Item B: MUPTE Boundary and Selection Criteria

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4. Homeownership Homeownership is acknowledged to be highly desirable because owners add stability and pride to the neighborhood. Points: 100 points - Automatic MUPTE approval, if a proposal is at least 50% dedicated to homeownership. 5. Accessibility The building code required standard related to ADA is to provide adaptable units (the number depends on specific project details). For a unit to be adaptable, it must have the structural enhancements necessary for the installation of specific accessible features (grab bars, hallway width, etc.). Accessible units have already been adapted and include specific features. Points: 10 points awarded for each ADA accessible unit. 6. Historic Sensitivity Preservation of the community’s history is valuable and important. The City wants to carefully consider the use of any incentive that could result in the loss or degradation of historic resources. Any application for a project that is immediately adjacent or contiguous to a historic resource shall include a plan to mitigate impacts to the historic resource that might be created with the assistance of an architect. (Historic resources are buildings that have historic, cultural and/or architectural significance, locally, regionally, or nationally and can also include those acknowledged by the Eugene Historic Review Board as strongly or possibly eligible for City Landmark or National Register listing.) Points: 25 points awarded if the proposal preserves and enhances an existing historic resource, as evidenced by a concept plan that has been reviewed and accepted by Planning & Development Department staff that possess expertise in design and historic preservation. 7. Location Increased multi-family development in the heart of downtown is both strongly desired and particularly challenging due to increased property and construction costs. Proposals for projects located within the adopted “Downtown Plan Area” are worthy of added consideration. Points: 100 points for projects in the Downtown Plan Area. 8. Parking -- To be applied only in Residential Parking Permit Program (RPP) zones Based on reports in the West University neighborhood some landlords may be maximizing their income by renting out parking spaces to non-tenants. (This circumstance has not been reported for any MUPTE-assisted development). Additionally, many newer apartments have four or five bedrooms but are still only required to provide one parking space. The Land Use Code requires the provision of one parking space per dwelling unit, except in parking-exempt zones. In RPP zones the City has acknowledged the parking shortage and has a paid permit program for residents to park on the streets. Points: 10 points for each space provided, beyond what is required.