excessof40inchesindiameter,willbedestroyedfortheROW(rightofway)constructionor <br />homeconstruction.Atotalof257treesarelocatedabove901'.Onlyfourofthesetreesare <br />conserved.Justoneofthefourisaconiferoustree-afirtree.Atotalof82verylargetrees(36 <br />inchesindiameterorgreater)existontheproposedsite.Ofthese,19areconservedand69% <br />ofalltrees21inchesorgreaterindiametercouldberemoved.Theapplicationdescribes401 <br />treesconservedandthevastmajorityofthesetreesarelocatedonprivatepropertywithnofuture <br />guaranteesthatthetreeswillnotbeeventuallycutdownbyownersforvariousreasons. <br />Giventhenumberofthe”larger"treesthatcouldberemoved,theapplicationcouldhavea <br />definiteimpactonthebiologicalvalueandthehabitatfornativewildlifeandvegetation.The <br />treeremovalwilldestroyhabitatandfaunaduringtheloggingphase.Thelossofhabitatwill <br />impactanddiminishfloraandfauna. <br />Insummary,becausetheapplicationclustersdevelopmentatthetopofCapitalHillwith <br />extensivetreeremoval,itdoesnotmeet EC9.9630(1)(a)2.b. <br />d.Toprovideconnectivetrailsbetweenmajorrecreationalareas. <br />TheApplicantstatesthattheyexploredthepossibilityofconnectingtheproposedCHPUDtothe <br />RibbonTrailbywayofaconnectingtraildedicatedtotheCityofEugeneParksandOpenSpace <br />Department,butdoesnotprovidesufficientjustificationfornotprovidingadirectconnective <br />trailexcepttosaythepropertyistoosteepandnarrowtocomplywithstandards.The <br />applicationdoesnotcitewhichstandardsitisreferencinganddismissesfurtherconsiderationof <br />trailconnectivitywiththefollowingstatement(p.26of67oftheWrittenStatement): <br />“thislimitationwouldhaverequireddonating2additionallotsaswell.Needlesstosay, <br />thisisnotanoptionforthedevelopmentofthepropertysotheplanforthistrailin <br />partnershipwiththeCityofEugeneParksDept.hasbeenabandoned.” <br />Theapplicationdoesnotexplainwhydonatingasufficientamountoflandfortrailconnectivity <br />isnotanoption,otherthantosay“needlesstosay”.Insummary,becausetheapplication <br />clustersdevelopmentatthetopofCapitalHillandproposesnonewconnectivitytotheRibbon <br />Trailitdoesnotmeetthepurposestatementof EC9.9630(1)(a)2.d. <br />e.Toprovideconnectivepassagewaysforwildlifebetweenimportant <br />biologicalpreserves. <br />TheCHPUDapplicationdescribesanareaofpreservedpropertythatextendseast-westfromthe <br />easternboundaryoftheproperty(p.26of67): <br />"Thisareawillserveasconnectivepassagewaysforwildlife.Inaddition,theCCRsfor <br />theprojectwillprohibittheconstructionoffencesbetweenindividuallots.Soforall <br />intentsandpurposes,thesiteremainsopentoallwildlifeandactsasalargewildlife <br />corridor." <br />27 <br /> <br />