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e Mr. Bennett noted that all who had testified regarding the ordinance had stated their support of historic preservation. Mr. Miller suggested that the council deal with the issues that have been identified in a systematic way during future work sessions and he requested specific examples of how the ordinance would apply to individual structures. Mr. Holmer said he was pleased that the ordinance was ready for council review. He asked staff to make the West University Neighborhood Cultural Resources Survey, August 1987, available to each councilor. Mayor Obie asked staff to propose an alternative to placing the burden of historic preservation on individual property owners. He indicated his strong support of historic preservation but said the community should share the burden of designation. Ms. Schue stated her concern about a property owner's potential inability to use property if it is designated. Mr. Bennett voiced a similar concern and added that the key to private participation and the long-term success of historic preservation is to encourage the economic success of the site or property. In his opinion, there is a greater burden on the owner of an historically designated property, but to the extent that it is one's choice to own the property, incentives, cost, and responsibility associated with it should be weighed by the owner before making that choice. Mayor Obie thanked those involved in developing the proposed ordinance. e Ms. Wooten asked that the chair of the task force and the president of the Planning Commission be present for the council IS future discussions of the item. III. PUBLIC HEARING: REVISION TO SOLAR ACCESS REGULATIONS--INFILL WAIVER (CA 88-3) City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Jim Croteau, Planning Department, gave the staff report. Mr. Croteau explained that the code amendment would revise the exemptions under the Solar Setback Standards to allow waiver for in-fill situations. The amendment would allow a waiver to the normal solar setback requirements for any new construction in the case where there is a vacant lot located between two developed lots that each have developed structures that are at least 20 feet in height and do not provide the amount of solar access protection required in new development. It would allow the house that is granted the waiver to be the average of the height of the two adjacent structures. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at which several people testified. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendment. Notice of that hearing and the one this evening was provided to the original mailing list involved in the solar access amendments. Eugene Water & Electric Board submitted written testimony in support of the amendment. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 12, 1988 Page 7 .