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Home My WebLink About09.12.23 RRSC Application Materials for Joint PC Hearing v10 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5 How to Use the Neighborhood Plan ......................................................................................................... 7 Regulatory Framework and Relationship to Other Plans and Policies ................................................... 10 How We Got Here ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Neighborhood History............................................................................................................................. 13 Past Community and Planning Efforts .................................................................................................... 15 Developing the Neighborhood Plan ........................................................................................................ 16 Planning Process Phases ......................................................................................................................... 19 River Road Corridor Study ....................................................................................................................... 22 Neighborhood Plan Visions, Goals, and Policies ......................................................................................... 23 Economic Development .......................................................................................................................... 24 Transportation ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Transportation Maps .......................................................................................................................... 26 Parks and Natural Resources .................................................................................................................. 30 Parks and Natural Resources Maps .................................................................................................... 31 Land Use .................................................................................................................................................. 33 Community .............................................................................................................................................. 35 2 List of Figures Figure 1: River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Map .......................................................................... 6 Figure 2: River Road-Santa Clara Historical Development Patterns ........................................................... 14 Figure 3: River Road-Santa Clara Vision Map.............................................................................................. 23 Figure 4: River Road-Santa Clara Existing Transportation Map .................................................................. 27 Figure 5: River Road-Santa Clara Future Transportation Map .................................................................... 28 Figure 6: River Road-Santa Clara Street Jurisdiction Map……………………………………………………………………….29 Figure 7: River Road-Santa Clara Parks and Natural Resources Map ......................................................... 32 3 Acknowledgements Thank you to the community members who have dedicated countless hours to the development of this Neighborhood Plan and the future of the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods. Special thanks to the Community Advisory Committee for providing leadership and playing an active role throughout the process. This work would not have been possible without you. Community Advisory Committee Members Jon Belcher Carl Below Luke Callahan Terah Cleveland Rick Duncan Cameron Ewing Jerry Finigan Beth Gerot Louisa de Heer Susan Kittleson Mary Leontovich Ed McMahon Michele O’Leary Kate Perle Harry Sanger Rebecca Sprinson Ann Vaughn Louie Vidmar Hans Wittig Working Group Members Bruce Barney Vickie Barnts Beverly Barr Todd Berger Peter Bolander Joe Castino Betty Grant Lisa Hudson Kevin Jones Hillary Kittleson Hamid Madami Cathy Martinit Jacqueline McClure Jerry Mohr Nora Morgan Jim Neu Steve Norris Brian Parmelee George Price Christina Prince Meredith Prochot Gaston Ramos Carleen Reilly Pat Reilly Becky Riley Joel Robe Vicki Roessler Christine Rush Julie Schaum Jolene Siemsen Jan Spencer Miaya Sustaita Cat Tanzer Alpha Wilson Catherine Zukowski River Road Community Organization Board Members Jon Belcher Charlsey Cartwright Mysti Frost Dan Isaacson Susan Kittleson Stefan Ostrach Clare Strawn Carly Sylva-Gabrielson Jacque Wurster 4 Santa Clara Community Organization Board Members Jerry Finigan Tim Foelker Patrick Kerr Dawn Lesley Jerry Mohr Kate Perle Terri Reed Louie Vidmar Matt Vohs Triple Bottom Line Sounding Board Members Bill Aspegren Allen Hancock Randy Hledik Ela Kubok Daniel Lombardi Emily Reiman Kristen Taylor Alicia Voorhees Members of the project staff team changed somewhat over the course of the planning period. At the time the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan was adopted, the following staff were part of the core project team: City of Eugene Terri Harding, Principal Planner & Project Manager Alissa Hansen, Planning Director Elena Domingo, Associate Planner Leah Rausch, Associate Planner Zoli Gaudin-Dalton, Assistant Planner Annie Loe, Urban Designer Rob Inerfeld, Transportation Planning Manager Carolyn Burke, Parks & Natural Resource Planning Manager Fabio Andrade, Equity and Community Engagement Manager Lane County Jared Bauder, Associate Planner Lindsey Eichner, Principal Planner 5 Introduction The River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods are a patchwork of properties located in the City of Eugene (incorporated) and in Lane County (unincorporated). For over 30 years, land use and development within the River Road and Santa Clara communities have been governed by the River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan (1987). An updated, forward-looking plan was needed for this large part of the community. The River Road Community Organization (RRCO) and Santa Clara Community Organization (SCCO) dedicated innumerable volunteer hours developing a foundation of community input on which to build the neighborhood planning process. This work included past community and planning efforts, such as the Santa Clara-River Road Outreach and Learning (SCRROL) and Santa Clara-River Road Implementation Planning Team (SCRRIPT) projects. Launched in fall 2017, the neighborhood planning process was a collaborative effort among RRCO, SCCO, the City of Eugene, Lane County, and other stakeholders throughout both neighborhoods. The process had six phases: Reaching Out, Neighborhood Visioning, Neighborhood Priorities, Policy Development, Action Planning, and Adoption with opportunities for community and stakeholder feedback throughout every phase. The neighborhood planning process created a vision for growth and development in a manner that respects the area’s unique characteristics and opportunities, and which will guide decision-making in River Road and Santa Clara for decades to come. The Neighborhood Plan vision is consistent with Envision Eugene, the community vision for how growth is managed in Eugene’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), in a way that protects and enhances quality of life and reflects shared community values, while tailoring the citywide vision to the local context. The Neighborhood Plan focuses on the Topic Areas of Economic Development, Transportation, Parks and Natural Resources, Land Use, and Community. To reflect the community values, aspirations and priorities expressed during outreach, each Topic Area includes vision statements, goals, policies, and actions. 6 66 Figure 1: River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Map (for illustrative purposes only) 7 How to Use the Neighborhood Plan The River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan is a formally adopted, legally binding land use plan. The plan boundary follows the boundaries of RRCO and SCCO, and includes properties located inside the Eugene city limits, properties located outside the Eugene city limits but within Eugene’s UGB, and properties located outside Eugene’s UGB but within the boundary of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan). See Figure 1: River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Map. The Neighborhood Plan provides policy direction for City and County decision-makers as they consider future legislative decisions. Plan policies are not intended to be applied as a standard or criterion for approving or denying a land use or development application unless such direction is specifically stated in the policy. Land use codes adopted by the City and the County, which implement certain policies of this Neighborhood Plan through detailed regulation, generally include the approval criteria for individual land use applications. Finally, some of the policies in this plan are aspirational, including those policies that call for collaboration or additional efforts from RRCO and SCCO and additional community partners. The Neighborhood Plan is organized around five Topic Areas: Economic Development, Transportation, Parks and Natural Resources, Land Use, and Community. Each Topic Area includes vision statements, goals, policies, and actions. The terms “vision statement,” “goal,” “policy,” and “action” as used in this Neighborhood Plan mean the following: • Vision Statements are aspirational and describe the community’s best outcome for how the neighborhood will look, feel, and function 20 years and more into the future. Each vision statement is based on community values and aspirations expressed during the Neighborhood Plan community engagement process. The vision statements reflect the ideal outcome if all aspirational goals were to be attained. • Goals are statements that describe hopes for the future of the community related to a particular idea, and flow directly from the neighborhood vision. A goal is aspirational and may not be fully attained within a particular time frame. • Policies are statements adopted to provide a consistent course of action and move the community toward attainment of its goals. Some of the policies in the Neighborhood Plan guide the City and County in formulating proposed changes to local land use codes and other regulatory documents; developing other work programs and long-range planning projects; and preparation of budgets and capital improvement programs. Other plan policies are aspirational calls for collaboration or additional efforts from the RRCO, SCCO, and other community partners. The policies included in this plan will not be used in determining whether the City or County should approve or deny land use or development applications unless such direction is specifically stated in the policy. 8 • Actions are possible strategies to implement the policies of this plan. The Neighborhood Plan is supported by the non-regulatory Action Plan, which includes actions such as possible land use code amendments, zone changes, projects, programs, and possible community partnerships. The Action Plan is not attached to or incorporated in the Neighborhood Plan and the Action Plan is not adopted by the City or County governing boards. The Action Plan is a separate document, which identifies community priorities to guide implementation of the Neighborhood Plan. The inclusion of a particular action in the Action Plan does not require implementation of that action, nor does it prohibit the implementation of other actions, whether or not they are listed in the Action Plan. The Action Plan identifies various local entities such as the City of Eugene, Lane County, RCCO and SCCO, as well as additional community partners, who may lead implementation of different actions. Some actions, such as land use code amendments and zone changes, may require implementation by the Eugene City Council or the Lane County Board of Commissioners. Other actions may be implemented by City or County staff, RCCO and SCCO, or other community partners. Implementation of the Action Plan will occur over time as committed community members strive to improve the neighborhoods, and as resources allow. The Action Plan includes general budget and timeframe estimates to help inform community advocacy for resources and to inform City, County, and other community partners’ work plans and capital project development. Some actions will require public funds and resources while other actions will be dependent on private investments and development activities. A set of neighborhood-specific amendments to the City of Eugene’s Land Use Code, applying only within RRCO and SCCO, are proposed to be adopted concurrently with the Neighborhood Plan. These amendments include changes to the C-2 Community Commercial Zone to lower the maximum building height, add design standards, and prohibit certain auto-oriented land uses. Additionally, the amendments include changes to the R-1 Low Density Residential Zone to allow for the small-scale collective sale of agricultural products. These amendments reflect community feedback and certain high priority actions in the Action Plan. The policies under the various Topic Areas in this Neighborhood Plan are interrelated and, together, create the plan’s policy framework. In some cases there is overlap between policies, and in other cases there may be conflicts and inconsistencies between and among some policies. When making decisions based on the Neighborhood Plan, not all the policies can be complied with to the same degree in every instance. Use of the Neighborhood Plan requires a balancing of its various policies on a case-by-case basis, with an emphasis on those policies most pertinent to the issue at hand. The policies in the Neighborhood Plan vary in their scope and implications. Some call for a specific City or County action; others are directives the City and County must address when adopting or amending their respective land use codes or plans; and others are aspirational calls for collaboration or additional efforts from RRCO, SCCO, and community partners. The common theme of all the policies is that each represents an approach toward land use problem-solving and goal realization in the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods. Adoption of the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan does not 9 necessarily commit the City, County, neighborhood organizations, or others to immediately carry out each policy to the letter. The City and County will carry out the policies applicable to the City and County to the best of their abilities, given sufficient time and resources. Future Amendments The Neighborhood Plan is a long-range policy document which establishes a framework for future decision-making, however it may require updates or amendments in response to changes in the law or circumstances important to the community. Because the boundary of the plan includes land within the Eugene city limits, land between the Eugene city limits and the UGB, and land outside the UGB but within the Metro Plan Boundary, the plan requires joint adoption by Eugene and Lane County. The approval process for an amendment to the Neighborhood Plan shall necessarily follow the Metro Plan Amendment process for two jurisdictions (Type II process), as outlined in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan. 10 Regulatory Framework and Relationship to Other Plans and Policies The Neighborhood Plan is one plan among a variety of land use plans and regulations that exist at the state, regional, and local level. As an adopted land use plan, the Neighborhood Plan has defined relationships to other adopted plans. Statewide Planning Goals Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Goals, related statutes, and administrative rules provide a framework for all local land use planning. State law requires each city and county to adopt a comprehensive plan, which must be consistent with the Statewide Land Use Planning Goals, as well as the zoning and land division ordinances necessary to effectuate the comprehensive plan. Other Adopted Land Use Plans At the local and regional level, the two applicable comprehensive plans are the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan and the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan). Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan Envision Eugene is the community vision for how growth is managed in Eugene’s UGB in a way that protects and enhances quality of life and reflects Eugene’s shared values. The Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan, the regulatory component of Envision Eugene, is the basic guiding policy document for land use planning within Eugene’s UGB and addresses the future of Eugene through goals and regulatory policies regarding land use. Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) The Metro Plan is the basic guiding land use policy document for regional land use planning and applies to the Cities of Eugene and Springfield and areas of Lane County within the Metro Plan boundary. The Neighborhood Plan must be consistent with applicable provisions in both the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan and the Metro Plan. If inconsistencies occur between the Neighborhood Plan and the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan, the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan is the prevailing policy document. If inconsistencies occur between the Neighborhood Plan and the Metro Plan, the Metro Plan is the prevailing policy document. As provided in the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan, for properties located within Eugene’s UGB, if inconsistencies occur between the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan and the Metro Plan, the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan is the prevailing policy document. Major Related Plans and Programs The River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods are a patchwork of properties located within the City of Eugene (incorporated) and Lane County (unincorporated), and there are related City and County plans and programs that apply to this area. Following is a summary of key City and County plans and programs 11 in place at the time of Neighborhood Plan adoption that relate to the Neighborhood Plan goals, policies, and actions. Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan Eugene’s 2035 Transportation System Plan (TSP) establishes a system of transportation facilities and services that will meet the needs of Eugene residents, businesses, and visitors through 2035, consistent with the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan and compliant with Statewide Planning Goal 12 (Transportation). By addressing all modes of travel, the Eugene 2035 TSP is designed to meet Eugene’s transportation needs as they evolve in the future and to increase transportation choices available throughout the community. The TSP serves as the City of Eugene’s local transportation system plan and pedestrian and bicycle master plan. The Eugene TSP incudes a list of projects, including specific projects in the River Road-Santa Clara area, for implementation through 2035. Eugene Vision Zero Action Plan Vision Zero is an approach to transportation safety that aims to eliminate deaths and lifechanging injuries caused by traffic crashes – this is the goal of implementing Eugene’s Vision Zero Action Plan. The Vision Zero approach helps with educating the community on local traffic safety issues and enabling the City of Eugene to prioritize resources based on evidence of the greatest need and impact. Lane County Transportation System Plan The Lane County Transportation System Plan (TSP) establishes Lane County’s transportation policies and identifies transportation projects needed through 2036 to meet the needs of the community. As a 20- year policy and investment guide, the County’s TSP addresses major systems rather than ongoing operations and maintenance activities. See Figures 4: Existing Transportation Map, 5: Future Transportation Map, and 6: Street Jurisdiction Map to learn more about City, County, and private streets and infrastructure. Eugene Parks and Recreation System Plan The Eugene Parks and Recreation System Plan (PRSP), adopted in 2018, is a 30-year strategic plan with implementation recommendations for the first 10 years. The Eugene PRSP includes new parks and trails, improved access to the Willamette River, revitalized pools and community centers, greater connectivity, and more recreation opportunities in underserved areas. The PRSP’s long-term vision includes many specific projects - to see a list of priority 1, 2, and 3 projects in the River Road-Santa Clara area, see the Planning District Summary in the PRSP. Eugene Stormwater Basin Master Plan The Eugene Stormwater Basin Master Plan includes goals and objectives, implementation strategies, study area characteristics, and methods for evaluating flood control, water quality, and open waterways. The Stormwater Basin Master Plan is broken into volumes, with a stormwater management strategy for each basin, including River Road-Santa Clara. 12 Lane County Stormwater Management Program The County’s stormwater management program addresses control measures to reduce pollutants discharged into waterbodies, including illicit discharge detection. The County works closely with the City of Eugene on stormwater issues, although both jurisdictions maintain an inventory of their stormwater infrastructure and conduct regular maintenance activities. Eugene Climate Action Plan The Climate Action Plan (CAP 2.0) was developed to outline the types of bold actions needed to reach Eugene’s community-wide Climate Recovery Ordinance goals. The CAP 2.0 captures the actions the community is prepared to implement, as well as community ideas for what else is needed to create an equitable and livable community for everyone. Some of these actions relate to transportation options, housing, stormwater management, urban forestry practices, and community resilience. Eugene Capital Improvement Program Eugene’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) provides a six-year funding plan for the City’s capital improvements, including airport, parks and open space, public buildings, stormwater, transportation, and wastewater projects. Capital projects are generally large-scale endeavors in terms of cost, size, and benefit to the community and needs are based on various City-adopted long-range plans, goals, and policies. Additional Related Plans, Manuals, Resources, and Programs The Neighborhood Plan is a long-range planning document that identifies needs throughout the two neighborhoods that relate to many different topics. There are several other plans, manuals, resources, and programs that relate to the goals and policies in this Neighborhood Plan. They include, but are not limited to, the following: • Beltline Facility Plan • City of Eugene Complete Street Design Guide • City of Eugene Green Building Resources • City of Eugene Historic Loan Program • City of Eugene Housing Implementation Pipeline (HIP) • City of Eugene Parks and Recreation Bond and Levy Projects • City of Eugene Urban Forestry Program • City of Eugene Urban Reserves • City of Eugene Water Quality Overlay Zone • City of Eugene Water Resources Conservation Overlay Zone • MovingAhead • Rivers to Ridges Regional Parks and Open Space Vision • Safe Routes to School • Sidewalk Inventory • Transportation Options: Strategies for a Growing Eugene 13 How We Got Here Neighborhood planning took place between 2017 and 2023, but it builds on a legacy of community organizing and planning, as well as the natural environment, built environment, and community features that make the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods distinct. This section summarizes the path to creating the Neighborhood Plan, beginning with the neighborhood’s history through to plan adoption. Neighborhood History The River Road and Santa Clara communities are oriented around River Road, which now runs on top of an established indigenous peoples’ trail, moving north-south through these communities. In the northernmost portion of Eugene’s UGB, the Santa Clara area encompasses about 2,400 acres and has physical borders that include the Willamette River to the east, Randy Pape Beltline Road to the south, and Northwest Expressway to the west. Just south of Santa Clara is the River Road community which encompasses about 1,700 acres and is bordered by the Willamette River to the east, Beltline Road to the north, Northwest Expressway and Railroad Yard to the west, and Thomason Lane to the south, adjoining the Whiteaker Neighborhood. See Figure 1: River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Map. The areas known today as River Road and Santa Clara lie within the traditional homeland of the Kalapuya people. From time immemorial, within the context of the Willamette Valley’s mosaic of majestic landscapes and ecologies, the Kalapuya bands have accessed, the natural resources made available by way of the walamɘt, or what is today known as the Willamette River and the Valley’s fertile, nutrient-rich soils. Given the available resources and the potential for agricultural land, the area was also attractive to non- indigenous settlers. Beginning in 1840, these settlers arrived in the Oregon territory by way of the Oregon Trail. Diseases, introduced to the Valley by settlers, decimated the indigenous populations. By 1850, more than 90 percent of the Native population had died in an onslaught of repeated epidemics. Today, the Kalapuya people are modern Indigenous community members who continue to practice reverence and traditional connection to the Willamette River and Valley. (Learn more about the Kalapuyan people of Oregon at https://fiveoaksmuseum.org/exhibit/this-is-kalapuyan-land/.) In the 1850s, this area was settled by scattered subsistence farm operations. Over time, commercial agriculture became the preeminent land use especially with the construction of the Oregon and California Railroad in 1871, which was associated with transporting agricultural products. Though residential construction continuously increased throughout the early 1900s, the communities remained predominantly agricultural in character until the post-World War II increases in Eugene’s population spurred the siting and development of more subdivisions and homes within both communities. The rapid increase in population correlated with an estimated 45 percent of the River Road area’s residences being constructed between 1940 and 1959. The result was a continued decrease in average farm size, declining agricultural production, and a checkerboard landscape of homes and farmland. As urbanization accelerated during the late 1940s and 1950s, Santa Clara also experienced increases in commercial development. 14 River Road, designated Pacific Highway in 1923, was once the only major link between Portland and California. This designation of River Road as a state highway greatly influenced much of the development experienced in the River Road and Santa Clara communities. According to land use studies from the 1930s and 1940s, the majority of the roads in the area were created to provide access to River Road. Later, the completion of Beltline Highway (1970) and Northwest Expressway (1980) further facilitated development; this development resulted in changes to the use of the land. Generally, land uses shifted from being primarily farmland to an increase in subdivisions and the presence of homes. Post-World War II growth brought with it the development of educational and religious facilities. In 1945, River Road and Santa Clara school districts joined Eugene School District No. 4, and five schools were built in the River Road community. The area also experienced an increase in church construction during the 1950s and 1960s. Though church construction had previously been limited to the downtown core, over this period of rapid growth, construction of churches began to take place in areas outside of downtown. Figure 2: River Road and Santa Clara Historical Development Patterns 15 Continued Development and Annexation Development continued to urbanize both communities, bringing aspects of in-town communities, such as curved streets and cul-de-sacs, to River Road and Santa Clara by 1975. Accompanying these transformations to the built environment were continuing conversations around how these communities could be incorporated into the City’s jurisdiction and how urban services, such as electricity, water, transportation, and sewer, would be provided to the area. Annexation, sometimes called “incorporation,” is the legal process by which properties located in a county become part of a city (“incorporated”) and thus can be eligible to receive city services. In 1982, the adopted regional Metro Plan governing planning efforts of Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County, established the regional UGB and included policies requiring that if new development occurred on properties within the UGB, the properties in question would be annexed to the appropriate city, either Eugene or Springfield. Sanitary Sewer Service and Patchwork Jurisdiction Later in the 1980s, a groundwater pollution problem in the area led to the state mandating the provision of sanitary sewers. The Metro Plan specified that cities were the sole providers of sewers in the metro area, which meant the City of Eugene was responsible for providing sewers to River Road and Santa Clara. While the City originally intended to provide sewer service to individual properties that chose to voluntarily annex, in order to reduce the groundwater pollution problem, Eugene extended wastewater service to developed properties regardless of whether a property owner chose to annex. These processes resulted in tensions between River Road and Santa Clara community residents and the City. The legacy of these tensions has led to the continued jurisdictional fragmentation of these communities, with some residents integrated into the Eugene City limits and others remaining within the Lane County jurisdiction—all of which created inefficiencies in the provision of services and confusion for residents and agencies alike. Policies in the Metro Plan now encourage annexation as the preferred means of providing urban services to new development. Annexation is voluntary, however it is typically required when a property owner proposes to develop a property that is within the UGB but not within city limits as a condition of certain land use approvals. In the City of Eugene, annexations must be approved by the Eugene City Council, and the property must be contiguous to the city limits or across the street from the city limits. These conditions were not required pre-2008, which contributed to the checkerboard pattern of City and County properties seen throughout the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods today. Past Community and Planning Efforts Adopted in 1987, the River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan governed land use and development in the River Road and Santa Clara communities for over 30 years. A number of planning efforts have occurred in River Road and Santa Clara in the years since the Urban Facilities Plan was adopted, leading up to and informing the formal Neighborhood Planning process that began in 2017. 