Preservinglargecontiguousareasofopenspace,forestcanopyandwildlifehabitat; <br />Providingwildlifecorridors;and <br />Providinghousingatatimewhenhousingisinshortsupply." <br />WewilldemonstratethroughoutourresponsethattheproposedCHPUDhasnotmetthis <br />criterion. <br />Inexchangefor34homesitesforbuyerswhocanaffordthehighcostofconstructionatthissite, <br />thecitizensofEugenewillloseasegmentofthe“evergreenedge”viewshedthathaslong <br />definedthecharacterofEugene—athreatforeseenbytheauthorsoftheSouthHillsStudymore <br />thanfortyyearsago. <br />ThecitizensofEugenewillseeanincreasedrisktowindthrowandforestdegradationin <br />HendricksPark,the“crownjewel”oftheEugeneParksystem,andaparkcloseenoughto <br />downtownthatpeoplefrequentlywalkupCapitalDr.tohikeitstrails.Theywillseethe <br />characterandnaturalsettingoftheRibbonTrail(whichconnectstoHendricksPark)alteredand <br />destroyed. <br />AsEugenecontinuestogrowinfutureyears,housing—especiallyforthemiddleclass—willbe <br />important,butHendricksPark,theRibbonTrail,andtheviewshedfromdowntownEugeneand <br />LaurelHillValleywillbecriticaltothequalityoflife <br />TheApplicationclearlyfailstomeetEC9.9630,thereforefailingEC9.8320(2),and <br />shouldbedenied. <br />#### <br />EC9.9590LaurelHillPlanPolicies. <br />(1)LaurelHillValleyNeighborhoodLandUseandFutureUrbanDesign <br />(c)TheLaurelHillPlansupportstheSouthHillsStudystandards.In <br />general,alterationoflandcontoursshallbeminimizedtoretainviewsof <br />naturalfeaturesandretainasmuchoftheforestedatmosphereaspossible. <br />Asidefrompurelyaestheticconsiderations,thesehillsidesdemandcarein <br />developmentbecausethetopsoilisthinandwaterrun-offisrapid.Proposed <br />developmentsshallrespecttheaboveconsiderations.TheValleyhillside <br />policyappliestoalllandwithanaverageslope,fromtoetocrestof15 <br />percentorgreater. <br />EC9.9630SouthHillsStudyPolicies <br />(1)RidgelineParkSection-SpecificRecommendations <br />2.Developmentunderplannedunitdevelopmentprocedures... <br />TheLaurelHillPlanrequires minimumalterationsoflandcontours inordertoretainasmuch <br />astheforestatmosphereaspossible.TheCHPUDApplicationdoesnotprotectthecurrentforest <br />31 <br /> <br />