
Chapter. V Glossary
, 36. Public facility nroiects: Public facility projeCt lists and maps adopted as part of
the Metro Plan are defined as follows:
a. Water: Source, reservoirs, pump stations, and primary distribution
. systems. Primary distribution systems are transrriission lines 12 inches or
larger for SUB and 24illches or larger for EWEB.
b. Wastewater:
Prlnlarv Collection Svstem: Pump stations and wastewater
lines 24 illches or larger. .
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, Facility (WPCF\,!!!:Qiect. beneficial reuse nroiect and
residuals nroiect necessarY to meet wastewater treatment
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consistent With the nonulation assumed in this Plan. in .
comnJiancewith MWMC's discharge nermit. MWMC's
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imnlementation oftheWPCF nroiect.the beneficial reuse
proiect and the residuals nroiect.
c. Stormwater: Drainage/channel improvements and/or piping systems 36 '
, inches or larger; proposed detention ponds; outfalls; water quality
projects; and waterways a!!d .open systems.
d. Specific projects adopted l!l; part of the Metro Plan are described in the
project lists and their general location is identified in the planned facilities
maps in Chapter II ofthe'Eugime-Springfield Metropolitan Public
Facilities and Services Plan (public Facilities and Services Plan).
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PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE METRO PLAN
rv,ersion curren~ly before the elected officials as a part of Periodic Review)
G. Public Facilities and Sel'Vices Element
This Public Facilities and Services Element provides direction for the future provision of
urban facilities and services to planned land uses withID the Metro Plan Plan Boundary
(plan Boundary).
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The availability of public facilities and seivices is a key factor influencing the location' ,
, and density of future development. The public's illvestrnent in, and schedulillg of, public, .
, facilities and services are a rriajor means of implementing ,the Metro Plan. As the
population of the Eugene-Springfield area increases and land development patterns
change over time, the demand for' urban s~rvices also illcreases and chariges. These
changes require that service providers, both public and private, plan for the provision of
services in a,coordinated manner, usillg consistent assumptions and projections for
population and land use.
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The policies in this element complement Metro Plan Chapter II-A, Fundamental
, Principles, and Chapter II-C, Growth Management. Consistent with the principle of
compact urban growth prescribed in Chapter II, the policies in tIiis element call for future
urban water and wastewater services to be provided exclusively withID the urban growth
,boundary (UGB). This policy direction is'~onsistent with Statewide Plannillg Goal II :
Public Facilities and Services, "To plan and develop a timely; orderly and efficient,
arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a franlework for urban and rural
development." On urban lands, new development must be served by at least the
mIDirnum level of key urban services and facilities at the time development is completed .
and, ultimately, by a full range of key urban services and facilities. On rural lands within,
the Plan Boundary, development must be served by rural levels of service. Users of
facilities and services in rural areas are spread out geographically, 'resulting in a higher
per-user cost for some s~rVices and, often; in an inadequate revenue base to support a
higher level of service ill the future. Some urban facilities may be located or managed
outside the urban growth boimdary,.as all6wed by state law, but only to serve
development within the UGB. ' :'
Urban facilities and services withID the UCJB are provided by the City of Eugene, the City
of Springfield, Lane County, Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), the Springfield
Utility Board (SUB), the MetropolitanW!!stewater Mapagement Comrhission (MWMC),
electric cooperatives, and special service districts. Special service districts provide
schools iuid bus 'service, and, in some areas outside the Cities, they provide water, electric,
fire service or parks and recreation service. This element provides guidelines for special
service districts in lillewith the compact tirban developm"nt fundamental principle of the
Metro Plan. ' ' '. d
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This element incorporates the findings and policies in the Eugene-Springfield
Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services
, Plan), adopted as a refinement to the Metro Plan. The Public Facilities andServices
Plan provides guidance for public facilities and services, illcluding planned water,
wastewater, stormwater, and electrical facilities. AS required by Goal II ,the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies and shows the general location' of the water,
wastewater, lind stormwater projects needed to serve land within the UGB.'The Public
Facilities and Services Plan also contains this infofDlation for electrical facilities,
although riot required to by law.
The project lists and maps in the Public Facilities and Services Plan are adopted as part ,
of the Metro Plan. Information in the Public Facilities and SerVices Plan on project
phasing and costs, and decisions oil timiIlg and fina.ricing of projects are not part of the
Metro Plan and are controlled solely by the capitallniprovement programming and
budget processes of illdividlial service providers. ' ,
The policies listed provide direction for public and private developmental and program
, decision~miling regarding urban facilities and services. Development should be
coordinated with the planning, financing, and construction of key urban facilities and
services to ensure the efficient use and expansion ofthese facilities.
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Goals
, I. Provide and maintaill public facilities and services ill an efficient and
environmentally responsible manner. '. '
2. Provide public facilities and services in a manner that encourages orderly and
sequential growth.
Findings and Poiicies
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The findings and policies ill this element are organized by the follo'Ying four topics
related to the provision of urban facilities and services. Policy ~in;ction for the full range
of urban facilities and services, iBelliaing wastewat~. ~Q""';oe, may be found under any of
these topics, aIihough the first topic, Services to Development Within the Urban Growth
Boundary, is further broken down illto sub-categories.
,. Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary
. Planning and Coordination
o Water
1 The exact location of the projects shown on the Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities
. maps is,detennined through local processes. "
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L ,1, FJ !k~8,:~~p~ratlon faCIlIties are addressed m Metro Plan Chapter III-F and m the EUgene-sprm&:JtIBteReCE lived
TransportatIOn System Plan (Trans Plan).
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. Wastewater Treatment' -
. Stormwater
. Electricity
. Schools
. Solid Waste Treatment"'
. Services to Areas Outside the Urban, Growth Boundary
. Locating and Managmg Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
. Financing
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Coordination
Findings
I. Urban expansion vnthID,the UGB is accomplishedthr~ugh ill-fill, redevelopment,
and annexation of territory which 9an be served with a mIDimum level of key
urban se~ices and facilities. Thisperniits new development to use existing
facilities'and services, or those which can be easily extended, mIDimizillg the
public cost of extendillg urban facilities and services.
2. In accordance ~th Statewide Planillng Goal 11 and OAR 660, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies jurisdictional responsibility for the
provision of water, wastewater an4 stormwater, describes respective service areas
and existing and planned water, w~tewater, and stormwater facilities, and
contains planned facilities maps for these services. Electric system information
and improvements are included in1the Public Facilities and Services-Plan,
although not required by state law., Local facility master plans and refinement.
plans provide more specific project information. ,
3. Urban services withID the metropolitan UGB are provided by the City of Eugene, ,
the City of Springfield, Lane County, EWEB, SUB, the ~C, electric
cooperatives, and spedal service dist:t1cts. '
,4. " The Pubiic Facilities and Services:Planfinds that almost all areas withID the city
limits of Eugene and Springfield are served or can be served ill theshort~term (0-5
years) with water, wastewater, stormwater,and electric seivice. Exceptions to
this are stormwater service to portions of the Willow Creek area and southeast
Springfield and full water service at some higher elevations ill Eugene's South
Hills. Service to these areas will be available in the long-term. Service to all
areas withID city limits are either in a capital improvement plan or can be
, extended with development.
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With the improvements specified ih the Public Facilities and Services Plan
project lists, all urbanizable areas ,within the Eugene-Springfield UGB can be
, -, l:served with water, wastewater, stormwater, and electric service at the ~,:Jl~osb ' d
\If:~fj~;j~~~r1i G:;(6~as are developed. In general, areas outside city limits serviceableiUi,16gneCelVe
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term are located near the UGB and m urban reserves, primarily ill River Road,
Santa Clara, west Eugene's Willow Creek area, south Springfield, and the
Thurston and Jasper-Natron areas in east Springfield.
OAR 660-011-0005 defines projects that must be included ill public facility plan
project lists for water, wastewater, and stormwater. These definitions are shown
in the keys of planned facilities Maps I, 2, ~and 3 in the Public Facilities and
Services Plan.
In accordance with ORS 195.020 to 080, Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and
special service districts are required to enter into coordination agreements that
define how planning coordination and urban services (water, waStewater, fire,
parks, open space and recreation, and streets, roads and mass transit) will be
provided withiIl the UGB.
Large institutional uses, such as universities and hospitals, present complex
plamling problems for the metropolitan area due to their location; facility
expansion plans, and contilluing housing and parking needs.
Duplication of services prevents the most economical distribution of public
facilities and services. '
10.
As discussed ill the Public Facilities and Services Pian, a majority of nodal
development areas proposed ill TransPlan are serviceable now or in the short-
. term. The City of Eugene's adopted Growth Management Policy #15 states,
"Target publicly-fmanced infrastructure extensions to support development for
higher densities, ill-fill, mixed uses, and nod81 development."
Policies
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G.1
Extend the miIlirnum level and full range of key urban facilities and services.in an
orderly and efficient manner consistent with the growth management policies ill
Chapter II-C, relevant" policies ill this chapter, and other Metro Plan policies.
G.2
Use the planned facilities maps of the Public Facilities and Services Plan to guide,
. the general location' of water, wastewater, stormwater, and electrical projects m
the metropolitan area. Use local facility master plans,'refmement plans, caoital
imoroveinent olans., and ordinances 'as the guide for detailed planning and project
implementation.
G.3 Modifications and additions to or deletions from the project lists ill the Public
, Facilities and Services Plan for water, wastewater, and stormwater public facility
projects or significant changes to projeCt location, from that described ill the
Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities Maps I, 2, 2.!h and 3,
,,' , requires amendIDg the Pubic Facilities and Services Plan and the Metro Plan,
{~RV;W~r.:lf:"l [~.'l."fexcept for the followillg: '
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a Modifications to a public facility project which are mIDor ill nature and do
not significantly impact the project's general description, location, sizing,
, capacity, or other general characteristic of the project; or
b. Technical and enVironmental modifications to a public facility which are
made pursuant to final engilleering on a project; or
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c. Modifications to a public facility project which are made pursuant to
findillgs of an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact
Statement conducted under regulations implementing the procedural
provisions of the national Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any
federal or State of Oregon agency project de~elopmeht regulations
consistent with that act and its regulations; or
d. Public facility projects illcluded in the PFSP to serve land designated
Urban Reserve prior to the removal of the Urban Reserve designation,
which projects shall be removed from the PFSP at the time of the next
Periodic Review of the Metro Plan.