16 Published in 2006, “Eugene’s Historic River Road” document was the result of a year-long collaboration between Historic Preservation Northwest, City of Eugene Planning staff, and members of the public. The document was intended to assist in the preparation of City and County policies pertaining to the identification and protection of historic resources in the area. Initiated in 2007 and acknowledged by the Eugene Planning Commission in 2009, the Lower River Road Concept Plan supported planning efforts for the Rasor Mixed-Use Center. Lower River Road was identified in the regional transportation master plan, TransPlan (2001), as a potential area for mixed-use redevelopment. This planning process brought diverse elements of the community together to propose over thirty recommendations related to the vision for Lower River Road and to evaluate implementation strategies related to sustainability, transportation, and land use. Santa Clara-River Road Outreach and Learning (SCRROL) RRCO and SCCO joined together in February 2011 on an ambitious public outreach project to survey area residents and identify priorities for the future development of both neighborhoods. Known as the Santa Clara-River Road Outreach and Learning (SCRROL) project, their mission statement was: To develop a community-wide, shared knowledge about challenges and opportunities in our growing and changing neighborhoods that can inform collaborative decisions in the future. They identified community priorities and facilitated community dialogue on land use, governance, parks and recreation, and transportation. This outreach work resulted in a Report and Recommendations document that included key findings about what was important to the neighborhood residents and a list of recommendations. Santa Clara-River Road Implementation Planning Team (SCRRIPT) SCRROL’s Report and Recommendations included a recommendation to form a new advocacy group named the Santa Clara-River Road Implementation Planning Team (SCRRIPT), a task force to be composed of River Road and Santa Clara representatives to work on common goals. SCRRIPT would function similar to SCRROL but was created to be more proactive in advocating for specific solutions and implementing the goals identified by SCRROL. Throughout the SCRROL and SCRRIPT planning initiatives, the community organizations dedicated countless volunteer hours in reaching out to and engaging neighbors. The results formed a foundation for the Neighborhood Plan. Developing the Neighborhood Plan SCRRIPT and SCRROL, among other efforts by RRCO and SCCO, laid the foundation for the neighborhood planning process. Launched in fall 2017, neighborhood planning was a collaborative effort among the 17 RRCO and SCCO, the City of Eugene, Lane County, and other stakeholders throughout both neighborhoods to create a vision for growth and development in a manner that respects the area’s unique characteristics and opportunities, which will guide decision-making in River Road and Santa Clara for decades to come. The process was guided by a project charter that outlined the decision-making structure, and a public involvement plan that focused on community outreach. Project Roles Early in the neighborhood planning process, City and County staff worked with the RRCO and SCCO to establish project roles and various technical and working groups. Some of these groups worked through the duration of the planning process, while others formed for a specific purpose during a particular phase. The roles of the primary groups included: Community Organizations: RRCO and SCCO played an integral role in the development of the Neighborhood Plan, through all phases of the project. But their role doesn’t end at adoption. Ongoing implementation of the Neighborhood Plan will include continued collaboration between the City, County, community partners, and the community organizations. Project Management Team: The project management team consisted of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) co-chairs, one from River Road and one from Santa Clara, and City and County Planning staff tasked with guiding the process, including coordination and communication with the community and key stakeholders. Community Advisory Committee (CAC): The CAC consisted of 11 voting members, with two alternates, nominated by the RRCO and SCCO Boards and appointed by the Eugene Planning Commission to represent the varied voices of the two communities. The CAC included both residents and property owners, including a member representing areas outside Eugene’s UGB. Representatives from special districts serving the community were also encouraged to participate in the process. The CAC committed to creating a Neighborhood Plan, adopted by the City and County, to advance the community vision of the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods while being consistent with Envision Eugene. The CAC acted as a representative body for the two neighborhoods and strived to weigh the varied input from residents, businesses, property owners, local appointed and elected officials, and RRCO and SCCO. The CAC employed the following principles: • Be prepared and able to act in a deliberative, considerate, and civil manner • Respect diverse community demographics and varied interests • Weigh the perspectives and input of the whole community • Practice decision-making that places the needs and desires of the entire neighborhood first The CAC participated in outreach efforts and Topic Area Working Groups and led development of vision statements, goals, policies, and actions. The CAC worked collaboratively with staff to support the Neighborhood Plan’s formal adoption process. The CAC made a final community recommendation, along with RRCO and SCCO, on the Neighborhood Plan adoption package. 18 Topic Area Working Groups: Topic Area Working Groups were ad hoc, flexible groups comprised of members of the public, RRCO and SCCO, and CAC members interested in diving deeper into specific Topic Area details. The groups worked with the CAC to translate community input on best outcomes for the future into vision statements, goals, policies, and actions. The working groups collaborated with the CAC, project management team, and Technical Advisory Committee to develop the plan and participated in outreach throughout the process. City and County Coordination: The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), comprised of City, County, and Lane Transit District staff, served as an advisory body to the project management team, CAC, and Topic Area Working Groups. The TAC included input from City and County staff who work on subjects such as transportation, parks, stormwater, economic development, and land use planning. The TAC provided technical support related to the Topic Areas, vetted ideas for feasibility in balance with local budgets and priorities, and communicated how neighborhood-specific issues fit within the broader City or County context. Additionally, City and County coordination teams included local elected officials and City and County department executives who provided policy direction at critical junctures, as well as a connection with local decision-makers. Planning Commissions: The Eugene and Lane County planning commissions provided feedback and guidance throughout the process, including reviewing and approving the project charter and public involvement plan, appointing CAC members, and providing feedback on the plan components, including land use code changes to support the Neighborhood Plan vision. General Public: The neighborhood planning process included early and ongoing opportunities for the public and key stakeholders to share ideas, raise concerns, and provide feedback. Stakeholders included area property owners, residents, business owners and employees, advocacy groups, and public and non- profit organizations, among others. The project management team crafted a public engagement process that was: • Meaningful: create a vision crafted with beauty, fun, warmth, and welcome • Accountable: respond to ideas, critique, comments, and praise • Inclusive: communicate with all stakeholders, including communicating with the under- represented, communicating outside of structured meetings, and communicating in ways that people understand and can relate to • Transparent: make decisions public; share information in a variety of formats and places • Realistic: inform about constraints, opportunities, and objectives • Outcome-oriented: create a community-supported and Council-adopted neighborhood plan! Early outreach focused on asking the community what they value in their neighborhoods now and about their hopes and visions for the future, which was used to inform development of the Neighborhood Plan. Outreach continued throughout each phase to share updates and gather feedback. 19 Planning Process Phases The sections below summarize the six phases of the neighborhood planning process: Reaching Out, Neighborhood Visioning, Neighborhood Priorities, Policy Development, Action Planning, and Adoption. Each includes a summary of key stakeholder input and opportunities for public involvement. Reaching Out Phase In the summer of 2017, RRCO, SCCO, and staff began the ‘Reaching Out’ phase with three objectives: 1. Raise awareness about the project 2. Promote the fall communitywide kick-off event 3. Create opportunities for people to provide input on the future of their community The project team began raising awareness about the project by meeting with neighbors throughout the community, attending more than 20 events in advance of the fall kick-off event. Nearly 400 people attended the kick-off event and participated in activities to identify what residents value about the area, as well as sharing their future hopes for the neighborhood. The project team made an effort to engage fresh voices, with outreach events specific to high school students, affordable housing residents, Spanish speakers, and rural residents in Santa Clara, in partnership with local community organizations. The project team also visited with over 300 neighborhood businesses. Neighborhood Visioning and Neighborhood Priorities Phases The Visioning and Priorities phases continued focusing on raising awareness of the project and asking the community what they valued in their neighborhoods as well as their hopes for the future. The CAC and the Topic Area Working Groups met monthly to compile and review the feedback received during the Reaching Out phase, recognizing the priorities and values heard during this process, as well as the many years of engagement done in the community by SCRROL and SCRRIPT. Different themes emerged from the community feedback and the Neighborhood Plan began to develop around five main Topic Areas: Economic Development, Transportation, Parks and Natural Resources, Land Use, and Community. A vision for the future of the River Road and Santa Clara communities started to appear. The CAC and Working Groups continued public outreach, including questionnaires, community forums, an online survey, and several targeted outreach events. Using this widespread input from the community, the CAC and Working Groups moved into the Policy Development phase and started crafting the vision statements, goals, and policies of the Neighborhood Plan. Policy Development Phase In this phase, work focused on drafting policies related to the vision and neighborhood priorities developed from community input. Throughout the Policy Development phase, Working Group meetings were held periodically and interested community members were welcome to attend. Policy writing was led by the CAC and supported by staff on the Technical Advisory Committee as well as Working Group members. The CAC hosted a “Policy Round-Up” and a “Planning in Action Open House” to engage the public in reviewing and prioritizing draft policies. 20 Additionally, the TAC completed a policy review to ensure the draft policies aligned with existing City and County policies. After initial community and staff review, the project team convened a Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Sounding Board meeting to provide a citywide perspective about the equity, environmental, and economic implications of proposed goals and policies in the Neighborhood Plan. The TBL Sounding Board communicated with City and County committees to keep them informed and engaged. The TBL Sounding Board included representatives from the following boards and commissions: • Eugene Planning Commission • Lane County Planning Commission • Eugene Human Rights Commission • Eugene Sustainability Commission • Eugene Active Transportation Committee • Intergovernmental Housing Policy Board • Eugene Historic Review Board • Eugene Budget Committee • Eugene Neighborhood Leaders Council In May 2019, the Eugene City Council approved utilizing the draft goals and policies as a platform for moving into the Action Planning Phase. Action Planning Phase The Action Planning Phase focused on drafting, evaluating and prioritizing actions to implement the draft policies. Refining the action items was a collaborative process among the CAC, Working Group members, and City, County, and partner agency staff to incorporate community and technical feedback. The project team hosted a variety of public outreach events to inform the Neighborhood Plan actions, including a City of Eugene Planning Division Project Fair at the Downtown Library, a ‘Pumpkin Pie and Planning’ event in the neighborhood, a series of small group discussions called ‘Neighborhood Conversations,’ and a second TBL Sounding Board Meeting. The meetings provided the opportunity for groups of staff, volunteers, and community members to discuss elements of the land use changes; sharing support and reservations. In mid-March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and slowed down the engagement process. However, after receiving comprehensive feedback from previous engagement, the CAC continued to meet virtually on Zoom each month and refine the draft actions. The project team mailed postcards to specific properties, which included commercially zoned areas and key large church properties beyond the corridor that were targeted for potential zone changes/land use code changes to support potential future redevelopment. The postcards were intended to solicit feedback from tenants and property owners about these potential changes. The RRCO and SCCO continued their review and provided input on the draft actions proposed in each Topic Area. In May 2021, the project team received direction from the Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners to move into the Adoption Phase and to prepare a plan adoption package for community review. Adoption Phase In 2022, City staff offered a path to adoption that built on broad community agreement and the extensive engagement, collaboration, and community volunteer hours dedicated to the neighborhood 22 planning process since 2017. The proposed path forward also recognized the challenges and changes faced between 2020 and 2022, including the COVID-19 pandemic, state mandates for other planning priorities, staff changes, and resource constraints. The project management team worked to refine a final adoption package, including a refined set of neighborhood-specific land use code amendments to achieve many of the land use goals outlined in the Plan. The River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan adoption package is comprised of the Neighborhood Plan document and neighborhood-specific code amendments addressing important topics like commercial development standards and transitions between commercial mixed-use and lower density residential areas. While not a part of the adoption package, the Action Plan, which acts as a non-regulatory guidance document, remains an important part of the planning effort. *Placeholder to continue describing adoption process once complete.* River Road Corridor Study One desired outcome of the Neighborhood Plan is to improve conditions along River Road, which is identified as a key transit corridor in Envision Eugene. The River Road Corridor Study was a concurrent planning process that integrated the Neighborhood Plan vision for active mixed-use neighborhood centers along the River Road corridor and a transportation system that is safe, accessible, affordable, environmentally responsible and transitions to zero carbon. The River Road Corridor Study included an in-depth analysis of the River Road corridor, from Northwest Expressway to Hunsaker Lane, funded by a Federal Transit Administration grant awarded to Lane Transit District and the City of Eugene. The Corridor Study included stakeholder interviews, public workshops, economic and demographic research, and conceptual design work, which resulted in land use and multimodal recommendations to encourage mixed-use neighborhood centers and a variety of housing types; integrating how people get around, where they shop and live, and how the corridor looks and feels to support implementation of the community vision along River Road. Recommendations from the River Road Corridor Study were incorporated into the Neighborhood Plan vision, goals, and policies, as well as the neighborhood-specific land use code amendments and the Action Plan. The string of pearls concept along River Road (illustrated in Figure 1: River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Map) originated from this study. 23 Neighborhood Plan Visions, Goals, and Policies 24 Economic Development Vision Statement Economic Development Goal 1: Improve the neighborhood economy and empower local residents by encouraging the growth and creation of local businesses. Policy 1.1 Incentives for Local Businesses: Help neighborhood businesses use existing local, regional, and state loan programs to support growth and creation of neighborhood businesses. Policy 1.2 Neighborhood Assets: Support business development that utilizes neighborhood assets. Policy 1.3 Patronage of Locally Owned Businesses: Encourage patronage of locally owned businesses through community organization efforts such as marketing, education, and events. Policy 1.4 Regulatory Environment: Strive for a local regulatory environment that is supportive of economic development in line with neighborhood vision (such as creating small commercial nodes) Goal 2: Promote redevelopment that enhances walkability and increases access to daily needs.1 Policy 2.1 Vibrancy: Incentivize and support redevelopment that fosters active mixed-use neighborhood centers. Policy 2.2 Small Business Development: Promote small business development that supports active mixed-use neighborhood centers by identifying local funding sources and continuing local outreach and assistance to small business owners. Goal 3: Promote living wage employment opportunities within the neighborhood. Policy 3.1 Residential Employment: Encourage businesses in residentially zoned areas at a scale that complements the surrounding neighborhood. Policy 3.2 Employment Opportunities: Promote the creation of employment opportunities that offer a living wage. 1 Examples of daily needs include grocery stores, pharmacies, and other necessary services. The River Road and Santa Clara communities support sustainable economic development, a variety of employment opportunities for all residents, and local entrepreneurship. Economic activity, especially that of local businesses, contributes to a shared neighborhood identity, while providing places to gather and build community. Natural assets, such as the river and fertile soils, benefit local residents and support thriving businesses. Residents can safely access essential goods and services within a short distance from home. 25 Transportation Vision Statement Transportation Goal 4: Implement a transportation system that is designed to be safe for all users. Policy 4.1 Safety and Accessibility: Improve safety and accessibility for people walking, biking, and using mobility devices. Policy 4.2 Riverfront Paths: Improve safety enhancements and amenities along riverfront shared use paths. Goal 5: Promote a connected and efficient multi-modal transportation system that is equitable and affordable and addresses congestion on River Road. Policy 5.1 Regional Transportation Network: Work towards convenient, equitable, and affordable access to a regional pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and vehicle network throughout the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods. Policy 5.2 Transit: Support affordable public transit along River Road from the Urban Growth Boundary to the rest of Eugene in collaboration with Lane Transit District. Policy 5.3 Active Transportation to Commercial Centers: Expand active transportation networks that connect neighborhoods to their adjacent commercial areas, schools, and community gathering spaces. Policy 5.4 Traffic Management: Prioritize transportation infrastructure improvements to support the traffic flow and enhance safety objectives. Policy 5.5 Public Right-of-Way Management: City and County will continue to cooperatively work towards addressing jurisdictional issues in the right of way, including parking, maintenance, street improvements, and annexation issues. Goal 6: Plan for a transportation system that is future oriented, environmentally responsible, and transitions to zero carbon. Policy 6.1 Zero Carbon: Transition transportation system toward zero carbon by prioritizing improvements that support seamless connections for switching between modes, active transportation options, ride sharing, and electric vehicle use. Policy 6.2 Education and Youth Engagement: Educate current and future users of the transportation system about active transportation options and transit, tapping into existing resources like Safe Routes to School and City of Eugene youth recreation programs. The integrated transportation system in River Road and Santa Clara is safe, efficient, and accessible for people of all ages, abilities, and socio-economic levels who choose to bike, walk, drive, or use public transit. This system supports redevelopment, economic opportunity, and affordable, convenient access to daily needs. The design of the transportation system enhances the sense of place and responds to the evolving needs of the community. Our transportation system is environmentally responsible and supports low carbon transportation options. 26 Policy 6.3 Future Transportation Needs: Support a transportation system that responds to the long-term needs of the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods. Policy 6.4 Street Design: Apply appropriate design standards to address the distinct types of travel lanes typical of the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods, consistent with City and County guidelines. Transportation Maps The Existing and Future Transportation Maps on the following pages include City, County, and private streets and infrastructure, as well as planned improvements from the 2035 Eugene Transportation System Plan and Safe Routes to School program priorities. The Street Jurisdiction Map illustrates streets within the jurisdiction of the City and County. 27 28 29 30 Parks and Natural Resources Vision Statement Parks and Natural Resources Goal 7: Maintain and create natural areas which are healthy, thriving spaces that provide habitat for native species and function as natural infrastructure. Policy 7.1 Stormwater Conveyances: Enhance natural stormwater conveyances to reduce pollution, increase infiltration, protect against flooding, and improve habitat. Policy 7.2 Stormwater Education: Educate the public about the interconnectedness of function and safety in our natural stormwater system through City and community collaboration. Policy 7.3 Habitat Corridors: Create new and enhance existing habitat corridors throughout the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods through community organizing and collaboration with local service providers to conduct outreach and education to property owners. Policy 7.4 Public Natural Areas: Create new and enhance existing natural areas, including within the Willamette River Greenway, that are accessible to all residents. Policy 7.5 Tree Canopy: Promote, conserve, protect, and improve our urban forest by preserving and planting street trees and encouraging private property owners to plant trees with education and incentives, consistent with Eugene’s Urban Forestry program. Goal 8: Provide neighborhood access to recreational opportunities, parks, and community centers. Policy 8.1 Parks Access: Plan for all residents to have access to parks or publicly owned open space within one-half-mile walking distance of their residence. Policy 8.2 Connectivity: Improve connectivity between parks, natural areas, and public open spaces. Policy 8.3 Recreational Opportunities and Community Centers: Enhance equitable access to recreational opportunities and well-maintained community centers. River Road and Santa Clara celebrate a rich diversity of private and shared green spaces, including parks and recreation facilities, natural areas that support native plants and wildlife, and farmland for food production. All residents have a clean, safe, accessible, and well-maintained park or recreation facility close to their home. Residents have access to the Willamette River, which is celebrated as a natural asset, a defining characteristic of both neighborhoods, and a statewide resource. Natural assets, such as the tree canopy, soils, and the watershed are protected for future generations and are highly valued and cared for as natural infrastructure that enhances ecosystem health, provides opportunities for recreation, and supports the working landscape. 31 Goal 9: Make the Willamette River a vital, healthy, and accessible part of the neighborhoods. Policy 9.1 Safe and Convenient Access: Provide safe and convenient access to the riverbank park system for people walking, biking, and using mobility devices. Policy 9.2 Stewardship of the Willamette River Ecosystem: Work with the community and non- profit organizations to balance preservation and access to the river. Policy 9.3 Recreational Uses: Promote accessible recreational uses along the Willamette River edge in partnership with local service providers to improve access to the river and provide amenities and programs. Goal 10: Preserve agricultural land and open spaces within the Neighborhood Plan boundary. Policy 10.1 Agricultural Land Preservation outside the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary (UGB): Preserve high value farmland (Class 1 and Class 2 soils) outside the UGB for farm use, where feasible or as the state allows. Policy 10.2 Open Space Preservation: Promote a network of publicly and privately-owned open space areas in collaboration with local service providers and private property owners. Policy 10.3 Agricultural Enterprises within the UGB: Promote agricultural enterprises within the UGB through legislative updates to local land use regulations, incentives, and collaboration with private property owners. Parks and Natural Resources Maps The Parks and Natural Resources Map on the following page includes City of Eugene Parks and Open Space projects as of 2023, existing parks, open space, and public lands within the neighborhoods, and other wetland, riparian, and habitat resources. 32 Figure 6: River Road-Santa Clara Parks and Natural Resources Map 33 Land Use Vision Statement Land Use Goal 11: Support development that is well designed and economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable. Policy 11.1 Effective Public Process for Development: Encourage effective collaboration between developers, public agencies, and neighbors through legislative updates to local land use regulations. Policy 11.2 Well Designed Built Environment: Update design standards through legislative updates to local land use regulations so that they provide for gradual transitions between different uses and scales and incorporate pedestrian scale design through building design, size, scale, and site layout requirements. Policy 11.3 Well Designed Community Space: Help build a sense of community by using welcoming and well-designed public and private community space. Policy 11.4 Green and Resilient Properties: Encourage actions on residential, commercial, and public properties that enhance food and energy production, water storage and conservation, and tree canopy through programs, incentives, and legislative updates to local land use regulations. Goal 12: Plan for future housing that addresses the needs of the community. Policy 12.1 Compatible Infill: Encourage innovative and creative housing options and infill, and incorporate pedestrian scale design through building design, size, scale, and site layout requirements through legislative updates to local land use regulations. Policy 12.2 Affordable Availability: Plan for affordable and moderate-income housing throughout the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods through strategies, funding, partnerships, and execution of the City and County’s housing plans. Policy 12.3 Innovative Housing Strategies: Pursue innovative housing strategies through collaborative planning efforts between the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhood organizations, the City, the County, and local service providers. Land use in River Road and Santa Clara supports neighborhood character and local identity, including our long-standing agricultural heritage and high value soils. Our neighborhoods are walkable, with a range of housing types affordable to all residents. Abundant shops, services, and community spaces are served by a variety of transportation options. Strategic development and revitalization in more urban locations, especially the River Road corridor, helps maintain neighborhood character while meeting our housing and economic needs in a way that is environmentally responsible. Development is well designed, sustainable, and compatible with existing surroundings. Development adjacent to the Willamette River greenway improves safety, enhances access, and respects ecological functions. 34 Policy 12.4 Monitoring and Implementation: At five-year intervals after adoption of the Neighborhood Plan, City will use available data from the Growth Monitoring Program to measure the effectiveness of policies established in this plan. The River Road and Santa Clara Community Organizations will use the results to revise Action Plan priorities over time as work is completed and new community priorities are identified. Goal 13: Support an active and accessible River Road corridor. Policy 13.1 Key Areas for Development: Support more development and redevelopment in key areas for residential, commercial, and mixed-use development through legislative updates to local land use regulations. Policy 13.2 Walkable Neighborhood Centers: Support walkable neighborhood centers where people can access transit, shopping, parks, schools, and public spaces within walking distance through legislative updates to local land use regulations. Goal 14: Promote land use and development that protects and enhances neighborhood character. Policy 14.1 Compatibility Transitions: Enhance compatibility through development standards such as height and scale transitions, setbacks, buffering with trees, and window offsets between adjacent properties that are zoned differently through legislative updates to local land use regulations. Policy 14.2 Neighborhood Livability: Retain and enhance neighborhood livability, such as by mitigating noise, identifying and encouraging preservation of historical and cultural properties, and promoting green development and design at pedestrian scale. Policy 14.3 Willamette River Compatibility: Encourage development that is less intense along the river by making legislative updates to local land use regulations that include additional standards to protect, maintain, preserve, and enhance the natural, scenic, historic, and recreational qualities of the Willamette River Greenway. 35 Community Vision Statement Community Goal 15: Foster a welcoming and inclusive community. Policy 15.1 Welcoming and Inclusive: Promote a welcoming environment and inclusive approach to the work of the River Road and Santa Clara Community Organizations in collaboration with the City, County, and other local service providers such as schools and non- profit organizations. Policy 15.2 Housing Affordability: Show community support for affordable housing opportunities in the neighborhoods. Policy 15.3 The Unhoused Community: Advocate for housing and provide information to community members about housing services and social services available for people without stable housing. Policy 15.4 Public Art: Support public art through public programs and community advocacy. Goal 16: Foster collaborative relationships to build a stronger and more resilient community. Policy 16.1 Communication and Outreach: Enhance communication and outreach capabilities of the River Road and Santa Clara Community Organizations by advocating for stable local funding to reach the entire neighborhoods. Policy 16.2 Gathering and Learning Spaces: Enhance access to locations and opportunities for community gathering, sharing, and learning spaces for all residents in collaboration with neighborhood schools, businesses, and other community partners. Policy 16.3 Community Engagement: Build and maintain resident engagement through neighborhood projects, outreach, empowering neighborhood volunteers, and applying for the City’s Community and Neighborhood Matching Grants Program. Policy 16.4 Resilience Networks: Build community support and participation in small scale resilience networks that help neighbors and businesses communicate, share resources, and prepare for emergencies. The River Road and Santa Clara Neighborhoods exude a strong sense of place. They are welcoming and inclusive neighborhoods for people of all backgrounds. River Road and Santa Clara celebrate and nurture community unity and diverse cultures and honor the rich history of farming in the neighborhoods. The community recognizes the value of natural assets, such as the Willamette River and thriving shared spaces, such as parks, schools, and local businesses. Our neighborhoods are safe, resilient, and engaged, with strong social networks and reliable public services. 