CC Minutes - 02/12/2014 Work Session

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MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 February 12, 2014 12:00 PM Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Claire Syrett, Greg Evans Councilors Absent: Alan Zelenka CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION - Harris Hall Mayor Piercy convened the February 12, 2014 City Council work session. A. WORK SESSION /ACTION: Envision Eugene Implementation - An Ordinance Concerning Single Family Code Amendments for Accessory Buildings, Alley Access Lots and Secondary Dwellings, and for Protection Measures Specific to the University Area. Interim Planning Director, Carolyn Burke introduced this item and provided a recap of the previous work related to Envision Eugene, the public outreach and participation to date and the policy and plan changes that need to happen to move Eugene toward the new goals. Ms. Burke then turned the floor over to Senior Planner Alissa Hunter - Hansen, who presented Power Point slides describing the proposed changes and some visual representations of the kinds of impacts those changes may have on future development. The proposed changes include improving compatibility standards citywide for • Secondary dwelling units (SDU) • Accessory buildings • Existing alley lots • Allow for new alley access lots • Add University Area Interim Protection Measures Councilor Clark requested to see 3 things addressed when this item comes back to Council for action: Setbacks, lot size and standards for appeals. Council discussion: • Great work by staff • Concerns expressed about not counting SDU's in density • Alley access lots happen so infrequently it's not worth amending the code • Adjustment criteria too vague /arbitrary • University Area Interim Protection Measures should be separated from other items • Adopt Interim Protection Measures as soon as possible MINUTES — Eugene City Council February 12, 2014 Page 1 Work Session