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L----•--- i I I ~ I \ i y 1 i ! L I; I I m Z-n m i7 z 00 z 0 0 Dn C0 n X ;K U) (n D O 0 O m v O D v O m K m z --1 r v m O v O m 0 X b m v m O m O m v r- 0 i co O C z v D X m t) Virginia Gustafson-Lucker, Eugene Hearing Official c/o Nick Gioello, Associate Planner Planning Division City of Eugene 99 West 10th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 RE: Capital Hill PUD (PDT 17-1) Dear Ms. Gustafson-Lucker: Received in PLb!ic Hearing Citv of Etioene Pianninq & Development MAR 07 2013 File 7D"1_1'7_1 Exhir,it amp We believe the built environment of a neighborhood can increase interactions between neighbors and lead to a more supportive and friendly environment. The Capital Hill PUD provides benefits to the community at-large, our neighbors, and Hendricks Park. We have lived in the neighborhood for 34 years. We plan to continue living here and continue riding our bikes to work and errands, as well as walking the Ribbon Trail. We raised our children here and hope that others will be able to do the same. We live in this neighborhood and care about it. For this reason, we are designing a project that is lower density and provides better environmental protection that what an outside developer may offer. A subdivision was approved by the City of Eugene in 1946 and two PUDs were later approved in 1982 and 1983. However, these approved developments were never formally executed. This housing proposal is part of an almost 75-year history of development proposals. Fourteen years ago, we purchased and restored the house next to ours - "The Pink House", a Mission-style villa built in 1916. We bought this land to encourage low-density development that was compatible with the neighborhood. We annexed the remaining county land into the city in 2014 and designed a PUD. The neighborhood meeting for that project was held in February 2014. We received public input from that meeting and then took the next four years to incorporate ideas from City of Eugene planning staff, our neighbors, and local community design specialists. We held thirteen meetings and as a result of those discussions, the planning process yielded a better design that meets the concerns of many who gave input. The PUD provides benefits to our community at-large through providing desperately needed housing in the Eugene area. It allows more residents to live near the park and enjoy the benefits that we and our neighborhood have enjoyed for years. It also provides housing close to the University of Oregon, which is anticipating more faculty hires and graduate students brought to our community to work at the new Knight scientific campus. It maintains our urban growth boundary by using infill to accommodate future growth, which protects against development outside the growth boundary - ensuring that Oregon remains Oregon. Those who live in the neighborhood and our future neighbors will benefit from improved fire safety, as over 80 homes near the top of the hill don't have water pressure that meets current fire department standards. We are dividing the cost of new pumps with the city which will increase water pressure to existing and new homes. Moreover, we will be providing wider roads that permit larger radius turns that will increase access for fire trucks. This will ensure fire trucks can more easily access high-fuel areas of Hendricks Park in case of wildfire, as well as serve residents through improved ingress and egress in case of emergency. We are repaving, widening, and adding sidewalks and parking to the top of Capital Drive to increase safety and livability. The new road we are constructing, Cupola Drive, will also have sidewalks. Both roads will be more bicycle and pedestrian friendly. The lower density development we are proposing of up to 2.9 units per acre, as opposed to the allowed 5 units per acre, will ensure a compatible, pleasant neighborhood. Bringing in new neighbors will add more children and variety to the neighborhood. A neighborhood with families and individuals of different ages brings benefits to residents both old and young. People tend to remain longer in an intergenerational neighborhood. Finally, this development will provide benefits to Hendricks Park. Thirty-three (33) percent of the total development is placed in conservation easement or "do not touch" areas. This provides an extensive buffer above the Ribbon Trail. We have walked the property with Friends of Hendricks Park and at their suggestion, decreased the number of lots abutting the park. Clustering the proposed homes closer to the road and away from the trail preserves the character of the trail. Protected wildlife corridors are designed along existing wildlife trails throughout the property to minimize the impact. Through a four-year design process that includes extensive input from City of Eugene planning staff, our neighbors, and fellow Eugene residents, we prepared the proposal in front of you today. We have worked hard to sensitively develop a project that is a better option than the incompatible and high-density development that an outside developer would likely propose. Thank you for your consideration of this proposal. Cynthia Dreyer - t Q^ Thomas Dreyer March 7, 2018 Nathaniel Teich, Supplemental Testimony for the Hearing Record 3/7/18 (P. 1 of 4) 2350 Spring Boulevard The proposed CHPUD does not satisfy Criterion 11 (Off-Site Impacts) and should be denied. 