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APPENDIX Ab
PIlOPOSED 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 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 gTowth
boundary (UGB). This policy direction is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal II :
Public Facilities and Services, "To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient
arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural
development." On urban lands, new development must be served by at least the
minimum level of key urban services and facilities at the time development is completed
and, ultimately, by a full range of key urban services and facilities. On rural lands within
the Plan Boundary, development must be served by rural levels of service. Users of
facilities and services in rural areas are spread out geographically, resulting in a higher
per-user cost for some sef\'ices and, often, in an inadequate revenue base to support a
higher level of service in the "future. Some urban facilities may be located or managed
outside the urban growth boundary, as allowed by state law, but only to serve
development within the UGB.
Urban facilities and services within the UGB are provided by the City of Eugene, the City
of Springfield, Lane County, Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), the Springfield
Utility Board (SUB), the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC),
electric cooperatives, and sp~cial service districts. Special service districts provide
schools and bus service, and, in some areas outside the cities, they provide water, electric,
fire service or parks and recreation service. This element provides guidelines for special
service districts in line with the compact urban development fundamental principle of the
Metro Plan.
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This element incorporates the fmdings and policies in the Eugene-Springfield
Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services
Plan), adopted as a refmement 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 11, 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 contains this information for electrical facilities,
although not required to by law.
The project lists and maps in the Public Facilities and Services Plan are adopted as part
of the Metro Plan. Information in the Public Facilities and Services Plan on project
phasing and costs, and decisions on timing and financing of projects are not part of the
Metro Plan and are controlled solely by the capital improvement progromm;ng and
budget processes of individual service providers. ;
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The policies listed provide direction for public and brivate developmental and program
decision-making regarding urban facilities and services. Development should be
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coordinated with the planning, financing, and construction of key urban facilities and
services to ensure the efficient use and expansion of these facilities.
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Goals
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I. Provide and maintain public facilities and sbrvices in an efficient and
environmentally responsible manner. i
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2. Provide public facilities and services in a ~anner that encourages orderly and
sequential growth. I'
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Findings and Policies I
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The fmdings and policies in this element are organized by the following four topics
, related to the provision of urban facilities and services. Policy direction for the full range
of urban facilities and services, ifleffij:::;; "::astewater serviee, may be found under any of
these topics, although the first topic, Services to D~velopment Within the Urban Growth
Boundary, is further broken down into sub-categones.
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. Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary
. Planning and Coordination I
. Water
1 The exact location of the projects shown on the publicFadilities and Services Plan planned facilities
maps is determined through local processes. .
, Goal I) also requires transportation facilities to be included in public facilities plans. In this metropolitan
area, .~si>'?rt.ation facilities are addressed in Metro Plan Cl)apter III-F and in the Eut)ne-8f.rinlf4.eld "', d
Transportation System Plan (Frans Plan). i ate HeCe!\, e.
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. Wastewater Treatment
. Stormwater
. Electricity
. Schools
. Solid Waste Treatment
. Services to Areas Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
. Locating and Managing Public Facilities Outside the Urban Growth Boundary
. Financing
Services to Develonment Within the Urhan Growth Boundarv: Planniol! and
Coordination
Findings
i. Urban expansion within the UGB is accomplished through in-fill, redevelopment,
, and annexation of territory which can be served with a minimum level of key
urban services and facilities. This permits new development to use existing
facilities and services, or those which can be easily extended, minimizing the
public cost of e?'tending urban facilities and services. ,
2. 'In accordance with Statewide Planning Goal II and OAR 660, the Public
Facilities and Services Plan identifies jurisdictional responsibility for the
provision of water, wastewater and stormwater, describes respective service areas
and existing and planned water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities, and
contains planned faci,lities maps for these services. Electric system information
and improvements are included in the Public Facilities and Services'Plan,
although not required by state law. ,Local facility master plans and refinement
plans provide more specific project information.
3. Urban services within the metropolitan UGB are provided by the City,ofEugene,
the City of Springfield, Lane County, EWEB, SUB, the MWMC, electric
cooperatives; and special service districts.
4. The Public Facilities and Services Plan fmds that almost all areas within the city
limits of Eugene and Springfield are served or can be served in the short-term (0-5
years) with water, wastewater, stormwater,and electric service. Exceptions to
this are stormwater service to portions of the Willow Creek area and southeast
Springfield and full water service at some higher elevations in Eugene's South
Hills. Service to these areas will be available in the long-term. Service to all
areas within city limits are either in a capital improvement plan or can be
extended with development.
5. With the improvements specified in the Public Facilities and Services Plan
project lists, all urbanizable areas within the Eugene-Sprmgfield UGB can be
served with water, wastewater, stormwater, and electric service at the time those
areas are developed. In general, areas outside city limits serviceable UOate8A.eceived
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term are located near the UGB and in urban r~serves, primarily in River Road,
Santa Clara, west Eugene's Willow Creek area, south Springfield, and the
Thurston and Jasper-Natron areas in east Springfield.
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OAR 660-011-0005 defines projects that must be included in public facility plan
project lists for water, wastewater, and stormwater. These defmitions are shown
in the keys of planned facilities Maps I, 2, ~and 3 in the Public Facilities dnd
Services Plan.
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In accordance with ORS 195.020 to 080, Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and
special service districts are required to enter into coordination agreements that
defme how planning coordination and urban services (water, wastewater, fue,
parks, open space and recreation, and streets( roads and mass transit) will be
provided within the UGB. ,
Large institutional uses, such as universities fand hospitals, present co~plex '
planning problems for the metropolitan areal due to their location, facility
expansion plans, and continuing housing an~ parking needs.
