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<br />Council Chamber
<br />Eugene, Oregon
<br />February 8, 1971
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<br />Regular meeting of the Common Council of the city of Eugene, , Oregon was called to order by His Honor
<br />1'layor Lester E. Anderson at 7: 30 p.m. on February. 8, 1971 in the Council Chamber with the following
<br />Councilmen present: Messrs. Teague, Mohr and McDDnald; Mrs..Beal; Messrs. _Gribsko~"Williams and
<br />Hershner; Mrs. Campbell.
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<br />I. Public Hearing, Zoning Ordinance.' Amendment
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<br />C.B. 9352 - Amending zoning ordinance, setting criteria for controlled income and rent
<br />housing, was s,ubmi tted ,and read in full.
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<br />Mr. Teague moved ~h~t~tThe bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with
<br />unanimous consent of'the Council. Mr. Mohr declined to second, saying he wished to present
<br />a substitute motion. There was no second to,the motion.
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<br />*NO formal action was taken on this item at the meeting of February 3, 1971, since a
<br />public hearing was scheduled for this meeting.
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<br />At its meeting of January 18 the Planning Commission recommended approval of an amendment
<br />to the zoning ordinance to set out the general description and purpose of conditional-~
<br />use permits, and to set out more specific procedures and criteria for controlled income
<br />and rent housing projects to encourage construction of more housing for families who
<br />cannot get decent, safe and sanitary shelter in the open market for 25% of gross family
<br />income. A copy of ,the proposal was ,distributed to the City Council. The amendment would
<br />provide that controlled income and rent housing could be built to a higher density than
<br />normally permitted in a particular zone. It sets better buidelines for the Planning Commis-
<br />sion to establish density in excess of the parent zone.
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<br />Mrs. Betty Niven of the Planning Commission explained that the ordinance was very mue'It-
<br />needed to enable the city to meet its housing commitments. She outlined the number of
<br />units now available in this area, and the humber in the plannigg stages. She explained
<br />FHA regulations and how they affect builders and financing.
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<br />Mr. Al Tussing, resident of Laurel Hill, felt this was an effort to by-pass the
<br />zoning ordinance in matters of density. He suggested a zone change would be better
<br />so that there would be a public hearing to decide the merits of each case.
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<br />Mrs. Niven explained that this amendment would not eliminate the public hearing. She
<br />pointed out that rezoning could increase the value of the property, thus restricting its
<br />use for non-profit sponsors of low income housing.
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<br />Mrs. Shirley Hulegard, 1710 West 28th, was of the opinion that this amendment was not in
<br />the best interests of the citizens of the City. She felt their investment in property
<br />should be protected. She said she spoke for others in her neighborhood who could not be
<br />present.
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<br />Mr. Mohr moved, seconded by Mr. Teague, to table this motion, and said this implied that
<br />there would be a definite time to take .the bill off the table. He asked for a report
<br />setting guidelines or criteria for a housing plan or policy of the city with respect to
<br />density. He wanted to make it clear that members of the Council supported housing for
<br />the elderly and low income of the community. He reiterated Council faith in the Planning
<br />Commission and the zoning ordinance, but said he was concerned about density, and that
<br />he felt the proper tools for implementation of an increase were not at hand. He suggested
<br />a committee be generated by the Planning Commission to study this problem and provide
<br />guidelines and standards as tools for controlling density.
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<br />Mrs. Niven felt this study would be possible, but she explianed that the federal government
<br />sets up guidelines which must be followed for federal financing. Unless these are followed,
<br />the city simply will not have any housing for low income people.
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<br />Councilman Mohr explained that his proposal was made in the hope of accomplishing increased
<br />density with some felicity and elegance. He explained the manner in which increased
<br />density is accomplished in foreigh countries, and that he felt this could be somewhat
<br />attained here.
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<br />Mrs. Niven suggested that only the first sept of the proposal be followed, since a committee
<br />would probably take at .:.:least a year to complete the study requested. She felt there
<br />were some problems, and that a committee would be helpful.
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<br />Mr. Williams explained the housing situation in large cities in the east, and his fears
<br />that something of that nature might happen here. He felt this was an extremely dangerous
<br />area of urban planning. He had consulted with urbanologists, and now felt study by a
<br />committee would be a prudent use of time.
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<br />Councilman McDonald felt the Planning Commission had studied this amendment before
<br />referring it to the Council, and that the Council should concur with its recommendation.
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<br />Mrs. Beal asked exactly what sections of town were foreseen for such developments. Mrs.
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