3 3 Criterion 11 states: "The proposed development SHALL HAVE MINIMAL off-site `T C-D impacts, including such impacts as traffic o Implications of City Response to Traffic, On-Street Parking, Congestion, Safety, and 4b C Emergency Response along Spring Boulevard and Capital Drive 3 Recent action by the City to eliminate parking on Capital Drive from Spring Boulevard to Cresta De Ruta Street has affirmed positions of the Response Committee that the primary and only major accessible route to and from the proposed CHPUD is already limited and an impediment to emergency response and safety throughout the entire area. These current conditions would be increased and exacerbated by approval of the proposed CHPUD. In an earlier Response Letter from the Fire Marshal's Office (March 27, 2017), under "Concern Reality #1," Deputy Fire Marshal Mark Dahl detailed a number of "significant delays" possible, including: "opposing traffic," "collisions," "construction vehicles related to residential housing," (Item 2, p. 2). In addition he listed "need to back up long distances (greater than 150 ft)" (Item 4, p. 2). However, I question the possibility of backing up along the narrower and less improved roadway of Spring Boulevard south to East 27th Avenue. This Fire Marshal's report concludes: "Given the severely restricted access to the area, in all likelihood the truck company would not be able to physically drive to the scene" (p. 4). In the latest Response to this situation of safety and emergency response, a joint letter from Eugene Public Works Maintenance, Traffic Engineer Matt Rodrigues and AIC Fire Marshal Amy Linder (February 26, 2018) announced issuance of Administrative Order 58-18-01 (February 23, 2018) to remove parking along Capital Drive from Spring Boulevard to Cresta De Ruta, effective April 30, 2018. This letter further attests to the significant and dangerous conditions already existing in the area. "Currently, Eugene Springfield Fire has difficulty navigating Capital Drive when vehicles are parked on the street due to the curvature of the street and sub-standard street width of 18-feet. Fire apparatus are often approximately 10-feet in width from mirror to mirror. When a vehicle is parked on that section of Capital Drive it requires the fire apparatus to slow to avoid striking a parked vehicle and, in some cases, the fire apparatus may not be able to pass around the parked vehicle. In addition, Eugene Springfield Fire has stated that removal of on-street parking would help to facilitate a large scale evacuation, such as might take place during a wildfire event. Eugene Springfield Fire has identified Capital Drive between Spring Boulevard and Cresta De Ruta Street as a primary escape route in case of a nearby wildfire" (p. 1). This letter further attests to the facts of limited and potentially impossible conditions for emergency vehicles to navigate within the existing primary and only effective road network to enter and exit from approximately 112 existing residences. Additional 31- 35 residences designed in the tightly clustered plan of the proposed CHPUD would be an unacceptable increase for the area. It would probably add at least 70 additional vehicles to the residential users of the Spring Boulevard/Capital Drive main route to and from the proposed CHPUD, plus additional service vehicles for the new residences. C7 m cD CCD ro ti 73 Cr C7 = CD sW CD to TL-t-C_t4 P. 2 of4 Service vehicles will continue to park along Spring Boulevard and Capital Drive - regardless of whether those travel ways are posted for no parking because they would have no alternative to conduct their business at those locations. ORAL TESTIMONY I have lived at 2350 Spring Boulevard for 39 years and for the previous 10 years at another hillside residence in the Fairmount neighborhood. For almost 40 years, I primarily walked to my job at the University of Oregon. I have observed and experienced the increasing traffic in this hillside area close to the University. Because I can attest to the limitations and dangers to vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, and emergency services presented by conditions of these residential streets, I urge that the proposed CHPUD Application be denied. It could never satisfy the requirement of Criterion 11 - that "the proposed development SHALL HAVE MINIMAL off-site impacts, including such impacts as traffic I stress the imperative "shall." I also attest here that I was a witness and took the photos of an incident demonstrating the impediment to emergency response along the narrow neighborhood streets. On July 19, 2017, at about 10:30 am, some residents at 2350 and 2360 Spring Blvd. noticed that Eugene Fire truck # 13 was stopped in front of our houses in the middle of Spring Boulevard. Then it was being directed by one of the crew to back down Spring Boulevard until it could be turned around at the intersection with Fairmount Boulevard (See photos attached). The reason that Fire Truck #13 had to stop was that a Sampac trash truck, one of their smallest rigs in use, was making its every-Wednesday rounds. There was no way the two large vehicles could pass each other. Now consider what would happen in an emergency. Suppose there were a growing brush or house fire up the hill, even in the proposed CHPUD. As people began evacuating down the hill - from all the narrow roads above the five-way intersection - backups in all directions would result from trying to merge onto Spring Boulevard. At the same time emergency vehicles would be trying to respond up the same and only primary feeder roads of Spring Boulevard and Capital Drive. There are approximately 112 existing residences along and feeding into Spring Boulevard as the only efficient road in and out of Capital Drive below the five-way intersection. Adding 31 - 35 residences proposed for the CHPUD would lead to a dangerous increase by probably adding at least 70 additional vehicles belonging to the residential users of the proposed CHPUD, plus additional service vehicles for these new residences. Service vehicles will continue to park along Spring Boulevard and Capital Drive - regardless of whether those travel ways are posted for no parking because they would have no alternative for conducting their business at those locations. The analogy is like adding 30% more people to an already crowded boat or meeting room. It may be possible, but the potential for capsizing or clogging the exit doors would not be worth the risk. PHOTOS ATTACHED as Pages 3 and 4 Pho},at rex c R 3 of y TRUC4r- -4 13 ;o frant of Z3,To Sprihcj~ glvON • blocked by rrush 1"r L4c.k TvLy lq, 2a4+ Phek,o 2 TE=cR -i of ~f TQuc*c#i3 back na- dovn SprinT elqd. as cunwo~- pats Sctn'tpov- truck 4/iG/i} Arrow pain+s 4a se, we,(- cap - cc n,pwrc pbo+oi feceived in Public Hearing City of Eugene Planning & Development