ThisdifferssignificantlyfromthedescriptionofcorridorsasenvisionedintheEcological <br />DescriptionsectionofthePreliminaryReportoftheSouthHillsStudy(p.76of100):"The <br />corridorsconnectingtheseareaswouldbeofsufficientwidthtooffervisualcoverfromanimals <br />movingthroughor,becauseoflocalconditions,offerprotectionbydensityofvegetationor <br />configurationoflandforms."CCRsarenotprovidedaspartofthisproposal. <br />TheapplicationdoesmeetEC9.9630(1)(a)andshouldbedenied. <br />(3)DevelopmentStandards-SpecificRecommendations <br />(b)Thatplannedunitdevelopmentproceduresshallbeutilizedforthefollowing <br />purposes <br />1.Toencourageclusteringofdevelopmentinareascharacterizedby: <br />a.Shallowestslopes <br />b.Lowestelevations <br />c.Leastamountofvegetation <br />d.Leastamountofvisualimpact <br />2.Toencouragepreservationasopenspacethoseareascharacterizedby: <br />a.Intermediateandsteepslopes <br />b.Higherelevations <br />c.Significantamountsofvegetation <br />d.Significantvisualimpact <br />ThePUDapplicationstatementmisinterpretsandmisconstruestheintentoftheSouthHills <br />StudyPoliciesandstates(p.28of67oftheWrittenStatement): <br />"Tobeginthisdiscussion,wewillpointoutthatthesearerecommendationsonly...While <br />well-intended,theSouthHillsStudypresumesthathillsaresteepestatthetopand <br />shalloweratthebottom." <br />TheabovestatementisincorrectsincetheSouthHillsStudyspecificallydiscussesshallow <br />slopedareasabove901'asoccurringclosetotheridgelineorurbanserviceboundary,and <br />outlinesthereasonsintensivedevelopmentshouldnotoccurthere. <br />TheproposedCHPUDfailstoprotecttheridgelineandthehighestpointsoftheproposedsite <br />\[seealso EC9.8320(4)p.47\].TheApplicantdoesnotmeettheessentialcriteriaofthe <br />DevelopmentStandardsoutlinedbytheadoptedportionoftheSouthHillsStudy: <br />TheApplicationfailstoproposedevelopmentinareaswiththe“leastamountofvisual <br />impact,”and“theleastamountofvegetation.”Instead,theyarebuildingatthe“highest <br />mostvisibleelevationandareproposingtoremovemostofthelargertrees.Thelogging <br />activitywillfurtherdestroyvegetation. <br />TheApplicationfailstoconservetreesatthehighestelevations—afailurethatwillhave <br />thegreatestnegativevisualimpactonthelargestnumberofpeoplewholiveinthecityof <br />EugeneandtotheeastinLaurelHillValley(seeCriterion4andabove). <br />28 <br /> <br />