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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance PLANNER 7/24/2004 ;' ''.~ . . .:.~ "' 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 procedure:s for amendment of the Metro Plan, which for Spnngfi~ld are 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 imd Lane County Planning Commissions, the Springfield Planning Commission, on June " 1,2004, 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 (PFSP); 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 Glossary 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 tatHes set forth'in Appendix B at pages I and 2 also amend Chapter III-G of the Metro Plan as amended in Chapter II of the PFSP; and WHEREAS, on May 24, 2004,;the Eugene Planning Commission, and on June I, 2004, the Lane Co~ty 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 present~d at the joint elected officials public hearing; and i WHEREAS, substantial eviden~e exists within the record demonstrating that the proposal meets the r~quirements of the Metro Plan, Springfield Development Code, and applicable state and local law as described in findings attached as Exhibit I , and which are adopted in support of this Ordinance. Date Received .I~l Z 4 ZlIO:~: Planner: BJ, , '" " ..' ." ~, Ordinance No. 6093 NOW, THEREFORE, the Common Council of the City of Springfield does ordain as follows: , Section I:, 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 I 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 I in support of this action. Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion ofthis 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 Springjjeld Munibpal 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 I and 2 of this Ordinance. Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 19th day of July, 20q4 by a vote of 5 in favor and 0 against. Approved by the Mayor OftheCity.of~ t: IV of July, 2004. Mayor / V ATTEST: ~ City RecordeN REVIEWED o,!lPPROVE/;ll ~.!e Received 1)',"-r=. 7r~-/=', " "-. , '- OJ 24 zoo~ OFFICE OF CITY~T NE~ ,.J . Planner: BJ , ',:r' ':\1 APPENDIX Aa PROPOSED CHANGES TO 'QIE METRO PLAN (Current version a/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 ot: public facilities arid 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 services also increases and changes. These changes require that service providers, both public and private, plan for the provision of services in a coordinated manner, usmg 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 Goal 11 : Public Facilities and Services, "To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient lirrangement 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 Boun4ary, 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 boundary.. Urban facilities and services within the urban growth boundary are provid~d 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 ..;.~......;ion service. This element provides guidelines for special service districts in line with the compact urban . development fundamental principle of the Metro Plan. Appendix Aa Page 1 Date Received JUL 2 4 2oo~f Planner: BJ ,~ . ....1 This,element incorporates the findings and policies in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (public Facilities andServices 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 &""",,,1 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 fucilities, although !lot required to by law. ' , The project liSts and maps in ,the Public Facilities and Services Plan are adopted as part of the Metro Plan. Infv,,""';ion in the Public Facilities and Services Plan on project phasing and costs, and decis~ns on tillling and financing of projects are not part of the Metro Plan and are controlled solely by the capital improvement programming and budget processes of individu~ service'providers. , .' This element of the Metro Plan is orgllWzed by. the following topics related to the provision of urban facilities and services. Policy direction for the full range of services, inehldiHg wast",,,,..!,, serviee; may be found 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 DevelopmentiWithin the Urban Growth Boundary . . Planning and Coordination . Water I . Wastewater, . 5~vuu.,./ater . Electricity: . Schools . Solid Waste, . Services to Areas Outside the Urban Growth Boundary · Locating and Managmg Public Facilities Outside the, Urban Growth Boundary . Financing " 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 these facilities. I The exact location of the projects"shown on the Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities maps is determined through Incal processes. . . , Goal II also requir,es lIansportation facilities to be included in public facilities plans. In this ~e opolitan " area, lIansportation facilities are addressed in Metro Plan Chapter ill-F and in the Eugene-Spri ob'te Received TransportatIOn System Plan (Trans Plan). Q , Appendix Aa Page 2 JUL 24 ZOoHi Planner: BJ " . ~ . , 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. Findin!!:s and Policies, Services to Development Witbin tbe,Urban Growtb Boundary: Planning and Coordination . Findin~ 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 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!! and OAR 660, the Public Facilities and Services Plan identifies jurisdictional responsibility for the provision of water; wasteWater, and storrnwater, describes respective service areas and existing and p!annedwater, wastewater, andstorrnwater facilities, and contains planned facilities maps for these services. Electric system information and improvements are inciude4 in the Public Facilities and Services Plan, although notrequired by. state law. Local facility master plans and refinement plans provide more specific project information. 3. Urban services within the m,,;'vyvlitan urban growth boundary are provided by the City of Eugene, .the City of Springfield, Lane County, EWEB, SUB, the MWMC, electric cov...."...;;ves, 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 limi~s 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 urban'lntte Received JUL 24 2004,.\ l"';~ Appendix Aa Page 3 Planner: BJ ., ,~ " " boundary can be served with Water, wastewater, stonnwater, 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, 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 stormwater. These definitions are shown in the keys of planned facilities Maps 1,2, 2l!, 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 recreation, and streets, roads and mass transit) will be provided within the urban growth boundary. 8. Large institutional uses, such as universities and hospitals; present complex planning problems for the m..;"vyvlitan area due to their location, facility expansion plans, and continuing housing and parking needs. 9. Duplication of services prevents the lllOst economical distribution of public facilities and services. 10. As discussed in the Public Facilities and Services Plan, a majority of nodal develupu,..u; 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- fiU, mixed uses,and nodal development." Policies G.I Extend the minimum 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. 0.2 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 fucility master plans, refinement plans, caoital imorovement ola,:,.". and ordinances as the guide for detailed planning and project implementation. 0.3 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 described infTate Received JUL 24 zooyl 1.,-- Planner: BJ Appendix Aa Page 4. .