Eugene Ordinance Exhibit J -Appendix C <br />[Lane County Ordinance Exhibit G- Appendix C] <br />UGB Expansion Analysis for Park Land <br />This study sets out the standards and process by which the City determined a need for additional park <br />land within its urban growth boundary and the characteristics of that land, then follows that process to <br />conclude by identifying the most suitable land to meet the City's park land need. <br />Oregon's Statewide Planning Goal 14 and its administrative rules (See OAR 660-024-0040) require a City <br />to ensure that its UGB is located based, in part, on its population's 20-year need for parks and open <br />space. The City of Eugene's most comprehensive consideration of its need for park land is captured in <br />the "Parks, Recreation and Open Space Project and Priority Plan" that was adopted by the Eugene City <br />Council in May 2006. This document includes more than 200 projects, including the need to acquire and <br />develop park sites, to be implemented over a 20-year period to serve the city's population. Each project <br />is prioritized from 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest) as an indication of the order in which the projects should be <br />implemented, while recognizing unique opportunities and other circumstances may lead the City, in <br />some cases, to address lower priority projects before higher priority projects. The projects in the plan <br />are depicted on maps, and are also listed in a variety of tables, and are organized by park planning sub- <br />areas in which they occur. <br />The legislative review of Eugene's UGB requires the City to consider its population's park needs for the <br />20-year planning period and any requisite addition of park land to the City's UGB. As Eugene's <br />population has increased over time, the need for additional homes has been largely met through infill <br />and redevelopment. As a result, Eugene finds itself in a situation where it needs more parkland to serve <br />residents within the current UGB than is available within that UGB. This is particularly relevant for parks <br />with urban amenities, such as community and regional parks. <br />Much of the justification for the needs and priorities set out in the Parks, Recreation and Open Space <br />(PROS) Project and Priority Plan is based on a document referred to as the City's Parks, Recreation and <br />Open Space Comprehensive Plan. That guiding document was the textual result of a planning process <br />conducted from 2002 to 2006, in which community needs for parks, open spaces, facilities, and <br />programs were identified through extensive public engagement. During that process, City staff <br />interacted with thousands of community members through meetings with neighborhood associations, <br />representatives of interest groups, youth, seniors, adults, people with disabilities, and people from a <br />variety of cultural backgrounds. <br />Eugene's park needs are explained and discussed in a guiding, background document approved (but not <br />formally adopted) by the Eugene City Council and referred to as the PROS Comprehensive Plan. <br />(References to "strategies" in this study are to the strategies identified in the PROS Comprehensive <br />Plan.) <br />The City considers its needs for park land and development in terms of six planning sub-areas that <br />comprise the entire city (see "Planning Area Index Map" below from the PROS Project and Priority Plan). <br />The PROS Project and Priority Plan identifies the need for new parks in all six of the planning sub-areas. <br />Appendix C to Findings May 2017 Page 1 <br />