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<br />THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IN RESPONSE TO THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTIVE AS OF OCTO-
<br />BER 27, 1958 RELATIVE TO THE CITY Of EUGENE ESTABLISHING ITS OWN:PLANNING
<br />DEPARTMENT, SUBMITS THE fOLLOWING REPORT:
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<br />'IN THE COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 27, 1958 A'MOTION WAS PASSED'REQUEST-
<br />ING THE EUGENE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO MAKE A STUDY OF THE POSSIBILITY
<br />Of THE C,TY'S ESTABLISHING ITS OWN PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE HIRING or A
<br />PLANNING CONSULTANT WHO WOULD,WORK IN COOSE HARMONY WITH THE LANE COUNTY
<br />PLANNING COMMISSION AND THAT A DEfINITE,RECOMMENDATION BE MADE TO YOUR BODY
<br />BY JANUARY 15, 1959.
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<br />'THIS MATTER HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION AND IT
<br />IS THE UNANIMOUS AND CONSIDERED OPINION Of COMMISSION MEMBERS THAT WITHDRAWAL
<br />fROM THE CENTRAL lANE COUN~Y PLANNING COMMISSION, OR AN EFFORT TO ESTABLISH
<br />A SEPARATE PLANNING DEPARTMENT fOR THE CITY Of EUGENE, WOULD BE DISASTROUS
<br />TO THE PRESENT PLANNING PROGRAM WHICH IS ENVIED BY ALL AND BEING EMULATED BY,
<br />MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR COORDINATED PLANNING BE-
<br />TWEEN THE SEVERAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS IN THIS AREA. INDEPENDENT PLANNING
<br />LEADS TO INDEPENDENT ACTIONS. THE WELFARE Of THE ,METROPOLITAN AREA, BUT
<br />ESPECIALLY THE LONG RANGE WELFARE OF THE CITY_OF EUGENE, DEPENDS UPON GREATER
<br />COORDINATION - NOT LESS.
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<br />'WHEN fIRST ADVISED AS TO THE REQUEST FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION ON
<br />FORMING A SEPARATE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION WAS DEEPLY
<br />CONCERNED SINCE IT SUDDENLY REALIZED THAT IT IS NOT COMMONLY KNOWN LOCALLY
<br />HOW fAR ADVANCED THIS AREA IS IN HAVING A COORDINATED PLANNING PROGRAM. IN
<br />DISCUSSING AND REfLECTING U~ON THE:MATTER, HOWEVER, ,THE COMMISSION HAS REASONED
<br />THAT PERHAPS A REVIEW Of OUR ~ROGRAM IS IN ORDER SINCE .SUCH A'REVIEW COULD
<br />POINT UP THE WAY fOR GREATER PLANNING,COORDINATION ONCE IT IS FULLY REALIZED
<br />HOW GREAT AND HOW REW~RDINGFULL PLANNING PARTICIPATION CAN BE.
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<br />'THE PRESENT PLANNING PROGRAM WAS ACTIVATED NOVEMBER I, 1945. AT THAT
<br />TIME SIX POLITICAL SUBDIVISION PARTICleATED WITH A BUDGET Of $13,800 TO WHICH
<br />THE CITY Of EUGENE CONTRIBUTED $5,000. IN 1945 THE CITY WAS LESS THAN HALf ITS
<br />PRESENT AREA. FRINGES SUCH AS SOUTH WILLAMETTE STARTED AT 24TH AVENUE. THERE
<br />WAS NO COUNTY PLANNING; THERE WAS NO COUNTY_PLANNING LAW. ANYTHING WAS AC-
<br />CEPTABLE SINCE NO ONE HAD THE AUTHORITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO SET THE PATTERN
<br />OR STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT. AREAS SUCH AS SOUTH WILLAMETTE, RIVER ~IEW AND
<br />EAST. SPRINGFIELD WERE GROWING LIKE ToPSY. 80% OF THE BUILDING PROGRAM WAS
<br />OCCURRING OUTSIDE,OF THE CITY'S CORPORATE'LIMITS.
