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1 Introduction
Description and Overview of the Project
The Jasper Meadows Master Plan proposes 146 single-family residential lots, and three cluster
developments planned for up to 261 units. Seven phases of development are proposed for the
67.2-acre parcel, which is located within the Urban Growth Boundary on the southeastern edge
of Springfield. Phases 1,2, and 3 were previously approved and constructed. These prior phases
include 144 residential lots comprising 29.6 acres.
Jasper Meadows is the first major development project in the 810-acre Jasper-Natron area, a
largely undeveloped tract of land for which the City of Springfield prepared a specific
development plan in 1999. A central theme of the Jasper-Natron plan's preferred alternative is to
"create a new and unique community within Springfield" by incorporating a design concept
incorporating "nodal development, mixed use," A portion of the Jasper Meadows master plan
area is identified as a "Potential Nodal Development Overlay District" in the Eugene-Springfield
Trans Plan and the Jasper-Natron Specific Area Development Plan proposes a Community
CommerciallHigh Density Residential node south of the master plan area.
Primary access to the Jasper-Natron area and Jasper Meadows would be provided by the planned
Jasper Road Extension (JRE), which would extend the Eugene-Springfield Highway (Highway
126) from Main Street to Jasper Road approximately 1.25 miles south ofM!. Vernon Road. A
200-ft. proposed right-of-way for the JRE bisects the Jasper Meadows project area. The JRE is a.
Lane County and City of Springfield project, and the applicant has agreed to dedicate right-of-
way to Lane County for road and utility purposes.
Phasing Plan
Four of seven future phases will be developed as Conventional Subdivisions, and the remaining
phases will be developed as Cluster Subdivisions as outlined in Table I.
TABLE 1
JASPER MEADOWS MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT AREA
Phase Subdivision Acreage # of Units Density
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Phase 4 Conventional 8.1 36 4.4
Phase 5 Cluster 2.0 22 %11.0
Phase 6 Conventional 5.1 24 4.7
Phase 7 Conventional 8.1 41 5.1
Phase 8 Conventional 7.7 45 5.8
Phase 9 Cluster 8.5 170 max: 20.0
Phase 10 Cluster 3.8 76 max. 20
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Table 2 summarizes the three subdivisions that have received prior approval and are therefore
completed.
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Jasper Meadows Master Plan
Date Received: '1!3.7!JoIO
Planner: AL
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TABLE 2
PhaSes Subdivision Type Acreage # of Lots Year Approved Case Number
Jasper Meadows Conventional 9.7 54 2000 2000-01-00015
Phase 1
Jasper Meadows Conventional 11.1 51 2002 2002-01-00017
First Addition
Phase II
Jasper Meadows Conventional 10.77 39 2003 SOO2003-00004
Second
Addition
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Project Background and Issues
This application is in response to the City Council's approval of the Jasper Meadows Phase III
Annexation, which was contingent on submittal of a Master Plan for the remainder of the Jasper.
Meadows Development Area The Master Plan represents a comprehensive development plan
addressing public service needs and development requirements for future phases of Jasper
Meadows. Development issues related to the project include the following: .
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Land Use Planning Framework
The Springfield City Council did not adopt the Jasper-Natron Specific Area Development Plan
because of issues related to wetland areas and possible future realignment of the Jasper Road
Extension. Nevertheless, because the plan encourages urban design concepts that foster a strong
sense of community and place, the applicant has incorporated many of these elements into the
planning framework for Jasper Meadows.
Wetland Inventory
The amended Draft Jasper-Natron Plan Map (see Figure 2) provides the most up-to-date wetland
inventory for the Jasper-Natron area. Issues related to this inventory include: (I) likelihood that
jurisdictional wetlands are larger than the area originally assessed by the DSL (p. III-B, Jasper~
Natron Specific Development Plan, 1999); (2) a functional evaluation of the wetlands has not been
completed at this time (e.g. wildlife habitat, groundwater recharge, stormwater retention); and (3)
the Corps of Engineers has requested that the City submit a Wetland Special Area Management
Plan for the Jasper-Natron area, but no funds have been dedicated to undertake this work. These
issues limit the opportunity to consider an overall system of wetlands as a planning framework.
Transportation
As currently planned, the Jasper Road Extension will provide secondary access to Jasper
Meadows. However, because of permitting issues, Lane County considers the right-of-way for
the extension to be conceptual. Consequently, the applicant must prepare an alternative
secondary access route as part of the Master Plan application, in the event the JRE is not
completed within the applicant's anticipated timeframe for construction of additional phases of
the project.
Jasper Meadows Master Plan
Date Received: 9/:J7/:J<JJ(1
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Planner: AL
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