combinationofmodestdevelopmentandtheexistingvegetationinHendricksPark <br />provideseffectivescreeningforthedevelopment.” <br />And:“Differentthanabuttingprivateproperty,thatissubjecttoprivatedevelopment,the <br />screeningthatHendricksParkprovidesislikelytobethereforaverylongtime.” <br />TheCommitteebelievesthattheApplicationhasreversedthemeaningof“screening.” <br />TheobjectivehereistoscreenHendricksParkfromtheproposeddevelopment;notthe <br />otherwayaround.Also,theparkwilllikelyadjustinthefutureasEugene’sdemand <br />foropenspaceincreases.Futureparktrailscouldeasilybebuiltclosertotheproject’s <br />boundary. <br />Further,afterportionsofthesubjectpropertyareclearcutforhomes,thesouthernedgeof <br />HendricksParkcouldbedramaticallyimpactedbywindthroworotherenvironmental <br />damage,thinningoutorcompletelydestroyingtheso-called“screening”thattheparkitself <br />mayprovide. <br />OnPage35of67,the8/22/17Applicationfurtherstates: <br />“ThesouthpropertylinecontainsTractE,whichisa25-footwidepieceofpropertythat <br />willbededicatedtotheCityofEugenefordevelopmentofaconnectiontotheRibbon <br />trail.Thisdedicationeffectivelyseparatesthedevelopmentsitefromtheabutting <br />properties.” <br />TheCommitteepointsout: <br />1)ThesouthernpropertylineDOESNOTcontainaTractE.Thestatementthatitdoesis <br />completelyfalse. <br />2)Moreover,a25footwidepieceofproperty,nomatterhowheavilywooded,wouldnot <br />providesufficientscreening,especiallyinthewintermonthswhenalloftheleavesare <br />down,fortwostoryhomesthatcouldeasilybebuiltthroughouttheproposedproject. <br />#### <br />TheApplicationclosesitsdiscussionofCriterion3atthebottomofPage35of67withthe <br />following: <br />“Preservationofexistingtreesandtheadditionofnewtreesontheprojectsitewill <br />ultimatelycomewiththedevelopmentoftheproperties,whichwillintegratenew <br />developmentwithexistingdevelopmentandcontext.” <br />Theabovestatementimpliesthatthearea’senvironmentalcondition,especiallyasitrelates <br />totrees,willonlyimproveafterbuildoutoftheproposedproject…andthataccompanying <br />that“improvement”intrees,willbeanintegrationoftheprojectintothesurrounding <br />neighborhoodwithitsmanyalreadymaturetrees. <br />45 <br /> <br />