MAR 0 7 2018 File 17- Exhibit March 7, 2018 CHPUD HO Speech Peggy Fisher 2808 Capital Drive Eugene, OR 97403 Phone: 541 687-0651 There is nothing in the codes or studies that has protection standards for Hendricks Park. However as we know, Hendricks Park was the first park in Eugene donated by our founding fathers whose purpose was to preserve this section of the natural landscape of Eugene at that time, and to pass down this legacy for the enjoyment of future generations, before it was logged and lost forever. Consequently, Hendricks Park is the most historical and significant park in the city of Eugene; and the city of Eugene is under stewardship for preservation of this natural resource area of Hendricks Park into perpetuity which implies protection of the remaining strands of Douglas Fir Trees so the look, feel, and purpose of the park remains the same as it did at the turn of the 20th century. This brings up the question of the development of the 8 acres bordering southwest of Hendricks Park. Although the 8 acres is currently in private hands, it is a natural extension of Hendricks Park and it serves as the last remaining connection to the undeveloped section of the Laurel Ridgeline. This is significant because this section of the Laurel Ridgeline is the last remaining, protective, mainland forest resource of Hendricks Park for on- going, and future restoration. Reduction of the tree line by 50% on the 8 acres will drastically weaken Hendricks Park ability to protect & rejuvenate itself as it will further cut-off Hendricks Park last resource to the last stretch of truncated, but remaining, mainland forest of the Laurel Ridgeline. To date, since the building of the Ribbon Trail, my house which borders the southwest section of the 8 acres, has seen drastic change to these woods due to a wind tunnel effect where in a short period of time, I have lost 57 trees. This has drastically altered the look of my property forever. If you start exploring, you can also see signs of this extensive tree loss throughout the 8 acres and Ribbon Trail and also in Hendricks Park as hundreds of trees are down everywhere. This implies that Hendricks Park may be at a tipping point where its fragile natural eco-system is already compromised to an extent that it cannot sustain itself into perpetuity-especially if it is fully cut-off on all sides from the last remnants of the mainland forest of the Laurel Ridgeline as stated in the 1987 Army Corp of Engineers study. My concern and reason for speaking today is to request that before the city determines the development of the 8 acres bordering Hendricks Park, it must consider the possibility that further, significant tree loss on the 8 acres, along with the wind tunnel effects & the impact the Ribbon Trail has had on the delicate eco-system of the Laurel Ridgeline, could compromise Hendricks Park to the point of utter extinction if it cannot continue to naturally generate enough natural diversity & protection to preserve itself. Received in Public Hearing City of Eurlene Planning & Development Capital Hill PUD testimony MAR 07 2018 file PDT r7- My name is Mark Conley. I am located near the proposed development. I am opposed to this development entirely. I open my testimony quoting Attorney Thomas Berry with regard to property and development rights: "Human rights do not cancel out the rights of other modes of being to exist in their natural state. Human property rights are not absolute. Property rights are simply a special relationship between a particular human "owner" and a particular piece of "property," so that both might fulfill their roles in the great community of existence." I believe that the developer, and City of Eugene Planning Department, by ignorance and omission, respectively, are not paying attention to the rights of other beings - plant, animal, and human neighbors and hikers - in this development. Specifically, Ridgeline vegetation and native communities are rarer and fragile. Oak, Madrone, Stellers Jay and associated birds, Deer families, especial Western Swordfern grotto, Hairy Honeysuckle, Tiger Lily, Great Hounds Tongue and rare plants such as Fairy Slipper Orchid, must all be studied and protected. There may also be endangered plants and animals. This area must be studied and fully documented for a full year. Development approval ignores the rights of the many, who hike, live in this area, and find exceptional peace in the midst of urban development, and commune with these fragile and ephemeral beings. Our rights supersede the few, who by greed and ignorance, seek to take and erase forever this irreplaceable beauty, sovereignty, and unique genetic message for the temporary benefit of the elite moneyed few. These reasons are compelling. You must deny this application. If current planning code does not address what I have just uttered, it needs to be immediately updated and applied to this development proposal. Thank you. Received in Public Hearing Ct,i 0 Eiq-e Planning & Development LETTER IN OPPOSITION TO CAPITAL HILL PUD; PDT 17-01 MAR 07 2918 To: Nick Gioello, Associate Planner File _;r. PPr n- City of Eugene Planning and Development F4r,:! t nick.r.gioello _ci.eugene.or.us 99 West 10th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 From: Katie Dixon and Bill Blix 2295 East 29th Avenue Eugene, OR 97403 wbblix@comcast.net Our property is above 700 feet, and we are approximately 100 feet below the Capital Hill PUD. About two decades ago we realized that the fir trees were dying in the fall line. OSU and the U of O assisted in realizing the two landslides on 30TH Avenue, bringing in soil and rock to make a road and recent development on Capital and Essex had impacted the trees. Then beetles moved in. Finally, bulldozers, the laying of pipes, park trails, poison, and homeless camps added to the problem. This had been an Ecosystem of its own that had developed over time with orchards of fruit and nut trees filled with wild life. The City of Eugene emphasizes neighborhood densities based on number of dwellings per acre. These figures are modified by elevation, vehicular trips per given period of time and