G.4 The cities and Lane County shall coordinate with EWEB, SUB, and special
service districts operating ill the metropolitan area, to provide the oppo~ty to
review and comment on p.vpv.;ed public facilities, plans, progran1s, and public
improvement projects or changes thereto that may affect one another's area of
,responsibility. '
G.5 The cities shall continue joillt planning coordination with major illstitutions, such
as universities and hospitals, due to their relatively large impact on local facilities
. and services.
G.6 Efforts shall be made to reduce the number ofUDIlecessary special service districts
and to revise confusillg or illogical service boundaries, illcluding those that result
in a duplicatioI! of effort or overlap of service. When possible, these efforts shall
be pursued in cooperation with the affected jurisdictions. '
G.7 Service providers shall coordinate the provision of-facilities and services to areas
targeted by the cities for higher densities, infill, mixed uses, and nodal
development.
G.8 The cities and county shall coordinate with cities surrounding the m"';'vpvlitan
area to develop a growth management strategy. This strategy will address
'. regional public facility needs.
Services to Develooment Within the Urban Growth Boundarv: Wastewater
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II: Snrinl!field and EUl!ene relv on a combillation of recional and local services for
the nrovision of wastewater services. Within each City. the local iurisdiction-
nrovides collection of wastewater throu!!h a svstem of sanitarY sewers and
, numninl! svstems. These collection facilities connect to a rel!ional svstem of
siInilar sewer collection facilities owned and onerated bv the Metronolitan
Wastewater Manal!ement Commission ("MWMC"), an entity formed under an
illtefl!overnmental al!Teement created nUfSuant to ORS 190. To!!ether; these
collection facilities (which exclude nrivate laterals which convev wastewater from
individual residential or commercial/industrial connections) constitute the nrimarv
collection svstem.
12. The nrimarv collection svsterri convevs wastewater to a treatment facilities svstem
owned and onerated bv MWMC. This svstem consists of an interconnected Water
Pollution Control Facility ("WPCF"). a biosolids facility. and a beneficial reuse,
facility.
Policies
G.9 Wastewater convevance and treatment shall be nrovided to meet the needs of
proiected l!Towth illside the UGBthat are canable of comnlvinq with rel!'ulatorv
reauirements l!overnin!! beneficial reuse or dischar!!e of effluent and beneficial
reuse or disnosal of residuals.
SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS AND POLICIES SHALL BE RENUMBERED '
ACCORDINGLY\\'urtll"l TIDS CHAPTER
Chapter V Glossary
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37. Public facility nroiects: Public facility proj'ect lists and maps adopted as part of
the Metro Plan are defined as follows:
a. Water: Source, reservoirs, pump stations, and primary distribution
systems. Primary distribution systems are transmission lines 12 inches or
. larger for Springfield Utility Board (SUB) and 24 illches or larger for
Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB).
b. WaStewater:
PrimarY Collection Svstem: Pump stations and wastewater
lines 24 inches or larger. '
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Treatment Facilities Svstem: Water Pollution Control
Facility (WPCF) nroiecl beneficial reuse nroiect and
residuals Dfoiect necessarY to meet wastewater treatment
facilities svstem desim canacities for averaqe flow. neak
flow. biochemical oxvqen demand and total susnended
solids so as to Drovide service within the urban <rrowth
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boundarY (UGH) for a nroiected nonulation in 2025
consistent with the nonulation assumed in this Plan. in
comnliance with MWMC's dischar!!e nermit. MWMC's'
Canital Imnrovements Plan. as amended from time to time.
shall be used as the I!Uide for detailed nlannin!! and
imnlementationofthe WPCF nroiect. the beneficial reuse
proiect and the residuals nrciiect.
c., Stornlwater; Drainage/channel improvements and/or piping; systems 36
illches or larger; proposed detention ponds; outfalIs; water quality
projects; and waterways and open systems;
d. Specific projects adopted as part of the Metro Plan are described ill the
project lists and their general location is identified in the planned facilities
maps in Chapter II of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Public
Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services Plan).
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PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES
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1. Modify the text preceding existing Table 3 to re,ad as follows:
Plaimed WastewaterSystem Improvements -
Planned sflZ~ :::,:::lloRg term wastewater system improvement projects are listed in
tables3,aHd 4, 4a and 4b. The general location' of these facijities is shown in Map 2:
Planned WastewaterFacilities, 'and Map 2a: Existing Wastewater Collection and
'Treatment Systems: [NOTE: This map presently exists as Map 6 in the Technical
Background Report: Existing Conditions and Alternatives and should be
incorporated without change.]
2. Insert, following Table 4, Tables 4a and 4b, as follows:
Table 4a
MWMC Wastewater Treatm,ent System Improvement Projects
Project
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Project
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MWMC Primary Collection System Improvement Projects
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Willakenzie Pump Station
Screw Pump Station
Glenwood Pump Station
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Modify Map 2 to show Projects 300 through 305, aDd insert Map 2a.
