LUBA Remand: Laurel Ridge Zone Change (Z 15-5) <br />In their written materials submitted at the public hearing, the applicant asserts "...that multiple <br />referents does not necessarily result in a more defensible alignment of the subject property on <br />the Metro Plan diagram. No two referents work completely, let alone the `....four referents...'that <br />LUBA said could work." The applicant believes that if you align the map using one referent, and <br />then try to align to a second referent, the Metro Plan diagram will not accurately align with either <br />referent. It is probably true that when 3 or 4 referents are used they will not all align perfectly <br />with the map features; however, this is expected and it is preferable to use multiple map <br />referents even if they do not line up with 100% accuracy. <br />In this case, staff agrees with LUBA that the final result will still be more accurate if the map is <br />registered as closely as possible to multiple referents (as opposed to a perfect alignment with <br />one referent). LHVC's Sheet 9/2/15-04 is evidence that multiple referents, including East 30th <br />avenue, the green finger, and the city limits line, can be used at the same time to complete the <br />Metro Plan diagram registration. It appears the applicant failed to follow LUBA's direction <br />because they used only one referent at a time, thereby resulting in a less accurate location of the <br />plan designation boundary on the subject property. <br />Attachments <br />Figure 1: Staff Measurements on Applicant's Sheet ZC-2 <br />Figure 2: Staff Measurements on A07-10 Annexation Map <br />Figure 3: Staff Measurements with Local Government GIS Data <br />City of Eugene • 99 W. 10th Ave. • Eugene, OR 97401 • 541-682-5481 • 541-682-5572 Fax <br />www.eugene-or.gov/planning <br />