Item 2: Ordinance on Minor Code Amendments

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ATTACHMENT D the proposed amendment, and further encouraged the Commission to completely eliminate any limitations on the number of dogs allowed. He cited current the city of Calgary, Canada as an example of the benefits of eliminating limits on the number of dogs allowed. Tom Walter , 2863 Riverwalk Loop, Eugene, spoke in his capacity as a homebuilder, and refuted the position that the proposed amendments could in any way be considered minor and stated that issues of parking and building heights were by their very nature major and not minor amendments with respect to current City building codes. He said that any amendment limiting building heights to no more than 35 feet would mean that he could no longer build his homes, which are 37 feet in height. Daniel Hill , 4765 Village Plaza Loop, Suite 200, Eugene, spoke in his capacity as an architect with Arbor South Architecture and a general contractor with Arbor South Construction. He said that he is also a member of the Infill Compatibility Standards Committee. He said that his Committee was currently involved in studying aspects of how compatibility affects neighborhoods. He urged that, in needing to properly evaluate issues of density within the City, the Infill Compatibility Task Force be allowed to complete their work. Pauline Hutson , 1025 Taylor Street, Eugene, spoke in favor of the 12 proposed sustainable amendments. She said that Eugene has a very small number of comfortable, affordable rental housing units, and that the 12 amendments should be passed in order to provide more affordable housing for people and families of modest incomes. Jozef Siekiel-Zdziewicki , 1025 Taylor Street, Eugene, spoke in favor of the 12 proposed sustainable amendments. He said that he has been in the construction business in Eugene for the last 17 years, and that this is the only town he has ever been in that uses the mid-roof to determine the height of a building. th David Tobin , 1055 West 18 Avenue, Eugene, said that, as a 43 year resident of the City of Eugene, he was not against density, but believed that it had the potential to create highly concentrated student ghettos in Eugene, robbing his neighborhood of its character. Laura Langdon , 2053 Laura Street, Springfield, speaking as the Director of Government Affairs for the Homebuilders Association of Lane County, said that her organization would like the Planning Commission to keep the record regarding MCA Nos. 5 and 7 open for one week. She MINUTES—Eugene Planning Commission May 21, 2008 Page 5