Item 4: UO Arena Alley Vacations

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Public Hearings: Ordinances Vacating Alley and Street Right-of-Way for the University of Oregon (VRI 08-1 & VRI 08-2) th An Ordinance Vacating a Portion of Villard Alley Right-Of-Way between East 13 th Avenue and East 15 Avenue; and th An Ordinance Vacating a Portion of East 13 Avenue Right-Of-Way East of its Intersection with Franklin Boulevard Meeting Date: July 21, 2008 Agenda Item Numbers: 4 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Steve Ochs www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541/682-5453 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council will hold two separate public hearings on an alley vacation request and street vacation request submitted by the University of Oregon. The properties affected by this proposed action are the thth north/south alley between East 13 Avenue and East 15 Avenue, parallel to Villard and Agate Streets, thth and a portion of East 13 Avenue at the intersection of East 13 Avenue and Franklin Boulevard. Maps are included as Attachment A and B, showing the vicinity and proposed alley and street right-of-way to be vacated. These items are scheduled for public hearing only; no action is scheduled at this time. BACKGROUND On June 18, 2008, the City Council approved a motion to set the public hearing date on the two vacation requests for July 21, 2008. As noted above and shown on the attached maps, the University of Oregon’s requested right-of-way thth vacations include Villard Alley from East 15 Avenue north to East 13 Avenue (VRI 08-1) and a th roughly triangular portion of East 13 Avenue at the intersection with Franklin Boulevard. The University is proposing to build a basketball arena on the site which necessitates the alley and street vacations. The University of Oregon has also submitted a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to construct the arena in a Community Commercial (C-2) zone as required by a Code Interpretation (CI 08-3) by the City of Eugene Hearings Official. The CUP is a separate land use decision which will be rendered by the City of Eugene Hearings Official after a public hearing. The date of that hearing has not yet been set. The University of Oregon has placed two previously submitted land use applications (TIA 08-4 and ARB 08-2) on hold and incorporated them into the Conditional Use Permit application. The vacation request process serves as a means to evaluate the need for public ways as land develops and uses change over time. Requests for the vacation of public streets and alleys are considered in accordance with sections 9.8700-9.8725 of the Eugene Code (EC) and Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 271.080-271.230, and processed pursuant to EC 9.7445–9.7455. The public hearings are subject to quasi-judicial procedures in State law and as set forth in EC 9.7065 through EC 9.7095. Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080721\S0807214.doc