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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Minor Code Amendments - An Ordinance Concerning Land Use Regulations; Amending Sections 9.0020, 9.0500, 9.2160, 9.2450, 9.2630, 9.2683, 9.2740, 9.2741, 9.2751, 9.2760, 9.2761, 9.2775, 9.3310, 9.3810, 9.3910, 9.5500, 9.6410, 9.6790 9.6791, 9.7010, 9.7055, 9.7105, 9.7205, 9.7230, 9.8320, 9.8430, 9.8555, and 4.330 of the Eugene Code, 1971; Adding a New Section 9.7007 to that Code; and Providing an Effective Date Meeting Date: June 4, 2008 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Alissa Hansen www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541/682-5508 ISSUE STATEMENT On June 16, 2008, the City Council will hold a public hearing on an ordinance addressing potential minor land use code amendments to Eugene Code Chapter 9. This work session is intended to provide the council with the background on this matter prior to the public hearing. BACKGROUND The minor code amendment project is intended to primarily address code amendments raised by community members. As a result of extensive public outreach over the past year, over 200 amendments were suggested for inclusion. In August 2007, the Planning Commission met to determine which of these suggested amendments would receive further consideration in the minor code amendment process and selected 20 potential amendments to be further evaluated. Nearly all of the amendments selected by the Planning Commission were rated as high priorities by various community members. These 20 potential amendments were previously brought to the City Council at a work session in October 2007. Following the Planning Commission’s selection of 20 potential amendments, “white papers” were created by the project team to frame specific options for each code amendment. The project team coordinated closely with various community members and neighborhood representatives on the more complex issues to craft or refine conceptual alternatives and code language for inclusion in the white papers. The proposed amendments on these topics reflect these jointly crafted alternatives and code language developed through this collaborative process. Subsequent to the Planning Commission’s selection of 20 potential amendments for further evaluation, the City Council added four additional topics to pursue. These include adding the Growth Management Polices to the purpose section, which was added during a work session on the Planning Division Work Program; and creating building height transitions between R-1 Low Density Residential and R-3/R-4 Limited High Density and High Density Residential zones; addressing parking requirements for multi- family developments with more than three bedrooms; and adding a definition for “residential character” Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080604\S080604B.doc