Item 2: Ordinance on Minor Code Amendments

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ATTACHMENT D Ms. Hansen provided an overview of the proposed Minor Land Use Code Amendments. She noted that since May 12, 2008, staff had received over 40 letters of testimony, all of which had been forwarded to the Planning Commission. She commented specifically on a letter received in regard to MCA No. 12 from Marilyn Mohr which requested that alleys be added to that particular MCA to make it clear that the area within public streets as well as alleys was excluded from lot areas. She said that staff recommended to the Planning Commission that the affected code sections include alleys. In addition to confirming the June 2 date of the Planning Commission deliberations, she said that there would be a City Council work session meeting on June 9, 2008 to give the City Council and overview of the proposed code amendments, followed by a City Council public hearing on June 16, 2008, followed by the City Council’s action or decision on July 14, 2008. Mr. Hledik noted there were no questions from Planning Commissioners and opened the public hearing. th Erik Swinney , 1097 West 8 Avenue, Eugene, spoke with regard to MCA No. 2, and pitched a methodology whereby fence heights might be determined by applying a 35 foot vision clearance triangle overlaid on property corners in which nothing could be higher than 30 inches. Ann Simas , 3635 Waterbrook Way, Eugene, spoke with regard to MCA No. 14 and said that, as it involved development on the outer perimeter of the city, she would like to see notification on Type II and Type IV development changed from 300 to 500 feet. She cited examples from North Coburg Road where property was changed from R-1 Low Density Residential to C-2 Community Commercial for a medical condo building. She said that current notification specifications do not provide adequate public safety, in terms of sign requirements. Sue Prichard , 2671 Emerald Street, Eugene, speaking as Co-chair of the Infill Compatibility Standards Task Team, which formed a committee to review the MCA’s, reiterated testimony previously submitted on March 18, 2008 and May 15, 2008 to the Planning Commission which concerned MCA items 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 14. She said that all of the Task Team’s recommendations to the Planning Commission were commensurate with staff recommendations with the exception of MCA No. 18 regarding required residential parking permit areas. She said that the Task Team encouraged the Planning Commission to forward the MCA to the City Council as recommended by the staff and modified by the Task Force’s committee. MINUTES—Eugene Planning Commission May 21, 2008 Page 2