36 Goal 17: Provide comprehensive public services and community resources that address the evolving needs of the community. Policy 17.1 Address Present Confusion about Service Providers: Assist River Road and Santa Clara residents by providing information about current service providers so there is clarity about which agencies provide services where and how to contact them. Policy 17.2 Essential Public Services (safety, water, fire): As neighborhoods evolve, strive for equitable provision of essential public services if amalgamation and/or transition of service providers is considered. Policy 17.3 Community Resources: Work to expand parks and recreation services as well as library and cultural services in the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods. Policy 17.4 Annexation: Annexation of the River Road and Santa Clara areas will occur only through strict application of state laws and local policies (e.g., ability to extend key urban facilities and services in a timely manner). In each case, Eugene will make every reasonable attempt to provide for annexation only on a voluntary basis and according to prior individual property annexation agreements. Goal 18: Increase resilience in local food, water, and disaster preparedness systems necessary for human health and wellbeing. Policy 18.1 Green Infrastructure: Invest in infrastructure development that is resilient to disasters, enhances food, water, and energy stability, and preserves ecosystem functions, as feasible. Policy 18.2 Food Production and Storage: Promote home and neighborhood food production and storage through community education, outreach, programs, and legislative updates to local land use regulations. Policy 18.3 Renewable Resources and Energy: Promote renewable resources and energy conservation to decrease reliance on public utility grid through community education, outreach, and incentives. Policy 18.4 Neighborhood-wide Emergency Preparedness: Educate and prepare for natural disasters by increasing access to regular Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training and through community volunteer efforts. Proposed Metro Plan Amendments Deletions shown in [strikeout] Additions shown in bold italic Table of Contents Chapter Page Preface ............................................................................................................................................. i I. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... I-1 Background ....................................................................................................................... I-1 Purpose .............................................................................................................................. I-1 Population Forecast ........................................................................................................... I-2 Planning Functions............................................................................................................ I-2 Use of the Metro Plan ....................................................................................................... I-3 Relationship to Other Plans, Policies, and Reports........................................................... I-5 General Assumptions and Findings .................................................................................. I-6 II. Fundamental Principles and Growth Management Policy Framework .............. II-A-1 A. Fundamental Principles ................................................................................... II-A-1 B. Metropolitan Goals ..........................................................................................II-B-1 C. Growth Management Goals, Findings, and Policies ........................................II-C-1 D. Jurisdictional Responsibility ........................................................................... II-D-1 E. Urban and Urbanizable Land ........................................................................... II-E-1 [F. River Road and Santa Clara Goals, Findings, and Policies ............................ II-F-1] G. Metro Plan Diagram ....................................................................................... II-G-1 III. Specific Elements ..................................................................................................... III-A-1 A. Residential Land Use and Housing Element ................................................. III-A-1 B. Economic Element ......................................................................................... III-B-1 C. Environmental Resources Element ................................................................ III-C-1 D. Willamette River Greenway, River Corridors, and Waterways Element ...... III-D-1 E. Environmental Design Element ..................................................................... III-E-1 F. Transportation Element ................................................................................... III-F-1 G. Public Facilities and Services Element .......................................................... III-G-1 H. Parks and Recreation Facilities Element ........................................................ III-H-1 I. Historic Preservation Element .........................................................................III-I-1 J. Energy Element ............................................................................................... III-J-1 K. Citizen Involvement Element ........................................................................ III-K-1 IV. Metro Plan Review, Amendment, and Refinement ................................................... IV-1 V. Glossary ......................................................................................................................... V-1 II-A-1 Chapter II Fundamental Principles and Growth Management Policy Framework This chapter contains Fundamental Principles that reflect the overall themes of the Metro Plan. The chapter also contains: Metropolitan Goals; Growth Management Goals, Findings, and Policies; Eugene and Springfield Jurisdictional Responsibility; Urban and Urbanizable Land; [River Road and Santa Clara Goals, Findings and Policies;] and Metro Plan Diagram. II-F-1 [F. River Road and Santa Clara Goals, Findings, Objectives, and Policies The River Road and Santa Clara portions of the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area are important components of the metropolitan community. Both River Road and Santa Clara have: • Unique and distinctive neighborhood identities • Experienced considerable private investment in the past years • Experienced considerable public investments; e.g., transmission facilities by the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) and educational facilities by public school systems • A sound housing stock In Santa Clara, relatively large parcels of vacant land exist which, with adequate urban services, can be developed at increased densities; in River Road, relatively large developed lots exist which could be further developed by their owners. The future of both the River Road and Santa Clara areas will play a critical role in the growth of the metropolitan area. For some years, officials of Lane County and Eugene have cooperatively discussed methods of delivering services to these neighborhoods. These discussions have continually focused on two sides of a single, critical issue: How can the short-range costs and benefits to the residents and other service providers be balanced against, and what are the long-range costs and benefits to the residents and the entire metropolitan area of logical growth and increased densities? Inflation has drastically increased the need to balance these two potentially divergent objectives. The effects of continued inflation can be mitigated by identifying and implementing a solution to the servicing issue. A unique set of circumstances has occurred which lends direction to resolution of the service delivery questions for both River Road and Santa Clara. 1. As part of the acknowledgement process for the Metro Plan, the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) directed that a servicing plan be developed for both River Road and Santa Clara and that Eugene provide those services. 2. Discussions between Eugene officials and state and county representatives of the River Road and Santa Clara area have led to reconsideration of Eugene’s policy to provide services to these neighborhoods only after annexation to the City of Eugene of both areas has occurred. 3. Preliminary review of Eugene’s comprehensive capital improvement program suggested a full range of services could not be provided immediately even if the areas were annexed at one time II-F-2 Based on these three conditions, a situation evolved which led to a set of findings, objectives, and policies for inclusion in the Metro Plan and ultimately will lead to delivery of urban services to the River Road and Santa Clara areas in cooperation with the residents of these neighborhoods. That situation is as follows. The City of Eugene constructed and owns the main wastewater system that serves the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods. Eugene has altered its policies pertaining to the service delivery to both River Road and Santa Clara to allow incremental annexation. Annexation must, however, be consistent with state law and other applicable local policies (e.g., the ability of the city to deliver key urban facilities and services in a timely manner). Eugene will pursue annexation only in accordance with applicable state laws and will not use these mechanisms to circumvent the process. In every case, Eugene will make every reasonable attempt to provide for annexation only on a voluntary basis and in accord with previous individual property annexation agreements. The City, in conjunction with Lane County and the citizens of both River Road and Santa Clara, developed a River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan which is responsive to the basic service infrastructure which is either in place or contemplated for these areas. An integral part of the implementation phase of the River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan is a financing mechanism which takes into account the financial abilities of residents/property owners and the City of Eugene to pay for service delivery in that area. The following findings, objectives, and policies reflect the situation that evolved. Findings, Objectives, and Policies Findings 1. Land supply in the River Road and Santa Clara areas is of metropolitan-wide significance. 2. In order to achieve urban densities, urban services, including public wastewater service, must be provided. 3. For a long period of time, officials of Lane County and Eugene have made great efforts to resolve the service delivery problems for both River Road and Santa Clara. 4. The history and pattern of development in River Road and Santa Clara have resulted in the creation of two unique metropolitan neighborhoods. 5. The most cost-effective method of service delivery is through annexation. 6. An urban facilities plan is the best method of providing a framework for capital improvements programming in the River Road and Santa Clara areas. 7. Because of the substantial public investments already made in both neighborhoods, it is most cost-efficient to achieve urban densities in River Road and Santa Clara prior to II-F-3 accommodating new development needs in totally undeveloped areas. 8. The 1970 CH2M Hill Sewerage System Study, River Road-Santa Clara publication demonstrates the feasibility of providing wastewater service to the River Road and Santa Clara area in a manner consistent with the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Waste Treatment Alternatives Report (208 Facilities Plan) and the Metro Plan. 9. The CH2M Hill publication defined study boundaries and made population projections which are different than those contained in the Metro Plan; modifications to these factors is occurring as part of the required system design work prior to construction. 10. The detailed design work which will occur as part of development of the system will allow discussion of various system concepts with the residents and property owners of the River Road and Santa Clara areas. 11. The River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan has been completed. 12. Based on the River Road/Santa Clara Groundwater Study, Final Technical Report, February, 1980 by Sweet, Edwards, and Associates, Inc., the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) found on April 18, 1980, that: a. The River Road-Santa Clara shallow aquifer is generally contaminated with fecal coliform organisms in excess of drinking water and body contact standards. b. Existing nitrate-nitrogen concentrations within the area exceed the planning target on the average. c. About 73 percent of the nitrate-nitrogen pollutants (and, by analogy, a similar share of the fecal coliform contaminations) result from septic tank effluent. Septic tank pollutants can migrate rapidly to the groundwater from drainfields via macropore travel. 13. The EQC concluded that a public health hazard exists based on fecal coliform data for people using the aquifer for domestic (drinking) or irrigation and that a health hazard similarly exists in several areas based on nitrate-nitrogen levels. 14. To remedy the groundwater pollution problem, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Eugene a grant to build a wastewater system to replace the individual septic systems in use throughout River Road and Santa Clara according to a prescribed time frame. 15. Efforts toward incremental and voluntary annexation of River Road and Santa Clara properties to Eugene and connection to the wastewater system according to the EPA’s time frame have not been successful. II-F-4 Objectives 1. Ensure the availability of land in River Road and Santa Clara for urban levels of development. 2. Capitalize on existing public expectations by providing further public services which will allow the River Road and Santa Clara areas to achieve urban densities. 3. Deliver a full range of urban services to the River Road and Santa Clara areas through annexation. 4. Consider the unique situation of the residents of River Road and Santa Clara by providing financing mechanisms which will take into account the financial ability of the residents to pay for service delivery and the City of Eugene’s ability to provide these services. 5. Guide capital improvements in the River Road and Santa Clara areas through the River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities plan developed cooperatively by Lane County, the City of Eugene, and the residents and property owners of the two areas. 6. Eliminate groundwater pollution from individual septic tank disposal systems in River Road and Santa Clara. Policies 1. Eugene shall develop methods of financing improvements in the River Road and Santa Clara areas which are responsive to the unique situation of residents and property owners, as well as the City of Eugene. 2. Eugene will plan, design, construct, and maintain ownership of the entire wastewater system that services the River Road and Santa Clara areas. This will involve extraterritorial extension which will be supported by Lane County before the Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission and all other applicable bodies. 3. Annexation of the River Road and Santa Clara areas will occur only through strict application of state laws and local policies (e.g., ability to extend key urban facilities and services in a timely manner). In each case, Eugene will make every reasonable attempt to provide for annexation only on a voluntary basis and according to prior individual property annexation agreements. 