How Does Zoning Work? <br />The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) is part of the City's <br />comprehensive plan. The Metro Plan helps to guide land use and zoning decisions. It includes <br />long-range policy direction for land use planning and legislative decision-making, as well as <br />guidance for parcel-specific land use decisions such as this zone change request. In some areas, <br />refinement plans provide additional policies and land use designation maps to further guide <br />land use decision-making in specific neighborhoods or geographic areas of the City. <br />Another component of the City's comprehensive plan is the Envision Eugene Comprehensive <br />Plan. It provides goals and policies to help guide the City in updating the Eugene Code and other <br />regulatory documents, programs and planning projects. Unlike the Metro Plan or refinement <br />plans, the Envision Eugene policies are not intended to be used in determining approval or <br />denial of land use applications, like a Zone Change, unless such direction is stated in the policy. <br />In the context of a Zone Change application, consistency with the applicable provisions of the <br />Metro Plan and any applicable adopted refinement plans for the area of the request, is <br />fundamental to the decision-making process. More than one zone category may carry out a <br />particular land use designation, and the relevant policy direction helps determine what the <br />zoning should be. In other cases, the land use designation and policy direction may be so <br />specific that only one zone or overlay zone can correctly establish particular restrictions, <br />development standards or process. In a nutshell, zoning specifies allowed uses for a piece of <br />land, and what standards will apply at the time of development (e.g. height, setbacks). <br />Application Details & Procedure <br />The applicant is requesting approval for a Zone Change to change the base zone of a .52-acre <br />property from Agricultural (AG) to Low-Density Residential (R-1). Approval by City Council on <br />January 30, 2022 (City file: A 19-5) granted the applicant's request to annex the subject <br />property, which removed the /UL Overlay zone per the requirements of EC 9.7820. The subject <br />property is developed with a single dwelling (4199 Scenic Drive) and is surrounded by <br />developed single-family residential properties. For ease of reference, maps of the subject site <br />vicinity and zoning can be seen in Attachments A and B. <br />Timing, Notice, and Testimony <br />Application Submitted <br />January 24, 2022 <br />Deemed Complete <br />March 3, 2022 <br />DLCD Notice <br />March 9,2022 <br />Public Notice (per EC 9.7315) <br />March 9, 2022 <br />Public Hearing <br />April 13, 2022 <br />Staff Report <br />Claire Senderling I Z 22-2 <br />Page 4 of 41 <br />