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e Ms. Hahn's earlier comment regarding the permit period, Ms. Miller said it could be changed to one year. Mr. Rutan encouraged councilors to vote against the ordinance because he considered it contrary to what the City has attempted to achieve in its residential zoning regulations. He also said there were numerous major flaws in the ordinance. Finally, Mr. Rutan considered complaint-based enforcement ineffective and unrealistic. Mr. Boles considered the ordinance as recommended by the Planning Commission fair and adequately protective of the City and of contiguous property owners. Ms. Ehrman anticipated minimal use of the ordinance and viewed it less as a zoning issue than as a social response to housing problems. She said she would support changing the permit period to one year. Ms. Bascom called the ordinance cumbersome and concurred with councilors Rutan and Bennett's observations that it was not an effective way of encouraging density on undeveloped space. Ms. Bascom questioned whether moving mobile homes on and off lots would be a wise use of resources. Ms. Schue viewed the proposed ordinance as an experiment that could help address one aspect of the community's housing problems and she encouraged council support. e Mr. Bennett did not favor addressing the housing situation in ways that could change the character of entire neighborhoods and suggested that other alternatives may better meet the environmental goals of the community. Answering Mr. Holmer1s questions, Ms. Hahn said modular homes are permitted as primary or accessory homes if they meet Uniform Building Code standards. She explained that the enforcement method preferred by the Planning Commission is a performance agreement to be contractually binding and enforced through the court system. Mr. Green requested a comparison of costs between housing an ailing family member in a mobile home and in a nursing home. He preferred the mobile home option because he thought it would be less costly and would better retain the person's dignity. Mr. Green shared the reservations of other councilors regarding the recommended two-year permit period. CB 4128--An ordinance concerning Mobile Home Hardship Permits; amending Section 9.806 of the Eugene Code, 1971; and adding a new Section 9.820 of that code. Ms. Bascom moved, seconded by Mr. Rutan, that the bill, with unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at this time. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 27, 1989 Page 3