<br />EugeneOrdinanceExhibitJΑAppendixC <br />\[LaneCountyOrdinanceExhibitGΑAppendixC\] <br />UGBExpansionAnalysisforParkLand <br />I.Introduction <br />ThisstudysetsoutthestandardsandprocessbywhichtheCitydeterminedaneedforadditionalpark <br />landwithinitsurbangrowthboundaryandthecharacteristicsofthatland,thenfollowsthatprocessto <br />concludebyidentifyingthemostsuitablelandtomeetthe/źƷǤ͸ƭparklandneed. <br />hƩĻŭƚƓ͸ƭStatewidePlanningGoal14anditsadministrativerules(SeeOAR6600240040)requireaCity <br />toensurethatitsUGBislocatedbased,inpart,onitsƦƚƦǒƌğƷźƚƓ͸ƭ20yearneedforparksandopen <br />space.TheCityof9ǒŭĻƓĻ͸ƭmostcomprehensiveconsiderationofitsneedforparklandiscapturedin <br />theͻtğƩƉƭͲRecreationandOpenSpaceProjectandPrioritytƌğƓͼthatwasadoptedbytheEugeneCity <br />CouncilinMay2006.Thisdocumentincludesmorethan200projects,includingtheneedtoacquireand <br />developparksites,tobeimplementedovera20yearperiodtoserve <br />theĭźƷǤ͸ƭpopulation.Eachproject <br />isprioritizedfrom1(highest)to5(lowest)asanindicationoftheorderinwhichtheprojectsshouldbe <br />implemented,whilerecognizinguniqueopportunitiesandothercircumstancesmayleadtheCity,in <br />somecases,toaddresslowerpriorityprojectsbeforehigherpriorityprojects.Theprojectsintheplan <br />aredepictedonmaps,andarealsolistedinavarietyoftables,andareorganizedbyparkplanningsub <br />areasinwhichtheyoccur. <br />Thelegislativereviewof9ǒŭĻƓĻ͸ƭUGBrequirestheCitytoconsideritsƦƚƦǒƌğƷźƚƓ͸ƭparkneedsforthe <br />20yearplanningperiodandanyrequisiteadditionofparklandtothe/źƷǤ͸ƭUGB.As9ǒŭĻƓĻ͸ƭ <br />populationhasincreasedovertime,theneedforadditionalhomeshasbeenlargelymetthroughinfill <br />andredevelopment.Asaresult,Eugenefindsitselfinasituationwhereitneedsmoreparklandtoserve <br />residentswithinthecurrentUGBthanisavailablewithinthatUGB.Thisisparticularlyrelevantforparks <br />withurbanamenities,suchascommunityandregionalparks. <br />MuchofthejustificationfortheneedsandprioritiessetoutintheParks,RecreationandOpenSpace <br />(PROS)ProjectandPriorityPlanisbasedonadocumentreferredtoasthe/źƷǤ͸ƭParks,Recreationand <br />OpenSpaceComprehensivePlan.Thatguidingdocumentwasthetextualresultofaplanningprocess <br />conductedfrom2002to2006,inwhichcommunityneedsforparks,openspaces,facilities,and <br />programswereidentifiedthroughextensivepublicengagement.Duringthatprocess,Citystaff <br />interactedwiththousandsofcommunitymembersthroughmeetingswithneighborhoodassociations, <br />representativesofinterestgroups,youth,seniors,adults,peoplewithdisabilities,andpeoplefroma <br />varietyofculturalbackgrounds. <br />II.DETERMINATIONOFNEEDFORNEWCOMMUNITYPARKSITES <br />9ǒŭĻƓĻ͸ƭparkneedsareexplainedanddiscussedinaguiding,backgrounddocumentapproved(butnot <br />formallyadopted)bytheEugeneCityCouncilandreferredtoasthePROSComprehensivePlan. <br />(ReferencestoͻƭƷƩğƷĻŭźĻƭͼinthisstudyaretothestrategiesidentifiedinthePROSComprehensive <br />Plan.) <br />TheCityconsidersitsneedsforparklandanddevelopmentintermsofsixplanningsubareasthat <br />comprisetheentirecity(seeͻtƌğƓƓźƓŭAreaIndexağƦͼbelowfromthePROSProjectandPriorityPlan). <br />ThePROSProjectandPriorityPlanidentifiestheneedfornewparksinallsixoftheplanningsubareas. <br />AppendixCtoFindingsFinalPage1 <br /> <br />