Exhibit K Land Use
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Exhibit K Land Use Sams Valley Reinforcement Projects December 2017 Prepared for PacifiCorp Prepared by Tetra Tech, Inc. This page intentionally left blank EXHIBIT K: COMPLIANCE WITH STATEWIDE PLANNING GOALS Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Site Certificate Condition Compliance .............................................................................................................. 2 Land Use Analysis Area – OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(A) ....................................................................... 3 Local Land Use Approval – OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(B) .................................................................... 3 EFSC Determination on Land Use – OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(C) ................................................... 4 5.1 Utility Facilities Necessary for Public Service .......................................................................................... 5 5.1.1 PacifiCorp’s Planning and Public Service Obligation (Project Need) .................................... 6 5.1.2 Reasonable Alternatives .......................................................................................................................... 7 5.2 Identification of Applicable Substantive Criteria – OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(C)(i) ......... 10 5.3 Applicable Substantive Criteria from OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(C)(ii) .................................. 12 5.3.1 Josephine County ...................................................................................................................................... 14 5.3.2 Jackson County .......................................................................................................................................... 37 5.3.3 City of Rogue River ................................................................................................................................... 67 5.4 Directly Applicable Rules, Statutes, and Goals – OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(C)(iii) ............ 71 5.4.1 Goal 1, Citizen Involvement .................................................................................................................. 72 5.4.2 Goal 2, Land Use Planning ..................................................................................................................... 72 5.4.3 Goal 3, Agricultural Lands ..................................................................................................................... 72 5.4.4 Goal 4, Forest Lands ................................................................................................................................ 72 5.4.5 Goal 5, Open Spaces, Scenic, Historic and Natural Resources ................................................ 73 5.4.6 Goal 6, Air, Water and Land Resources ........................................................................................... 74 5.4.7 Goal 7, Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards .......................................................... 74 5.4.8 Goal 8, Recreation Needs ....................................................................................................................... 74 5.4.9 Goal 9, Economic Development .......................................................................................................... 74 5.4.10 Goal 10, Housing ....................................................................................................................................... 75 5.4.11 Goal 11, Public Facilities and Services ............................................................................................. 75 5.4.12 Goal 12, Transportation ......................................................................................................................... 75 5.4.13 Goal 13, Energy Conservation ............................................................................................................. 76 5.4.14 Goal 14, Urbanization ............................................................................................................................. 76 5.4.15 Goal 15 through Goal 19 ........................................................................................................................ 76 5.5 Statewide Planning Goal Exceptions .......................................................................................................... 76 5.5.1 Identification of Exceptions – OAR 345-021-0010 (1)(k)(C)(iv) ......................................... 76 Sams Valley Reinforcement Projects i Request for Amendment to Site Certificate EXHIBIT K: COMPLIANCE WITH STATEWIDE PLANNING GOALS 5.5.2 Justification of Exceptions – OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(C)(v) ........................................... 77 Federal Land Management Plans ..................................................................................................................... 81 6.1 Identification of Applicable Land Management Plans – OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(D)(i) 81 6.1.1 Southwestern Oregon Resource Management Plan ................................................................... 81 6.1.2 Table Rocks Management Area Management Plan..................................................................... 82 6.2 Differences between Federal and State/Local Land Management Requirements – OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(D)(ii) ....................................................................................................................................... 82 6.3 Compliance with Applicable Federal Land Management Plans – OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(D)(iii) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 83 6.4 Required Federal Land Use Approvals – OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(D)(iv) .......................... 83 6.5 Estimated Schedule for Issuance of Federal Land Use Approvals – OAR 3450-021-0010 (1)(k)(D)(v)......................................................................................................................................................................... 83 6.6 Conflicts between Federal and State or Local Land Use Requirements – OAR 3450-021- 0010 (1)(k)(D)(vi) ........................................................................................................................................................... 84 Summary ..................................................................................................................................................................... 84 References .................................................................................................................................................................. 84 List of Tables Table K-1. Zoning by Project Feature ............................................................................................................................ 10 List of Figures Figure K-1. Zoning Josephine County Figure K-2. Zoning Jackson County Figure K-3. Zoning City of Rogue River Figure K-4. Substation Siting Alternatives List of Attachments Attachment K-1. ORS 215.275(2) Alternative Site Analysis Sams Valley Reinforcement Projects ii Request for Amendment to Site Certificate EXHIBIT K: COMPLIANCE WITH STATEWIDE PLANNING GOALS Acronyms and Abbreviations BLM U.S. Bureau of Land Management BMP Best Management Practice CRMMP Cultural Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan EFSC Energy Facility Siting Council EFU Exclusive Farm Use ESCP Erosion and Sediment Control Plan IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering IRP Integrated Resource Plan JACP Jackson County Comprehensive Plan JOCP Josephine County Comprehensive Plan JDC Josephine County Rural Development Code LDO Jackson County Land Development Code kV kilovolt LCDC Land Conservation and Development Commission NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NRHP National Register of Historic Places OAR Oregon Administrative Rule ODFW Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ORS Oregon Revised Statutes PacifiCorp PacifiCorp dba Pacific Power Project Sams Valley Reinforcement Projects PUC Public Utility Commission of Oregon RFA4 Written Request for Amendment #4 Eugene–Medford 500 kV Transmission Line SHPO State Historic Preservation Office UFC Unified Facilities Criteria WECC Western Electricity Coordinating Council Sams Valley Reinforcement Projects iii Request for Amendment to Site Certificate EXHIBIT K: COMPLIANCE WITH STATEWIDE PLANNING GOALS This page intentionally left blank Sams Valley Reinforcement Projects iv Request for Amendment to Site Certificate EXHIBIT K: COMPLIANCE WITH STATEWIDE PLANNING GOALS Introduction Exhibit K was prepared to meet the submittal requirements for the Sams Valley Reinforcement Projects (Project), per Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 345-021-0010(1)(k), related to compliance with statewide planning goals for land use. To issue a site certificate, the Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC or Council) must find that the Project complies with Oregon’s Statewide Planning Goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC), and generally implemented through local land use ordinances. In this Request for Amendment No. 4, PacifiCorp dba Pacific Power (PacifiCorp) seeks to expand the EFSC-certificated facility boundary to include the Grants Pass–Sams Valley Transmission