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4. , Modify Chapter IV. Of the Public Facilities and SerVices Plan, by modifying,
the subdivision entitled "Wastewater System condition Assessment"
(presently on page 82) to read as follows: ' ,
Wastewater System Condition Assessment
(;e...", '",,,ee eapaeit). aDlI BoLli ..."j iDfiltmtieD (III) fanes are importaDt eriteria
by whieh to aaseas t:'~ .. ....-rermaDee ef a wastewater eoUeeneB system. COD-veYllDee
eapaeity is a fUDetioD of adequate pipesimtg,aDlI measures a system's ability te
meve emueDt effieieiltly. IDA:'!" ",,,.11 iftflltl'lltioD r-a~". ell:pnss the'ameu&t of
!o~".....,,"ater eDteriBg a s"',,~,' Jystem tL,..."l1l1efeeti>/e pipes aDlI pipe joiB~, or
threu.gk tile el'6ss eOfiBeetioB of st".......",.ateF lines, eombiBell sewen, eateh basiBs, or
mauole eoo,'eFS. Sueh edFllBeous st,,'c,,', ,ater eDteriBg the wa~~"'I..,...t~r system
uDBeeessaFily buFEleBs both eOBn~'aDee aDd trea:" ",,,,;: faeilities.
Treatlmmt: MWMC Wastewater Treatme'lIt System.
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MWMC existIDll IDfrastructUre is monitored for nroblems that need to be addressed
durIDll ooerational and Inailltenance activities. MWMC has onl!oiruz orollTanlS to helo
olan for and imolement eauinment reolacement and maior rehabilitation of existinl!
svstems. With these on l!oin~~rol!fams used to detect existinl! oroblems. the
infrastructure can be maintailled and oreserved to helo extend its useful life for future
vears.
In March of2003. MWMC hired CH2M HILL to evaluate and olan for rel!ional
y<astewater caoital imorovements that will serve the EUl!ene/Sorinefield urban l!fowth
boundarY into vear 2025. MWMC will need to imolement the recommended
imorovements to meet rel!Ulatorv reauirements based on oroiected oollution loads and
flows. CH2M HILL as oart of its work to evaluate and olah for rel!ional wastewater
imor(lv,",:!,~nts has oreoared a technical memo related to "Flow and Load Proiections"
dated Anri112. 2004. This historical and oroiected information is beinl! used to'olan for
needed MWMC caoital 'imolovements based on enl!illeerinl! evaluation methods and bv '
comoarinl! technolol!V ootions. It is estimated that aooroximatelv $160 million'dollars
(in 2004 dollars) are needed for MWMC Droiects to address rel!Ulatorv reauirements and
irrowth throul!h vear 2025. '
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which to assess the nerformance ofa wastewater collection System. Convevance caoacitv
, is a function of adeouate oine sizinl! and measures a svstem' s,abilitv to move effluent
efficientlv. Inflow and infiltration ratios exoress the amount of stormwater enterinl! a_
sewer svstem throul!h defective oioes and oioe ioints. or throul!h'the cross connection of
stormwater lines. combined sewers. catch basins. or manhole covers. Such extraneous
i 'J '~1'/~!,\g..stoimwater..enterinl! the wastewater svstemunnecessarilv burdens both convevan9\ahi. R 'd
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the discussion of wastewater, in the subdivision entitled "Long-Term Service
AvailabilitY Within Urbanizable Areas" (presently on page 97) to read as
follows:
I. There are no areas withill the metropolitan UGB that will be difficult to serve with
wastewater facilities over the long-term (six to 20 years) assuming that oublic
infrastructure soecifications and reauirement~ of the develooinl!: area can be '
addressed. Aopropriate enl!:ineerin\t desilm oractices mUst be used during the
develooment and exoansion illto sensitive areas that are aooroved for '
develooment (ex. - hillside construction. etc.), : hcwever, elLflaBSicB Expansion of
the existing collection system will be necessary to nieet demands of growth over
this time period. '
2. Based on 2003 analysis, the EUl!:ene-Sorinl!field metrooolitan area treatment
facilities will reauire facility imorovements to address both drv and wet weather
relWlatorv reauirements relatIDl! to'riollutant loads and wastewater flows.
Re\!ional and local wastewater imorovements to the collection and treatment
svstems are beinl!: planned for and will be imolemented to allow for l!fowth.within
the UGB and for relllilatorv compliance. Tb E3~: Kpi_,giieIa HNllreflclitan
area Regiooal Wastev;ater TreatHleffi Plam has sliffieieBt deaiga eapaeity to
accl3mm.seate pl3jllll.atioB iasreB5es ami ser\'e all Hew ae..'elofllReffi' at kcih13u';.,..
