submitted during the first or second open record periods, and on November 29, 2022 the <br />applicant waived its rebuttal period. Based on the applicant's waiver of its rebuttal period, the <br />record closed on November 30, 2022. <br />Discussion <br />The subject property includes a .11-acre parcel, located at 148 W Hilliard Lane. The property is <br />zoned R-1 Low Density Residential and is developed with a single-family residential dwelling. <br />The property is surrounded by R-1 zoned and developed residential properties to the west and <br />across Hilliard Lane to the north; and by the existing River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary <br />School, zoned PL and designated Government and Education, to the east and south. <br />The applicant requests a zone change from R-1 Low Density Residential to PL Public Lands in <br />order to use the subject property for accessory uses associated with the adjacent elementary <br />school. <br />As noted, two individuals testified in opposition to the requested zone change based primarily on <br />existing parking and transportation issues, and the potential increased parking and traffic that <br />could be generated from the future use of the property, as well as the need for existing housing. <br />While the applicant provided testimony regarding the applicant's intended future use of the <br />property, no development is proposed through this zone change request. To the extent the <br />concerns relate to the future use of the site, the comments do not relate to the zone change <br />approval criteria. As relevant to the use, the zone change criteria require only that the proposed <br />use be consistent with Public Uses, as defined under EC 9.2682(1)(b). The applicant's proposed <br />use of the site for accessory uses associated with the adjacent elementary school is consistent <br />with uses allowed in the PL Public Use zone. For questions related to the use outside the zone <br />change criteria, the commenters are encouraged to contact the applicant or city staff regarding <br />potential future development. <br />To the extent the testimony relates to the potential traffic generated under uses allowed in the PL <br />Public Land zone, Eugene's Metro Plan's Transportation System Plan (2035 TSP) requires <br />compliance the Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) under Statewide Planning Goal 12. As <br />explained in the staff report, the City's 2035 TSP did not contemplate PL zoned property at this <br />site; and densities allowed under the proposed PL zone may generate more traffic than uses <br />assumed under the current Metro Plan Low Density Residential designation. Accordingly, the <br />applicant was required to submit a Transportation Analysis to determine whether the projected <br />trip generation from the most intensive use permitted in the PL zone satisfies the 2035 TSP. As <br />fully evaluated in the staff report and in the Public Works Engineering staff review of the <br />applicant's analysis, the applicant has demonstrated that the increased traffic that could be <br />generated by the highest potential trip generator in the PL zone would comply with the <br />performance standards identified in the 2035 TSP. Specifically, the staff report explains: <br />"With the proposed PL zone and the need to provide on-site parking, potential uses <br />are limited to those that can realistically function within a 1,500-square-foot <br />building. The highest potential trip generators in the PL zoning designation include <br />ballet, dance, martial arts, gymnastic schools/academies/studios, and day care <br />Hearings Official Decision (Z 22-11) 2 <br />