Item 2: Ordinance on Minor Code Amendments

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Section 20. A new Section 9.7007 is added to the Eugene Code, 1971, to provide as follows: 9.7007 Neighborhood/Applicant Meetings. (1) This section applies to the following types of land use applications: (a) Type II: Only tentative subdivisions and cluster subdivisions over 10 lots or those which include public street improvements; (b) Type III: Only conditional use permits and tentative planned unit developments; (c) Type IV applications that are not city-initiated; (d) Metro Plan amendments that are not city-initiated. (2) Prior to the submittal of an application listed in subsection (1) above, the applicant shall host a meeting for the surrounding property owners. The purpose of this meeting is to provide a means for the applicant and surrounding property owners and residents to meet to review the proposal, share information and identify issues regarding the proposal. The applicant may consider whether to incorporate solutions to these issues prior to application submittal. (3) The neighborhood/applicant meeting shall be held on a weekday evening, starting no earlier than 5:00 p.m. and starting no later than 7:00 p.m., or on a weekend no earlier than 10:00 a.m. and no later than 6:00 p.m., at a location within the city that is in, or is as close as practicable to, the boundaries of the city-recognized neighborhood association in which the proposal is located, if any. (4) If the subject property is located within the boundaries of a city- recognized neighborhood association, the applicant must contact the applicable neighborhood association by registered or certified mail, proposing three possible dates and times for the meeting. The neighborhood association should reply to the applicant within 14 days and specify on which of the proposed three suggested dates the meeting should be held. If the neighborhood association does not reply to the applicant’s letter within 14 days, the applicant may schedule the neighborhood meeting on any one of the three proposed dates without further delay. (5) The applicant shall mail notice of the meeting: (a) At least 14 days and no more than 28 days prior to the meeting; (b) To: 1. Owners and occupants of properties within 300 feet of the subject property for Type II and IV applications and to owners and occupants within 500 feet of the property for a Type III application or a Metro Plan amendment; 2 Any city-recognized neighborhood associations whose boundaries are within 300 feet of the subject property; 3. The city planning director; and 4. The city engineer; and (c) That states the date, time and location of the meeting and briefly discusses the nature and location of the proposal. (6) Failure of a property owner or occupant to receive notice shall not Ordinance - 14