~ ~...: . '". Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities Maps 1,2, 2Jh and 3, requires amending the Pubic Fl;lcilities and Services Plan and the Metro Plan, except forthe 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 engineering on a project; or c. Modifications to a public facility project which are made pursuant to fmdings of an Environinental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement conducted under.regula1ions implementing the procedural provisions of the national Environmental Policy Act of1969 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 Vl'",..;ing in the metropolitan area, to provide the opportunity to review and w.~....~; 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 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 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, infiI~ 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 tbe Urhan Growth Boundarv: Wastewater Findinl!s " Appendix Aa Page 5 Date Received JUL 24 ZOOi[l' Planner: BJ ,'( . , , ~. 11. SoriIll!field and Eu!,ene rely on a combination of rel!'ional and local services for the omvision of wastewater services. Within each City. the local iurisdiction orovides collection of wa'ltewater throulZh a svstem of sanitarv sewers and numoinl!' svstems. These co lleetion facilities connect to a reqional. svstem of similar sewer collection fucilities owned and ooerated bv the Metronolitan Wastewater Maruu!ement Commission ("MWMC"). an entitv formed under an intenzovemmenta1lll!1'eement created oursuant to ORS 190. TOllether. these collection facilities (which exclude orivate lateraL~ which convev wastewater from individual residential or commercial/industrial connections) constitute, the nrimarv collection svstem. 12. The orimarv collection svstem convevs wastewater to a treatment facilities svstem owned and ODerated bv MWMC. This SYstem consists of an interConnected Water Pollution Control Facilitv ("WPCF'). a biosolids facility. and a beneficial relL'le_ facilitY. Policies G.9 Wa'ltewater convevance and tr.....;.,.......t shall be nrovided to meet the needs of nroiected arowth inside the urban l!'I'owth boundarv that are canable of comnlvinl!' - - - - with relllilatorv reauirements l!'Overninll beneficial reuse or discharlle of effluent and beneficial reuse or disnosal of residuals. Services to Development Witbin tbe.Urban Growtb Boundary: Water Findin!!! lB. 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. Policies 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.IGI Continue to take positive steps to protect 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 y.u;...., grolindwater shall be coordinated among the City of Springfield, City of Eugene, and Lane County. Appendix Aa Page 6 Date Received JUL 24 2004 I.."" Planner: BJ " , G 1-1-2 Ensure that water main extensions within the urban growth boundary include . 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 metropolitan-wide water master program, recognizing that a metropolitan-wide system will require establishing standards, as'well as coordinated source and delivery systems.' I Services to Development Witbin tbe;Urban Growtb Boundary: Stormwater Findings 1;;4. Historically, stormwater systems in 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 ';v. m .vater 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 Springfield and Lane. County. 135. Administration and enforcemeirt of the Clean Water Act storrnwater provisions occur at the state leveL through National Pollutant Discharge E1irnination System (NPDES) permitting requirements. Applicable jurisdictions are required to obtain an NPDES stormwater permit from the Oregon D"p"";"";'v; 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 reducing stormwater pollutants to "the ~mum extent practicable." . 146. Storrnwater quality improveml;nt 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. 1~7. 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 standards. The WilIamette 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 (fMDLs) for these pollutants, and an allocation to point and non-point sources. 168. 'The listing of Spring Chinook Salmon as a threatened species in the Upper Willamette River requires the application of Endangered Species Act (ESA) provisions to the sahnon'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, aherations of natural hydrograph by increased impervious surfaces in the basin, and' degradation of natural functions of riparian lands due to removal or alteration of indigenous vegetation. Appendix Aa Page 7 Date Received JUL 2 4 2aa~1 Planner: .BJ " ' , .'\ '"" 119. There are many advantages to keeping charmels open, including, at a minimum, natural biofiltration of stormWliter pollutants; greater ability to attenuate effects of peak stormwater flows; ..;,t.;,.,~:l)n of wetland, habitat, and open space functions; and reduced capital costs for stormwater facilities. ~20. An increase in impervious surfaces, without mitigation, resuhs 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 riatural drainageways such as streams serve as an integral part of the stormwater conveyance system. 2(}2. In genera~ there are no programs for stormwater maintenance outside the Eugene and Springfield city limits, ex~pt for the Lane County roads program. State law limits county road funds for stormwater projects to those located within the public right-of-way. 2+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 uhimatebuildout of the drainage area .~ poses risks to other ".u"".;ies in or adjacent to floodplains and can change the hydrograph of the river.- Polides G.134 Improve surface and ground water quality and quantity in the metropolitan area by developing regulations or instituting programs for stormwate~ 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 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 storm flows and to settle out pollutants prior to discharge into regulated waterways; Appendix Aa Page 8 Date Received JUL 24 20091 ,- Planner: 8J ,\ ,\ e. Require on-site cOntrols and development standards, as practical, to reduce' off-site imllacts from storrnwater runoff; , f Use natural and simplei'mechanical tre..~......';; systems to provide treatment for potentially contamiDated runoff waters; . g. Reduce street-related water quality and quantity problems; h. Regulate use and require containment and/or l'....;......lment of toxic substances;' i. Include containment measures in site review standards to minimi7e' the effects of chemical and petroleum spills; and j. Consider impacts to ground water quality in the design and location of dry wells. G.145 Implement changes to storrnwater facilities and management practices to reduce the presence ofpollutarrtsreguiated 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 storrnwater facilities. '. G.167 Manage or enhance'waterways and open storrnwater systems to reduce water quality impacts from runoff and to improve storrnwater conveyance. G. I 18 Include measures.in local land development regulations that minimize the amount of ~J-'''' Yious surface in new development in a niariner that reduces ~;"'..un'llter pollution, reduces the negative affects from increases in runoff; and is compatible with Metro Plan policies. G.I&9 The. cities and Lane County shiill adopt a strategy for the.uninco.yv.";...J area of the urban growth boundary to:I' reduce the negative effects of filling in floodplains and prevent the filling of natural drainage channels except as necessary to ensure public vt'......Jons and maintenance of these channels in a manner that preserves andlorenhances floodwater conveyance capacity and biological function. . G.i-920Maintain flood storage capacity within the floodplain, to the maximum extent' practical, through measures tfuit may include reducing impervious surface in the floodplain and adjacent areas. .. . Services to Development Within the, Urban Growth Boundary: Electricity FindiDl18 Appendix Aa Page 9 Date Received JUL 2 4 zooSJ Planner: BJ , ., , .