Floral Hill Terrace Subdivision <br />Adjustment Review Application– Written Statement 7 <br />May 15, 2026 <br /> <br /> <br />Schirmer Consulting, LLC · PO Box 10424, Eugene, OR 97440 · (541) 234-5108 <br />Landscape Architecture + Land Use Planning <br />trees are removed when grading is done around those improvements. <br /> <br />2. An adjustment to the minimum tree preservation and/or mitigation requirement is necessary <br />in order to achieve a net density greater than 75 percent of the maximum net density for the <br />applicable zone; or <br />The project site is 2.9 acres net. The maximum density allowed east of Friendly Street in the <br />South Hills is 5 units per acres. 5 units per acres x 2.9 net acres = 14.5 units. The <br />development is proposing 12 lots or 83% of maximum net density. The project only achieves <br />this next density with the addition of the lots on Street C. <br /> <br />3. The existing trees required to meet the minimum preservation requirement are unlikely to <br />survive the level and type of anticipated development due to susceptibility to windthrow or <br />other natural causes of failure. <br />See attached Site Plan showing proposed grading. The existing trees required to meet the <br />minimum preservation requirements are unlikely to survive the level and type of anticipated <br />development as a result of disturbance to the majority of their root zone. IN many cases, <br />100%. <br /> <br />The proposed development meets all of these requirements, not just the one as required. <br /> <br />(b) Criteria. To qualify for an adjustment, the proposed design must meet the following criteria: <br /> <br />1. The proposed reduction in the minimum tree preservation requirement or increase in <br />mitigation allowance is necessary to accommodate a reasonable level of development. <br />cannot be overstated that there is a critical need for housing, especially affordable housing. <br />The proposed reduction in the minimum tree preservation requirement is necessary to <br />accommodate a reasonable level of housing development on the site. The proposal is being <br />reviewed under the Clear and Objective Standards for housing. Given the site constraints <br />and the grading, utility, and street improvements required to serve the development, <br />additional tree preservation would substantially limit the ability to construct the proposed <br />residential project. <br /> <br />2. In no case shall the minimum tree preservation requirement be reduced below 30% for <br />areas at or above 900 feet elevation and areas within the Willamette River Greenway Tree <br />Preservation Zone 1, as depicted in Exhibit B-1 to Ordinance No. 20693. <br />The development site is not above 900 feet or in the Willamette Greenway. <br /> <br />3. Except for areas at or above 900 feet elevation and areas within Willamette River Greenway <br />Tree Preservation Zone 1 as depicted in Exhibit B-1 to Ordinance No. 20693, proposals may <br />mitigate up to 100% of the minimum tree preservation requirement if the following <br />requirements are met: <br /> <br />a. For proposed subdivisions, new trees must be planted so that lots up to 7,000 square <br />feet in area will contain a minimum of two trees and lots 7,000 square feet or more will <br />contain a minimum of three trees. <br />Lots 1 – 11 are 7,000 square feet or more. They will be planted with a minimum of 3 <br />trees. A note has been added to the Site Plan For lots 7,000 sf or more, a plan <br />demonstrating the planting of three new trees will be provided at time of building permit. <br />For lots under 7,000 sf, a plan demonstrating the planting of two new trees will be <br />provided at time of building permit. <br />