Staff Report: Planning Commission Deliberations 7-27-2015

AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY July 27, 2015 To: Eugene Planning Commission From: Heather O'Donnell, Planning Division Subject: Deliberations on Rest-Haven Memorial Park Re-designation & Zone Change (City files MA 15-1, Z 15-1) ACTION REQUESTED Hold a Planning Commission work session to deliberate and provide a recommendation to the Eugene City Council on the proposed Metro Plan diagram amendment and zone change for the Rest-Haven Memorial Park property. BRIEFING STATEMENT On July 14, 2015, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on a privately-initiated, site- specific Metro Plan Amendment and concurrent Zone Change for Rest-Haven Memorial Park. 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 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 zoned R-1 Low Density Residential. These applications are briefly summarized below: Rest-Haven Memorial Park Map & tax lot numbers: 1803180000300 & 1803074302100 (about 27.63 acres for cemetery, 46.27 acres for new housing) Application Total (File no.) Current acres Proposed acres acres Metro Plan Low Density Amendment Parks & Open Space 73.9 73.9 Residential (MA 15-1) 73'9 R-1 Low Density No Zone Change 46.27 R-1 Low Density Residential change (Z 15-1) Residential PL Public Land 27.63 27.63 Metro Plan Amendment (MA 15-1): amends the Metro Plan diagram to change the adopted plan designation from Parks and Open Space to Low Density Residential. PC Agenda - Page 1