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Tree Top Zone Change Page 9 of 10 Map 18-03-04-23, Lot 01400 May 11, 2026 The Satre Group • 375 West 4th Avenue, Suite 201, Eugene, OR 97401 • (541) 686-4540 • www.satregroup.com The proposed zoning of the subject property is consistent with the Metro Plan and with the Low -Density Residential designation applied to the property at the time the acknowledged 2035 Transportation System Plan (TSP) was adopted. Accordingly, the proposed zoning remains consistent with the 2035 TSP. Because the applicant is not requesting an amendment to the Metro Plan designation, and because the proposed zoning is consistent with that designation, the zone change complies with OAR 660 -012- 0060(1). The proposal is therefore consistent with the applicable provisions of the Transportation Planning Rule. Alternatively, the proposed zone change complies with the Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) because it does not result in a “significant effect” on a transportation facility within the meaning of the rule. Oregon’s Transportation Planning Rule, OAR 660-012-0060, establishes requirements to ensure that a zoning amendment or land use regulation does not significantly affect the performance or function of existing or planned transportation facilities. Based on the limited scope of the proposed zoning change and the modest expansion of permitted uses, the proposal would not materially alter traffic generation, access patterns, or the functional classification of adjacent roadways. Therefore, the zone change does not trigger mitigation requirements under the TPR. The subject property comprises approximately 1.5 acres and is currently zoned R -1 (Low-Density Residential), which permits up to five dwelling units per acre under the South Hills Study. The proposed zone change to S-Area zone will not increase the permitted density or intensity of development. Instead, the S- Area designation would limit the property to the same density as is currently allowed in the R-1 zone, resulting in no increase in density and a reduction in development potential. Pursuant to OAR 660-012-0060(9), a land use action does not significantly affect a transportation facility if it would not degrade the performance of the facility below the applicable performance standard. Because the proposed zoning limits the site to the current density and reduces overall development potential, it would result in a net reduction in potential trip generation compared to the maximum buildout allowed under existing zoning. Accordingly, the proposed zone change will not significantly affect the transportation facility and comply with the Transportation Planning Rule. STATEWIDE GOAL 10 HOUSING EVALUATION The Tree Top House is currently in residential use as a single-family residence. The proposed zone change will continue to allow residential use of the house consistent with applicable historic landmark review standards and procedures. Goal 10 mandates that: “Buildable lands for residential use shall be inventoried and plans shall encourage the availability of adequate numbers of needed housing units at price ranges and rent levels which are commensurate with the financial capabilities of Oregon households." Goal 10 defines "Buildable Lands" as " Lands in urban and urbanizable areas that are suitable, available, and necessary for residential use." LCDC' s Goal 10 interpretive rule defines the terms "buildable," "suitable" and " available" at OAR 660- 008- 0005 as follows: “(2) ` Buildable land' means residentially vacant and, at the option of the local jurisdiction, redevelopable land within the Metro urban growth boundary that is not severely constrained by natural hazards (Statewide Planning Goal 7) or subject to natural resource protection measures (Statewide Planning Goals 5 and 15). Land ... within the 100 -year floodplain is generally considered unbuildable for purposes of density calculations." The subject property is not currently part of the city' s acknowledged inventory of buildable residential land because it is not residentially vacant, because it is occupied by a structure, that is on the State Inventory of Historic putting it under the protection of Statewide Goal 5 and of Oregon' s historic preservation statutes (ORS 197. 772). In recognition of their special status, Oregon' s Needed Housing Statutes, at ORS 197.307(4), exempt historic preservation standards from the clear and objective