Employment, Parks, Schools Ordinance (City)- Planning Commission Recommendation (3 of 4)

Eugene Ordinance Exhibit J [Lane County Ordinance Exhibit G] Prior to expanding an urban growth boundary, local governments shall demonstrate that needs cannot reasonably be accommodated on land already inside the urban growth boundary. The City made all reasonable efforts to accommodate its land needs without expanding its UGB. With respect to employment land, the City is able to meet all of its 20-year populations' need for commercial and retail employment within the pre-expansion UGB. Part IV of the Employment Land Supply Study ("Measures to Increase Employment Development") documents the measures the City took to increase the capacity of the land inside its UGB to accommodate employment needs. The need to expand the UGB to locate the Bethel School District facility is discussed in section II of the UGB Expansion Analysis for School Land attached at Appendix A to these Findings. The need to expand the UGB to locate a community park for the Bethel/Danebo area and for the River Road/Santa Clara area is discussed in section II of the UGB Expansion Analysis for Park Land attached at Appendix C to these Findings. The location of the urban growth boundary and changes to the boundary shall be determined by evaluating alternative boundary locations consistent with ORS 197.298, and with consideration of the following factors: (1) Efficient accommodation of identified land needs; As directed by the Oregon Court of Appeals, the City considers this factor at sections Ill.g.(2) and (3) of the UGB Expansion Analysis for Employment Land at Appendix B to these findings. (2) Orderly and economic provision of public facilities and services; As directed by the Oregon Court of Appeals, the City considers this factor at sections Ill.g.(2) and (3) of the UGB Expansion Analysis for Employment Land at Appendix B to these findings. (3) Comparative environmental, energy, economic and social consequences; and As directed by the Oregon Court of Appeals, the City considers this factor at sections Ill.f.(6)(d), (7)(d) and (8)(d) and also at sections III(g)(2) and (3) of the UGB Expansion Analysis for Employment Land at Appendix B to these findings. (4) Compatibility of the proposed urban uses with nearby agricultural and forest activities occurring on farm and forest land outside the UGB. As directed by the Oregon Court of Appeals, the City considers this factor at sections Ill.f.(6)(c), (7)(c) and (8)(c) and also at sections Ill.g.(2) and (3) of the UGB Expansion Analysis for Employment Land at Appendix B to these findings. Land within urban growth boundaries shall be considered available for urban development consistent with plans for the provision of urban facilities and services. This action includes amendments to the public facilities plan and the transportation plan to ensure that the land identified to meet the City's 20-year needs can be served with urban facilities and services. See Ordinance Exhibits C-1, C-2 and D. 43 May 2017