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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Resolution 1312RESOLUTION NO. ~ ~ ~ A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE GREATER BEAR CREEK VALLEY REGIONAL PLAN AS PROPOSED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION WITH EXCEPTIONS TO AMENDMENTS 8, 14, 18 AND 20 WHEREAS, pursuant to former ORS 197.654 (1) (2007), Jackson County and the cities of Medford, Ashland, Central Point, Eagle Point, Phoenix and Talent, entered into a collaborative regional problem-solving (RPS) process; and WHEREAS, the City of Central Point (City), as a participant in RPS, having signed a Participants' Agreement identifying a regional land use problem, establishing goals addressing the problem, creating mechanisms for achieving such goals, and a system for monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of the those goals; and WHEREAS, the Greater Bear Creek Valley Regional Plan (the RPS Plan) contemplated by the Participants' Agreement has been proposed under the provisions of former ORS 197.654(1) and former 197.656(2), which remain applicable to this RPS process; and WHEREAS, Jackson County is the local government charged with adopting the final RPS Plan; and WHEREAS, the Jackson County Planning Commission completed its review of the RPS Plan and forwarded to the Jackson County Board of Commissioners a recommendation to approve the plan subject to the conditions as set forth in Regional Problem Solving: Amendments Proposed during Deliberations (to date) (Amendments); and WHEREAS, on August 2, 2011 and September 6, 2011 the City Planning Commission reviewed, elected not to comment on URAs for Medford, Phoenix and Talent and proposed exceptions to Amendments 8, 14, 18 and 20; and WHEREAS, on September 8, 2011 the Central Point City Council considered the City Planning Commission's recommended proposal, took a neutral position regarding other city URAs and approved exceptions to Amendments 8, 14, 18 and 20 as set forth in Exhibit "A" Proposed Modifications to Amendments; now, therefore, THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: The City Council hereby recommends Jackson County's adoption of the "Greater Bear Creek Valley Regional Plan, November 2009", amended by the Jackson County Planning Commission and subject to the following exceptions: Page l of 2 1. Modify Jackson County Planning Commission Amendments 8, 14, 18 and 20 as set forth in Exhibit A - Proposed Modifications to Amendments. PASSED by the City Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this 8`n day of September, 2011. Mayor Hank Williams ATTEST: City Representative Approved by me this ~ day of ~ o , 2011. .. %" .~_ Mayor Hank Williams Page 2 of 2 EXHIBIT "A" Proposed Modifications to Amendments 8. Amend Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 6.3, Item 6 (page 1747 of record) and Volume 2, Appendix III, Agricultural Buffering Standards as follows: Buffering mechanisms should be provided/funded by the proponent of the urban development. The buffering mechanisms will be physically located entirely on the urbanized property, unless: • There is a publicly owned right-of--way that could be incorporated as part of the buffer; or • There is a naturally occurring area on the rural agricultural land that is permanently incapable of being farmed (rock formation, riparian area, etc. J, is of sufficient depth, and is contiguous with the border of the urbanizing land or a publicly owned right-of--way; or The proponent of development purchases from the willin farm owner an easement on agricultural land of the appropriate length and depth, and pays for the establishment and maintenance of whatever vegetative buffer, fencing, or irrigation system that would have been required on the urbanizing land or as agreed upon. as 9 mil-tc1rm g fF a a ii a ~ ~ ti .~~~. „a:,,,-* +„ or Title to the area providing the physical portion of the buffer is transferred willin 1 to the farm use being buffered. If a vegetative buffer or other mitigation is required indicated, it shall be is installed and maintained by the developer or as agreed upon. ~getge+=-e 14. Add to the Planning Commission recommendation to the Board of Commissioners (BOC) that the Planning Commission is concerned about the future ability of Irrigation Districts to serve water for agricultural purposes and that this concern should be included as part of the Conceptual Plan requirement. including coordination with the affected irrigation districts rcy..... .b ..... .... .~,...., ..... ....._ _. --_ _... _.______.. _, -_ , 18. Add to the Planning Commission recommendation to Board of Commissioners (BOC) that the BOC should consider during the first RPS Periodic Review, including the Jackson County EXPO land as a proposed Urban Reserve Area for the City of Central Point. (City Comment: The City of Central Point realizes that inclusion of the Jackson County EXPO lands into the City's future Urban Reserve Area is a reasonable future expectation, and is open to discussion of the future of the Jackson Countv EXPO lands and its role as a potential Urban Reserve Area. The City recognizes that anv consideration of the inclusion of the Jackson Countv EXPO lands as an Urban Reserve Area is best accomplished based on a clear understanding of plans for the future use and development of the Jackson County EXPO lands the preparation of which will take time for the County to develop and evaluate It is therefore the position of the City of Central Point to encourage discussion between the Countv and the City re~ardine the future use and development of the Jackson County EXPO lands and that anv further consideration of inclusion of the Jackson County EXPO lands as an Urban Reserve Area be addressed at the first RPS Periodic Review.) 20. Amend Volume 1, Chapter 5, Section 2.9 (page 1988 of record) to add the following: /'D , D !'D 1 /'D 7D !'D , !'D All !'D_Ln !'D LD prior to completion of the first RPS Periodic ci ro, c~ 1c, c~ cv, c~ v, c~ -rc, c , Review ,the City and Jackson County shall adopt an agreement (Area of Mutual Planning Concern) for management of Gibbons Acres.