Item 3: Ordinance on Downtown Code Amendments

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offered several solutions for use of land downtown, including capping the maximum number of parking spaces allowed, removing minimum lot size standards, establishing language that would ensure development opportunities on underutilized sites. She addressed problems with the proposal related to problems with TransPlan policies and expectations for employment in nodes. She addressed the fact that the findings do not substantiate removing employment opportunities in the downtown core and not making up for that loss in some other policy direction. Mr. Hledik noted there were more people who to speak. Responding to a question from Mr. Hledik, Ms. Laurence and Ms. Gardner said they had received no requests to keep the record open. There were no requests from Planning Commissioners to keep the record open. Mr. Hledik closed the record. Noting no requests to hold the public hearing over, Mr. Hledik closed the public hearing. He said deliberations would take place on April 28, 2008. In response to Mr. Hledik, Ms. Laurence confirmed that she would respond to any questions raised by Commissioners. Mr. McCown asked for a breakdown of the number of building permits issued in the affected region in the previous seven years, as well as the two seven year segments prior to enactment of LUCU. Mr. Lawless iterated his concern for the lack of clarity in some of the terminology, which was raised in testimony tonight. Ms. Kneeland asked staff to follow-up on testimony related to concerns about VMT, greenhouse gasses, and pushing development to the suburbs. She asked for follow up information to the DLCD letter and the testimony on concerns about the impact of the code amendments on employment, and what that impact would be in respect to the stated requirements for employment goals. MINUTES—Eugene Planning Commission April 15, 2008 Page 9