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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Action: An Ordinance Amending the Laurel Hill Plan Land Use Diagram to Redesignate Property Identified as Tax Lots 199, 200, 300, Assessor's Map 18-03-03-23 from Low- Density Residential to Commercial and to Rezone the Property from R-1 Low Density Residential to C-2 Community Commercial; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date Meeting Date: December 6, 2004 Agenda Item Number: C Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Patricia Thomas www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5561 ISSUE STATEMENT On December 6, 2004, the Eugene City Council will consider action on an ordinance to amend the Laurel Hill Plan to change the land use designation from Low Density Residential to Commercial; and to change the zone of the Furtick/Larson property from R-1 Low Density Residential to C-2 Community Commercial, adopt a severability clause and provide an effective date. BACKGROUND The proposed amendment and zone change requests were submitted by Charles Larson on January 20, 2004. The City Council held a public hearing on these requests on November 15, 2004. At the public hearing, the public record was left open until November 29, 2004, at the request of the City Council to allow for additional testimony to be submitted. Attached are eight letters of public testimony submitted in opposition to the requests, as well as additional testimony submitted by the applicant's representative that were received during this time period. The oversized materials referenced in the applicant's testimony are available for review in the Council Office. The record was left open an additional two days for the applicant to submit rebuttal testimony. Any rebuttal testimony received will be attached. RELATED CITY POLICIES These refinement plan amendment and zone change requests rely upon conformance to policies within the Metro Plan and The Laurel Hill Plan. Discussion of the relevant policies and consistency of the proposal with these policies is included in staff evaluations for the Planning Commission in Attachments A, C, and D, which were provided with the November 8, 2004, agenda item summary. The proposal relates to the Council Goal regarding Sustainable Community Development, which states: A community that retains a high quality of life anda healthy economy effectively links land use and transportation planning, and successfully manages growth and change in the urban environment. The proposed ordinance addresses linkages between transportation planning and appropriate land uses. Provision of commercial lands in appropriate locations promotes a healthy economy. L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M041206\S041206C.doc