livability/compatibility and the natural characteristics of that land. The trouble with these analyses is that they only deal with an area circumscribed by the subdivision or PUD, and don't take into account the interdependency of neighborhoods. An example is a hilly area with a view of a remarkable rock outcropping; a new development nearby should only have lots that maintain this view for each individual new dwelling as well as those existing. A situation like this exists for Laurel Hill, South Eugene and Fairmount neighborhoods. Their collective view is the so-called South Hills Ridgeline and their collective asset is the Laurel Hill Valley watershed emptying into the Willamette River and impacting the area water supply and the animals dependent on that ecosystem. Of course a good portion of the Laurel Hill Creek was put in underground pipes to accommodate development before people became aware of the value of this asset greatly diminishing an important part of the Willamette Greenway. The Capital Hill PUD should be charged with respecting the South Hills Ridgeline view both from their vantage and that of the current homes sited in the valley. With the proposed number of trees (50 to be removed and houses to be built (approximately 35) the collective view from most of the valley would be severely impacted. The narrow streets and dangerous curves create a hazard. This approximately 13 acres is some of the most unique and sensitive land in Eugene. In fact a number of years ago this area was designated as a Goal 5 Upland Wildlife Habitat and still should be. There are Riparian Corridors located in the valley near this proposed PUD. The bottom line here shoulA ie maximum preservation of the natural environment as is possible to the benefit of future generations. Please do not take this asset from all of us, we will never get it back. It cannot be justified through rewritten codes that the neighbors cannot keep up with. The city had the foresight to adopt these policies and we paid for them and are proud of them. They reflect local, state and federal legislation on global climate change. The refinement plans were in place before this land was purchased. We have a right to own property but a much bigger responsibility to protect and preserve our natural resources. Additionally, the current Capital Hill PUD is not in compliance with several city code requirements as follows: 1. Ingress and egress inadequate: EC 9.8320 (5) and (6) 2. 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Although many Americans are aware of the rapid loss of plant and animal species, much of the public debate has focused on resource extraction industries or farming and grazing operations in the world's remote [andscapes.'° In fact, the United States has a rich diversity of plants and animals, and is a world leader in the diversity of certain kinds of wildlife. Unfortunately, nearly one third of the nation's plant and animal species are at risk, and more than 500 U.S. species are missing or may already be extinct." The extinction crisis is not just a distant problem; it is occurring close to home. The primary threat to most of these species is the destruction or degradation of the habitats on which they depend. While many human activities-from agriculture to military training-can alter natural habitats, the conversion of green space to urban and suburban uses is the fastest growing threat to the nation's wild species. Nearly three quarters of Americans already live in urban or suburban areas, and the U.S. is projected to see continued growth in metropolitan area populations." Urban and suburban areas now cover 64 million acres, having grown by nearly 300 percent since 1955, while population has risen by only 75 percent." The nation's wildlife heritage is not j ust restricted to the last remaining pristine in the western and southern United States have not only given rise to extremely diverse biological communities, including many localized and vulnerable species, but have also been attractive for human settlement. Consequently, many of the regions with the greatest number of imperiled species coincide with some of the largest and fastest growing population centers. This overlap is bad news for the survival of many species. For instance, a recent National Wildlife Federation (NWF) study of California's wildlife habitats. Prime farmland, forests, wetlands, and prairie grasslands in and around cities and suburbs provide numerous ecological services, and are home to many imperiled species. These areas have enormous potential for species restoration as well, so long as they are protected from development. Even those lands that will never be restored to natural conditions often serve as essential buffers for nearby wildlife reserves or connecting corridors between reserves. For example, in south Florida cattle ranches with a mosaic of forest patches provide valuable habitat for the endangered Florida panther and the Florida black bear. A new analysis of NatureServe's rare and endangered species data finds that three-fifths (60 percent) of the nation's rarest and most imperiled species occur in designated metropolitan areas (Table 2). Of particular importance are the 35 fastest growing large metro areas, which are home to nearly one-third (29 percent) of the nation's imperiled species, despite only comprising 8 percent of the total land area in the lower 48 states. The warm climates and varied topography Landslide #2 Proposed Action Item: Alignment with Plan Goals: Consider landslide mitigation action items for buildings and Goal 2, 3, 4 public infrastructure subject to landslide threat and after landslide events. Rationale for Proposed Action Item: While there are relatively few areas in Eugene or Springfield that are at risk for landslides, mitigation actions should be taken to mitigate their risk, contingent on funding. Some, but not all, areas in Eugene vulnerable to landslide hazards include: • Capital-Essex Lane • Dillard Road • Brookside Drive • Cresta de Ruta • Goodpasture Island Road Some, but not all areas in Springfield vulnerable to landslide hazards include: • Thurston Hills • Willamette Heights • Kelly Butte Developing appropriate mitigation actions for buildings and public infrastructure in these areas will help in reducing the landslide hazard risk in Eugene/Springfield. Ideas for Implementation: Explore ditching possibilities in high impact areas where reoccurring slides create a continual hazard to residents and roadways. Reassess geo-hazard areas for stabilization priorities and possibilities. Develop engineering studies of chronic slide areas for mitigation strategies. Explore funding sources for geo studies and assessments. Coordinating Organization: Eugene Planning Dept., Springfield Development Services Dept. Internal Partners: External Partners: Eugene Public Works Dept., Springfield DOGAMI Public Works Dept Timeline: If available, estimated cost: Short Term (0-2 years) Lon Term (24 or more years) TBD Ongoing Form Submitted by: Eugene and Springfield Steering Committees Action Item Status: Continued from 2004 plan with rewording. G.........lC...:....A..1.+ AL.+~....~ u..-,.,.A RAi+:,..,+:,... 0i.,,, n,.+_k- 7nnn n 7n Landslide Hazard Areas J:;~ Metro Plan Boundary Mapped Landslide Deposits (SLIDO) Urban Growth Boundaries © Debris-Flow Hazard Areas (IMS-22) Hospitals * Fire Stations Percent Slope (Derived from 10-meter USGS DEMs) j Public Schools 5% - 20% C~3 20% - 40% 40% + C3 Sources: MIR& Police Stations Statewide Landslide Information Database, version 2 (SLIDO-2), from Oregon Dept, of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI). SLIDO is a digital compilation of landslide inventory maps from many City Halls and Jails map sources, and thus the quality and spatial reliability of SLIDO-2 data are highly variable. DOGAMI recommends use of SLIDO as a general planning and preparedness tool. IMS-22 (DOGAMI, 2002) delineates zones that may be prone to landslide hazards, especially rapidly moving landslides. These Critical Communication Hubs A& zones provide information to local governments about property that might require more site-specific evaluation. Mapping of these zones involved GIs modeling, checking and calibrating with limited field evaluations, and comparing with historic landslide inventories. Maps made from these datasets are Public Works and Public Utilities d_ - not a substitute for site-specific investigations by qualified practitioners. Although areas with mapped landslide deposits are likely to be at higher risk than other areas, areas mapped as landslide deposits will not automatically have problems in the future. 8 Public Water Treatment/Storage a Municipal Wastewater Facility E _ 3~ ~g.~, ..ter Electric Substations Wal VL yoF ~ z k it 2 'HAYDEN RAGE RD Ii4VDE• 1' s Ci • ~ C FrK i BRIDGE Rq ~ N G y. a \ AIRPO TRD S~ t 2 CLEAR RD 0 c 1 V YORE ~ / BARGER qVE • 3 < do Z ` j jj y HORN r ~ PARR ROYAL AVE ROYALAV'c~ ~ F Y ~ ss ~ ROOSE 0 VELTS c ¢ C, VW 1ST AVE z D t N W STH A TTH VE •t I tY v a 6LA 1-105 Cyr Rob Inerfeld Transportation Planning Manager Transportation Systems Plan City of Eugene Eugene, Oregon 97401 April 17, 2017 We haven't been able to keep up with the number of meetings, plans, developments, and ordinance changes taking place in the last few years; our neighborhood has six developments, oversized and guaranteed to bring traffic and make the Ridgeline more like downtown and less of a forested goal 5 wildlife neighborhood and corridor. This threatens us economically in terms of existing property value, and environmentally with our particular Ridgeline and the Laurel Hill Basin and the Willamette River below. Being involved through volunteer and consultant work with the City early on, and having given promises to some very special forefathers who gave great contributions to preserve what we have naturally, we'll try to state what we hear from our years of meetings with caring neighbors here and in Salem after living here for decades. Coming from much larger cities we always enjoyed traveling through Eugene because it was easy to get around, parking was free. I worked downtown and ate my lunch at the fountain by the magnolia trees, both removed. The addition of bicycles could be a positive force but instead it has added inconsistent lanes, huge bright signs, larger flashing lights, all fighting for attention on our busiest streets and most confusing intersections. It feels like we went from a beautiful forested city guided by a meandering river and two beautiful buttes with Hendrick's Park our crowning glory to a payless store in a bad part of reno or las vegas. We've ridden bikes over a half century each, our son an avid dirt bike rider who rides with professionals, none of us ever wanting to ride on the busiest streets; why not on quieter side streets for the safety of everyone? You can walk a bike across the busy streets to get to the government building, shopping, easily, pleasantly. The signage on the Beltline by Costco can put an epileptic sister into an attack, the signage in our neighborhood alone, Agate and upper 30th, look like counts to justify development and road work ahead of their time. They take away from the beauty that was always here, are brighter and larger than necessary and with the exception of the school grounds, probably did not come from a ground swell of neighbors saying the traffic is so bad we need to do something. They seem more like a count from the LCC Regulator Meetings around 2010 to encourage development outside the UGB. If not mistaken, 30th Avenue was acquired with a federal grant as part of the highway system to take pressure off of McVey Hw. and 15 because of LCC traffic. Because of the curves, unstable soil, and steep slopes it was to be used for the South Hills existing neighborhoods and never intended to be used as a thoroughfare. It was limited access and considered too dangerous for any new roads or driveways to intersect it. Animals were hit almost daily, no bicycles were allowed to use it as the shoulders were not safe enough, and there were serious landslides at the 30th/Spring Connector twice after heavy rain. The Transplan and early Refinement Plans, stated there was to be no North off of 30th after the Road Advisory Board, Lane