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Chris Attneave, Route 4, Box 319M, said she feels the City is being pressured by realtors in order to put in developments, and that limiting units to four per acre will not endanger the economic position.::S\'1e said if a decision ,is delayedthe matter should be carefully consider~d to:a<;lopt',.a st,;ronger 'p'61iHi6ri 'an'q,Ciec.lare,a; moratorium to allow time for a detailed study. ',' ; -c, . Stu Berge, General Development Corporation working on the Southridge project, ex- pressed the opinion that the proposed plan is nothing more than a method to fore- stall economic growth and development in the South Eugene hills until such time as the City can confiscate the land for the purpose of an ill-conceived ridgeline park. He said in no way does the 1990 Plan speak of the ridgeline area with regard to the urban service boundary, and that not until the Southridge and Balsm developments were proposed did the ridgelinepark come into being. He compared open space in E~gene with the national average, and the minimum allowable open space in PUDs with that proposed in the Southridge development. He said costs imposed on de- velopers through density limitations are passed on to the customer, also that the density limitation proposed is a violation of the 1990 Plan which stresses compact growth. Nils Hult, 2400 South Louis Lane, said his property was purchased in the south hills five years ago with the feeling that development of the hillside areas would somehow stop the proliferation of housing in the productive agricultural land. He agreed deve~opments on the hillside areas should be planned and has no objection to density limitations, but he is concerned about the proposed moratorium on any construction 'within 2000 feet of the ridgeline. He said it seems unreasonable to continue paying taxes on property while awaiting a decision on how it is to be developed, and that until the City is willing to meet the financial obligations they can't reasonably with- hold application to annex and develop that type of property. If the City doesn't want more housing, he feels it should be a matter of record so that people who think they are supplying a need will not Be in limbo. ..-, ~..~ .t. Jopn'Breeden, 4072 Normandy Way, commented that there seems to be no real need for ,d~fferent density limitation for this area because there would be the same external impact on traffic and schools here as in any other part of the City. He said the PUD regulations would be workable for the ridgeline area with very few changes. He commented on costs involved in building under PUD regulations should a limit be imposed if plans are;~e'~~l;;p~~i on that limitation and later restricted to fewer units. He asked that servlces be allowed to the rid~eline area and that no mora- torium be declared on development there. J- ____ Wayne Johnson, developer, commented on development in Eugene prior to adoption of the PUD regulations and the length of time it now takes to complete developments under those regulations. For that reason he opposed the moratorium and other re- strictions on development of property in the City. Lottie Streisinger, Route 4, Box 311, said she believes the proposed plan does not go far enough, that it deserves considerable thought and time to prevent destruction of the area. She feels the density limitation should be less than six units per acre. . Councilman McDonald said he does not see where the ridgeline area will be hurt by the proposed development, and that he does not favor the moratorium. Mrs. Campbell said the 'two projects involved, Southridge and Balsm, will not be prohibited if they proceed on the interim plan. Manager noted that the two proj ects have pre-preliminary approval for PUDs, and if ,. this density limitation and moratorium are adopted for one and a half years and if, the proposed projects go ahead c. during that time, they will have to abide by the six-units-per-acre limitation. ' Mrs. Ca~pbell said the Council did take a position in adopting the 1990 Plan and that she would like to see the urban service area defined in the south hills area. She said people have demonstrated to this Council the desire to preserve this area, and she would like to see the Council follow the Planning Commission recommendation and accept the interim plan with a review in six months. She commented on the demand on facilities in the South Willamette area now and the lack of funds to build new schools. Mrs. Campbell moved seconded by Mrs. development on property lying within portion of the City. Beal to adopt the interim plan to control 2000 feet of:the ridgeline in the southern . Councilman Mohr asked if the external impact taken into consideration when eight units perac~e were allowed would still be important in consideration of the six-unit-per- acre limitation. 'Manager said the proposed study would certainly have to include the City's ability to meet demands on public services of developments of greater density IJ../I 5/22/72 - 5