~ ;"--- 2M. ACcording to local municipal utilities, efficient electrical service is often accomplished through mutual back-up lI&"'.....ents and inter-connected sYstems are more efficient than isolated systems. Policies . 0.201 The electric service pro~ders 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 Findiol!s 2;5. ORS 195.IIOrequires cities and counties to include, as an element of their comprehensive plan, a school facil~ plan for high growth districts prepared by the district in cvv........Jion 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 emollment of over 5,000 students and an increase in emollment of six percent or more during the three most 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 ~eded 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 govermiIent 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 increases while Springfield and Eugene ~chool Districts and LCC are experiencing nearly flat or declining enrollments. Enrollment is increasing fastest in the elementilry and high school attendance, areas near new development. ~8. 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 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-distiict transfers and to adjust district boundaries. Adj4stments in district boundaries may be feasible where there is no net loss or gain in student enrollments between districts. P9. Creating or retaining small, neighborhood schools reduces the need for busing and provides more opportunity forstudeilts to walk or bike to school. Quality smaller Date Received Appendix Aa Page 10 JUL 2 4 ZOotlj Planner: BJ ,'\ " ., ;~' 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 riot always respect school district boundaries. For example, natural cycles of growth and neighborhood maturation result in uneven geographic growth patterns in the metropolitan area, causmg a disparity between the location of some schools and school children. This resuhs in some fringe area schools exceeding capacity, while some central city scliools are under capacity. ~30. Long-range enrollment forecasts determine the need to either build new schools, expand existing faciliti~s, 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 vl'.....;,ions 8f1d 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. ' ~31. Combining educational facilities with local park and recreation facilities provides financial oo'nefits to the schools w1)ile enharicing benefits to the community. The Meadow View School and adjacent City of Eugene community park is an example of shared facilities. " Policies G.2.J.2 The cities shall initilite 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; . II. The use of school facilities for non-school activities and appropriate reimbursement for this use; e. The impact of building. and land use codes onthe development and redevelopment of school facilities; L Systems development charge adjustments related to neighborhood schools; and, Date Received JUL 2 4 20@ Planner: BJ Ap~ndix Aa Page 11 , .'\ I" , , " The possibility of adjusting boundaries, when practical and when total emollment will not be affected, where a single, otherwise internally cohesive area is divided into more than one school district. i , G.2~3 Support financial and other efforts to keep neighborhood schools open and to retain schools sites in public oWnership following school closure. g. . 0.2;4 Support the retention of University of Oregon and LCC facilities in central city areas to increase opportunities :for public transit and housing and to retain these schools' attractiveness to studl?lts and faculty. Serviees to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Solid Waste Findinl!s 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." Polieies 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 m";'vpulitan area Industri!lS 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 increases pressure for urban development in rural areas. This can encourage premature deve:up.."."u~ outside the urban growth boundary ai: rural densities, increasing 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. 3~5. Lane County land use data show that, outside the urban growth boundary, land Uses consist of: Date Received Appendix Aa Page 12 JUL 2 4 200~P " ' Planner: BJ .\ /,--, ; 1) 2) Those which are primarpy intended for resource management; and " Those where development has occurred and are committed to ~al development as established through the exceptions process specified in Statewide Planning Go~ 2. Policies 0.2~ Wastewater and'water service shall not be provided outside the urban growth boUndary except to the followmg 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 Metro Plan Diagram, the Seasonal Industrial Waste Facility, the Regional Wastewater Biosolids Management Facility, and agricultural sites used for land application ofbiosolids and cannery byproducts. These sites serve the entire u,,,~vr'litan area. b. An existing development outside the urban growth boundary when it has been determined that itposes an immediate threat of public health or safety to the citizens within the Eugene-Springfield 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, Bethe~ and Oakway. 0.2e7 The Eugene Airport shall be served with the necessary urban services required to v~.."..e 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 in the Metro Plan diagram, sball not be provided with urban services. ! G.2=78 Plan for the fullowing levels of service for rural designations outside the urban growth boWldary within the Plan Boundary: a. AlITiculture, Forest Land. Sand and Gravel and Parks and ODen Snace. No minimum level of rervice is established. b. Rural Residential Rural Cmnmercial 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 Growtb Boundary Date Received " JUL 2 4 ZOOY\ '-. Planner: BJ Findinl!s , Appendix Aa Page 13 ,'."', " , '." , , . 346. . In accordance with Statewide planning goals and administrative rules, urban water, wastewater, and .;vw...'ater facilities may be located on agricuIturalland and urban water and wastewater facilities may be located on forest land outside the urban g..owth boundBry 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. 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 coordination with and y........;;;:ng by Lane County and possible Lane County Rural Comprehensive Plan amendments. . 3-79. Statewide Planning Goal 5 and OAR 660-023-0090 require state and local jurisdictions to identify and protect riparian corridors. p ;'1 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 buildings on farm or forest land within three miles outside the Urban growth boundary. Policies G.289 Consistent with local regulations, locate new urban water, wastewater, and storrnwater 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.