'Hcwe'ier, peak ;.vet weather eca~";onJ liHiitthe;'",a";'",.A plam fFem aemeviBg its
Elesigaea eapaeity. Wet, -;:eather 'rellltea impfevelReats are aeeaea f/.. ~.3 plam '
8H.:' ~,~:i~a: 11: r:~:.3BaJ. eelleeaeR system. te eJ(tead ~ f)lanfs ".vet ......reather
capaeity eeYl3na the year 2007. ,
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Table 16a
MWMC WastewatetTreatment a.ndCollection System Improvements, Rough Cost
, Estimate, and Timing Estimate '
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'Add a new cbapter,to tbe Public Facilities and Services Plan, to be Chapter
VI., ,reading' as follows:
VI. Amendments to the Plan
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This chapter describes the method to be used ill the event it becomes necessary or
app.vp.;ate to modify the text, tables or the maps contained ill the Public Facilities and
Services Plan ("the Plan"). '
Flexibility of the Piau
Certain public facility project descriptions, location or service area designations will
necessarily change as a result of subsequent design studies, capital improvement
programs, environmental impact studies'and changes in potential sources offundillg. The
Plan is not designed,to either prohibit projects not illcluded in the plan for which
unanticipated funding has been obtained, preclude project specification and location
decisions made according to the National Environmental Policy Act, 'or subject '
administrative and technical changes to the plan to post-acknowledgement review or
review by the Land Use Board of Appeals. '
For the purposes of this Plan, two types of modifications, are identified.
A. Modifications requiring amendment of the Plan.
The following modifications require amendment of the Plan:
1. Amendments, which include those modifications or changes (as
''''p.",~ented by Table 16a) to the location or provider of public facility
projects which significantly impact a public facility project identified in
the comprehensive plan, and which do nolqualify as administrative or
technical and environmental ch<inges, as defined below. Amendments are
subject to the administrative procedures and review and appeal procedures
applicable to .land use decisions. '
2. Adoption of capital improvement program:project lists by any service
proVider does not require modification ofihis Plan unless the requirements
of subparagraph 1 above are met. '. ,
B. Modifications permitted without amendment of the Plan.
The following modifications do not require amendment of this Plan:
1.
Administrative changes are those mOdifications to a public facility project
which are millor ill nature and do not significantly impact the project's
general description, location, sizing, capacity or other general
, characteristic ofthe project.
, Technical and environmental changes are those modifications to a public
facility project which are'rnade pursuant to "fmal engilleerin{,a't~'"Received
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or those which result from the findings of an Environmental Assessment
or Environmental Impact Statement conducted under regulations
implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental
, Policy Act of 1969 or any federal or state agency project development
regulations consistent with that Act and its regulations.'
Process for making Changes
A. ' Administrative and Technical or EnviroDmentaI Changes. Any jurisdiction may
make an administrative or technical and environmental change, as defmed herein,
by forwarding to each jurisdiction covered by this Plan, and to the Lane Council
of Governments a copy of the resolution or other fmal action of the governing
board of the jurisdiction authorizing the change. '
B. Amendments
For purposeS of processing amendments, as defined herem, such amendments'are
divided into two classes.
a. Type I Amendments include amendments to the text of the Plan, or to a
list, location or provider of public facility projects which significantly
impact a public facility project identified herein, which project serves
more than one jurisdiction. .
b.' Type II amendments include amendments to a list, location or provider of
public facility projects which significantly impact a public facility project
identified herem, which project serves only the jurisdiction prop<?smg the
, amendment.
C. Processing Amendments
Any of the adopting agencies (Lane Gounty, Eugene, or Springfield) may initiate
an amendment to this plan at any time on their own motion or on behalf of a
citizen.
a. Type I amendments shall be fo~arded to the plarining commissions of the
respective agencies and, following their recommendation, shall be
considered by the governing boards of all agencies. If a Type I
amendment is not adopted by all agencies, the amendment shall be
referred to MPC for conflict resolution. Subsequent failure by agencie.s to
adopt an MPC-negotiated proposal shall defeat the proposed amendment.
If an amendment is adopted, all agencies shall adopt substantively
identical ordinances
, b. Type II amendments shall be forwarded to the Planning Commission of
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File LRP 2004-0001 Amendments to the Metro Plan and Public Facilities and Services
Plan
Applicant:
City of Springfield on behalf of the Metropolitan Wastewater ManagemeIi~ Commission
(MWMC)
Nature ofthe Application:
The applicant proposes to amend the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General
Plan (Metro Plan) aodthe Public Facilities and Services Plan (pFSP)l to (1) more ,
adequately reflect the impact.thatnew discharge permit restrictions will have had on the
capacity of the regional wastewater treatment system, (2) to clarify the relationship
between the PFSP proJect list and locally adopted capital improvement plans, and (3) to
modify (streamline) the administrative and legislative processes that govern the
implementation and amendment of the PFSP projects ljst
Background: ,
MWMC's regional wastewater treatmentJacilities were designed and constructed in the
late 1970's with a 20-year life expectancy. Slower than \""p"'v;ed population'growth m the
1980's extended this life expectancy. In 1996-97 MWMC developed a Master Plan 'to
evaluate the performance of its facilities, to ascertain areas of constraints within the '
existing permit conditions, to identifY short-term improvements (e.g. how to address
seismic hazards), and to address other major issues that needed to be studied further.
