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JEFFERSON WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ATTACHMENT C October 21, 2004 Planning Commission City of Eugene 99 W. l0th Ave. Cit~ Of Eugene Eugene, OR 97401 Plannin~ Division RE: Code Amendment Application, File No. CA 04-2 Kaufman Senior Center Dear Planning Commission: The Jefferson Westside Neighborhood reviewed the proposed zone change and special historic zone designation at its September 14th meeting. This proposal not only to allows the Kaufman Center to continue as a senior center by allowing the sale of the Annex, but lays the foundation for the sale of the Kaufman Center itself. It asks the JWN to permit a host of office uses without any further review. JWN offers for your consideration the following testimony: 1. The JWN supports all efforts by the City to retain the Kaufrnan Senior Center as a senior center. In support of those efforts, the JWN supports the proposal to create a special historic zone for the "Kaufman Center." 2. The JWN supports the efforts by the City to allow the sale of the "Annex." It is our understanding that the special historic zone designation for the Kaufman Center will override and eliminate the existing CUP that covers both the Kaufman Center and the Annex, and that the zoning for the Annex property will revert to its underlying R-2. 3. The JWN supports special area zone uses, identified in Table 9.3610, that support the continued use of the Kaufman Center as a senior center or those uses permitted in the underlying R-2 zone. The only use necessary for the continued operation of the Kaufman Center as a senior center is the designation of "Community and Neighborhood Center" as a permitted use. 4. The JWN objects to the following office uses as "permitted" uses: "Administrative, General, and Professional Office" and "Scientific and Educational Research Center." JWN proposes that these uses be subject to a conditional use permit. a. These additional uses are not necessary for the operation of a senior center, but have been added as permitted uses to facilitate sale of the Kaufinan Center in the future.