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 restrictions, development <br />standards or process. In a nutshell, zoning specifies allowed uses for a piece of land, and what <br />standards will apply at the time of development (e.g. height, setbacks). <br />ication Details and Procedure <br />The applicant is requesting approval for a Zone Change to zone the entirety of the 0.48-acre site <br />to R-1 Low-Density Residential. The site is currently split zoned with the southern portion being <br />zoned R-1, while the northern portion is zoned AG Agricultural. The subject property is <br />developed with a single unit dwelling and is surrounded by a mixture of zoning which includes <br />R-1, AG, PL Public Land, and C-2 Community Commercial. For ease of reference, maps of the <br />subject site vicinity and zoning can be seen in Attachments A. <br />Timing, Notice, and Testimony <br />Application Submitted <br />June 15, 2022 <br />Deemed Complete <br />July 26, 2022 <br />DLCD Notice <br />August 17, 2022 <br />Public Notice (per EC 9.7315) <br />August 18, 2022 <br />Public Hearing <br />September 21, 2022 <br />Staff Report <br />Michael Scnear I Z 22-8 <br />Page 4 of 12 <br />