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05/12/93 08:23 $503 683 6826 EUTG PUBLIC WORKS -►-r -► MAINTENANCE tJ 002/012 <br /> ..May 6. 1993 " r I Ol.S T ED T( <br /> Barbara Keller 4 ► r: � ! Ear -1 t��:� � E �/ D Yo#� <br /> CITY COUNCILOR WARD 2 Copies to: Y Cl(� i� r1' MAN Ar_� <br /> MiC <br /> 777 Pearl Street Rm 105 I <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 MAY 7 1993 en ------ n <br /> RE: CITY COUNCIL ACTION TO PROHIBIT NON- COMPLIANCE TO PLANNING POLICY AS • Meg <br /> RELATED TO LOGGING PRACTICES ON PARCELS WITHIN THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDA <br /> Dear Barbara, • <br /> We have IndMduaily communicated our concerns to the City Council over the �Ot7 <br /> potential for extensive Togging of a South Hills Parcel Map & Tax Lot #180320 -500. This 1 • • • Ing PW <br /> can occur because of a loophole in city regulations. Logging this parcel Is contrary top. - <br /> policy statements within the following documents: <br /> LCDC Goals & Senate Bill 100 (specifically Goal V; and ESE Studies <br /> South Hills Study <br /> Metropolitan Natural Resources Speclal Study <br /> Metro -Area General Plan, Environmental Resources Element Section I/1-C-9 Pollcles 014 & 4E18 <br /> These documents clearly address the necessity for regutafing tree cuffing In the urban growth <br /> boundary with regard to the scenic quality. water quality, riparian. wildlife, vegetation. and <br /> open space values of the land. <br /> ,. <br /> Desptte the dear intent of public policy, under Current procedures City Staff must issue <br /> tree cutting permits, if the stated intent of the applicant is for timber harvesting and does not <br /> Include development, even when the Lands In question have baen zoned to comply with PUD <br /> procedure. As a resutt, logging these areas within the Urban Growth Boundary is governed only <br /> by the Oregon Forestry Practices Act which allows clear cutting and road building in obvious <br /> violation of LCDC Goals, the Metro-Area Plan, and PUD regulations. <br /> Cry of Eugene Municipal Code, Planned Unit Development Section 9.259 states 'The <br /> development of land within the city shall be accomplished In accordance with Planned Unit <br /> Development regulations, Site Review procedure, or Conditional Use Permit procedure <br /> whenever required by the provisions of the General Plan and refinements thereof, <br /> development map or any other appticabie plan adopted by the city. <br /> Therefore we urge the City Council to take Immediate action and require City staff to <br /> comply with the current land use laws and the language of our planning policies. We believe <br /> this can be accomplished through The application of the Municipal Code to require that all <br /> lands within the Urban Growth. Boundary be subject to PUD review prior to the issuance of <br /> logging permits i regardless of the Intent 01 the dppllcants. Since these lands from the public <br /> standpoint will eventually be used for urban growth, they should be subject to PUD regulations <br /> and the public processes which form our policy for urban development. <br /> Respectfully yours, • <br /> / / 4 /1# .40 1114, - <br /> Stephens Harter nette D. Leong i John Koenig Ron Sticks <br /> enc. <br /> REPRESENTING A COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP FOR THE CONSISTENCY OF URBAN GROWTH POUCY <br />