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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER EUGENE <br /> March 21, 2002 <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541)682-5010 <br /> (541)682-5414 FAX <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION <br /> ANNEXATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED <br /> PARKS& OPEN SPACE RECEIVES$1 MILLION GRANT FOR WETLANDS <br /> AROUND THE CITY <br /> Annexation Questions Answered <br /> When a recent windstorm toppled trees onto homes in the River Road-Santa Clara area, some property owners were <br /> afraid that a building permit application for repairs would trigger the City's annexation requirements. It does not. <br /> Residential annexations are fairly straightforward, as the general rules, stated in plain English, reveal below: <br /> The County's land use code for unincorporated residential properties inside the urban growth boundary <br /> requires annexation when any new development causes a significant increase in demand for City services. <br /> For residential properties, the City draws the threshold at a new dwelling unit or the creation of a new vacant <br /> lot. Therefore, existing homes in unincorporated areas may be repaired, remodeled, and enlarged without <br /> annexation. Of course, there are a few exceptions. The usual exceptions are: <br /> 1. The remodel includes a new second or accessory dwelling. <br /> 2. The remodel includes a new hook-up to City utilities (e.g., sewers) that didn't exist before. <br /> 3. The reconstruction includes a land division that creates a new developable lot. <br /> 4. Annexation is not required for temporary hardship mobile home units. <br /> If City services cannot be provided (e.g., the sewer is quite far away and the City has no plans to install it in the next few <br /> years), an agreement to annex later is required because immediate annexation is not possible. If an existing structure is <br /> removed completely and not replaced for years, the building and land use codes may consider the replacement <br /> structure/business as completely "new." In these cases, the City will consider annexation if the replacement structures are <br /> much larger than the original and require additional City services. This circumstance most often occurs with commercial <br /> and industrial properties. In the case of a damaged residence, the City would work with the residents to facilitate their <br /> repairs and quick re-occupation of their home. For further information, please contact Kurt Yeiter, Planning and <br /> Development Department, 682-8379. <br /> Parks & Open Space Receives$1 Million Grant for Wetlands <br /> The City of Eugene recently was awarded $1 million through a U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service grant program to purchase <br /> land as part of the West Eugene Wetlands Program. The grant money will be used in conjunction with funds from the <br /> Bureau of Land Management, The Nature Conservancy, City stormwater funds earmarked to purchase stream buffers, <br /> and potential other sources to acquire 385 acres in west Eugene and the Coyote Creek area south of Fern Ridge. <br /> C <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> March 22,2002 PAGE 1 <br /> cc020321.wpd <br />