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e corrections. The field inspector notifies Mr. Sundahl before the stop work orders are written. In addition, field inspectors contact the City.s code analyst who reviewed the building prior to issuing a field correction notice. Ms. Bascom reported a complaint that the City had added requirements for the Eugene Emergency Housing (EEH) Facility at 780 Highway 99, making the project more expensive. Mr. Reed said he understood the reason for the complaint, but the accusation was absolutely not true and in fact, staff had waived code on some issues in order to accommodate the project. Cost increased and code issues arose because appropriate professional guidance was not sought prior to purchasing the building and beginning the remodel. Mr. Gleason and Mr. Reed said they could review the EEH project in detail with Mr. Uhlhorn. In response to a question from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Reed said the division enforces the State Building Code, which is a minimum and a maximum based upon a uniform national model code. The State Building Code cannot be changed at the local level, except in the area of administration and service delivery. e C. Land Use Management Mr. Reed reviewed the activities of the Land Use Section, and he said the current four FTEs handle the most diverse and greatest volume of duties, including citizen complaints about nuisance violations. He emphasized that the only way the case load can be managed is by prioritizing the work of the section, and he referred councilors to priorities listed in their handouts. The highest priority is given to health and safety issues. Supporting economic development by doing such things as zoning and building code reviews is another priority. The lowest priority is loning, land use, and sign issues. Ms. Ehrman cautioned against putting economic development ahead of people1s complaints of illegal land use activities. Mr. Gleason said the City lacks the capacity to follow up on issues of non-safety nuisance abatement, and on conditions and agreements worked out in planning conditional uses and variances. Mr. Reed reported that the backlog of complaints and sign plan reviews has been reduced with the filling of one vacant position, but at the same time, overall complaint volume has increased and it is impossible to staff enforcement of sign code violations or violations of special land use permits. Ms. Wooten expressed the opinion that site reviews are important. She asked who would follow up on conditions of development if not the Building Safety Division. Regarding enforcement capability, Mr. Reed said developing a citation system is on the division long-range work program. Two years ago, the council changed the ordinance, giving the division authority to send notice of non-compliance and to hire a contractor to abate the nuisance. Ms. Miller said four such notices were sent in February, and peak months would be April through November. Mr. Reed said Public Works Maintenance was responsible for situations involving weeds, but there would be coordination if health issues were part e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner/Work Session March 14, 1988 Page 3