Duplication of services prevents the most edonomical distribution of public
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10. As discussed in the Public Facilities and Se}"ices Plan, a majority of nodal
development areas proposed in TransPlan are serviceable now or in the short-
term. The City of Eugene's adopted Growth Management Policy #15 states,
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"Target publicly-fmanced infrastructure ext~nsions to support development for
higher densities, in-fill, mixed uses, and nodal development."
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G.l 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 ll-C, relevant policies in this chapt~r, and other Metro Plan policies.
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G.2 Use the planned facilities maps of the Public Facilities and Services Plan to guide
the general location of water, wastewater, stormwater, and electrical projects in
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the metropolitan area. Use local facility master plans, refmement'plans, caoital
imorovement olans. and ordinances as the kuide for detailed planning and project
implementation.
G.3 Modifications and additions to or deletions' from the project lists in the Public
Facilities and Services Plan for water, waStewater, and stormwater public facility
projects or significant changes to project l6cation, from that described in the
Public Facilities and Services Plan plaime!l facilities Maps I, 2, ~ and 3,
requires amending the Pubic Facilities and Services Plan and the Metro Plan,
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a. Modifications to a public facility project which are minor in nature and do
not significantly impact the project's general description, location, sizing,
capacity, or other general characteristic of the project; or
b. Technical and environmental modifications to a public facility which are
made pursUant to final engineering on a project; or
c. . Modifications to a public facility project which are made pursuallt to
fmdings of an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact
Statement conducted under regulations implementing the procedural
provisions of the national Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any
federal or State of Oregon agency project development regulations
consistent with that act and its regulations; or
d. Public facility projects included in the PFSP to serve land designated
, Urban Reserve prior to the removal of the Urban Reserve designation,
which projects shall be removed from the PFSP at the time of the next
Periodic Review of the Metro Plan.
G.4 The cities and Lane County shall coordinate with EWEB, SUB, and special
service districts operating.in the metropolitan area, to provide the opportunity to
review and comment on proposed public facilities, plans, programs, and public
improvement projects or changes thereto that may affect one another's area of
responsibility.
G.5 The cities shall continue joint planning coordination with major institutions, such
as universities and hospitals, due to their relatively large impact on local facilities
and services.
G.6 Efforts shall be made to reduce the number of unnecessary special serVice districts
and to revise confusing or illog(cal service boundaries, including those that re~ult
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, infill, mixed uses, and nodal
development.
G.8 The cities and county shall coordinate with cities surrounding the metropolitan
area to develop a growth management strategy. This strategy will address .
regional public facility needs.
Services to Develooment Within the Urban Growth Boundarv: Wastewater
Findinl!s
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II. Sorinl!field and EUl!ene relv on a combination of recional and local services for
the orovision of wastewater services. Within each City. the local iurisdiction
orovides collection of wastewater throul!h a svstem of sanitarY sewers and
oumoinl! svstems. These collection facilities connect to a rel!ional svstem of
similar sewer collection facilities owned and ooerated bv the Metrooolitan
Wastewater Manal!ement Commissioo ("MWMC"). an entity formed under an
intemovemmental a{ITeement 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 nrimarv
collection svstem.
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12. TI1~ rrimary C,011~c:ti011 sTI't~m convevs wastewater to a treatment facilities svstem
owned and ooerated bv MWMC. This svsten\ consists of an iilterconnected Water
Pollution Control Facility ("WPCF"). a biosolids faciiity. and a beneficial reuse
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Policies
G.9 Wastewater convevance and treatment shall be nrovided to meet the needs of
oroiected (ITowth inside the UGB that are canable of comnlvinl! with relmlatorv
reauirements I!oveminl! beneficial reuse or discharl!e of effiuent and beneficial
reuse or disoosal of residuals. I
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SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS AND POLICIES 'SHALL BE RENUMBERED
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ACCORDINGLY WITHIN THIS CHAPTER '
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37. Public facility oroiects: Public facility project lists and maps adopted as part of
the Metro Plan are defined as follows: ;
a. Water: Source, reservoirs, pump stations, and primary distribution
systems. Primary distribution systerns are transmission lines 12 inches or
larger for Springfield Utility Board (SUB) and 24 inches or larger for
Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB).
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b. Wastewater: PrimarY Collection Svstem: Pump stations and wastewater
lines 24 inches or larger.
Treatment Facilities 'Svstem: Water Pollution Control
Facility rwPCF) oroiect. beneficial reuse oroiect and
residuals oroiect ned~ssarv to meet wastewater treatment
facilities svstem desil!n caoacities for averal!e flow. oeak
flow. biochemical oxvl!en demand and total susoended
solids so as to orovide service within the urb8.HT"wthR '''Ad
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boundarY (uGB) for a nroiected nonulation in 2025
consistent with the nonulation assumed in this Plan. in
comnliance with MWMC's discharge nermit. MWMC's
Canital Imnrovements Plan. as amended from time to time.
shall be used as the l.!Uide for detailed olanning and
imolementation of the WPCF nroiect. the beneficial reuse
proiect and the residuals nroiect.
c. Stormwater:' Drainage/channel improvements and/or piping systems 36
inches or larger; proposed detention ponds; outfalls; water quality
projects; and waterways 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 the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Public
Facilities and Services Plan (Public Facilities and Services Plan).
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