Item 3: Ordinance on Downtown Code Amendments

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Ms. Laurence iterated the purpose for the public hearing was to take public testimony regarding the proposed code amendments for downtown. The purpose for the proposed amendments was to facilitate the desired development downtown in keeping with the Downtown Plan. The key components of the code amendments were: ? Transit Oriented Development—Five specific code amendments were proposed to the /TD Transit Oriented Development overlay zone standards: Amend the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) required from 1.0 FAR to .65 FAR. o Amend the area used for calculating FAR from “development site” to o “development site or lot”. Allow basement areas to be included for the purpose of calculating FAR. o Clarify the existing provision that structured parking within a building’s footprint o may be used as part of the FAR calculation. Amend the /TD zone to allow all parcels within this overlay district to be eligible o for the adjustment review process. ? C-2 Community Commercial Zone—Currently, developments on property zoned C-2 were required to have at least 60 percent of the building’s street frontage in commercial use, and a minimum of 20 percent ground floor area in commercial use. These requirements were spelled out in 9.2161(6) Residential Use Limitation in C-1 and C-2, and Table 9.2161 Commercial Uses Requirements in Mixed-Use Residential Developments. The proposed code amendments would remove these requirements for properties within the Downtown Plan area. ? C-3 Major Commercial Zone—Currently, surface parking was permitted in the C-3 Major Commercial Zone at the rate of 1 space for every 1,000 square feet of related development, up to a maximum of 20 spaces. The proposed amendment would remove the twenty space maximum limit. The proposed code changes must address the criteria in Eugene Code (E.C.) 9.8065. This was a two-phased project. The proposed amendments were Phase One. Phase Two would consist of MINUTES—Eugene Planning Commission April 15, 2008 Page 2