County Commissioners and the Eugene City Council studied and each separately voted unanimously to not have traffic come to the North as it was too dangerous for 30th and for the narrow winding streets of the Laurel Wood, Fairmont, and Laurel Hill Valley Neighborhoods, nor to Central Av., Spring Bv., the Glenwood Interchange or 15. It was a condition of building the overpass for the development south of 30th. There was a lengthy lawsuit by the Fairmont Neighbors disallowing the use of Spring Bv., Central Bv., or 30th Av. on the north side trying to use tax lot 301 for development. It is now used by the City for Park Trail on the north side of 30th Av., it was not a Right-of-Way, not able to be transfered with sale, but for use by only two people to access a piece of property which they never did. After living here this long, these were wise decisions that has helped get the Oregon Chub off the endangered species list, helped preserve the water quality in the Willamette River below, and until recently when great numbers of fir trees were cut, we've enjoyed coyotes, foxes, raccoons, deer, owls, hundreds of bird species because of the orchards here, pileated woodpeckers, a variety of squirrels, red legged frogs, chipmunks, even the cougar who slept in the tree above if caught off guard by a dog and walker when the trail first cut through. Living on the edge of a forest works, they're considered resorts because of the quality of life they add, property value goes up. Many cities are now doing wildlife corridors through them, restoring damage from freeways and making it part of their planning as we realize we've considered animals so unimportant that we have created a serious extinction problem. Another major consideration is the noise in this valley, the Laurel Hill Valley is an amphitheater, sound is magnified, you hear 15 and 30th Av. constantly, but now it's recreation people talking on cell phones on the trail and homeless people at night, and as the neighbors here will attest, owls sound like car alarms when distressed by the loss of habitat and go from around f OPM to 4AM most nights. Additionally, it is hard to be a part of the current planning, today is an important UGB and TSP meeting on the same day. It would be so helpful if the neighborhood groups were assessed about the real plans by our visiting city counselors and city neighborhood staff. We really do appreciate all your work and especially when it starts at the neighborhood level when it effects all of us so deeply. Katie Dixon & Bill Blix 2295 E. 29th Av. Eugene, Oregon 97403 541-343-1957 LETTER IN OPPOSITION TO CAPITAL HILL PUD; PDT 17-01 To: Nick Gioello, Associate Planner City of Eugene Planning and Development nick.r.gioello _ci.eugene.or.us 99 West 10th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 From: Katie Dixon and Bill Blix 2295 East 29th Avenue Eugene, OR 97403 wbblix@comcast.net Our property is above 700 feet, and we are approximately 100 feet below the Capital Hill PUD. About two decades ago we realized that the fir trees were dying in the fall line. OSU and the U of O assisted in realizing the two landslides on 30TH Avenue, bringing in soil and rock to make a road and recent development on Capital and Essex had impacted the trees. Then beetles moved in. Finally, bulldozers, the laying of pipes, park trails, poison, and homeless camps added to the problem. This had been an Ecosystem of its own that had developed over time with orchards of fruit and nut trees filled with wild life. The City of Eugene emphasizes neighborhood densities based on number of dwellings per acre. These figures are modified by elevation, vehicular trips per given period of time and livability/compatibility and the natural characteristics of that land. The trouble with these analyses is that they only deal with an area circumscribed by the subdivision or PUD, and don't take into account the interdependency of neighborhoods. An example is a hilly area with a view of a remarkable rock outcropping; a new development nearby should only have lots that maintain this view for each individual new dwelling as well as those existing. A situation like this exists for Laurel Hill, South Eugene and Fairmount neighborhoods. Their collective view is the so-called South Hills Ridgeline and their collective asset is the Laurel Hill Valley watershed emptying into the Willamette River and impacting the area water supply and the animals dependent on that ecosystem. Of course a good portion of the Laurel Hill Creek was put in underground pipes to accommodate development before people became aware of the value of this asset greatly diminishing an important part of the Willamette Greenway. The Capital Hill PUD should be charged with respecting the South Hills Ridgeline view both from their vantage and that of the current homes sited in the valley. With the proposed number of trees (50 to be removed and houses to be built (approximately 35) the collective view from most of the valley would be severely impacted. The narrow streets and dangerous curves create a hazard. This approximately 13 acres is some of the most unique and sensitive land in Eugene. In fact a number of years ago this area was designated as a Goal 5 Upland Wildlife Habitat and still should be. There are Riparian Corridors located in the valley near this proposed PUD. The bottom line here shoulAfie maximum preservation of the natural environment as is possible to the benefit of future generations. Please do not take this asset from all of us, we will never get it back. It cannot be justified through rewritten codes that the neighbors cannot keep up with. The city had the foresight to adopt these policies and we paid for them and are proud of them. They reflect local, state and federal legislation on global climate change. The refinement plans were in place before this land was purchased. We have a right to own property but a much bigger responsibility to protect and preserve our natural resources. Additionally, the current Capital Hill PUD is not in compliance with several city code requirements as follows: 1. Ingress and egress inadequate: EC 9.8320 (5) and (6) 2. Hazardous landslide area as defined by the State: EC 9.8320 (6) 3. Limits on development above 900 feet: EC 9.8320 (2) 4. Hazards created by extensive tree removal: EC 9.8320 (4) 5. Increased traffic and noise: EC 9.8320 (11) 6. 