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University of Oregon East Campus Lands Land-Use Applications February 23, 2004 City Council Public Hearing Public Testimony #3 Submitted by: Christine'~Ilaompson, Planning Associate, University Planning Office, University of Oregon, 1276 University of Oregon Strategies: Graceful Transition The strategy proposed to create a graceful edge is the result of collaboration and creativity. The final proposal is quite different.from the university's original ideas. To start, we were interested in maintaining consistency with dty land-use patterns, so we looked at how other uniVersity edges are treated.' Typically university-owned lands,. those lands within the state-approved boundary, are Zoned PL and designated ' Gov/Educ as Supported by the Metro Area General Plan. Where university's lands meet residential areas, a higher-density residential zone outside university-owned lands serves as a transition area. We recognized from the beginning that the Fairmount Neighborhood edge at Villard Street is not necessarily like the other campus edges. Extending PL Out along the entire length of Villard Street would not likely be acceptable. At first, we looked at establishing a typical higher-density residentialbuffer within the campus boundary. We soon discovered; however, that this higher-density residential buffer was not appealing to the university or the neighbors because it did not preserve the single- family character of Villard Street, and it did not allow outright university uses or the flexibility required to establish the campus 'character'. The-Solution: COllaboration and Creative Ideas As a result, we created the proposal before you. It allows greater intensity and flexibility on the campus side while establishing greater limitations and restrictions along the Villard edge. Institutional: The Institutional area would be expanded to include lands dosest to 15~ Avenue and Agate Street. All university uses would be allowed. Low-density Residential: A low-density R-1 area adjacent to.the neighborhood would · serve as a buffer. High-density Residential/Limited Institutional: APL transition area provides · additional assurances that institutional development will not be detrimental to the residential character outside university boundaries. Numerous city regulations are already in place to address transitions to residential neighborhoods in such areas including: City Council Agenda page 267