4. The City of Eugene shall provide urban services to the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods upon annexation. In the meantime, to reduce the groundwater pollution problem, Eugene will extend wastewater service to developed properties. II-F-5 5. Using the CH2M Hill report as a foundation, efforts to prepare more detailed engineering studies which will provide the basis for a capital improvement program to sewer the River Road and Santa Clara areas in a manner consistent with the above policy direction shall proceed. 6. No particular section of the Metro Plan shall be interpreted as prohibiting the process of incorporation of a new city in River Road and Santa Clara in accordance with ORS 199 and 221. This means that: a. As a comprehensive planning document, no particular section of the Metro Plan shall be used in isolation to evaluate different courses of action. b. The phrase “process of incorporation” refers to the specific steps of incorporation outlined in ORS 199 and 221. c. This policy does not negate the requirement of public wastewater service as a minimum level of key urban facilities and services. Any institutional solution to providing urban services in the River Road and Santa Clara areas must provide public wastewater service to address LCDC requirements and to protect public health and safety in resolving groundwater pollution problems. Public wastewater service is also required to achieve higher than septic tank level of urban residential densities and to utilize efficiently valuable metropolitan-scale buildable land. METRO PLAN APPENDIX B REFINEMENT PLANS, FUNCTIONAL PLANS, AND OTHER PLANNING DOCUMENTS RIVER ROAD-SANTA CLARA URBAN FACILITIES PLAN Date: September 1987 Adopted by: Eugene City Council City of Springfield Lane County Adopting Resolution #3858, repealed by #19471 May 11, 1985 Adoption Date May 29, 1984 RIVER ROAD-SANTA CLARA NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN Date: XXX 2024 Adopted by: Eugene City Council Lane County Board of Commissioners Adopting Resolution #xxxx, repealed by #xxxx XXX XX, 2004 Adoption Date XXX XX, 2024 1 Proposed River Road/Santa Clara Neighborhood-Specific Land Use Code Amendments Version date: September 12, 2023 Additions are in bold italic Deletions are in [bracketed strikeout] 9.2160 Commercial Zone – Land Use and Permit Requirements. The following Table 9.2160 Commercial Zone Land Uses and Permit Requirements identifies those uses in Commercial Zones that are: (P) Permitted. (SR) Permitted, subject to an approved site review plan or an approved final planned unit development. (C) Subject to a conditional use permit or an approved final planned unit development. (S) Permitted, subject to the Special Development Standards for Certain Uses beginning at EC 9.5000. (#) The numbers in ( ) in the table are uses that have special use limitations described in EC 9.2161. Examples shown in Table 9.2160 are for informational purposes, and are not exclusive. Table 9.2160 does not indicate uses subject to Standards Review. Applicability of Standards Review procedures is set out at EC 9.8465. Table 9.2160 Commercial Zone Land Uses and Permit Requirements C-1 C-2 C-3 GO Motor Vehicle Related Uses Car Wash P C Motor Vehicle Sales/Rental/Service, excluding recreational vehicles and heavy trucks P(11) C Motorcycle Sales/Rental/Service P(11) C 2 C-1 C-2 C-3 GO Parking Area not directly related to a primary use on the same development site SR (4) P(5) P Parts Store P P Recreational Vehicles and Heavy Truck, Sales/Rental/Service C(11) Repair, includes paint and body shop P Service Stations, includes quick servicing P C Structured Parking, up to two levels not directly related to a primary use on the same development site P P P Structured Parking, three or more levels not directly related to a primary use on the same development site C P C Tires, Sales/Service P C Transit, Neighborhood Improvement P P P P Transit Park and Ride, Major P P P Transit Park and Ride, Minor C P P P Transit Station, Major C SR SR SR Transit Station, Minor. C P P P Trade (Retail and Wholesale) Agricultural Machinery Rental/Sales/Service C(11) Appliance Sales/Service P P Bicycle Rental/Sales/Service P(1) P P Boat and Watercraft Sales/Service P(11) C Book Store P(1) P P Building Materials and Supplies Computer Store P(1) P P Convenience Store P(1) P P P(2) Drug Store (excluding Drug Treatment Centers) P(1) P P Electrical Appliances and Supplies P(1) P P 3 C-1 C-2 C-3 GO Equipment, Light, Rental/Sales/Service P(11) P Equipment, Heavy, Rental/Sales/Service – includes truck and tractor sales C Fabric Store P P Floor Covering Store P P Furniture and Home Furnishing Stores P P Garden Supply/Nursery P(1) P General Merchandise (includes supermarket and department store) P(1) P P P(2) Hardware/Home Improvement Store P(1) P P Healthcare Equipment and Supplies P P Liquor Store P P Manufactured Dwelling Sales/Service/Repair C Office Equipment and Supplies P P Plumbing Supplies P P Retail trade when secondary, directly related, and limited to products manufactured, repaired or assembled on the development site P(1) P P Storage Facility, Household/Consumer Goods, enclosed P(11) 9.2161 Special Use Limitations for Table 9.2160. (11) Prohibited Uses in River Road and Santa Clara. Use is prohibited on property located within the city limits of the City of Eugene and within the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(11). 9.2170 Commercial Zone Development Standards – General. 4 (2) Application of Standards. In addition to applicable provisions contained elsewhere in this land use code, the development standards listed in Table 9.2170 Commercial Zone Development Standards shall apply to all development in commercial zones. Table 9.2170 Commercial Zone General Building Height and Setback Standards C-1 C-2 C-3 GO Building Height (See EC 9.2170(3) and EC 9.2170(13)) Maximum Building Height 35 feet 120 feet 150 feet 50 feet Setbacks (See EC 9.2170(4) and EC 9.2170(13)) Minimum Front Yard Setback 10 feet 5 feet 3 feet 10 feet Maximum Front Yard Setback 15 feet 15 feet 15 feet 15 feet Minimum Interior Yard Setback 0 feet to 10 feet 0 feet to 10 feet 0 feet 0 feet to 10 feet (3) Building Height. (a) Exceptions to the general height restrictions for commercial structures stated in Table 9.2170 Commercial Zone General Building Height and Setback Standards are contained in: 1. EC 9.6715 Height Limitation Areas. 2. EC 9.6720 Height Exemptions for Roof Structures and Architectural Features. (b) Subject to the limitations in subsection (a) of this section, in the C-2 or C-3 zones, no portion of a building located within 50 feet of a residential zone shall exceed the maximum building height permitted in the abutting residential zone. (c) Subject to the limitations in subsection (a) of this section, the maximum permitted building height for main or accessory buildings in the GO zone shall not exceed 35 feet in height within 50 feet of an abutting AG, R-1, or R-2 zone. Otherwise, main and accessory building height maximums shall not exceed 50 feet. (d) Subject to the limitations in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the maximum building height for properties in the C-2 zone and located within the city limits of the City of Eugene and within the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(11) shall not exceed 60 feet. Also see EC 9.2170(13) for Transition Standards. (4) Setbacks. 5 (a) Exceptions to the general minimum front and interior yard setback requirements stated in Table 9.2170 Commercial Zone General Building Height and Setback Standards are contained in: 1. EC 9.6745 Setbacks – Intrusions Permitted. 2. EC 9.6750 Special Setback Standards. (b) Minimum Front Yard Setbacks. The minimum front yard setbacks stated in Table 9.2170 Commercial Zone General Building Height and Setback Standards, shall apply only to new buildings and any building addition that increases the length of the building facade facing a street, internal accessway, private drive, or shopping street as defined in EC 9.2175(3) by at least 100%. For purposes of this subsection, the front yard setback may be measured from a front lot line abutting a public street or from the edge of the sidewalk furthest from the curb of an internal accessway, private drive, or shopping street. In addition, only the portion of the development site specifically affected by the new building and any linear facade expansion of more than 100% are subject to the requirements of this subsection. 1. The minimum front yard setback in C-2 and C-3 zones shall be landscaped to the Basic Landscape Standard (L-1) in accordance with EC 9.6210(1), except for paved pedestrian walkways, building entrances and enhanced pedestrian space. Vehicular access connections and driveways to parking areas are also exempt from this landscaping standard, but vehicle use areas are not otherwise allowed between the building and the street within the minimum setback area. 2. In C-2, except for C-2 within the Downtown Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(6) Downtown Plan Map, buildings and other structures with less than the minimum 5- foot setback are allowed, and exempt from the minimum landscaping requirement in this subsection, only for the following: a. Ground floor commercial and other non-residential uses that provide a minimum 10-foot ground floor ceiling height, and at least 60 percent of the street facing ground-floor wall area consists of glazing, openings, display windows or doorways. To meet this standard, the area of openings, glazing, display windows and doorways must allow two-way visibility with a Visible Light Transmittance (VLT) 6 of at least 60 percent. Mullions and other solid components of glazed window systems may be counted as part of the glazing used to comply with this standard. b. Ground floor residential uses with a vertical separation of 3 feet above grade. Shared lobbies and building entrances are exempt from these vertical separation requirements. The minimum setback under this exception may only be reduced to 3 feet, and the remaining area of the reduced setback shall be provided as enhanced pedestrian space. c. Buildings with a street facing façade at the minimum 5-foot setback or less according to the standards above shall provide a main entrance facing the street. A building may have more than one main entrance, and buildings having frontage on more than one street shall provide at least one main entrance oriented to a street, or to the corner where two streets intersect. On properties zoned C-2 and located within the city limits of the City of Eugene and the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(11), buildings fronting River Road shall provide a main entrance oriented to that street or to the corner where River Road and another street intersect. d. Vehicular use areas are not permitted between the street and any portion of the building at or within the required minimum setback according to this subsection, except for access to parking areas. 3. For C-2 and C-3 within the Downtown Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(6) Downtown Plan Map, buildings and other structures with less than the minimum setback are allowed, and exempt from the minimum landscaping requirement in this subsection, only for the following: a. Ground floor commercial and other non-residential uses that provide a minimum 12-foot ground floor ceiling height, and at least 75 percent of the street facing ground-floor wall area consists of glazing, openings, display windows or doorways. To meet this standard the area of openings, glazing, display windows and doorways must allow two-way visibility with a Visible Light Transmittance (VLT) of at least 60 percent. Mullions and other solid components of glazed window systems may be counted as part of the glazing used to comply with this standard. 7 b. Ground floor residential uses with a vertical separation of 3 feet above grade. Shared lobbies and building entrances are exempt from these vertical separation requirements. The minimum setback under this exception may only be reduced to 3 feet, and the remaining area of reduced setback shall be provided as enhanced pedestrian space. c. Buildings with a street facing façade at the minimum setback or less according to the standards above shall provide a main entrance facing the street. A building may have more than one main entrance, and buildings having frontage on more than one street shall provide at least one main entrance oriented to a street, or to the corner where two streets intersect. d. Vehicular use areas are not permitted between the street and any portion of the building at or within the required minimum setback according to this subsection, except for access to parking areas. 4. The minimum setbacks in C-1 and GO shall be landscaped to the Basic Landscape Standard (L-1) in accordance with EC 9.6210(1), except for paved pedestrian walkways, building entrances and enhanced pedestrian space. Vehicular access connections and driveways to parking areas are also exempt from this landscaping standard, but vehicle use areas are not otherwise permitted between the building and the street within minimum setback areas. (c) Maximum Front Yard Setbacks. The maximum front yard setbacks stated in Table 9.2170 Commercial Zone General Building Height and Setback Standards, shall apply only to new buildings and any building addition that increases the length of the building facade facing a street, internal accessway, private drive, or shopping street as defined in EC 9.2175(3) by at least 100%. For purposes of this subsection, front yard setback may be measured from a front lot line abutting a public street or from the edge of the sidewalk furthest from the curb of an internal accessway, private drive, or shopping street. In addition, all new buildings and the portion of the development site specifically affected by the new building and any linear facade expansion of more than 100% are subject to the requirements of this subsection. (See Figure 9.2170(4)(c) Maximum Front Yard Setbacks, Building Orientation, and Entrances.) 8 1. In C-1, at least 80% of all street facing facades of the building must be within the specified maximum front yard setback. 2. Except as provided in EC 9.2170(4)(c)(3), [I]in C-2 and C-3, a minimum of 25% of all street facing facades must be within the specified maximum front yard setback, or, orientation to an internal accessway, private drive, or shopping street as defined in EC 9.2175(3) is permitted in compliance with EC 9.2173(4)(a). 3. On properties zoned C-2 and located within the city limits of the City of Eugene and the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(11), a minimum of 80% of all street facing facades must be within the specified maximum front yard setback, or, orientation to an internal accessway, private drive, or shopping street as defined in EC 9.2175(3) is permitted in compliance with EC 9.2173(4)(a). 4[3]. In GO, at least 60% of all street facing facades of the building must be within the specified maximum front yard setback. 5[4]. Vehicular use areas are not permitted in between the street and the portion of the building that is used to comply with this subsection. 6[5]. Buildings fronting on a street must provide a main entrance facing the street on any facade of the building within the front yard setback. A main entrance is a principal entrance through which people enter the building. A building may have more than one main entrance. Buildings having frontage on more than one street shall provide at least one main entrance oriented to a street, or to the corner where two streets intersect. On properties zoned C-2 and located within the city limits of the City of Eugene and the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(11), buildings fronting River Road shall provide a main entrance oriented to that street or to the corner where River Road and another street intersect. 7[6]. The land between the portion of a building complying with EC 9.2170(4)(c)(1) or (2) and a street must be landscaped or paved with a hard surface for use by pedestrians. If a hard surface is provided, the area must contain at least the equivalent of 1 pedestrian amenity for every 200 square feet of hard surface. The use of porous materials for hard surfacing is encouraged. Residential developments are exempt from this subsection, except as required by any more restrictive provisions of EC 9 9.2170(4)(b) above. (See Figure 9.2170(4)(c)6. Landscaped or Paved Pedestrian Area with Pedestrian Amenities.) 