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City of Eugene - Kaufman House page 3 Code Amendment/Zone Change: Creation of Historic Special Area Zone Satre Associates, P.C. August 5, 2004 site, or archeological resource that qualifies as an historic landmark will ensure that permitted uses encourage preservation of historic qualities" (9.3000, page 9-121). The Special Area Zone proposed recognizes the particular circumstances of the Kaufman House. Draft code language is attached to this application as Attachment A. Historic Kaufman HoUSe Special Area Zone (S-HK) The proposed Kaufman House Special Area Zone contains the following sections: pUrPose, siting requirements, land use and permit requirements, development standards, and adjustment reView criteria. It describes the historic 'status of the property and the process required for alteration review. Allowed uses include residential, educational and cultural, office, certain' low impact "commercial, and accessory uses (see Attachment A). The proposed.language does. not allow the maximum density that would have been allowed by the site's previouS R-2/R-3 zoning. Uses listed are intended to reflect those that would be considered compatible with the · surroUnding neighborhood, and that would comply with policy direction foUnd in the Metro Plan and Westside Neighborhood Plan. In addition to the limits set on.the use of the property by the code language, practical'limitations of the structure and site,, including limited area for parking, will influence the type of uses that will eventually occur in the Kaufman House.. For the time being,.the City has given a permit for the Emerald'Empire CoUncil on Aging to operate their programs in the Kaufman House; and nothing in the proposed language would prevent EECA from continuing -to operate at the site. III. Site Conditions A~ Tax Lots The tax lot involved is Lane County Assessor's Map 17-03-31-24, Tax Lot 9200. A tax lot map is enclosed as Attachment B. A legal description for tax lot 9200 is included as Attachment C. B. Site Context The Kaufman House sits on the northwest comer of 10th Avenue and Jefferson Streets, roughly one half. mile west of downtown Eugene. The property is part of the Westside neighborhood, which is characterized by a mix of historic arts and crafts bungalows, apartment buildings and duplexes, churches and other civic institutions, and neighborhood commercial uses. Jefferson Street is'a major arterial street cOnnecting freeway traffic from I-105 to east-West' streets 'such as West 7th, West 11th and West 13th Avenues near the site. The neighborhood is known for its canopy of large street trees including Big Leaf Maple and Horse Chestnut. The Kaufman Center sits on a double lot and enjoys a large garden to the north of the home. The large size of the garden is unusual in the Westside neighborhood and as a result, constitutes a neighborhood asset which is sometimes rented along with the building for community meetings, receptions and other events. 2O