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<br />'THE CITY Of EUGENE HAD ANTIQUATED'PLANNING LAWS:AND REGULATIONS;: BUILD-
<br />INGSITES WERE BEING RESUBDIVIDED WITH THE REAR HALF Of LOTS BEING LIMITED TO
<br />ALLEY fRONTAGES. ASIDE fROM SKINNER'S BUTTE AND BADLY RUN DOWN HENDRICKS PARK,
<br />THERE WERE NO DEVELOPED ,PARKS OR RECREATION'AREAS IN THE,eITY OLEUGENE. 'SEWAGE
<br />flOWED DOWN THE GUTTERS ON:WILLAMETTE,ST, FRIENDLY ST, 29TH AVE AND AMAZON-BLVD
<br />FROM UNCONTROLLED AREAS BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS. THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METRO-
<br />POLITAN.AREAS WERE,STARTINGA PCANNING,PROGRAM_fROM SCRATCH~ '
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<br />'MANY OF THE AREAS THAT DEVELOPED DURING THIS PRE-PLANNING PERIOD ARE NOW
<br />WITHIN. THE CITY. MANY:Of THE CITY'S BIG PROBLEMS Of TODAY WERE: THE fRINGE.PRO-
<br />BLEMS OF YESTERDAY. THE:WELfAREOf THE,CITY TOMORROW DEPENDS UPON A COORDINATED
<br />METROPOLITAN PROGRAM TODAY.- PRE-PLANNING IS INEXPENSIVE'AND_SOUND;~CORRECTIVE.
<br />PLANNING IS EXPENSIVE,AND.ONLY PARTIALLY SATISfYING AT BEST.
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<br />'THE fRINGES Of EUGENE TODAY ARE DEVELOPING IN AN ORDERLY MANNER ALONG
<br />PATTERNS REFLECTING THE USE AND DEVELOPMENTiOF ADJACENT C1TY AREAS. _SUBDJVISION
<br />CONTROL IS CREATING VERY DESIRABLE_DEVELOPMENTS. ROAD WIDTHS AND ALIGNMENTS.ARE
<br />BEING PLANNED TO PROVIDE fOR:NEEDS~WHEN SUCH AREAsrARE FULLY DEVELOPED. MAJOR
<br />ROAD BUILDING PROGRAMS: ARE AUTHORIZED' TO LEAD.PEOPLE. TO, 'FROM AND AROUND EUGENE'S
<br />BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL'AREAS.. MAJOR DRAINAGE'PROGRAMS ARE BEING INAUGURATED
<br />THROUGH THE COUNTY, STATE AND SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE. ,NEW SCHOOLS ARE BEING
<br />LOCATED TO BEST SERVE NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS. ZONING REGULATIONS ARE IN EffECT TO
<br />GUIDE A COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN. ALL Of THESE PROGRAMS AND: MORE ARE THE
<br />RESULTS Of COORDINATED PLANNING AND SUCHCOORDINATION"CAN BE BEST ACHIEVED
<br />THROUGH AN INTEGRATED PLANNING OffiCE. ALL Of THESE PROGRAMS MEAN GREAT CITY
<br />ADVANTAGES NOW, BUT MORE PARTICULARLY WHEN URBAN DEVELOPMENT ENGULFS THESE AREAS
<br />AND THEY BECOME PART Of THE C',TY Of EUGENE. - ~
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<br />~SOME OF, THE MOST SJGNIFJCANT ADVANTAGES Of CONTINUING WITH, THE CENTRAL LANE
<br />COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CAN BE SUMMARIZED AS fOLLOWS:
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<br />I. A CENTRAL PLANNING OffICE GIVES A MAXIMUM Of COORDINATION IN PLANNING OF
<br />THE METROPOLITAN AREA. WHAT IS NOW BEING ACHIEVED IN PLANNING COORDINA-
<br />TION IN THIS AREA IS BEING ATTEMPTED IN OTHER METROPOLITAN AREAS BY THE
<br />CREATION Of SUPER OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING AGENCIES WHICH TRY (WITHOUT
<br />ADEQUATE ~EGAL AUTHORITY) TO COORDINATE THE PLANNING Of SEVERAL INDEPENDENT
<br />PLANNING OFfICES. AT A RECENT MEETING Of PACIfIC COAST OffICIALS THE PLAN-
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