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This will allow time to complete the necessary predevelopment steps to ready the site for development. In addition to <br />the land, the City will offer housing development funds, systems development charge fee waivers, and a 20-year <br />property tax exemption for low-income rental housing. City Council will make the final decision about which developer <br />will be awarded with the site. Construction is expected to begin in three to five years. <br /> <br />For more information, please contact Stephanie Jennings at stephanie.a.jennings@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-5529. <br /> <br />City Expands Over-the-Counter Commercial Express Permit Program <br />In order to help local projects move forward faster and easier, the City’s Building & Permit Services is expanding its <br />Commercial Express Permit Program (CEP), starting this month. <br /> <br />The express permit program provides over-the-counter, same-day permitting for certain commercial projects. Using a <br />collaborative review process, customers can bring in a project application, work with plan reviewers at the Permit and <br />Information Center, make any necessary changes to plans in real time to make sure designs fulfill code requirements, <br />and leave with permits the same day. <br /> <br />In addition to tenant infill and tenant alterations, infills and alterations up to 10,000 square feet, additions up to 1,000 <br />square feet, and qualifying medical and dental in-fills will now be eligible for express-permitting. Commercial Express <br />Permit plan review is available every Monday and Wednesday, between 9 a.m. and noon, at the Permit and Information <br />Center, 99 West 10 Avenue. For more information on the program and the types of projects that qualify, visit <br />th <br />http://eugene-or.gov/863/Commercial-Express-Permits or call 541-682-5613. <br /> <br />Ebuild Featured on “Working City” <br />Metro TV’s Working City program recently began airing a segment on Eugene’s new eBuild program on Comcast <br />Channel 21. The video is also available on the City of Eugene’s YouTube channel. The video highlights the new online <br />building plan review and permitting program that was <br />launched in 2015. Using eBuild, customers can now submit <br />plans electronically 24/7 to be reviewed and approved online <br />for permits. In addition to saving paper, the new online system <br />saves customers’ time and money with fewer trips to the <br />Permit and Information Center, reduced printing costs, and <br />increased efficiency. <br /> <br />The use of the online technology aligns with Eugene’s on-going <br />efforts to support local businesses by providing easy, <br />streamlined access to City services. Providing quicker and <br />easier access to building services also promotes the safety, <br />livability, and economic vitality of the community. In January, <br />the eBuild program and the team of City employees who designed, built, and implemented it were recognized by Mayor <br />Kitty Piercy at the annual State of the City Address. For more information on eBuild contact Debbie Wells at <br />debbie.l.wells@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-6828. <br /> <br />Geology and Mineral Industries Study Will Benefit Eugene and Springfield <br />The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) will begin work on a study of landslide <br />susceptibility and risk analysis for the Eugene/Springfield metro area. <br /> <br />Funded with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant dollars, this project will include updating outdated <br />landslide risk maps using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology - which uses lasers and advanced imaging to <br />dramatically improve the understanding of landslide risk in the area. The project is scheduled to be completed by the <br />end of 2017. This project is important because it will allow property owners and City staff to better understand the <br />potential scale and risk of future landslides and will inform a wide variety of planning and hazard mitigation efforts. <br /> <br />Eugene staff will work with Springfield, Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) and other local partners to assist <br />DOGAMI with this study. Since 2005, the cities of Eugene and Springfield have maintained a Eugene-Springfield Multi- <br />Jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan that evaluates local risks and prioritizes actions to reduce damage from <br />a host of natural hazards, including landslides. Updating local landslide risk maps is one of the priority actions within <br />the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. <br /> <br />For more information, please contact Matt McRae, Central Services Department, Emergency Management Program, at <br />541-682-5649. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />February 11, 2016 <br /> <br />