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In May of 2002 the Oregon Department of Epvironmental Quality (OEQ) imposed new
and more stringent discharge permit standards on the regional wastewater treatment
facilities, particularly m regard to the treatment of annnonia and thermal'loadmg. As
MWMC staff began to evaluate design needs for its wastewater facilities, it became
apparent to them that the existing facilities could not meet the demands illlposed by the
new discharge permit restrictions.
Recognizmg that a thorough assessment of wastewater collection, treatment and
disposal/reuse needs for the next 20 years'was essential, the MWMC JJegan work on the
2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan, a comprehensive facilities plan update. The objectives
of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan are twofold. First, it is intended to provide for
adequate community growth capacity through 2025, considering policies in the Metro
Plan and current planning assessments for population and development. Second, the 2004
Wastew!1ter'Facilities Plan is intended to protect community health and safety by
addressing sanitary sewer overflows, river safety, permit compliance and the cost-
effective use of existing facilities and the efficient design of new facilities.
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The 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan recognizes and addresses the fact that the regional
wastewater system for the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area does not have the
capacity to meet all_of the discharge stimdards imposed by state and federal law. Neither
, the Metro Plan nor the PFSP currently reflect this situation. Statewide Planning Goal 2
requires that the city, coUIi.ty and special district plans be consistent. In large part, the
amendments proposed by this application address the issue of consistency between the
Metro Plan and the PFSP and consistency of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan with the
former documents. The p."pvsed amendments provide llformation that should have been
included in the PFSP when it was adopted and present a more accurate description of
wastewater services that will be available after certain capital improvement projects are
completed. '
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Phasillg objectives of the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan necessitate,that construction of '
several key facility components begill by June of 2005 in order to meet federal standards
that require that peak wet weather events be managed by 2010. In order to meet this
rigorous construction schedule, MWMC must have released Requests for Proposals
(RFPs) for engineering design for by October of2004. Prior to this date, the 2004
Wastewater Facilities Plan must be adopted by the three metropolitan jurisdictions and
the Metro Plan and the PFSP should be updated to reflect current information.
In summary, the application proposes the following changes:
Metro Plan
1. Specifically recogIDzes "wastewater" as a subcategory of service withID the Urban
Growth Boundary. [Chapter III-G] ,
2. Amends Finding #6 and Policy #3 to recognize the addition of Map 2a "Existing
, Wastew~ter Collection and Treatment Systems" to the PFSP. [Chapter III-G]
3. Amends Policy #2 to include local capital improvement plans as a means to
implement policy in the PFSP. [Chapter III-G]
4. Inserts two fmdings regarding local and regional wastewater services to
developmentwithID the urban growth. boundary. [Chapter 1II-G] ,
S. Adds a new policy G.9 that makes a commitment to providing the conveyance
and treatment of wastewater to meet the needs of projected growth withID the
urban growth boundary and that meets regulatory requirements. [Chapter 1II-G]
6. Modifies definition 37. Wastewater: Public Facilities Projects. [Chapter V
Glossary]
Adds new wastewater project lists and a new map and revises an existing map as
-" described in'the changes to the PFSP.
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Modifies the text on page 28, preceding Table 3, and adds Tables 4a and 4b that
identify MWMC Wastewater Treatment and Primary Collection System
improvements, respectively. .
2.
Modifies Map 2, which shows Planned Wastewater Facilities, aiJ.d adds Map 2a
that concerns Existing Wastewater Facilities.
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Modifies the existing narrative on "Wastewater System Condition Assessmenf' in
Chapter IV. (page 82)
4. Modifies existing parag;aphs #1 and #2 under the discussion of "Wastewater" in
the subdivision entitled "Long-Term Service Availability WithiIi Urbanizable '
Areas" in Chapter IV. (page 97).
3.
S. Adds new Table 16a (following Table 16) entitled "MWMC Wastewater
Treatment and Collection System Improvements, Rough Cost Estimate, and
Timing Estimate." (Page 101). '
6. Adds new Chapter VI regarding amendments to the PFSP.
Metropolitan Area General Plan Amendment Criteria
The proposed amendments are considered to be Type I Metro Plan amendments because
[ they are non-site specific amendments to the Plan text. Amendments to the Plan text;
which mclude changes to functional plans such as TransPlan and the PFSP, and that are
non-site specific reqnire approval by all three governillg bodies to become effective.2
Springfield, Eugene and Lane County each adopted identical Metro Plan amendment
criteria mto their respective implementing ordinances and codes. Springfield Code
Section 7.070(3) (a & b), Eugene Code 9.128(3) (a & b), and Lane Code 12.225(2) (a & ,
b) require that the amendment be consistent with relevant statewide planning goals and
that the amendment will not make the Metro Plim mternally mconsistent. These criteria
are addressed as follows:
(a) The amendment must be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals
adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission;
Goall - Citizen Involvement
To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens
to be involved in all phases of the planning process, '
, The two cities and the county have'acknowledged land use codes that are intended
to serve as the principal implementmg ordinances for the Metro Plan. SDC Article
7 METRO PLAN AMENDMENTS and SDC Article 14 PUBLIC HEARINGS '
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Citizen involvement for a Type I Metro Plan amendment not related to an urban
growth boundary amendment requires: 1) Notice to mterested parties; 2) Notice
shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation; 3) Notice shall be '
provided to the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) at
least 45 days before the initial evidentiary hearing (Planning commission).
