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ATTACHMENT C RECEIVED November 15, 2004 Eugene Planning Commission [q0~/ 1 § 2004 c/o Kent Kullby City of Eugene Planning Division CITY OF EUGENE SATPd~ 99 West 10th Avenue PLANNING DEPARTMENT <; , Eugene, OR 97401 ASSOCIATES Re: Johansen-Moody House - Special Area Zone Comments Dear Planning Commissioners: This letter serves as testimony from the Applicant (Kathleen Hall) related to the staff report on the Johansen-Moody House Special Area Zone. The staff report recommends some changes to the ordinance proposed by the Applicant. Some of these changes are acceptable to the Applicant, but others we feel are unnecessary. Below, I have outlined the Applicant's suggested revisions and provided some explanation and background information. The Applicant owns and operates Amelia's Antiques on the subject property. The historic Character of the house is integral to the operation of the business. The Applicant would like to expend her business to hold high teas in two of the rooms in the house. To do this, and to bring the property into conformance with zoning regulations, she has hired Satre Associates to 1)designate the property as a City of Eugene Historic Landmark, and 2) create a Hi storic Special Area Zone (SAZ) that allows uses appropriate to the site context, and rezone the property .to that Special Area Zone. Following adoption of the Special Area Zone by the City Council, Ms. Hall will file for a change of occupancy building permit to complete the city permitting process. The Applicant discussed the proposal with city staff at a Limited Consultation meeting in March 2004. City staff was very helpful in determining the preferred regulatory route to permitting the proposed uses. The application before you Satre Associates, P.C. represents only the second to utilize the Special Area Zone procedures for a historic 132 East Broadway Suite 536 property under LUCU (Kaufman Senior Center being the first). Therefore, there are Eugene, Oregon 97401 still some kinks being worked out in terms of exactly what the ordinances should Phone 541.465.4721 contain. Fax 541.465.4722 1.800.662.7094 www. satrepc.com The Applicant has heard support, and received assistance, for her existing and proposed uses and physical characteristics from planning (permit review and historic review), land use, and building staff. She is not aware of any concems on the part of neighboring land owners. The neighborhood organization is supportive of the project. We believe it is appropriate to write the ordinance in such a way that the uses and physical characteristics that have garnered support are expressly allowed outright by the ordinance. Specifically, the staff report indicates support for allowing the parking area surfacing to remain gravel for the proposed uses. However, staff's recommended Planners, Landscape Architects and Environmental Specialists