From:Katie Buss <br />To:GIOELLO Nick R <br />Subject:PDF 25-01 & SDR 25-02 <br />Date:Thursday, February 19, 2026 4:15:22 PM <br />You don't often get email from buss.katie@gmail.com. Learn why this is important <br />[EXTERNAL ] <br />Dear Mr. Gioello, <br />I am asking that applications PDF 25-01 and SDR 25-02 be denied because theapplicant has not demonstrated compliance with the Eugene Code’s protections forGoal 5 natural resources. This is not about opposing housing. It is about whether the <br />rules we adopted to protect wetlands, streams, and native oaks are being followed. <br />Under EC 9.4920(2)(b), a Category B wetland requires a 25-foot setback. The <br />Department of State Lands–accepted wetland map (Wetland 2B / AMA 5B) clearly <br />shows portions of the wetland extending beyond the conservation setback shown onthe site plan. If the wetland boundary is wider than the setback drawn, then the 25-foot buffer is not being met. Under EC 9.4920(3), when a wetland and streamcoexist, the conservation area must reflect the total combined footprint. Theapplication does not calculate or map the wetland conservation area at all, nor does itcombine it with the required 40-foot stream setback for E35A. Without that combinedfootprint, compliance cannot be verified. <br />The City previously determined the entire property is Goal 5. If that determination <br />has meaning, then: <br />All wetlands within 50 feet of property lines must be identified. <br />All trees must be identified by species and dimension. <br />Critical root zones must be mapped and protected. <br />The application does not demonstrate that this has been done. <br />The development shares two-thirds of its southern boundary with Videra Park.Construction adjacent to wetlands and saturated soils is not a theoretical risk —compaction, altered drainage, and petroleum contamination can permanentlydegrade both the site and the adjacent public park. Under EC 9.4980(4)(b), theapplicant merely states that chemical prevention requirements are “acknowledgedand agreed.” That is not a compliance plan. As a parent who walks this park and <br />relies on the integrity of these natural systems, I am asking you to hold the applicant <br />to the code as written. If the conservation areas have not been properly calculated, <br />mapped, and protected, the applications should be denied. <br />Respectfully, <br />Katie Buss3093 Herald Lane, Eugene OR 97405425-480-8458buss.katie@gmail.com