Item 6: MUPTE for North Park Apartments

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: Application for a Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption – North Park Apartments Meeting Date: July 14, 2008 Agenda Item Number: 6 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Richie Weinman www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5533 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council is asked to approve or deny a resolution granting a Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE) for the North Park Apartments. BACKGROUND In 1975 the Oregon legislature adopted the enabling statutes for the MUPTE program. This incentive was created as an implementation tool to complement the state land-use laws that were approved in 1973. The intent was to “stimulate the construction of rental housing in the core areas of Oregon’s urban centers…” In July 1977, the City Council adopted the provisions through a resolution that included “. . . to complement the Eugene Community Goals and Polices adopted in 1974 which stated that “High density dwellings should be encouraged close-in to accommodate those people who prefer to live near the center of activity”…” Since that time both the state statutes and Eugene’s implementation of them have been amended. For instance, multi-family ownership is now allowed in addition to rental housing. Most recently, the council amended Eugene’s regulations and boundary in April 2004. th This proposed 40-unit project will be built on the northwest corner of East 14 and Hilyard, which is zoned R-3, high-density residential. The site is comprised of four tax lots. Two are vacant. One has a rental house that will be moved from the site and the other has a triplex that will be demolished. Neither has any notable historical resource value. The applicant followed the required procedures and properly informed the City of their intent to remove the existing structures. Public Comments A display advertisement was published in the Register Guard on May 19, 2008, soliciting comments for 30 days. Six comments were received during the 30-day period. The applicant met with the West University Neighbors and received their endorsement. A letter of support is included in Attachment E. Design Features Consistent with the council’s stated interests in the adopted MUPTE Standards and Guidelines, this application proposes infill housing that increases density in the core area and provides new housing using higher grade materials. In this zoning (R-3) a minimum of 14 units of housing must be built and a maximum of 42. This 40-unit development provides 95% of the allowable housing units. This three- Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080714\S0807146.doc