Staff Report: City Council Public Hearing 9-21-2015

EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Public Hearing: An Ordinance to Re-Designate and Rezone "The Rest-Haven Memorial Park Site" by Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram; and Amending the Eugene Zoning Map (City files MA 15-1, Z 15-1) Meeting Date: September 21,201S Department: Planning & Development www.eugene-or.gov Agenda Item Number: 1 Staff Contact: Heather O'Donnell Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5488 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council will hold a public hearing to consider an ordinance for a privately-initiated, site- specific Metro Plan amendment and zone change for the Rest-Haven Memorial Park property located at 3900 Willamette Street. The proposal would change the plan designation and zoning of the property to low-density residential. BACKGROUND The subject property includes two tax lots located at 3900 Willamette Street, between 39th Avenue and Brae Burn Drive (see Attachment A). As addressed in the applicant's materials, the current owners seek to change the Metro Plan diagram land use designation (the City's land use blueprint map) and zoning of the subject property, so that the entire property is designated Low Density Residential and corresponding zone R-1 Low Density Residential. These applications are briefly summarized below: Rest-Haven Memorial Park Map & tax lot numbers: 1803180000300 & 1.803074302100 about 27.63 acres for cemetery, 46.27 acres for new housing) Application Total file no. Current acres Proposed acres acres Metro Plan Amendment Parks & Open Space 73.9 Low Density 73.9 MA 15-1 Residential R-1 Low Density No 73.9 Zone Change 15 1 Residential 46.27 R-1 Low Density change (Z - ) Residential PL Public Land 27.63 27.63 MACM0\2015 Council Agendas\M150921\S1509211.doc