Notice of the joint planning commission hearing was published m the Springfield
News and in the Register-Guard on March 31, 2004. Notice to interested parties'
was mailed on April 1, 2004. Notice of the first evidentiary hearing was provided
to DLCD on March 4, 2004. The notice to DLCD identif!ed the City of Eugem:,
Lane County, DEQ and EPA as affected agencies.
Requirements under Goal I are met by adherence to the citizen involvement
processes required by the Metro Plan and implemented by the Springfield
Development Code, Articles 7 and 14; the Eugene Code, Sections 9.7735 and
9.7520; Lane Code Sections 12.025 and 12.240.
Goal 2 - Land Use Pianning - To establish a land use planning process and
policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land
and to assure an adequate factual base for s~ch decisions and actions.
All land-use plans and implementation ordinances shall be adopted by the
governing body after public hearing and shall be reviewed and, as needed,
revised on a periodic cycle to take into account changing public policies and '
circumstances, in accord with a schedule set forth in the plan. Opportunities
shall be provided for review and comment by citizens and affected governmental
units during preparation, review and revision of plans and implementation
ordinances. '
Implementation Measures - are the means used to carry out the plan. These are
of two general types:' (1) management implementation measures such as
ordinances, regulations or project plans, and (2) site or area specific
implementation measures such as permits and grants for construction,
construction of public facilities or provision of services.
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The most recent version of the Metro Plan is being considered on May 17, 2004
for fmal adoption by Springfield (Ordinance No. ----->, by Eugene (Council Bill
No. 4860) and by Lane County (Ordinance No. 1197) after numerous public
meetings, public workshops and jomt hearings of the Springfield, Eugene and
Lane County Planning Commissions and Elected Officials.
., The Metro Plan is the "land use" or comprehensive plan required by this goal; the
Springfield Development Code, the Eugene Code and the Lane Code are the
"implementation measures" required by this goal. Comprehensive plans; as
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units.4 Coordination means that comments from affected governmental units are
solicited and considered. In this regard, DLCD's Notice of Proposed Amendment
form was sent to the City of Eugene, Lane County, DEQ and EP A.
One aspect of the Goal 2 coordination requirement concerns population
projections. In this respect, the proposed amendment to the PFSP Glossary
concerning Wastewater incorporates a projected year 2025 population for the
Eugene-Springfield Urban Growth Boundary of 297,585.5 This projection is
consistent with the most recent (1997) final forecasts provided to Lane County by
the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis and the Year 2000 Census. The adoption
of this modification to the PFSP will effectively "coordmate" this population
assumption.
Goal 3 - Agricultural Lands
The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal andit
does not apply within adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries.
Goal 4 - Forest Lands
The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it
does not apply within adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries.
GoalS - Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resources
The changes do not affect acknowledged goal 5 inventories so this goal is not
applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 6 - Air, Water and Land Resources Quality - To maintain and improve
the quality of the air, water and land resources of the state.
This goal is primarily concerned with compliance with federal and state
environmental quality statutes, and how this compliance is achieved as ,
development proceeds m relationship to air sheds, river basIDs and land resources.
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The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, P.L. 92-500, as amended in 1977,
became known as the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). The goal of this
Act was to elimillate the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters. ORS
468B.03S requires the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQc) to
implement the Fedefl!! Water Pollution Control Act. The primary method of
implementation of this Act is through the issuance of a National Pollutant
Discharge EliJnination System (NPDES) permit prior to the discharge of any
wastes into the waters of the state. (ORS 468B.OSO) Among the "pollutants"
regulated by the EQC are t"'wp",.atUre (OAR 340-041-0028) and toxic substances
,',' (OAR 340-041-0033).
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' ::-:: 'l,.~.:~~t;lI'pop'u!~tion Projections for Wastewater Facilities Plan," prepared by Matt Noesen, CH2M Hill, etl:UfC!IIVG ecelv
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, One purpose of the proposed amendments is to ensure that the Metro Plan and the
PFSP accurately reflect regional wastewater system needs as imposed by Federal
and State regulation. Currently, the PFSP states that "... the RegioDal Wastewater
Treatment Plant has sufficient design capacity to accommodate population '
increases and serve all new development at buildout." Recent analyses have _
determined that facility improvements are now required to address both dry and'
wet weather requirements relating to pollutant loads and waStewater flows. The
section m'Chapter IV of the PFSP' entitled "Long-Term Service Availability ,
WithID Urbanizable Areas" is proposed to be modified to reflect the need for
facility improvements necessary to address dry and wet weather regulatory
requirements.
Goal 7 - Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards
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The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it is
not applicable to the proposed amendments.
GoalS - Recreational Needs
The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it is
not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 9 - Economic Development - Goal 9 provides, in part, that it is intended
to: "Provide for at least an adequate supply of sites of suitable sizes, types,
locations, 'and service levels for a variery of industrial and commercial uses
consistent with plan policies." The proposed amendments are consistent with
this objective ill that the Metro Plan, the PFSP and the 2004 Wastewater Facilities
Plan must be consistent ill order to comply~th State discharge permit conditions
that will determine the improvements to the Regional Wastewater System that are
necessary to address new regulatory standards. The improvements are necessary
to allow adequate service and conveyance, treatment, reuse anddisposal capacity
to serve new and existing industrial and commercial uses. '
Goal 10 -Housing- To provide for the housing needs of citizens of the state.
Goal 1 0 Planning Guidelille 3 states that "[P ]lans should provide for the
appropriate type, location and phasing of pubiC facilities and services sufficient to'
support housing development in areas presently developed or undergoing
development or redevelopment. "
OAR 660-008-0010 requires that "[S]ufficient buildable land shall be designated
'. on the comprehensive plan map to satisfyhousillg needs by type and density
range as determined ill the housing needs projection." Goal 1 0 defines buildable
lands as ".. .lands in urban and urbanizable areas that are suitable, available and
, " "::'" ;" ;, necessary for residential use." 660-008-0005(13), in part, defines land thatis
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"suitable and available" as land "for which public facilities are planned or to
which public facilities can be made available."
Similar to Goal 9, adequate public facilities are necessary to accomplish the
objectives of this goal and applicable administrative rules (OAR Chapter 660,
Division 008). The purpose of the proposed amendments is to provide the
comprehensive planning framework to allow for the improvements to the region31
wastewater system that support the housing needs of the Eugene-Springfield
metropolitan area
Goal 11 - Public Facilities and Services - To plan and develop a timely, orderly
and efficient arrangement of public facilities 'and serVices to serve as aframework
jar urban and rural development.
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OAR Chapter 660, Division 011, implements goal I!. OAR 660-011-0030(1)
requires that the public facility plan identify the general location ofjmblic
facilities projects. In regard to the Metro Plan, the reference to Public Facilities
and Services Plan Map 2a in Finding 6 and Policy G.3 ill the p.vpvsed
amendments addresses this requirement. In regard to the PFSP, the modification
of the illtroductory narrative under "Planned Wastewater System Improvements
(page 28)," the illsertion of new Tables 4a and4b (page 28), and the modification
of Map 2 and the rnsertion of new Map 2a, also addfess this requirement.
OAR 660-011-0035(1) requires that the public facility plan illclude a rough cost
estimate for sewer public facility projects identified in the facility plan. In -
conformity with this requirement, it is p,vINsed that the PFSP be amended by the
illsertion of Table 16a (Inserted following Page 101), which addresses rough cost
estimates and a timmg estimate for MWMC Wastewater Treatment and
Collection System Improvements. The rough cost estimates ill Table l6a are
based on costs set forth ill the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and Project list. This
2004 Plan was the result of an exhaustive study that exanlilled alternatives
ranging from $144M to.$233M (See Attachment'3). The preferred aiternative,
found in Table 16a, was selected because, among other reasons, it provides the
least expensive means to comply with federal requirements and maximizes
MWMC's existing investments. '
OAR 660-011-0045(3) provides that modifications to projects listed withill a
public facility plan may be made without amendment to the public facility plan.
This application proposes to add anew chapter to the PFSP regarding
amendments to that plan. Proposed Chapter VI incorporates the standards for
amending a public facility plan allowed by OAR 660-011-0045(3) and adopts an
, amendment process.
. Goal 12 - Transportation
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The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it is '
not applicable to the proposed amendments.
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Goal 13 -:- Energy Conservation
The changes doe not affect Metro Plan or PFSPconsistency with this goal and it
is not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 14 - Urbanization - To provide for an orderly and efficient transition from
rural to urban land use. ' '
The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it is
not applicable to the proposed amendments, as they do not affect the existillg
urb3n growth boundary.
Goal 15 - Willamette River Greenway
The changes do not affect Metro Plan or PFSP consistency with this goal and it is
not applicable to the proposed amendments.
Goal 16 Estuarine Resources, Goal 17 Coastal Shorelands, Goal 18 Beaches
and Dunes, and Goal 19 Ocean Resources
These goals do not apply to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area
(b) Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally
inconsistent.
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The p.vpvsed'changes to the Metro Plan are essentially ofa "housekeepillg"
nature. They essentially recognize the role of wastewater service provision withID
the urban growth boundary by the addition or modification of applicable fmdings
and add or modify policy language to clarify'the relationship between the Metro
Plan and the PFSP ill regard to capital improvement'plans and the comlnitment to
comply with regulatory requirements. The proposed changes, as presented, will
not create internal inconsistencies within the Metro Plan.
The p.vpvsed changes also amend the PFSP to more accurately reflect MWMC's
planned improvement projects for its .....astewater treatment system and primary
collection system, to provide rough cost and timing estimates for those
. improvements, update narrative information regarding necessary improvements to '
the wastewater treatment system and primary collection system, and more clearly
'.' implement the plan modification standards contained in OAR 660-011-0045(3).
The proposed changes to the PFSP do not create any inconsistencies within the
" PFSP nor do they create any inconsistencies between the PFSP and the Metro
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