• Planning Director's Findings and Recommendation: <br />Annexation Request for 800 RIVER ROAD <br />(City File: A 22-6) <br />Application Submitted: April 20, 2022 <br />Applicant: Devon Locke <br />Property Included in Annexation Request: Tax Lot 04500 of Assessor's Map 17 -04-24-31 <br />Zoning: R-1 Low-Density Residential with an /UL Urbanizable Land Overlay <br />Location: 800 River Road <br />Exhibit C <br />Lead City Staff: Althea Sullivan, Senior Planner, City of Eugene Planning Division, 541-682-5485 <br />EVALUATION: <br />Based on the information provided by the applicant, the City has determined that this request complies <br />with Eugene Code (EC) Section 9.7805 Annexation -Applicability. As such, it is subject to review and <br />approval in accordance with the requirements, application criteria and procedures of EC 9.7800 through <br />9 .7835. The applicable approval criteria are presented below in bold typeface with findings and <br />conclusions following each . <br />EC 9.7825(1) The land proposed to be annexed is within the city's urban growth boundary and is: <br />(a) Contiguous to the city limits; or <br />(b) Separated from the city only by a public right of way or a stream, bay, lake or other <br />body of water. <br />Complies Findings: The subject property is within the Urban Growth Boundary and is contiguous to <br />>---=~~=------< ~ D City limits on its northern and eastern borders, consistent with subsection (a). <br />YES NO <br />EC 9.7825(2) The proposed annexation is consistent with applicable policies in the Metro Plan and in <br />any applicable refinement plans. <br />Complies Findings: Several policies from the Metro Plan provide support for this annexation by <br />I--=~-=---< ~ D encouraging compact urban growth to achieve efficient use of land and urban service <br />YES NO <br />800 RIVER ROAD (A 22-6) <br />provisions within the UGB, including the following policies from the Growth <br />Management section (in italic text): <br />Policy 8. Land within the UGB may be converted from urbanizable to urban only <br />through annexation to a city when it is found that: <br />a. A minimum level of key urban facilities and services can be provided to the <br />area in an orderly and efficient manner. <br />b. There will be a logical area and time within which to deliver urban services <br />and facilities. Conversion of urbanizable land to urban shall also be <br />consistent with the Metro Plan. (page I/-C-4} <br />Policy 10 . Annexation to a city through normal processes shall continue to be the <br />highest priority . (page I/-C-5). <br />/ <br />September 2022 Page 1 <br />67