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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Public Hearing: An Ordinance Establishing the S-HJM Historic Johansen-Moody House Special Area Zone and Amending the Eugene Zoning Map Meeting Date: January 10, 2005 Agenda Item Number: 4 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Kent Kullby www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5453 ISSUE STATEMENT On January 10, 2005, the Eugene City Council will hold a public hearing on an ordinance for two land use actions affecting the Johansen-Moody House, a City of Eugene Historic Landmark. The ordinance contains two land use actions: 1. The establishment of an Historic Special Area Zone specific to the Johansen-Moody House, S-HJM. 2. A zone change applying this S-HJM Historic Johansen-Moody House Special Area Zone to the Johansen-Moody House City Landmark site, located at 370 River Road. BACKGROUND At the property owner's request, the City Council initiated the process to establish a site-specific S-HJM Historic Johansen-Moody House Special Area Zone at its September 13, 2004, meeting. At that time, a code amendment was also required to establish a reference in the Eugene Code criteria for zone changes to historic ordinances established by the City Council. However, the Eugene Code zone change criteria were recently amended to include a reference to historic zoning ordinances when the council approved the S-HK Historic Kaufman House Special Area Zone at their December 6, 2004, meeting. A code amendment is no longer necessary but is referred to in the Planning Commission public hearing minutes and packet materials. The property owners, Kathleen Hall and Peter Drongesen, obtained city landmark designation from the Historic Review Board on May 27, 2004, for their property located at 370 River Road. The property is currently zoned R-1 Low Density Residential. The property owners seek to change the zoning of their property with the creation of a Special Area Zone that would ensure the viability of the site by allowing a limited number of uses (like an antique store and tea house) and would require preservation of the historic character of the site through the historic alteration procedures of the Eugene Code. The property owners are represented by Terri Harding, AICP, Satre Associates. The Planning Commission held a public hearing and voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval of the ordinance to establish the site-specific historic special area zone to the Johansen-Moody House with one revision. The Planning Commission found that the uses and standards proposed in the S-HJM Historic Johansen-Moody Special Area Zone were well-suited to the site and to the neighborhood. The Planning Commission recommended a revision to the original ordinance so as to allow the existing parking lot and landscaping to be exempt from Eugene Code standards that would L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050110\S0501104.doc