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ATTACHMENT B •• LAND USE PLANNING TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROJECT MANAGEMENT Memorandum Date: September 6, 2007 To: City of Eugene Planning Commission cc: Steve Nystrom, City of Eugene Project Manager From: Cathy Corliss th Re: City of Eugene Minor Code Amendment Project – Summary of August 29 Planning Commission Meeting The Planning Commission met on Wednesday, August 29 at 5 p.m. in the Sloat Room to discuss the minor code amendment project with the goal of establishing a list of 15 to 20 potential code amendments that would be the subject of further study in “white papers”. In advance of the meeting, the Planning Commission rated the 100+ minor code amendments, which were identified by the public as priorities, as high, medium or low priority. Each member of the Planning Commission submitted their input to the consultant team to be tallied. At the meeting City project manager, Steve Nystrom, and project consultant, Cathy Corliss reviewed the results of the Planning Commissioners’ evaluations. They noted that 12 items were identified as “high” priority by four or more Planning Commissioners, that 10 were identified as “high” priority by . at least three Planning Commissioners, and that together, these create a list of 22 items. Cathy Corliss explained that the number of white papers needed to address the full list is 18, given the potential to combine the discussions of the following items: items 16 and 107, items 147 and 210, items 192 and 193, and items 206 and 209. In addition, Steve Nystrom noted that items #111, #135, #108, #109, and #101 could be addressed in conjunction with other items. Cathy Corliss explained that the white papers would likely be 3 to 4 pages in length and would identify the proposed amendment and explore issues related to implementation, stakeholder input, potential conforming amendments, and examples from other codes. The Planning Commission reviewed and discussed the list of 22 items which received three or more “high” votes. Members of the public provided testimony in support of many of the Planning Commission’s highly rated code amendments. Commissioner John Belcher advocated for inclusion of an additional amendment (#114) which would require developers to meet with neighborhood groups prior to formal processing of more significant applications. He also emphasized the importance of considering the City’s Growth Management Policies when reviewing the potential code amendments. Steve Nystrom also suggested that the Planning Commission may want to give further consideration to including the City Council’s suggested item #35 related to the definition of dog kennels. 921 SW Washington, Suite 468, Portland, OR 97205 • tel 503.224.6974 • fax 503.227.3679 • www.angeloplanning.com