Item 2: Ordinance on Minor Code Amendments

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ATTACHMENT D said that those proposed amendments were contrary to both the Metro Plan policies for housing and also to the LCDC Goal 10 administrative rule for housing, which are mandatory standards with respect to City codes. She said that the proposed amendments MCA Nos. 5 and 7, being contrary to the Metro Plan and Goal 10 standards, would effectively downzone properties within the City while further discouraging future building development. She asked that MCA Nos. 5 and 7 be removed from the list of minor code amendments under consideration by the Planning Commission. Katrina Wester , 3550 Sterling Woods Drive, Eugene, spoke in favor of the removal of MCA Nos. 5 and 7 from the list of minor code amendments under consideration by the Planning Commission. She said that the proposed amendments MCA Nos. 5 and 7, in limiting the density of University neighborhoods, would effectively downzone properties within the City. Mike Gansen , 362 Highway 99 North, Eugene, speaking as the current president of the Oregon Homebuilders Association, requested that MCA Nos. 5, 7 and 8 be removed from the list of minor code amendments under consideration by the Planning Commission. He said that these amendments were by no means minor in that they made drastic, contradictory, and highly controversial changes to existing Code and urban growth policies. He strongly urged the Planning Commission to not pass MCA Nos. 5, 7 and 8. Mike Dotson , 3005 Calla Street, Eugene, speaking as the project manager for Gansen Construction, spoke in favor of the removal of MCA Nos. 5, 7 and 8 from the list of minor code amendments under consideration by the Planning Commission. He said that these amendments were by no means minor in that they made drastic, contradictory, and highly controversial changes to existing Code and urban growth policies. He said that the issues involved in those amendments require a stronger review process and he strongly urged the Planning Commission to not pass MCA Nos. 5, 7 and 8. Gerry Keener , 1034 Custer Court, Eugene, as a representative of Central Presbyterian Church th located at 555 East 15 Street, spoke regarding the proposed parking requirement changes as described in MCA No. 7. He said that, currently, the large number of apartment complexes in close proximity to the church has adversely affected the availability of parking for his church’s congregation. He urged the Planning Commission to fully consider the impact of any amendments involving parking with organizations such as his church. MINUTES—Eugene Planning Commission May 21, 2008 Page 6