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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Initiation of Code Amendment for Downtown Zoning District <br /> <br />Meeting Date: July 24, 2006 <br />Department: Planning and Development <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />Agenda Item Number: 2C <br />Staff Contact: Nan Laurence <br />Contact Telephone Number: 682-5340 <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />An implementation strategy in the Downtown Plan calls for the creation of a single downtown <br />zone to unify the downtown core and to support downtown development. Initiating a code <br />amendment is the first step in the implementation of this strategy. Initiation does not approve <br />any changes to the Land Use Code, but launches the public discussion on how to better support <br />downtown development and implement related Downtown Plan and Growth Management <br />Policies. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />City Council initiation of a code amendment for downtown-related regulations was originally on <br />the City Council Consent Calendar for July 18,2005. The council removed the item from the <br />Consent Calendar and requested a work session. At the work session on September 12, 2005, the <br />council reviewed the four main areas of the existing Land Use Code that the Planning <br />Commission and the Eugene Redevelopment Advisory Committee (ERAC) identified for <br />potential changes. Those main areas are: <br /> <br />. C-2 Community Commercial non-residential ground floor requirement; <br />. C-3 Major Commercial surface parking limitation; <br />. /TD Transit Oriented Development Overlay; and <br />. Bike parking requirements. <br /> <br />The council directed staff to begin a public process to solicit public input and further refine the <br />potential issues for consideration. Staff has worked to obtain that input; a summary is provided <br />below and in Attachment C. <br /> <br />As noted in the AIS for July 18, 2005, the concept ofa downtown zoning district was first <br />included in the Downtown Vision, approved by the City Council in November 2000. The vision <br />included the following Key Next Step to support downtown development: <br />Create a new zoning district for the downtown that promotes multi-story structures with <br />mixed uses, and emphasizes street-level activity along the Great Streets. Consider Design <br />Review. (Page 9) <br /> <br />LICMOl2006 Council AgendasIM060724IS0607242C.doc <br />