~30Locate urban water and wastewater facilities in the public right-of-way of public . roads and highways outside th!l urban growth boundary, as needed to serve land within the urban growth boundary. G.3GI Facility providers shall coordinate with Lane County and other local jurisdictions and obtain the necessary county. land use "yp' v ,als to amend the Lane County Rural Comprehensive Plan, or the Metro Plan, as needed and consistent with state law, to ..yywy.:ately designate 'land for urban facilities located'outside the urban growth boundary or the pIan Boundary. Appendix Aa Page 14 Date Received JUL 2 4 200~ c" Planner: BJ r -, " , " G.Jl-2 The cities shall coordinate with Lane County on responsibi1ity and authority to address stormwater-related issues outside the Plan Boundary, including outfulls 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. 0.334 New schools within the Plan Boundary shall be buih inside the urban growth boundary. Financing Findinl!s ;941. ORS 197. 712(2)( e) states thatthe project timing and financing provisions of public facility plans shall not be considered land use decisions. 4G2. 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. : 41-3. Service providers in the m""upvlitanarea use SDCs to help fund the following facilities: ' . Springfield: stormwater, wastewater, and transportation; · Willamalane Park and Recreation District: parks; . SUB, Rainbow Water District: water; · Eugene: stormwater, wastewater, parks, and transportation; and, . .EWEB: water. 424. Oregon and California timber ~eceipt revenues, a federally-funded source of county road funds, have decliI1ed over the years . and their continued decline is expected. 4;5. 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 ofSDCs to fund opefations and maintenance. 446. The assessment rates ofEugen~, Springfield, and Lane County are each different, creating inequitable financing of some infrastructure improvements in the metropolitan area. .Polieies, Appendix Aa Page 15 !, Date Received JUL 2 4 20dj Planner: BJ , . \ , , . ,r'"'"'- , G.345 Changes to Public Facilities and Services Plan project phasirig schedules or anticipated costs and financing shall be made in accordance with budgeting an<.t capital improvement program procedures of the affectedjurisdiction(s). G.3S6 Service providers will update capital improvement programming (planning, pro6'<w.....Jng, 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 develvl'''''',J to pay the cost, as d~ermined by the local jurisdiction, of extending urban services and facilities. lbis does not preclude subsidy, where a development will fulfill goals and recommendations of the Metro Plan and other applicable plans determined by the local jurisdiction to be of particular importance or concern. G.318 Continue to implement a system of user charges, SOCs, and other public financing tools, where "l'y'vl',:ate, to fund'vl'"",.ions, maintenance, and improvement or replacement 6f obsolete facilities or system expansion. G.389 Explore other funding mechanjsms at the Ioeallevel to finance operations and maintenance of public facilities. G.;;940Set wastewater and stormwater fees at a level commensurate with the level of . impact on, or use of; the wastewater or stormwater service. G.;;940The cities and Lane County will continue to cooperate in developing assessment practices for inter-jurisdiptional projects that provide for equitable treatment of proPerties, regardless of jurisdiction. Chapter V Glossary 36. Puhlic facilitv nroiects: Public facility project lists and maps adopted as part of the Metro Plan are detinedas 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 EWEB. b. Wastewater: Primarv,Collection Svstem: Pump stations and wastewater lines 24 inches or larger. Treatment Facilities Svstem: Water Pollution Control Facilitv (WPCF) oroiect. beneficial reuse oroiect and residuals oroiect necessarv to meet wastewater treatment facilities svstemdesien canacities for aVerlll!e flow, neak flow. bi~chemical o~Vl!en demand and tot:d susl:J!Ite Received I, A...l'"_':ix Aa Page 16 'I , , JUL 2 4 ZOO~i Planner: BJ r "". ,\ , . '\ solids so as to nrovide service within the urban \!TOwth boundarY mOB) for II oroiected pOTlUlation in 2025 .consistent with the nnnulation aSsumed in this Plan. in comoliaoce with MWMC's discharlle oermit. MWMC's Ca:nital Imorovements Plan.. as amended from time to time. . ~hJ,11 he used as the Iffiide for detailed nlanninll and imnlementation oftheWPCF oroiect. the beneficial reuse proiect and the residuals nroiect. c. Storrnwater: Drainage/channel iniprovements and/or piping systems 36 inches or larger; propoSed detention ponds; outfulls; 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 in the planned facilities maps in Chapter II of ili,e Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Public Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services Plan). Appendix Aa Page 17 eDate Received JUL 2 4Z00~1 Planner: BJ " ;" ,~ '. 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 services 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 consistentassurnptions and projections for population and land use. The policies in this element complement Metro Plan Chapter II-A. Fundamental Principles, and Chapter lI-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 asa 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, uhimately, 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, resuhing in a higher per-user cost fur some services and, often, in an inadequate revenue base to support a higher level of service in the future. Sprue 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. i: 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 M,,~vl'ulitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC), electric covp...,,;ives, and special service districts. Special service districts provide ' schools and bus service, and, in some areas outside the cities, they provide water, electric, rue 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. ApPendix Ab Pagel Date Received JUL 24 zoo[j Planner: BJ \ ,r ~" . /_.. " This element incorporates the findingsiand 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 UGB.' The Public Facilities and Services Plan also conlliins this information for electrical facilities, " ahhough 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 PublicPacilities and Services Plan on project phasing and costs, and decisions on tiriringand financing of projects are not part of the Metro Plan and are controlled solely by the capital improvement programming and budget processes of individual serviceiproviders. The policies listed provide direction fc;ir 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 an~ expansion of these facilities. ' Goals 1. Provide and maintain public facilities and services in an efficient and environmentally responsible manner. . . 