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e Councilor Obie asked whether, under the terms of the proposed ordinance, a treatment center such as Raleigh Hills could locate on PL-zoned land. Mr. Chenkin responded that no residential uses were permitted under the ordinance. Councilor Ball asked for staff reaction to the suggestion that by enacting the proposed ordinance the City was abdicating its responsibility for land use decisions. Mr. Chenkin responded that it was up to the council to decide if this argument was valid and if the review processes outlined in the ordinance were adequate. Ms. Wallace added that the City would still be required to issue an occupancy permit to any building lessee and could withhold this if it did not approve of the lessee. Mr. Chenkin and Mr. Gleason said that the City's review for an occupancy permit was strictly administrative and that the City was obligated to grant a permit if the standard requirements were met. Councilor Obie said he did not see adoption of this ordinance as abdication of the City's authority for land use decisions. He gave the example of commercial or industrial zones, where the City, in applying the zone, outlines a general category of use for the land but does not act on a particular use. He felt that the PL zone, as amended by the proposed ordinance, would work in a similar manner. He supported adoption of the ordinance with the amendment proposed by the Planning Commission. Mr. Lindberg said he felt that the question raised by the public testimony was whether vocational curriculums belong in the PL setting. He said he believed e this was the case and would therefore support the ordinance. Councilor Miller said that since the impacts of some of the uses proposed in the ordinance for surplus school land would be very different than the impact of a school, there was a very real need for adequate community input into each decision, including opportunity to discuss the terms of the lease and such things as hours of operation and noise levels. She said that there was also a need to establish an on-going mechanism for communication between the neighbors and the lessee. She felt that the abundance of testimony to the council on the Laurel Hill siting issue was an indication that the school district was not providing adequate opportunity for public input and community problem-solving. She did not feel that the adopted land use policies of the school board provided much reassurance, especially since leases for periods under three years were not viewed as land use decisions. She felt that a number of the uses that could be proposed under the categories listed in the draft ordinance could be difficult to accommodate in a residential neighborhood. She suggested that the council make all uses conditional or at least shift some of the more controversial uses to the conditional category. She urged the council not to rush into this decision. Councilor Obie suggested that a decision on this item be postponed until September. Mr. Gleason said that the district had a number of leases awaiting council approval of the ordinance and that if the council did not act tonight, those leases could not go into effect until late September. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 9, 1982 Page 6