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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Initiation of Land Use Code Amendment to Create a Special Area Zone for the Historic Johansen-Moody House Meeting Date: September 13, 2004 Agenda Item Number: 2C Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Kent Kullby www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5453 ISSUE STATEMENT As a representative of the property owners, Terri Harding, Satre Associates, requests the City Council initiate an amendment to Chapter 9 of the Eugene Code to establish a Special Area Zone for an historic city landmark property, the Johansen-Moody house located at 370 River Road. If initiated by the City Council, the proposed code amendment would be the subject of public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council prior to final action. City Council initiation of the code amendment process does not indicate support for the amendments. BACKGROUND There is no Council action history related to this specific request. On May 27, 2004, the property owners, Kathleen Hall and Peter Drongesen, obtained city landmark designation from the Historic Review Board for their house located at 370 River Road. The property is currently zoned R-1 Low Density Residential and the property owners seek to change the zoning with the creation of a Special Area Zone for the property that would enable on-going preservation of the building and property, along with uses such as an antique store and tea house. The property owners have submitted a concurrent zone change application to implement the Special Area Zone once it is established in the Eugene Code through this code amendment process. The house was built in 1901 in a vernacular-gothic architectural style. Originally, the house was sited on a farm that was divided into smaller lots many years ago. The house is associated with the Danish settlement of the River Road and Danebo areas of Eugene. The house fronts the west side of River Road, just south of Briarcliff Avenue and north of Holeman Avenue. RELATED CITY POLICIES The purpose for creating Special Area Zones, Section 9.3000 of the Eugene Code (EC), states in part: "Application of S Special zone to a lot containing a specific building, structure, object, site or archeological resource that qualifies as an historic landmark will ensure that permitted uses encourage preservation of historic qualities." L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040913\S0409132C.doc