2. Provide public facilities and sel-vices in a manner that encourages orderly and sequential growth. Findings and Policies The findings and policies in this element are organized by the following fuur topics related to the provision of urban facilities and services. Policy direction for the .full range . of urban facilities and services, iBelmliag .....astll.:"ater sefViee, may be found under any of these topics, although the first topic, Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary, is further broken down into sub-categories. D Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary D Planning and Coordination D Water . I The exact location of the projects shown on the Public Facili/ies and Services Plan planned facilities maps is detennined through local processes. . , Goal 11 also requires transportation facilities to be included in public facilities plans. In this metropolitan . area, transportation facilities are addressed in Metro Plan Chapter m-F and in the Eugene-SPVti:li..eld R . Transpona/ion System Plan (frons Plan). '., " UcUe ecelved . ApPendix Ab Page2 JUL 2 4 200~ Planner: BJ , ,\ r '. . Wastewater Treatment . Stormwater . Electricity . Schools . . Solid Waste Treatment . Services to Areas Outside the Urban Growth Boundary . Locating and Managing Pt.iblic Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary . Financing Sen'lees to Develonment Within the Urban Growth Bound an': Plannin~ 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 !'''' "';;s 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 storm water facilities, and contains planned facilities maps for these serviCes. Electric system information and improvements are included in the Public Facilities and Services Plan, ahhough not required by state 'law. Local facility master plans and refinement plans provide more specific, project information. 3. Urban services within the _"~">,vlitan UGB are provided by the City of Eugene, the City of Springfield, Lane County, EWEB, SUB, the MWMC, electric cOv>,,,.,,;ives, 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 ser:ved 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 som~ higher elevations in Eugene's South Hills. Servi<<e to'these areas will be available in the long-term. Service to all areas Within city limits are either ina 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, storm water. and electric service at the time those areas are developed. In general, areas ontside city limits serviceable in the long- Appendix Ab Page3 ,I" ." , " ,> term 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 stormwater. These definitions are shown in the keys of planned facilities Maps I, 2, 2lb..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 derIDe 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 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 honsing 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 l'<u}'used 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 G.I Extend the minimum level and full range of key urban facilities and services in an orderly and efficient manner consistent with the growth management policies in Chapter H-C; relevant policies in this chapter, and other Metro Plan policies. 0.2 Use the planned mcilities maps of the Public Facilities and Services Plan to guide the generallocatioD,ofwater, wastewater, stormwater, and electrical projects in the m~:'_r~litan area. Use loc,al facility ~er 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 andServices Plan for water, wastewater, and stormwater public facility projects or significant changesJo project location, from that descnbed in the Public Facilities and Services Plan planned facilities Maps I, 2; 2!!... and 3, requires amending the Pubic Facilities and Services Plan and the Metro Plan, except for the following: Date Received JUL 2 4 20D;! Appendix Ab Page4 ;! Planner: BJ , .. ,r-'>, , a. Modifications to a public facility project which are minor in nature and do not significantly impact tile 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 Modifications to a public facility project which are made pursuant to fmdings of an Environmental Assessment or Environmental ImpaCt Statement conducted wider 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 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. c. d. 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 COll="'''' 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 continuejoint 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 number of unnecessary special service districts and to revise coDfusing 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 cov,..",.~:on with the affected jurisdictions. G.7 Service providers shall coor<iiMte 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 !Ik,~vpvlitan area to develop a growth ,management strategy. This strategy will address regionalpublic facility needs. Services to Develonment Within the Urban Growth BoundaJV: Wastewater Findinl!s. ApJlCndix Ab PageS Date Received JUL 2 4 ZOO~; Planner: BJ ,'. r-', ~ II. Soriruzfield and Em,ene relv on: a combination of rel!ional and local services for the orovisioo of wastewater services. Within each City. the local iurisdiction. orovides collection of wastewater throm,h a svstem of sanitary sewers and . numninl! svsterns. These collection facilities connect to a re'!ional SYstem of similar sewer collection facilities owned and o~...,,;,--.i b" the M"~,uwlitan Wastewater Ma:nal!ement Commission ("MWMC"," an entitY formed under an interl!overnmental alITeement created oursuant to ORS 190. TOl!ether. these collection facilities (which exclude orivate laterals which convev wastewater from. individual residential or commercial/industrial cOnnections' constitute the orimarv collection svstem 12. The orirnarv collection SYstem convevs wastewater to a tr"";"..,,,,; facilities svstem. owned and ooorated bv MWMC. This svstem consists of an interconnected Water , Pollution Control Facilitv ("WJ>CF'). a biosolids facilitv. and a beneficial reuse facility , Policies G.9 Wastewater convevance and tr~atment shall be orovided to meet the needs of nr..:..~~..d I!rOwth inside theUGB that are caoable ofcomolvinl! with requlatorv reauirements l!overninl! beneficial reuse or discharl!e of efl:1uent and beneficial reuse or disoosal of residuals. SuBSEQUENT FINDINGS AND POLICIES SHALL BE RENUMBERED ACCORDINGLY WITHIN THIS CHAPTER Chapter V Glossary 37. ,I Publicfacilitv oroiects: Public facility project lists and maps adopted as par! of the Metro Plan are defined as follows: \ a. Water: Source, reservoirs, pump stations, and primary distribution systems. Primary'distribution systemiare "......,..,ission lines 12 inches or larger fur Springfield Utility Board (SUB) and 24 inches or larger for Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB). . b. Wastewater: primarv Collection Svstem: Pump stations and wastewater lines 24 .inches or larger. Treatment Facilities System: Water Pollution Control facilitv iWPCF) oroiect. beneficial reuse oroiect and residuals oroiect necessarv to meet wastewater treatment facilities'svstem desil!n caoacities for avel'3l!e flow. oeak flow. biochemical OXVl!en demand and total susDended solids so~as to orovide service within the urban l!I'rr~l~ Received " Appendix Ab Page6 JUL 24 200Qi Planner: BJ ,-.", ',\ ; boundarY (UGB) for a nroiected oonulation in 2025 consistent with the ooouIation assumed in this Plan. in comnliance with MWMC's discharqe nermit. MWMC's Canitallinnrovements Plan. as amended from time to time. . ~hall be used as the l!Uide for detailed nlanninl! and imnlementation of the WPCF oroiect. the beneficial reuse nroiect and the residuals nroiect. c. Stormwater: Drainage/channel i....ut'o" Jements and/or piping systems 36 . inches or larger; propos\:d detention ponds; outfalls; water quality projects; and waterways and open systems. . , . d. Specific projects adoptJd 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). . ~ Appendix Ab Page7 . Date Received JUL 24 zool! Planner: BJ ."'1' ,....