Capital Hill PUD Page 22 of 63 <br />Planned Unit Development, Application - Tentative Stage - Written Statement <br />Policy A.20 Encourage home ownership of all housing types, particularly for low income households. <br />See response to EC 9.8300 (1)(c)above. <br />Economic Element <br />Policy B.2 Encourage economic development, which utilizes local and imported capital, <br />entrepreneurial skills, and the resident labor force. <br />While, this policy is more likely to be referring to larger industrial/ commercial <br />developments, this project does utilize local capital and labor to design, process, <br />construct, and eventually maintain the finished product. In this manner, the goal of this <br />economic policy is met. <br />Environmental Design Element <br />Policy E.2 Natural vegetation, natural water features, and drainage-ways shall be protected and <br />retained to the maximum extent practical. Landscaping shall be utilized to enhance those <br />natural features. The policy does not preclude increasing their conveyance capacity in an <br />environmentally responsible manner. <br />Natural vegetation is preserved on the development site through large and uninterrupted <br />areas, as well as individual significant trees. Approximately 30% of the development site <br />is protected from the direct impacts of development, while accommodating compact <br />urban growth directly adjacent to existing services within the UGB. <br />Policy E.9 Refinement plans shall be developed to address compatibility of land uses, safety, crime <br />prevention, and visual impact along arterial and collector streets, within mixed-use areas. <br />During the interim period before adoption of a refinement plan, these considerations shall <br />be addressed by cities in approving land use applications in mixed use areas by <br />requiring conditions of approval where necessary. <br />The development site is located within the boundaries of the South Hills Study area, the <br />Fairmount Neighborhood, and the Laurel Hill Valley Neighborhood. Any relevant polices <br />with respect to relevant refinement plans are addressed below. <br />Energy Element <br />Policy J.8 Commercial, residential, and recreational land uses shall be integrated to the greatest <br />extent possible, balanced with all planning policies to reduce travel distances, optimize <br />reuse of waste heat, and optimize potential on-site energy generation. <br />The proposed development is on an infill lot, which reduces travel distances when <br />compared to a development of the same type proposed further outside the urban core. <br />The development site is directly adjacent to the Ribbon Trail and Hendricks Park. <br />Recreation opportunities are feet away from residents' front doors. <br />This integrates residential and recreation land to the greatest degree possible. <br />As demonstrated above, this PUD is consistent with the adopted policies of the Metro <br />Plan. <br />(2) The PUD is consistent with applicable adopted refinement plan policies. <br />The South Hills Study serves as the adopted refinement plan for the area included in this planned unit <br />development proposal. The applicability of the South Hills Study is based on whether or not a <br />development site is located at an elevation greater than 701 feet. As expressed in the adopting <br />resolution (Resolution #2295), the South Hills Study Purpose Statements and Recommendations are <br />Schirmer Satre Group • 375 West 4 ch Avenue, Suite 201, Eugene, OR 97401 • (541) 686-4540 <br />