Official for consideration as part of the record. <br />Public Notice and Referrals <br />Public notice was provided in accordance with the requirements of Eugene's Land Use Code. <br />The Planning Division also provided information concerning the application to appropriate City <br />departments, public agencies, neighborhood organization, and service providers. All referral <br />comments received by the Planning Division on this application are included in the application <br />file for reference. The substance of any relevant referral comments is addressed in the context <br />of applicable approval criteria and standards in the following evaluation. <br />Zone Change Evaluation <br />In accordance with EC 9.7330, the Hearings Official is required to approve, approve with <br />conditions, or deny a Type III land use application. The decision must be based on, and be <br />accompanied by, findings that explain the criteria and standards considered relevant to the <br />decision. It must also state the facts relied upon in rendering the decision and explain the <br />justification for the decision based upon the criteria, standards, and facts set forth. <br />The Hearings Official will review the application and consider relevant evidence and testimony <br />as to whether the proposed Zone Change is consistent with the applicable criteria required for <br />approval, shown below in bold typeface. To assist the Hearings Official in making a decision on <br />the Zone Change request, staff's findings in response to each of the criteria are provided below. <br />EC 9.8865(1): The proposed change is consistent with applicable provisions of the <br />Metro Plan. The written text of the Metro Plan shall take precedence over the Metro <br />Plan diagram where apparent conflicts or inconsistencies exist. <br />The applicant is requesting approval of a Zone Change to change the base zoning of the .11-acre <br />subject property from Low-Density Residential (R-1) zone to Public Land (PL). The Metro Plan <br />diagram designates the subject property as Low Density Residential. <br />Per the Land Use Designations section of the Metro Plan (II-G-2), land use designations shown <br />in the Plan Diagram are depicted at a metropolitan scale, and the boundaries of Plan <br />designation area are determined on a case-by-case basis, and as specifically stated: <br />Certain land uses are not individually of metropolitan-wide significance in terms of size <br />or location because of their special nature or limited extent. Therefore, it is not <br />advisable to account for most of them on the Metro Plan Diagram. <br />As stated in the Residential Section (II-G-3), "approximately 32-percent of the area is available <br />for auxiliary uses such as...elementary and junior high schools". The Metro Plan acknowledges <br />that auxiliary uses are allowed within residential neighborhoods if it can be demonstrated they <br />are compatible with refinement plans, zoning ordinances, and other local controls. As stated by <br />Staff Report <br />Eugene 4J I Z 22-11 <br />Page 5 of 13 <br />