-" ", .'" APPENDIX 'B c PROPOSED CHANGES TO tHE PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES PLAN (PFSP) ;1 1. Modify the text preceding exi~ting Table 3 to read as follows: Planned Wastewater System Iniprovements Planned sheft. aIllIIBHi:; 'it..'... wastewater system improvement projects are listed in tilbles3,...and 4, 4a and 4b. The general I location of these 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 s,hould be incorporated without change.) 2. . Insert, following Table 4, Tables 4a and 4b, as follows: , Table 4a MWMC Wastewater Treatment System Improvement Projects Project Number Project Namelnescription I I I 300 301 302 WPCF Treatment Project Residuals Treatment Project Beneficial ReuSe Project Table 4b . MWMC Primary Collection System Improvement Projects Project Number 303 304 305 Project NameIDyscription WiIlakenzie Pump Station Screw Pump Station Glenwood Pump Station 3. Modify Map 2 to show Projects 300 through 305, and insert Map 2a. Ap~ndix B Page I Date Received JUL 2 4 200Jl J" Planner: BJ ~ ..--._, , . , ~. '. - :.,~-_..- Eugene-Springfield Public F Uiltues .imd'ServiGes Plan . Planned MWWC_W' ISbilwA'tet Projeot Sites ~._..___.._--'I'..aD I -..-...-- :m -'-""''''_ ...--.- . ,......... ... . ......--....--... 'C__"'N"" CJ____ p~.II"- - -"'--..---. .-"'---- -~- ) '1 \.- .. .~ + .' n.o_......."..tMM..._._..... 0"'_. - -- MAP 2 -- I €> -,..-.-- ---....'- ,...-.--- .--- =- CJ ---- \ { ,'Eugene.Springfield Public FaCilities and Services Plan . Existing MWMC.Wastewatsr Treatment Systoms .- "'. +- ....-- - --.....-..- --.-.....-- _,IIIAPZ. _M' 4. Modify Chapter IV. Of the PlIblic Facilities and Services Plan, by modifying the subdivision entitled "Wastewater So";..... condition Assessment" . (presently on page 82) to read as foUows: I Appendix B Page 2 Date Received JUL 24 lOOt) Planner: BJ / " I ~.1 I.. ~ Wastewater System Condition ~ssessment COM'eyao.. -"i.'-:~J' .!lod ioflow aBd.iofiltPlltioo (III) l'lIaBS a,", :"., , ',.!lot eriteria It). whieh to asse5S the perT\ """ ,~ 8r a wastewater eeUeetioo syntem. Coaveyaoee EapaeH)' is a (uBetioo ef I. ,\. i' ,te pipe siziog Bod meBSBJ'eS a system's ahility to meve emueBt eOieieBtly. Ioflew aodiofihl'llti"",; ,S npR9s the ameuBt of stermwater.eBteriog a sewer system through defeetke pipes aod pipe jeio", er threBgh the eress eo " "eso efst, '"" ",r,., IiBes, e, ",:, .11 SMI'en, eatch hasios, er "'Ie , de eoven. SBeh eJI ,,',', '" s steFIBwater eBteriDg the _stewatel system uBBeeessarily hurdeos both e". "_:r.lDee aDII treatmeBt fallilitles. " Treatment: MWMC Wastewater Treatment System , , " MWMC existinl! infrastructure is monitored for nrobleros that need to be addressed , durinl! onerational and maintenance activities. MWMC has onl!oinl! nro'!fams to heln ulan fur and imnlement eouinment renlacement and maior rehabilitation of existing systems. With these on going nrOlITams used to detect existinl!: 1JfOblems. the infrastructure can be maintained and nkserved to heln extend its useful life for future. . -:: vears. In Marchof2003. MWMChired CH2M illLL to evaluate and nlan for reqional wastewater canital imnrovements that will serve the EU\!enelSnrin\!field urban l!:t'owth . boundarY into vear 2025. MWMC will need to imulement the recommended imnrovements to meet requJatorv reQuirement~ based on nroiected nollution loads and .flows. CH2M illLL as Dart of its work to evaluate and nlan for reqional wastewater imnrovement~ has ~. ~~.... ~d a technical memo related to "Flow and Load Projections" dated ADlil 12. 2004. This historical and nroiected information is bein\! used to ulan for needed MWMC canital imnrovements'based on en<!ineerinl!: evaluation methods and bv comnarin\! technolol!V ontions. It is eStimated that ""uu,uAimatelv $160 million dollar~ . (in 2004 dollars) are needed fur MWMC nroiects to address rel!:UlatorV reQuirements and f!I'Owth throl1l!h vear 2025. Convevance: 1i . " ('..ol1v<"v"",<".e rA'?8citv and inflow. and ihfiltTation (lID ratios are important criteria bv which to a.'l.'leS" the nerfonnance of a wastewater collection svstem. Convevance canacitv js a function ofadeouate nine siziIu! and measures a SYstem's ability to move effluent efficientlv. Inflow and infiltration ratios "AU' ".,8 the amount of stonnwater enteriJ1l!: a ~wer svstem throul!h defective nines and nine ioints. or throu"h the CToS.~ connection of stormwater lines. combiIierl sewers. catch basins. or manhole covers. Sjlch ~,,;._.~DUS. ~orrnwater enterinl!: the wastewater SYstem unnecessarilv burdens both conveyance and L '""'~w....~ facilities. il 5. Modify Chapter IV. Of the. Pub6c Facinties Bod Services Plan, by modifying tbe discussion ofwastllWater, in the subdivision entitled "Long-Term Service Availability Within Urbanizable Areas" (presently on page 97) to read as foHows: . '. Date Received JUL 2 4 2od~) A~Pendix B Page 3 Planner: BJ "........, ".. ['",1' 1. There are no areas within the metropolitan UOB that will be difficuh 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. Aooronriate enllineerinl! desil!n oractices must be used duriru! the develooment and exoansion into sensitive areas that are aonroved for develooment (ex. - hillside coristruction.. etc.\ ; oo'J.'ever, ellj3lHlSien Expansion of the existing collection system will be necessary to meet demands of growth over this time period. 2. Based on 2003 analysis, the EUl!ene-Soriru!:field metronolitan are,! treatment facilities will reauire facilitY i..w. _ ,ements to address bath drv and wet weather rel!Ulatorv reauirements relatinl! to nollutant loads and wastewater flows: , Regional and local wastewater!k..,." ,ements to the collection and treatment sYStems aie beinl! nJanned for and will be imnlemented to allow for lITOwth within. the UGB and for rel!1llatorv comnliance, The Eageae EJlringfieltll",;,;~",,,,.Aitaft.- area R-egieB&! Wast~...ater TrelitmeBt Pkmt hB5 SlIffieient desig.. .;."...".~y46- OOH"..o=Jdate pBI'WaiiBn mu~:..:~: ::.::1 :serve all fiB..... de"/",:",,,,,,_~ll~ lit bllildeut. Hewe';er, l':Ek -.vet .....eatlter eenditieBS limit the tfe~.;.n~ yiaflt frem aehieviBg its desigaed e.:.f.;:d:,. '~.tet, weather related im!>16vemeBts llf.;. ......;.~.;.d-,,~~.;....laBt- . and witlHB the regienal ee lleetien B)'51.;.." ~o .;.,.;efH! the pL/,' ;,::et weather eallooit)' beyend tile year 2(}1l1: 6. Add Table 16a following Table 16, as follows: Table 16a MWMC Wastewater Treatment a~d CoUection System Improvements, Rougb Cost Estimate, and Timing Estimate I Project Project NamelDescription Number I 300 WPCF Treatment Project I 301 ResidualsTr.;.,,;~..;.~II'~ject I 302 Beneficial Reuse Project I 303 Wi1lakenzie Pump Station I 304 Screw Pumn Station I 305 Glenwood Pump Station *Cost estimated in 2004 dollars Cost* I ($), $120,500,000 I $6,000,000 I $25,000,000 I $6,000,000 $2,000,000 $500,000 Estimated Completion Year 2025 2018 2018 2010 2010 2012 7. Add a new cbapter to tbe Public Facilities and Services Plan, to be Cbapter VI., reading as follows::' . VI. Amendments to the Plan ApPendix B Page 4 Date Received JUL 2 4 zoof' Planner: BJ . " . " .-'~ \ ~ . This chapter describes the method to be used in the event it becomes necessary or appropriate to modify the text, tables 0* the maps contained in the Public Facilities and Services Plan ("the Plan"). ' . Flexibility oftbe Plan Certain public facility project descriptibns, 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 obtainep, preclude project specification and location decisions made according to the Natio1pl1 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. . I For the purposes of this Pian, two types of modifications are identified. I A. Modifications requiring amendment of the Plan... The following modifications rC!l.uire amendment of the Plan: 1. Amendments, which include those modifications or changes (as . represented 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 environm,ental changes, as defined below. Amendments are subject to the' adminiStr!ltive procedures and review and appeal procedures applicable to land use decisions. 