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Although many Americans are aware of the rapid loss of plant and animal species, much of the public debate has focused on resource extraction industries or farming and grazing operations in the world's remote landscapes.i0 In fact, the United States has a rich diversity of plants and animals, and is a world leader in the diversity of certain kinds of wildlife. Unfortunately, nearly one third of the nation's plant and animal species are at risk, and more than 500 U.S. species are missing or may already be extinct." The extinction crisis is not just a distant problem-, it is occurring close to home. The primary threat to most of these species is the destruction or degradation of the habitats on which they depend. While many human activities-from agriculture to military training-can alter natural habitats, the conversion of green space to urban and suburban uses is the fastest growing threat to the nation's wild species. Nearly three quarters of Americans already live in urban or suburban areas, and the U.S. is projected to see continued growth in metropolitan area populations." Urban and suburban areas now cover 64 million acres, having grown by nearly 300 percent since 1955, while population has risen by only 75 percent." The nation's wildlife heritage is not just restricted to the last remaining pristine ITMM~M in the western and southern United States have not only given rise to extremely diverse biological communities, including many localized and vulnerable species, but have also been attractive for human settlement. Consequently, many of the regions with the greatest number of imperiled species coincide with some of the largest and fastest growing population centers. This overlap is bad news for the survival of many species. For instance, a recent National Wildlife Federation (NWF) study of California's wildlife habitats. Prime farmland, forests, wetlands, and prairie grasslands in and around cities and suburbs provide numerous ecological services, and are home to many imperiled species. These areas have enormous potential for species restoration as well, so long as they are protected from development. Even those lands that will never be restored to natural conditions often serve as essential buffers for nearby wildlife reserves or connecting corridors between reserves. For example, in south Florida cattle ranches with a mosaic of forest patches provide valuable habitat for the endangered Florida panther and the Florida black bear. A new analysis of NatureServe's rare and endangered species data finds that three-fifths (60 percent) of the nation's rarest and most imperiled species occur in designated metropolitan areas (Table 2). Of particular importance are the 35 fastest growing large metro areas, which are home to nearly one-third (29 percent) of the nation's imperiled species, despite only comprising 8 percent of the total land area in the lower 48 states. The warm climates and varied topography 1 Landslide #2 Proposed Action Item: Alignment with Plan Goals: Consider landslide mitigation action items for buildings and Goal 2, 3, 4 public infrastructure subject to landslide threat and after landslide events. Rationale for Proposed Action Item: While there are relatively few areas in Eugene or Springfield that are at risk for landslides, mitigation actions should be taken to mitigate their risk, contingent on funding. Some, but not all, areas in Eugene vulnerable to landslide hazards include: • Capital-Essex Lane • Dillard Road • Brookside Drive • Cresta de Ruta • Goodpasture Island Road Some, but not all areas in Springfield vulnerable to landslide hazards include: • Thurston Hills • Willamette Heights • Kelly Butte Developing appropriate mitigation actions for buildings and public infrastructure in these areas will help in reducing the landslide hazard risk in Eugene/Springfield. Ideas for Implementation: Explore ditching possibilities in high impact areas where reoccurring slides create a continual hazard to residents and roadways. Reassess geo-hazard areas for stabilization priorities and possibilities. Develop engineering studies of chronic slide areas for mitigation strategies. Explore funding sources for geo studies and assessments. Coordinating Organization: Eugene Planning Dept., Springfield Development Services Dept. Internal Partners: External Partners: Eugene Public Works Dept., Springfield DOGAMI Public Works Dept Timeline: If available, estimated cost: Short Term (0-2 years) Lone Term (2-4 or more years) TBD I Onpomg Form Submitted by: Eugene and Springfield Steering Committees Action Item Status: Continued from 2004 plan with rewording. Landslide Hazard Areas 4:;, Metro Plan Boundary " Mapped Landslide Deposits (SLIDO) Urban Growth Boundaries Debris-Flow Hazard Areas (lMS-22) © Hospitals * Fire Stations Percent Slope (Derived from 10-meter USGS DEMs) C3 j 5%.20% C~3 20%.40% 40% + Public Schools Police Stations F, . Sources: Statewide Landslide Information Database, version 2 (SLIDO-2), from Oregon Dept, of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI). SLIDO is a digital compilation of landslide inventory maps from many ffi City Halls and Jails map sources, and thus the quality and spatial reliability of SLIDO-2 data are highly variable. DOGAMI recommends use of SLIDO as a general planning and preparedness tool. IMS-22 (DOGAMI, 2002) delineates zones that may be prone to landslide hazards, especially rapidly moving landslides. These Critical Communication Hubs zones provide information to local governments about property that might require more site-specific evaluation. Mapping of these zones involved GIS modeling, checking and calibrating with limited field evaluations, and comparing with historic landslide inventories. Maps made from these datasets are Public Works and Public 'Utilities not a substitute for site-specific investigations by qualified practitioners. 