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LAW OFFICE OF BILL KLOOS, PC 576 OLIVE STREET, SUITE 300 OREGON LAND USE LAW EUGENE, OR 97401 PO BOX 11906 EUGENE, OR 97440 TEL (541) 343-2674 FAX (541) 343-8702 E-MAIL DANTERRELL@LANDUSEOREGON,COM November 29,2004 NO / 2 2004 Mayor Torrey and Eugene City Council City of Eugene ~~---.._.j 777 Pearl Street - ' P DIVt~ON Eugene, OR 97401 Re: RA 04-1 and Z 04-4 - Laurel Hill Plan Amendment and Furtick/Larson Zone Change Dear Mayor Torrey and Eugene City Council Members: This letter and the attached exhibits have been prepared and submitted in response to comments and inquiries made at the November 15, 2004, City Council Hearing to consider RA 04-1 and Z 04-4, two land use applications submitted by our clients Charles Larson and Don Furtick (applicants). The Applicants hope that these materials will help the City Council understand the subject property and the surrounding area, and to appreciate how uniquely unsuited the subject property is for residential uses. The Applicants urge the City Council to follow the Planning Commission's recommendation to approve the two applications. Residential Uses Attached as Exhibit A are two preliminary layout site plans prepared in response to City Council inquiries about whether the site is suitable for residential development. While that line of inquiry is unrelated to any specific approval cdtefion, the Applicants have prepared some plans showing potential residential use on the site to give Council Members an understanding of how constrained the site is by the power line easements that cover the majority of the property. Exhibit A consists of two drawings. One drawing shows how 9 single-wide mobile homes can be placed in the buildable area of the subject property. The second drawing shows how 6 double- wide mobile homes can be situated in that area. Both drawings also provide additional detailed views about how individual lots could be designed. In both layouts, the residential units are located in the narrow, unencumbered, strip that runs diagonally through the property. Traffic flow and yard areas are located as much as possible under the power line areas. The use shown (residential) is an outfight permitted use for the subject property. That means that a proposal to develop this use would require the applicants to obtain only a building permit that would be subject to zoning review for conformance with the development standards contained in the Eugene Zoning Code. The proposed development would not be required to undergo any