2. Adoption of capital im%vement program project lists by any service provider do not require modification of this Plan unless the requirements of subparagraph I above are met. . .. I B. Modifications peimitted without amendment of the Plan. The following modifications do not require amendment of this Plan: . . 1. Administrative change~ are those modifications to a public facility project which are minor in nature and do not significantly impact the project's general description, loc!ltion, sizing, capacity or other general characteristic of the project. Technical and enviroruitental changes are those modifications to a public facility project which ate made pursuant to "final engineering" on a project 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. Date Received 2. , , A~pendix B Page 5 JUL 24 zooql Planner: BJ '..... "..' " ~ Process for making Changes A. Administrative and Technical ~r Envi.___"..ta1 Changes. Any jurisdiction may make an administrative or techrricaJ 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 resolution or other final action of the governing board of the jurisdiction authorjzing the change. B. Amendments For purposes of processing amendments, as defined befein, 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 providd 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 herein, which, project serves only the jurisdiction proposing the amendment. ,.:. Al'pendix B Page 6 Date Received JUL 2 4 ZOO~! Planner: BJ '.", ",."." Exhibit I - 1 - StafIReport and Findings ofCoI1).pliance with the Metro Plan and Statewide Goals and Administrative Rules' I , . File LRP 2004-0001 Amendments to the Metro Plan and Public Facilities and Services Plan " Applicant: City of Springfield on behalf of the M,,;""yvlitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) Natnre oftbe Application: The applican~ proposes to amend the Eugene-Springfield M,,;""yvlitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) and the Public Facilities and Services Plan (PFSP)I to (I) 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 lo~lly adopted capital improvement plans, and (3) to modify (streamline) the administTativeand legislative processes that govern the . implementation and amendment of the PFSP projects list. " Background: . MWMC's regional wastewater treatment facilities were designed and constructed in the late 1970's with a 20-year life expectailcy. Slower thai 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 i.uy." /ements (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 Departmeirt 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 of wastewater collection, treatment and disposallreuse needs for the next 20 years was essentia~ the MWMC began work on the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan, a ~~uy..'lhensive 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 pIim and current planning assessments for population and develv y.......;. Second, the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan is intende4'to Pl?tect community health and safety by addressing sanitary sewer overflows, river safety, permit cOlI\pliance and the cost- effective use of existing facilities and the efficient design of new facilities. " Staff Report and Findings Page 1 Date Received JUL 2 4 Z0014 I ,--, I See appendices A & B, respectively. Planner: BJ "j,." <II Exhibit I -2- The 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan recognizes and addresses the fact that the regional wastewate~ 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, 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 proposed ameIldments 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. ' ' Phasing objectives of the 2004 Wa..;...,;,..;",: 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 eveI,lts 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 Pilin must be adopted by the three metropolitan jurisdictions and the Metro Plan and the PFSP should be updated to reflect current infoimation. In summary, the application proposes ~he following changes: TI.f~t:ro Plan 1. Specifically recognizes "wastewater" as a Subcategory of service. within the Urban _ Growth Boundary. [Chapter III-D] 2. Amends Finding #6 and Policy #3 to recognize the addition of Map 2a "Existing Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems" to the PFSP. [Chapter llI-D] " 3. Amends Policy #2 to include local capital L"." /ement plans as a means to implement policy in the PFSP. [Chapter m-D] 'I ,. " 4. Inserts two findings regarding ,local and regional wastewater services to development within the urban growth boundary. [Chapter III-D] . 5. Adds a new policy G.9 that m3kes 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-D] ,r. 6. Modifies definition 37. Wastewater: Public Facilities Projects. [Chapter V Glossary] I PFSP StaffRepott and Findings Page 2 Date Received JUL 2 4 ZOO~ Planner: BJ , "" ~.~. I ill. Exhibit I . - 3- 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, .....pwtively.' , I . 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":'Terrn Service Availability Within Urbanizable Areas" in Chapter IV. (Page 9{). " 5. Adds new Table 16a (following Table 16) entitled "MWMC Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Improvements, Rough Cost Estimate, and Timing Estimate." (Page 101) ,i 1 6. Adds new Chapter VI regarding amendments to the PFSP. I' 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 "t'pw Jal 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 ~elevant 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 Conservation and Development Commission; , , Goal I - Citizen Involvement To develop a citizen involvem~nt 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 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 I Metro Plan amendment must be noticed. Citizen involvement for a Type I Metro Plan amendment not related to an urban growth boundary amendment requires: 1) Notice to interested parties; 2) Notice ,! ' I .' See SDC 7.070(1)(_), EC 9.7730(IXa), andLC 12.225(I)(aXi). Date Received StaffRepo~ and Findings Page 3 JUL 24 200t!: Planner: BJ ,.' II.'"J 't':' '. Exhibit I -4- shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation; 3) Notice shall be proviqed 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-Owu'd on March 31, 2004. Notice to interested parties was mailed on April I, 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 aj; affected agencies. " Requirements under Goal I are met by adherence to the citizen involvement processes required by the Met!'!