July 1, 2015 <br />City of Eugene <br />Planning & Development Department <br />Planning Division <br />th <br />99 West 10 Avenue <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Attn: Erik Berg-Johansen <br /> Assistant Planner <br />Re: LaurelRidge Zone Change (Z 15-5) <br /> Response to Completeness Review <br />Dear Erik, <br />This response to the completeness review letter dated June 26 is organized according to the six points in <br />the letter. <br />The applicant requests that this application be deemed complete for processing. <br />None of the items requested is a completeness review item. Each requests additional information in <br />support of the application. We provide the information nevertheless. <br />Completeness review letter contents are in bold italics. Applicant’s responses are in plain text. <br />1. EC 9.8865(1) – Please expand the discussion of all potentially relevant Metro Plan policies, <br />including those that address the protection of open spaces and natural areas (e.g. Policy C.21). <br />Using the August 14, 2013 Staff Report for the previous zone change for this property as a guide, Metro <br />Plan Policy C.21 is the only policy the Staff Report found to be a relevant standard. The other policies <br />addressed in that application narrative the Staff Report found to be inapplicable. See Staff Report Z 12-2. <br />The Staff Report found: <br />“Otherwise, it appears that the applicant’s discussion of other Metro Plan policies is <br />largely unnecessary, as the policies are aspirational, directed at the local government in <br />terms of legislative actions, or have been implemented through standards within the <br />City’s land use code that are applicable to the applicant’s proposed PUD rather than the <br />zone change.” <br />The application narrative for this rezoning addressed Metro Plan Environmental Resources Policy C.21 <br />as follows: <br />Environmental Resources Element <br />Metro Plan Policy C.21. When planning for and regulating development, local <br />governments shall consider the need for protection of open spaces, including those <br />characterized by significant vegetation and wildlife. Means of protecting open space <br />include but are not limited to outright acquisition, conservation easements, planned <br />unit development ordinances, streamside protection ordinances, open space tax <br />deferrals, donations to the public, and performance zoning. <br /> <br />