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by Mike Reeder, representing the impacted property owner, requested that the Planning Director "reject" the application, citing procedural error in accepting an application without the owner's signature. To the extent that the City can consider the concerns expressed in public comments, the comments must be considered under the approval criteria provided by the Eugene Code. As such, relevant comments are discussed in the following evaluation of the applicant's request, at the level of specificity warranted by the approval criteria at EC 9.4960(3)(b). The Planning Division also provided information concerning the application to other appropriate City departments, public agencies, and service providers. Any referral comments received by the Planning Division on this application are included in the application file for reference and addressed in the context of the applicable approval criteria and standards in the following evaluation. Additional Informational Items are also attached at the end of this decision. EVALUATION The following evaluation addresses details of the proposal in the context of compliance with the applicable approval criteria and related standards. The Eugene Code provides for review of alleged errors in the application of the /WR Water Resources Conservation Overlay Zone and in the mapping of Goal 5 resource sites on the Goal 5 Water Resources Conservation Plan Map. Requests based solely on aerial photography or Geographic Information System Data are subject to Type I Land Use Application Procedures, and requests based on additional evidence are subject to Type II Land Use Application Procedures. In this case, the applicant has applied for review based on additional evidence, pursuant to EC 9.4960(3). As the application is subject to review under the approval criteria at EC 9.4960(3), this request is subject to the Type II Land Use Application procedures, which are primarily addressed at Eugene Code (EC) 9.7200-9.7230. In accordance with Type II Land Use Application Procedures, the Planning Director shall approve or deny the application based on compliance with the criteria at EC 9.4960(3)(b). Those criteria are provided below (in bolded text), including findings addressing compliance with each. EC 9.4960(3)(b): Approval Criteria. (1) For allegations of error on the Goal 5 Water Resources Conservation Plan Map: at the time the city adopted the Goal 5 Water Resources Conservation Plan Map, that Map showed an incorrect location of the identified Goal 5 Water Resource Site. (2) For allegations of error on the Eugene Overlay Zone Map: at the time the city applied the /WR Water Resources Conservation Overlay Zone to the subject lot(s), the city was incorrect in its determination that the lot(s) contained a Goal 5 Water Resource Site or a /WR Water Resources Conservation Area. September 2025 Findings & Decision of the Planning Director Page 4 of 6 Valley River Village PUD (OC2 25-01)