8[7]. The maximum front yard setback may be exceeded if the area between the building and the front property line is landscaped or paved for use by pedestrians. The area must contain at least the equivalent of 1 enhanced pedestrian amenity for every 200 square feet of hard surface. (See Figure 9.2170(4)(c)6. Landscaped or Paved Pedestrian Area with Pedestrian Amenities.) (d) Where lot lines abut property within a residential zone category, the minimum interior yard setback for any building shall be 10 feet. Within the Downtown Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(6) Downtown Plan Map, adjustments to this section may be made based on the criteria in EC 9.8030(16). (e) For lots zoned C-1 within the S-JW Jefferson Westside Special Area Zone boundaries as shown on Figure 9.3605, setbacks from all portions of interior lot lines (as that term is defined for purposes of the S-JW Special Area Zone) shall be at least 10 feet from the interior lot line. In addition, at a point that is 20 feet above grade, the setback shall slope at the rate of 10 inches vertically for every 12 inches horizontally (approximately 50 degrees from vertical) away from that lot line. (f) Adjustments. Except for the Downtown Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(6) Downtown Plan Map, adjustments to the minimum and maximum front yard setbacks and landscaping standards in this subsection, except subsection (4)(a), may be made, based on criteria at EC 9.8030(2) Setback Standards Adjustment. Within the Downtown Plan Area, adjustments to the minimum and maximum front yard setbacks in this subsection, except subsection (4)(a), may be made, based on the criteria at EC 9.8030(16). *** (13) River Road/Santa Clara Specific Standards. The following standards apply to new buildings and any building additions constructed on properties zoned C-2 and located within city limits of the City of Eugene and the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(11). (a) River Road/Santa Clara Transition Standards. The following standards apply to new buildings and to building additions that increase the square footage of floor area by 20 10 percent or more on property abutting R-1 zoned land. The following standards shall be applicable between the new building or the building addition and any property line abutting land zoned R-1. The proposed development must comply with one of the following options described below. 1. Option 1. The minimum interior yard setback shall be 10 feet from any property line that abuts land zoned R-1. In addition, at least one of the following must be provided along the entire portion of any property line that abuts land zoned R-1: a. A 6-foot high, 100 percent sight-obscuring wooden fence or masonry wall. b. A 6-foot high metal fence with high shrubs planted every 6 feet. Chain link and cyclone fences are not allowed. For the purposes of this subparagraph, high shrubs must be: i. Selected from the City of Eugene Plant Materials list approved by administrative order of the city manager; ii. Designated in the City of Eugene Plant Materials list as meeting the high shrub requirement; and iii. In at least 5-gallon containers at the time of planting. c. Landscaping with a minimum plant bed width of 10 feet meeting EC 9.6210(3) High Screen Landscape Standard (L-3). 2. Option 2. The minimum interior yard setback shall be 15 feet from any property line that abuts land zoned R-1. In addition, the development shall comply with all of the following: a. At a point that is 30 feet above grade at the property line, the interior yard setback shall slope toward the interior of the property at the rate of 10 inches vertically for every 12 inches horizontally away from that property line until a point 25 feet away from the property line. b. For new buildings or building additions within 25 feet of land zoned R-1, trees growing to a mature height of at least 20 feet shall be planted at a minimum interval of 25 feet, parallel to the property line, between buildings and any property line that abuts land zoned R-1. c. One of the following shall be provided along the portion of any property line that abuts land zoned R-1: i. A 6-foot high, 100 percent sight obscuring wooden fence or masonry wall. 11 ii. A 6-foot high metal fence with high shrubs planted every 6 feet. Chain link and cyclone fences are not allowed. For the purposes of this subparagraph, high shrubs must be: 1. Selected from the City of Eugene Plant Materials list approved by administrative order of the city manager; 2. Designated in the City of Eugene Plant Materials list as meeting the high shrub requirement; and, 3. In at least 5-gallon containers at the time of planting. 3. Option 3. A minimum 25-foot setback shall be provided between a new building or building addition and the portion of any property line that abuts land zoned R-1. The 25-foot setback area may be used for open space, vehicle use area, pedestrian circulation, bicycle parking, stormwater quality facilities, or landscaping. (b) River Road/Santa Clara Building Walls/Window Coverage. 1. Windows are required along all street-facing ground floor walls within the maximum front yard setback at a minimum of 60% of the horizontal length and 25% of the area of applicable ground floor walls. 2. All windows shall have a minimum Visible Light Transmittance (VLT) of 0.6 or higher. 3. A blank length of wall of more than 20 linear feet is prohibited along any façade. Windows, arcades, colonnades, or main entrances can be used to address this standard. 4. Adjustments to the standards in this subsection(b) may be made, based on the criteria of EC 9.8030(2)(a). (c) River Road/Santa Clara Weather Protection. Weather protection features such as canopies, awnings or arcades shall be provided over at least the full width of all building entrances to a depth of at least 3 feet. Alternatively, building entrances may be set back a minimum of 3 feet behind the face of the building. 1. Adjustments to the standards in this subsection(c) may be made, based on the criteria of EC 9.8030(2)(a). 12 R-1 Low Density Residential Zone Amendments Explanation: Changes to R-1 Low Density Residential permitted uses to allow for small-scale collective sales of agricultural products 9.2740 Residential Zone Land Use and Permit Requirements. The following Table 9.2740 Residential Zone Land Use and Permit Requirements identifies those uses in the residential zones that are: (P) Permitted. (SR) Permitted, subject to an approved site review plan or an approved final planned unit development. (C) Subject to an approved conditional use permit or an approved final planned unit development. (PUD) Permitted, subject to an approved final planned unit development. (S) Permitted, subject to the Special Development Standards for Certain Uses beginning at EC 9.5000. (#) The numbers in ( ) in the table are uses that have special use limitations that are described in EC 9.2741 Special Use Limitations for Table 9.2740. The examples listed in Table 9.2740 are for informational purposes and are not exclusive. Table 9.2740 does not indicate uses subject to Standards Review. Applicability of Standards Review procedures is set out at EC 9.8465. Table 9.2740 Residential Zone Land Uses and Permit Requirements R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 Accessory Uses Accessory Uses. Examples include a garage, storage shed, and services primarily for use by residents on the site, such as a recreation room and laundry facility. Parking areas and garages constructed and used for a principle use on the development site, such as an apartment, are allowed as an accessory use. P P P P Agricultural, Resource Production and Extraction Community and Allotment Garden P P P P 13 R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 Display and Sale of Agricultural Products Grown on the Site P Display and Sale of Agricultural Products Grown Offsite P (9) 9.2741 Special Use Limitations for Table 9.2740. (9) Display and Sale of Agricultural Products Grown Offsite. This use is only allowed on property located within the city limits of the City of Eugene and the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(11), and is subject to the following standards: (a) Use is limited to two days in a calendar week and is limited to between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (b) Permanent changes to the development site to specifically accommodate the use are prohibited. (c) Except during the hours of operation of the use, there shall be no display or outdoor storage of agricultural products visible from the street. (d) The use is not permitted on a flag lot. (e) Parking associated with the use must be located on-street or within an existing on- site parking area. (f) Signs associated with the use shall not be placed in the public right of way or vision clearance area. All signage must comply with the sign standards at EC 9.6600. Other Code Amendments 9.8010 List of Adopted Plans. The documents listed in the following Table 9.8010, including any adopted amendments, are the currently effective adopted plans that may be applicable to a particular land use 14 application. The plans and adopted policies are more particularly set forth beginning at EC 9.9500, and the boundaries for each are depicted on Map 9.8010, Adopted Plans. Table 9.8010 List of Adopted Plans Bethel-Danebo Refinement Plan (Phase II) River Road-Santa Clara [Urban Facilities Plan] Neighborhood Plan Bethel-Danebo Refinement Plan Riverfront Park Study Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan South Hills Study Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan South Willamette Subarea Study Eugene Downtown Plan TransPlan (Metro Area Transportation Plan) Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) Walnut Station Specific Area Plan Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan West University Refinement Plan Fairmount/U of O Special Area Study Westside Neighborhood Plan Jefferson/Far West Refinement Plan Whiteaker Plan Laurel Hill Neighborhood Plan Willakenzie Area Plan 19th and Agate Special Area Study Willow Creek Special Area Study 9.9500 Adopted Plan Policies. The adopted plan policies set forth in the sections beginning at EC 9.9500 shall be used when 15 applicable for purposes of evaluating applicable adopted plan policies pertaining to subdivisions, partitions, and site review. However, in accordance with Metro Plan Policy A.9, a maximum residential density established by an adopted plan policy set forth in EC 9.9500 through EC 9.9710 may not be applied to an application proposing middle housing. For purposes of this section, a maximum residential density includes but is not limited to, a minimum lot size requirement, a limit on the number of dwelling units per acre, or another similar regulation that has the effect of limiting residential density. [9.9610 River Road – Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan Policies. (1) General Land Use. Minimize land use conflicts by promoting compatibility between land uses, especially among residential, commercial-industrial, and commercial-agricultural uses. (Policy 1) (2) Residential Land Use. (a) Recognize and maintain the predominately low-density residential character of the area consistent with the Metro Plan. (Policy 1) (b) Evaluate traffic and compatibility impacts when considering new residential development on parcels fronting arterial streets. (Policy 3) (c) Provide adequate buffering and traffic control for existing non-residential development fronting River Road, (to minimize conflicts with surrounding development). (Policy 4) (d) Permit medium-density housing (10 to 20 dwelling units/acre) in proximity to existing or planned urban facilities. Access to commercial development, transit, and alternative modes of transportation, schools and parks, and open space should be considered. Medium-density residential development will be considered for the north Santa Clara area consistent with the above criteria. (Policy 5) (e) Design residential development which is adjacent to the Greenway, parks, and other identified natural features in a manner that ensures its compatibility with those features. (Policy 6) (3) Commercial and Industrial Land Use. (a) Maintain and enhance the compatibility of adjacent land uses through the use of appropriate buffering mechanisms, such as landscaping standards. (Policy 1) (b) Require site plan reviews for all new commercial and industrial development. (Policy 2) (c) Prohibit the linear expansion of existing strip commercial areas fronting on River Road. Existing strip commercial development may expand by infilling, redevelopment, or expansion onto contiguous property that does not front on River Road.(Policy 3) (d) Provide for buffering and traffic control for existing development that fronts River Road (to minimize conflicts with surrounding residential development). (Policy 4) (e) Minimize impacts of new commercial development intended to consolidate and improve existing strip commercial uses along River Road by requiring development standards. (Policy 5) 16 (f) New neighborhood commercial uses shall be located away from River Road in locations that facilitate the provision of commercial facilities scaled to a residential area and that allow for dispersal of commercial uses throughout River Road-Santa Clara. (Policy 6) (g) Ensure compatibility between neighborhood commercial developments and the surrounding residential area by identifying and applying siting and development standards. (Policy 7) (4) River Road/Railroad Avenue Subarea. (a) Designate and zone existing medium-density development. (b) Limit River Road access to existing commercial development. (c) Maintain existing land use patterns until completion of the Chambers Connector. The effects of the Chamber Connector and related road improvements on the immediate area should be examined upon completion of final design and right-of-way acquisition and any appropriate changes adopted. (d) The area south of Fir Lane and east of River Road is appropriate for commercial and low density residential uses. (e) Medium density residential development along the east side of River Road north of Fir Lane is appropriate, and requires a minimum development area of 2/3 of an acre. (f) Rezone the apartments on the west end of Briarcliff Drive from industrial to medium density residential use. (g) Delay for six months rezoning of the vacant parcels south of Briarcliff and adjacent to the Northwest Expressway from industrial to low density residential use. (h) Designate the two parcels north of Holeman Avenue and west of River Road for commercial use. (5) River Road/Knoop Subarea Recommendations. (a) Maintain existing land use pattern. (b) Apply site review for medium-density development in the northern portion of the subarea. (c) Limit number of River Road access points to medium-density development in the southern portion of the subarea. (6) River Road/Hilliard Subarea. (a) Rezone small split-zone tax lots to their most intensive use. (b) Maintain viability of existing residential land use. (c) Recommend professional office development for the undeveloped land on the west side of River Road between West Hillcrest and Horn Lane. Only professional office development making unified use of one or more acres shall be allowed in the area. Access shall be limited to mitigate impacts on existing low-density residential development west of the area. (7) River Road/Howard Subarea. (a) Maintain the status of non-conforming uses. (b) Maintain the status of existing medium-density land use. (c) Encourage medium-density residential development for all portions of the subarea, with the exception of the following areas: Hatten Street commercial area, the area west of River road between Maxwell and Howard, and the area east of River Road between Owosso and Corliss. 