HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplication MaterialsAnnexation Application for Lotus House LLC
Written Statement
Document Date:
August 24th, 2026
Proposal: Type I Annexation of 12.51+- acre vacant
property
Property Owner/ Applicant:
Lotus House LLC
1966 Garden Ave
Eugene, OR 97403
Applicant’s Representative:
Jed Truett
Metro Planning, Inc.
846 A Street
Springfield, OR 97477
(
Project Planner:
Surveyor:
Jacob Roth, Assistant Planner
Metro Planning Inc.
jacob@metroplanning.com
Brent Corning
EGR & Associates, Inc.
2535 Prairie Rd
Eugene, OR 97403
(
Subject Property:
Subject Property Address:
Map 17-04-32-00; Tax Lot 04900
87750 Char Let Dr.
Eugene, OR 97402
Property Size: 12.51+- acres / 544,935+- sqft
Zoning: R-1 – Low Density Residential
R-2 – Medium Density Residential
CAS – Commercial Airport Safety Zone
UL – Urbanizable Land
Metro Plan Designation: Medium Density Residential
Annexation Application
Background
This annexation application pertains to Assessor ’s Map and Tax Lot 17-04-32-00-04900 (subject property), located on
the south side of Crow Rd. The subject property is approximately 12.58 acres, vacant, and located within the City of
Eugene’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB); jurisdictional parent zoning is Eugene R-1 (Low-Density Residential) and R-2
(Medium-Density Residential) with an Urbanizable Land (UL) and Commercial Airport Safety Zone (CAS) zone overlays.
The subject property is contiguous with the City of Eugene’s city limits, as detailed herein, and is a legal lot of record.
The Metro Plan Designation is Medium Density Residential.
For City staff review, this written narrative demonstrates how the proposal complies with the annexation approval
criteria contained in the Eugene Code (EC) section 9.7825 Annexation – Approval Criteria. Additionally addressed is
the applicable Metro Plan. Eugene Code and Policy language are indicated herein by bold and/or italic typeface;
applicant responses indicated by plain type.
EC 9.7825 Annexation – Approval Criteria.
The city council shall approve, modify and approve, or deny a proposed annexation based on the application’s
consistency with the following:
1. The land proposed to be annexed is within the city ’s urban growth boundary and is:
a. Contiguous to the city limits; or
b. Separated from the city only by a public right of way or a stream, bay, lake or other body of water.
Response: The subject property maintains frontage on Crow Road. This section of Crow Road has been annexed into
the city limits; therefore, the proposed annexation is contiguous to the city limits in compliance with EC 9.7825(1)(a)
above.
2. The proposed annexation is consistent with applicable policies in the Metro Plan and in any applicable
refinement plans.
Response: The subject property is located inside the Metro Plan Boundary in the City of Eugene’s UGB. The proposed
annexation is consistent with Metro Plan policies as they encourage compact urban growth in an effort to achieve
efficient use of land and urban service provisions while maintaining the residential and mixed-use character of the
area.
Parent zoning for the subject property is Eugene R-1 and R-2 and the Metro Plan Designation is Medium-Density
Residential. The UL zone overlay will automatically cease to apply upon approval of this proposal by the City Council
and the resulting jurisdictional zoning and land use designation will be in congruence. The CAS zone overlay will
remain and does not change the annexation proposal.
There is no refinement plan that is applicable to the subject property.
3. The proposed annexation will result in a boundary in which the minimum level of key urban facilities and
services, as defined in the Metro Plan, can be provided in an orderly, efficient, and timely manner.
Response: The proposed annexation complies with EC 9.8725(3) as proximity to key urban facilities and services allows
for the orderly, efficient, and timely provision of such amenities. Some utilities required to serve the subject property
are located within the Crow Road right-of-way as shown on the accompanying annexation site plan.
The following urban facilities and services are in place and readily available to the subject property proposed for
annexation:
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- Electric and water services are provided by EWEB.
- Natural gas facilities are provided by Northwest Natural Gas.
- Stormwater overflow will be directed to the existing public storm drainage system in Crow Road.
- Zumwalt Rural Fire Protection District currently provides fire protection service to the area. Upon annexation,
service will be provided by Eugene-Springfield Fire & Rescue.
- Emergency Medical/ Ambulance services are currently provided by Eugene-Springfield Fire & Rescue.
- The subject property has access to existing LTD service line 93 Veneta on nearby W 11th Ave providing
transportation access from the north and south.
- The properties are within Eugene School District 4J and are within the district boundaries of Twin Oaks
Elementary, Kennedy Middle School and Churchill High School.
Metro Plan Growth Management Policies
Policy 8: Land within the UGB may be converted from urbanizable to urban only through annexation to a city when
it is found that:
a. A minimum level of key urban facilities and services can be provided to the area in an orderly and efficient
manner.
b. There will be a logical area and time within which to deliver urban services and facilities. Conversion of
urbanizable land to urban shall also be consistent with the Metro Plan.
Response: The proposed annexation complies with Metro Plan Growth Management Policy 8 as the subject
properties can be served by more than a minimum level of key urban services immediately upon approval of
annexation and in an orderly and efficient manner as this area is already urbanized.
Urbanization of the residentially zoned subject property is congruent with the intention of the Metro Plan’s
residential designation. The proposed annexation complies with Policy 8.
Policy 10: Annexation to a city through normal processes shall continue to be the highest priority.
Response: The applicant is utilizing the City of Eugene’s codified annexation application process to annex the subject
properties into the City of Eugene’s city limits. The proposed annexation complies with Policy 10.
Policy 15: Ultimately, land within the UGB shall be annexed to a city and provided with the required minimum level
of urban facilities and services. While the time frame for annexation may vary, annexation should occur as land
transitions from urbanizable to urban.
Response: The subject properties are located within the City of Eugene’s UGB. The full range of urban facilities and
services exist in this area of Crow Road as many nearby and/or adjacent properties have already transitioned from
urbanizable to urban, having been previously annexed into the city’s jurisdiction. The proposed annexation of the
subject properties comply with Policy 15.
Policy A.2 Residentially designated land within the UGB should be zoned consistent with the Metro Plan, and
applicable plans and policies; however, existing agricultural zoning may be continued within the area between the
city limits and UGB until rezoned for urban uses.
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Response: The Metro Plan Diagram indicates that the subject property is designated for Medium-Density Residential
development. The subject property is currently zoned City of Eugene R-1 and R-2 with an Urbanizable Land (/UL) Zone
Overlay and CAS Zone. Upon approval of the proposed annexation by the City Council, the properties will remain R-1
and R-2 consistent with its Metro Plan designation and the /UL Overlay will automatically cease to apply. The
proposed annexation is in compliance with Policy A.2.
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