> Plan and implemented by the Springfield Development Code, Articles 7 and 14; the Eugene Code, Sections 9.7735 and 9.7520; Lane Code Sections q.02S 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 factual base 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 beprovidedfor review and comment by citizens. and qlJected governmental units during preparation, revi~~ and revision of plans and implementation ordinances. , Implementation Measures - are the means used to carry out the plan. These are of two general types: (I) manqgement 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 orprovision of services. The most recent version of the Metro Plan is being considered on May 17, 2004 for final adoption by Springfield (Ordinance No. ~, by Eugene (Council Bill No. 4860) and by Lane County (Ordinance No. 1197) after nurnerouspublic 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(Si, must be coordinated with affected governmental units.4 Coordination means that comments from affected governmental units are l Incorporated by reference into Goal 2. I . 4 See DLCD v. Douglas County, 33 Or LUBA'2l6, 221 (1997). StaffRepo~ and Findings Page 4 Date Received JUL 24 200ft) Planner: BJ <.. .'e' '''~. Exhibit 1 - 5- 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.j(1997) final forecasts provided to Lane County by the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis and the Year 2000 Census. The adoption . ofthis modification to the PFSP will effectively "coordinate" this population assumption.' Goal 3 - Agrieultural Lands' . . This goal does not apply withirl adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries. , , Goal 4 - Forest Lands This goal does not apply witm;; adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries. ". . . ' GoalS - Open Spaees, Seeni~ and Historie Areas, and Natural Resourees 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 relati9nship to air sheds, river basins and land resources. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, P.L. 92-500, as amended in 1977, became known as the Clean Water Act (33 D.S.C. 1251 et seq.). The goal 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 I:ollution Control Act. The primary method of implementation of this Act is through the issuance of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System'(NPDES) permit prior to the discharge of any . wastes into the waters of the stiue. (ORS 468B.050) Among the "pollutants" regulated by the EQC are te......."....;1Ire (OAR 340-041-0028) and toxic substances (OAR 340-041-0033). ' . 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 ,. , Table 3 oftecbnicai memorandum entitled "Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission - ' Population Projections for Wastewater Facilities Plan," prepared by Mati Noosen, CH2M Hill, ~ i'iP!!' .' 9,2004) . ..', uare Received Staff Report and Findings Page 5 I ' . JUL 2 4 ZOO~j Planner: BJ ,.:,. .'-,,' ',. Exhibit 1 - 6- increases and serve all new de~eJopment at buildout." Recent analyses have determined that facility improvements are now required to address both dry and wet weather reqnirements rehiting to pollutant .loads and wastewater flows. The section in Chapter IV ofthe PFSP entitled "Long-Term Service Availability Within Urbanizable Areas" is proposed to be modified to reflect the need for facility improvements I\ecessary to address dry and wet weather regulatory requirements. Goal 7 - Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards This goal is not applicable.to the proposed amendments. Goal 8 - Recreational Needs ;, This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments. 'I 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 MetroiPian, the PFSP and the 2004 Wastewater Facilities Plan must be consistent in ordt;r to comply with State discharge permit conditions that will determine the improv~ments to the Regional Wastewater System that are necessary to address new regulatory standards. The improvements are necessary to allow adequate service and conveyance, t....;.,,,"',,;, reuse and disposal capacity to serve new and existing industrial and commercial uses: Goal 10 - Housing- To provic/e for the housing needs of citizens of the state. Goal I 0 Planning Guideline 3 ~ates that "[P flans should provide for the appropriate type, location andphasing of pubic facilities and services sufficient to support housing development in areas presently developed or undergoing , development or redevelopment; " OAR 660-008-{)OIO reqnires 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." 660-008-{l005(13), in part, defines land that is "suitable and availabl~" as land "for which public facilities are planned or to which public facilities can be ~e available." , SiiniIar to Goal 9, adequate pllplic 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 frame~ork to allow for the improvements to the regional . Staff Report and Findings Page 6 ;1 Date Received JUL 24 200!{j Planner: BJ i.,:/'.J IY..J Exhibit 1 -,7- " . wastewater system that support the ho~ing needs oftbe 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 rur:al development. OAR Chapter 660,Division Ol'} , implements goal I!. OAR 660--011--0030(1) reqnires that the public facility'plan identify the general location ofpublic facilities projects. In regard to ~ 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 udder ''Planned Wastewater System Improvements (Page 28)," the insertion ofnew Tables 4a and 4b (page 28), and the modification of Map 2 and the insertion of new Map 2a, also address this requirement. OAR 660--011--0035(1) require.s that the public facility plan include a rough cost estimate for sewer public fucility projects identified in the facility plan. In conformity witb this requirement, it is proposed that the PFSP be amended by the insertionofTable 16a (Inserted following Page 101), which addresses rough cost . estimates and a timing estimate for MWMC Wastewater T~".u and ' Collection System Improvements. The rough cost estimates in Table 16a 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 frOln $144M to $233M (See Attachment 3). The ...."f"..".; 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. - I: 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 aqd 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. Goall2 - Transportation This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments. Goal 13 - Energy Conservation This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments. Goal 14 - Urbanization - To provide for an orderly and efficient transitionfrom rural to urban land use. Staff Report and Findings Page 7 Date Received JUt 2 4 200~] Planner:' BJ ~-. ....';~, ae- . Exlu1>it I - 8 - This goal is not applicable to the proposed amendments, as they do not affect the existing urban growth boundary. Goal 15- WiUamette River Greenway I This goaJ'is not applicable to t~e proposed amendments. Goal 16 Estuarine Resonn:es; Goal 17 Coastal Shore lands, Goal 18 Beaches and Dunes, and Goal 19 Ocean Resoun:,es These goals do not apply to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area. (b) Adoption of the a.mendment must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. \ , The proposed changes to the Metro Plan are essentially of a "housekeeping" nature. They essentially recognize the role of wastewater service provision within 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 ~ 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. The proposed changes'also amend the PFSPto more accurately reflect MWMC's planned improvement projects',for its wastewater u"",,u..ent 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 modificati9n standards contained in OAR 66(}"'()11~045(3). The proposed changes to the I'FSP do not create any inconsistencies within the PFSP nor do they create any inconsistencies between the PFSP and the Metro Plan. . StafIReport and Findings'Page 8 'I , Date Received JUL 24 200:1{J , Planner: BJ