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F D 1 2 3 Miles ° N SPRIhiGF1ELD ~ ~ • ~ ~ I r ~ - 3 OREGON LCOG Maps produced by Lane Council of Governments, for the Cities of Eugene and Springfield, under a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ti Date: 12/4/2013 ~ 1 .SC.~1l~ bT~ I Rob Inerfeld Transportation Planning Manager Transportation Systems Plan City of Eugene Eugene, Oregon 97401 April 17, 2017 We haven't been able to keep up with the number of meetings, plans, developments, and ordinance changes taking place in the last few years; our neighborhood has six developments, oversized and guaranteed to bring traffic and make the Ridgeline more like downtown and less of a forested goal 5 wildlife neighborhood and corridor. This threatens us economically in terms of existing property value, and environmentally with our particular Ridgeline and the Laurel Hill Basin and the Willamette River below. Being involved through volunteer and consultant work with the City early on, and having given promises to some very special forefathers who gave great contributions to preserve what we have naturally, we'll try to state what we hear from our years of meetings with caring neighbors here and in Salem after living here for decades. Coming from much larger cities we always enjoyed traveling through Eugene because it was easy to get around, parking was free. I worked downtown and ate my lunch at the fountain by the magnolia trees, both removed. The addition of bicycles could be a positive force but instead it has added inconsistent lanes, huge bright signs, larger flashing lights, all fighting for attention on our busiest streets and most confusing intersections. It feels like we went from a beautiful forested city guided by a meandering river and two beautiful buttes with Hendrick's Park our crowning glory to a payless store in a bad part of reno or las vegas. We've ridden bikes over a half century each, our son an avid dirt bike rider who rides with professionals, none of us ever wanting to ride on the busiest streets; why not on quieter side streets for the safety of everyone? You can walk a bike across the busy streets to get to the government building, shopping, easily, pleasantly. The signage on the Beltline by Costco can put an epileptic sister into an attack, the signage in our neighborhood alone, Agate and upper 30th, look like counts to justify development and road work ahead of their time. They take away from the beauty that was always here, are brighter and larger than necessary and with the exception of the school grounds, probably did not come from a ground swell of neighbors saying the traffic is so bad we need to do something. They seem more like a count from the LCC Regulator Meetings around 2010 to encourage development outside the UGB. If not mistaken, 30th Avenue was acquired with a federal grant as part of the highway system to take pressure off of McVey Hw. and 15 because of LCC traffic. Because of the curves, unstable soil, and steep slopes it was to be used for the South Hills existing neighborhoods and never intended to be used as a thoroughfare. It was limited access and considered too dangerous for any new roads or driveways to intersect it. Animals were hit almost daily, no bicycles were allowed to use it as the shoulders were not safe enough, and there were serious landslides at the 30th/Spring Connector twice after heavy rain. The Transplan and early Refinement Plans, stated there was to be no North off of 30th after the Road Advisory Board, Lane County Commissioners and the Eugene City Council studied and each separately voted unanimously to not have traffic come to the North as it was too dangerous for 30th and for the narrow winding streets of the Laurel Wood, Fairmont, and Laurel Hill Valley Neighborhoods, nor to Central Av., Spring Bv., the Glenwood Interchange or 15. It was a condition of building the overpass for the development south of 30th. There was a lengthy lawsuit by the Fairmont Neighbors disallowing the use of Spring Bv., Central Bv., or 30th Av. on the north side trying to use tax lot 301 for development. It is now used by the City for Park Trail on the north side of 30th Av., it was not a Right-of-Way, not able to be transfered with sale, but for use by only two people to access a piece of property which they never did. After living here this long, these were wise decisions that has helped get the Oregon Chub off the endangered species list, helped preserve the water quality in the Willamette River below, and until recently when great numbers of fir trees were cut, we've enjoyed coyotes, foxes, raccoons, deer, owls, hundreds of bird species because of the orchards here, pileated woodpeckers, a variety of squirrels, red legged frogs, chipmunks, even the cougar who slept in the tree above if caught off guard by a dog and walker when the trail first cut through. Living on the edge of a forest works, they're considered resorts because of the quality of life they add, property value goes up. Many cities are now doing wildlife corridors through them, restoring damage from freeways and making it part of their planning as we realize we've considered animals so unimportant that we have created a serious extinction problem. Another major consideration is the noise in this valley, the Laurel Hill Valley is an amphitheater, sound is magnified, you hear 15 and 30th Av. constantly, but now it's recreation people talking on cell phones on the trail and homeless people at night, and as the neighbors here will attest, owls sound like car alarms when distressed by the loss of habitat and go from around 10PM to 4AM most nights. Additionally, it is hard to be a part of the current planning, today is an important UGB and TSP meeting on the same day. It would be so helpful if the neighborhood groups were assessed about the real plans by our visiting city counselors and city neighborhood staff. We really do appreciate all your work and especially when it starts at the neighborhood level when it effects all of us so deeply. Katie Dixon & Bill Blix 2295 E. 29th Av. Eugene, Oregon 97403 541-343-1957