b) Acounty withapopulation oflessthan15,000. <br />3) Alocalgovernment maytakeanexception under ORS197.732tothe <br />definition of “neededhousing” insubsection (1) ofthissectioninthe same <br />mannerthatanexception maybetakenunderthe goals. <br />Incompliance withEC9.8100(1), theproposed assisted livingcare facility isaresidentialuse <br />andtherefore permitted undertheORS197.307definitionof “needed housing”. <br />EC9.8100(2): Ifapplicable, theproposal complieswiththe standards contained in <br />EC9.5500Multiple-Family Standards. <br />Finding: Theproposed assistedlivingcarefacilityandnot aMultiple-Familydevelopment and <br />therefore thiscriterion isnotapplicable. <br />EC9.8100(3): Forareasnotincluded onthecity’sacknowledged Goal5 inventory, <br />theproposalwillpreserve existing naturalresources bycompliance withallofthe <br />following: <br />Finding: Thesubject property islocatedoutside thecity’sacknowledged Goal5inventoryareas <br />and, therefore, thefollowing standards areapplicable: <br />a) Theproposal complieswith EC9.6880toEC9.6885TreePreservationand <br />RemovalStandards. <br />The applicant’sexisting conditionplansheetshows15trees onthesubject property. The <br />applicant’s written narrative indicates that all existing trees will beremoved, andthat25new <br />treeswillbeplanted. The applicant includes alandscapeplanthatshowsnewtreesbeing <br />provided on the site. <br />EC 9.6885(2) requires an applicant to submit materials froma certified arborist or licensed <br />landscape architect that demonstrate that consideration of trees and whether they should be <br />preserved has occurred. On July 14, 2022, theapplicantsubmittedtherequired report to <br />demonstratecompliance withthiscriterion. <br />Theproposeddevelopmentsatisfiestheapplicable provisionsof EC9.6880to EC9.6885. <br />b) Natural resourceareasdesignated onthe comprehensiveplandiagramas <br />Natural Resource” areprotected. Protectionshallinclude the areaoftheresource <br />andaminimum 50foot buffer aroundtheperimeter ofthenaturalresource area. <br />Thesubjectsiteisnotdesigned asaNaturalResources areaand, therefore, thiscriterionisnot <br />applicable. <br />Theproposed developmentcomplies with EC9.8100(3). <br />Hearings OfficialDecision (CU21-2) 3 107