17 (d) Recommend professional office development on the east side of River Road between Owosso and Corliss. (8) Maxwell/Park Avenue. (a) Recommend development of medium-density housing, while maintaining natural features, for neighborhood park and open space through use of clustering and site review. (b) Concentrate medium-density development around the commercial node, with a transition to low-density, particularly at the northern and southern boundaries of the subarea. (c) Apply site review for parcels fronting the Northwest Expressway and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. (d) Maintain current commercial designation to the north of the line which would be Howard Avenue if ever extended westerly. Only commercial developments making unified use of five or more acres shall be allowed in the area. (9) Riviera. (a) Continue existing land use pattern. (b) Rezone single-family residential south of River Avenue to medium-density and north of River Avenue to commercial zoning. (c) Rezone all residentially developed parcels south of River Avenue and east of River Road to medium-density residential use. (10) River Avenue. Rezone the area north of River Avenue to commercial. (11) River Road/Irving. (a) Rezone small split-zoned tax lots to their most intensive use. (b) Parcels south of Santa Clara Avenue and west of River Road, that are not already developed for commercial use, should be zoned of office development. (c) Designate the large southern undeveloped parcel for medium-density development. (d) Designate the westerly portion of the large parcel south of Santa Clara Avenue and west of River Road for medium-density development, with an emphasis on development of health-related facilities. (e) Maintain the viability of existing low-density residential development. (f) Designate professional office development for five parcels north of Santa Clara Avenue and west of current commercial development on west River Road. (12) River Road/Division. (a) Designate medium-density development for undeveloped and under-developed property west of Ross Lane and west of Lee’s Trailer Park. (b) The transition from professional office use to medium-density residential use should occur in the vicinity of a line projected south from the east boundary of the Santa Clara Elementary School property. (c) Rezone parcels north of Santa Clara Square and south of Green Lane for professional office use. (13) Irving Light – Medium Industrial. (a) Use Planned Unit Development procedures to mitigate impacts on existing adjacent low-density residential development upon rezoning to industrial. (b) Only industrial developments, making unified use of ten or more acres shall be allowed in the area. 18 (c) Consider amending the Plan designation to Special-Light Industrial. (14) Northwest Expressway. (a) Encourage development of a two – to five-acre neighborhood commercial node west of the slough for the following reasons: 1. Arterial street access 2. Access from the Northwest Expressway at Irvington Drive. 3. Large parcel size in the area. 4. Metropolitan Plan assumes large population growth in this area. (b) Apply site review for development of parcels fronting the Northwest Expressway and Southern Pacific Railroad. (15) River Road/Wilkes. (a) Consolidate commercial development for property south of Swain Lane and bounded by the slough on the east and Greenwood Street on the south. (b) Rezone split-zone tax lots. (c) Designate medium-density development on the easterly portion of the large undeveloped parcel north of Swain Lane. (d) Designate community commercial development on the westerly portion of the large undeveloped parcel north of Swain Lane. Only commercial developments making unified use of five or more acres shall be allowed in the area. (e) Encourage commercial development contiguous to existing commercial uses east of River Road. (f) Encourage low-density zoning for property south of Brotherton, across from River Loop #2. (g) Designate neighborhood commercial development for two acres on the northwest corner of Irvington and River Road. Only commercial developments making unified use of one or more acres and with access limited to Irvington Drive, shall be allowed in the area. (16) Public Facilities and Services. (a) Land development patterns in the area shall accommodate the provision of fire and emergency services. (Fire subsection, Policy 2) (b) If a transfer site in the western portion of the metropolitan area is desired, a cost- benefit analysis shall be conducted to determine its effectiveness before any siting plans are considered. (Solid Waste Service subsection, Policy 1) (c) Future road improvements providing sidewalks and bicycle lanes shall consider safety needs of students, especially at intersections near schools and along busy streets. (School subsection, Policy 1) (d) Encourage the continued multiple use of school facilities. (School subsection, Policy 3) (e) When appropriate, land for park and recreation facilities shall be dedicated as part of the development review process for vacant land. (Park and Recreation Service subsection, Policy 3) (17) Environmental Design Element. (a) New residential development taking place in areas adjacent to the Northwest Expressway and the Southern Pacific Railroad shall be designed so as to minimize noise and visual impacts generated by these facilities. (Relationship of the Area to the Railroad, Policy 1) 19 (b)Examine the possibility of providing landscaping and a noise barrier along the east side of the Northwest Expressway as a means of buffering adjacent residential areas.(Relationship of the Area to the Railroad, Policy 2) (c)Residential developments shall be designed to minimize potential conflicts with adjacent agricultural operations. (Urban and Agricultural Fringe Areas, Policy 1) (d)With the exception of high voltage transmission lines, require the installation of underground utilities in developing areas. (Signs/Utilities subsection, Policy 2) (e)Landscape buffers shall be provided for power substations in the study area by the responsible utility. (Signs/Utilities subsection, Policy 3) (f)Encourage the preservation and restoration of structures, landmarks, sites, and areas of cultural, historic, or archaeological significance. (Historic Structures subsection, Policy 2) (g)Future development along vegetated sloughs shall be reviewed to determine additional requirements, if any, to maintain and improve the sloughs as environmental assets. (Vegetated Sloughs subsection, Policy 2) (18)Transportation Element. (a)All street improvement projects should support and recognize that different streets serve different functions. (Policy 1) (b)Support alternative to the automobile including mass transit, bicycle, walking, and carpooling. (Policy 2)] 20 105 Wi l l a m e t t e R i v e r 105 105 5 5 Lorane HwyBailey Hill RdGimpl Hill RdH w y 9 9 N Rive r Rd Beltline Beltline Coburg Rd W 18th Ave Royal AveGreen Hill RdE 30th Ave Barger Dr Willamette StChambers StRoosevelt Blvd Irving Rd No r t h w e s t E x p r e s s w a y Bailey Hill RdHarlow Rd W 7th AveN Terry StMaxwell Rd Crescent Ave W 13th AveDelta HwyAirport Rd Irvington Dr Cal Young Rd W 1st Ave Gateway StAgate StPrair ie RdGilham RdE 24th AveOakway RdE Amazon D rSeneca RdW 28th Ave Norkenzie RdEcho Hollow RdFranklin B l v d E Pearl St Glenwood BlvdBeltline Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 14 19 9 15 16 17 18 8 13 11 112 4 6 3 7 10 5 2 July 2023 0 10.5 Miles Map 9.8010 Adopted Plans 21 22 DLCD Notice: 09/12/2023 Page 1 of 4 _______________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 6:00 p.m. Virtual Hearing: via Zoom (See attendance / participation information below) ________________________________________________________________________________ The Eugene Planning Commission and Lane County Planning Commission will jointly hold a public hearing to consider: File Name (#): RIVER ROAD-SANTA CLARA NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AND METRO PLAN AMENDMENTS AND RIVER ROAD-SANTA CLARA NEIGHBORHOOD-SPECIFIC CODE AMENDMENTS (City of Eugene Files MA 23-5 and CA 23-3 & County File 509-PA23-05532) Eugene and Lane County are considering amendments to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) to adopt the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan and repeal the 1987 River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan. Eugene is also considering neighborhood-specific land use code amendments within the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhood boundaries (these changes would only apply to properties within city limits). City and County officials are now formally accepting written comments on these proposals and will be accepting spoken testimony on the proposals during a virtual public hearing on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. For over 30 years, land use and development within the River Road and Santa Clara communities have been governed by the River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan. Following significant work by the residents of the two neighborhoods, an updated, forward-looking plan is proposed for this part of Eugene. If adopted by the City Council and the Board of County Commissioners, the proposed Metro Plan Amendments will: • repeal the 1987 River Road Santa-Clara Urban Facilities Plan • adopt the new River Road- Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan • remove Chapter II Section F and references to the 1987 River Road Santa-Clara Urban Facilities Plan from the Metro Plan As a part of River Road-Santa Clara neighborhood planning, a set of changes to the City of Eugene’s Land Use Code are also proposed. The proposed code amendments would establish River Road and Santa Clara neighborhood-specific code amendments to the C-2 Community Commercial and the R- 1 Low Density Residential zones in the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods. The proposed changes in C-2 include limiting building height, adding design standards, and prohibiting certain new auto-oriented uses. The proposed changes in R-1 allow for the display and sale of agricultural products grown offsite. More information regarding the River Road-Santa Clara neighborhood planning process, including the proposed changes, can be found at the project webpage: http://riverroad-santaclaraplan.org/. Procedures & Approval Criteria Following this initial public hearing, the Eugene and Lane County Planning Commissions will DLCD Notice: 09/12/2023 Page 2 of 4 deliberate and make recommendations on the Metro Plan amendments, adoption of a new neighborhood plan, and repeal of the 1987 River Road Santa-Clara Urban Facilities Plan to the Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners, respectively. The Eugene Planning Commission will also deliberate and make recommendations on the proposed land use code amendments to the Eugene City Council. The City Council and Board of Commissioners will then hold their own public hearing before deliberating and making final decisions on the proposals. The Metro Plan and neighborhood plan amendments will be processed using the Type II Metro Plan amendment procedures in EC 9.7700-EC 9.7750 and sections 12.300 and 14.030 of the Lane Code. The Eugene City Council and the Board of Commissioners will be the final decisionmakers on the Metro Plan and neighborhood plan amendments. The code amendments will be processed using the Type V land use application procedures in EC 9.7500-9.7560. The Eugene City Council will be the final local decision- maker on the code amendments. Separate notice of the City Council and Board of Commissioners public hearing will be provided. In making their recommendations on the proposed amendments, the Planning Commissions will address the relevant approval criteria, including but not limited to: • Sections 9.7735 and 9.8065 of the Eugene Code • Chapter 12.300.30 of the Lane Code Testimony and evidence submitted should be directed toward the applicable approval criteria or other criteria in the adopted plans or land use regulations or applicable state law that the person testifying believes to apply to the decision. How to Submit Testimony to the Planning Commissions  Send a written statement to the Eugene and/or Lane County Planning Commissions, c/o Elena Domingo, City of Eugene Planning Division, 99 West 10th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401.  Send e-mail testimony to RRSCPlan@eugene-or.gov.  To be included in the agenda packet for the October 17, 2023 public hearing, your statement must be received by staff no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday October 6, 2023. Written testimony received after 5:00 p.m. on October 6 will be provided to the Planning Commissions but the Commissioners may not have as much time to review it prior to the public hearing.  Attend the virtual public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on October 17, 2023, and provide spoken testimony. Your spoken testimony will be recorded. Instructions for providing testimony during the public hearing will be provided during the hearing. The Planning Commissions may limit the time for each speaker to a few minutes. You are encouraged to submit written testimony prior to the close of the public hearing if you have detailed comments you wish to make. All public testimony received will also be forwarded to the Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners for their consideration before any final action is taken. Additional Information and Staff Report The complete agenda, meeting materials, and staff report for the joint public hearing will be available for viewing by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, on the Eugene Planning Commission webpage at https://www.eugene-or.gov/835/Planning-Commission-Meetings and on the Lane County Planning Commission webpage at www.lanecounty.org/LCPC. DLCD Notice: 09/12/2023 Page 3 of 4 The proposed amendments, along with related documents and the applicable approval criteria, will also be available for free inspection at the Eugene Planning and Development Department, 99 West 10th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401 between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and at the Lane County Land Management Division, 3050 North Delta Highway, Eugene, OR 97408 between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. As a courtesy, the documents related to these proposed code amendments will be made available online at the following: https://pdd.eugene- or.gov/LandUse/ApplicationSearch. Please contact the listed staff representative if you wish to make an appointment outside of these times to review materials in person. Copies of documents may be obtained for purchase for the cost of copies. For more information, if you have questions, or to request accommodations please contact:  Elena Domingo, City of Eugene Planning Division, at 541-682-5002 or by e-mail at EDomingo@eugene-or.gov.  Jared Bauder, Lane County Land Management Division, at 541-682-6949 or by e-mail at Jared.Bauder@lanecountyor.gov. DLCD Notice: 09/12/2023 Page 4 of 4 ATTENDANCE INSTRUCTIONS: VIRTUAL PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Metro Plan Amendments and Neighborhood-Specific Code Amendments (City of Eugene Files MA 23-5 and CA 23-3, & County File 509-PA23-05532) October 17, 2023, at 6:00 pm Watch the Public Hearing live: This option is for viewing only, and does not allow participation. Please visit this URL to watch: https://www.eugene-or.gov/2109/Planning-Commission-Webcasts To participate in the Public Hearing, join the meeting using one of the three following options: • Join from a computer, tablet, or smart phone: Please use this URL to join: https://eugene-or-gov.zoom.us/j/88568352100 Webinar ID: 885 6835 2100 Sign up to speak by clicking once on the “raise hand” icon. • Join by phone: Dial one of numbers below and enter the Webinar ID: 885 6835 2100 +1 833 548 0282 or +1 877 853 5257 For higher quality, dial a number based on your current location. Sign up to speak by dialing *9 (Star-9) International numbers available: https://eugene-or-gov.zoom.us/u/kbEgyMKe59 • In Person: There will be limited capacity for those without internet access or in need of special accommodations to join in person in the Goodpasture Room at the Lane County Public Works Custom Service Center, 3050 N Delta Hwy, Eugene OR 97408. To attend in person, please RSVP by calling or emailing David Ruiz-Maya at 541-682-6768 or David.Ruiz-Maya@lanecountyor.gov at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Persons needing special accommodation (e.g., hearing impaired, language translation, and large print copies of the agenda) are instructed to submit their request at least 48 hours prior to the meeting by calling David Ruiz-Maya at 541-682-6768.