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ATTACHMENT D <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Planning & Development <br /> <br /> Planning <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />th <br /> 99 West 10 Avenue <br />M <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />EMORANDUM <br /> (541) 682-5377 <br /> (541) 682-5572 FAX <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />Date: <br />June 25, 2008 <br /> <br />To: <br /> Mayor Piercy and City Council <br /> <br />From: <br />Alissa Hansen, 682-5508 <br /> <br /> Senior Planner <br /> <br />Subject: <br />Minor Code Amendments (CA 07-5) <br /> <br /> <br />The following memo is provided in response to the questions asked by City Council at the June 4, <br />2008 work session and the June 16, 2008 public hearing on the Minor Code Amendments. City <br />Council action on these amendments is scheduled for July 14, 2008. Staff is providing this memo in <br />advance of the July 14, 2008 agenda packet to better facilitate action at that meeting. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1.What are the costs associated with extending public notice requirements for Type II and <br />IV applications from 300 feet to 500 feet? <br /> <br />Based on a review of recent land use applications from different neighborhoods across the city, the <br />average cost increase to the city per application would be approximately $150 if notice requirements <br />for Type II and IV land use applications were increased by 200 feet. Based on the number of Type II <br />and Type IV land use applications typically processed in one year, this would result in a total increase <br />of approximately $24,000 to $30,000. <br /> <br />The minor code amendment project does not include such an amendment at this time, nor did this issue <br />come up as part of the public scoping for this project. However, the issue of earlier notice to <br />neighborhoods was raised. That was addressed by including in the package of amendments a proposal <br />to provide for early neighbor and neighborhood input into the development process that requires an <br />applicant, at their cost, to host a meeting prior to submitting a land use application to the City. The <br />purpose of this meeting is to provide a means for the applicant and neighbors to meet to review a <br />development proposal and to share information and concerns regarding the project. In this case, the <br />applicant would be required to send notice of the meeting to surrounding property owners and <br />occupants, and that notice range is based on existing code requirements for the corresponding <br />application types. Written testimony has been received on this amendment topic requesting that the <br />required notice range for the neighborhood/applicant meetings be increased. <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />