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e e e John Vanlandingham, 1172 West 5th Avenue, identified himself as a proponent of the low-income housing fee and member of the Planning Commission. He said it was not the intent of the Planning Commission to limit the exemption to low-income housing, but said the public benefit required by the State legislation would be met by projects providing low-income housing. Mr. Vanlandingham said the return of the ten percent fee could be crucial in future low-income housing projects. Mr. Slocum commented that he still considered the ordinance ambiguous in not specifying a percentage of units on which the fee would be charged. There being no further requests to speak, Mayor Miller closed the public hearing. Pat Decker, Planning, Development, and Building Department staff, described the intent of the ordinance as being to provide an opportunity for housing that would not otherwise occur. Staff assumes that much of that housing will not be low-income housing and in the event that a project dedicates 50 percent or more of its units to low-income housing, no fee will be charged. Ms. Decker commented that the area west of Willamette Street and south of the Amazon channel referred to by Mr. Slocum is currently zoned R-2, which is a multi-family housing district and is so designated in the Jefferson-Far West Neighborhood Plan. In questions of consistency between that plan and the Metro Plan, Ms. Decker said the Metro Plan would prevail. Responding to Ms. Ehrman's question about whether the council has to finalize the boundary with its action on the ordinance, Ms. Decker said the area indicated in yellow was a response to correspondence received from the property owner. She pointed out that the area between Washington and Jefferson streets is zoned R-3, multi-family housing, while most of the area west of Jefferson is zoned for the slightly less intense R-2 district. Ms. Decker said the issue seems to be one of existing quality of structures in the area which the ordinance attempts to balance when considering approval of a project. She added that the council could approve a boundary not including the yellow area, and at some future point, proposals for modification of the boundaries could be brought back to the council (and would also require approval by the school district). Answering Mr. Boles's question, Mr. Weinman said approval of individual projects will rest with the council. Mr. Weinman reported that neighborhood input was sought regarding the inclusion of the Lincoln School property, and the Planning Commission's decision to include that property was with the knowledge that the council will eventually determine the use of the property. He added that there were diverse opinions about including that site as one for potential housing. Mr. Boles asked whether the ten percent annual fee would provide a significant return. Mr. Weinman replied that during the first two years, there was no recommendation for a fee to be collected. If the fee were too MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 13, 1989 Page 7