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2. Group Care and Day Care Code Amendments (CA 82-9) (memo, ordinance, e background information distributed) Vote--6 :0 Recommended approval by Planning Commission April 5, 1983 Mr. Gleason introduced Tom Hayes, Planning. Mr. Hayes discussed highlights of the amendments, including consolidation and simplification of definitions and provision of standards for location of day care and group care facilities. Mr. Hayes said that the review process had commenced nearly a year ago, at the request of the council and Planning Commission. He said that both the commission and the Citizen Involvement Committee had worked with staff to produce a list of interested parties to whom referrals could be made. Mr. Hayes regretted that Family Shelter House had been omitted from this list and noted that Bill Uhlhorn was present to speak for that organization. Mr. Hayes also noted that Sheilah Ewing of the Oregon Child Care Network had distributed a letter to councilors expressing concern regarding the child care portion of the proposed development standards. Councilor Lindberg returned to the meeting. Public hearing was opened. Sheilah Ewing, 35950 North Morningstar Road, Pleasant Hill (97455), represented Oregon Child Care Network, an organization of day care providers. She said that the group wanted reasonable standards but felt that items A and C, regarding fencing and limits on the number of providers that could be located near each other, were not reasonable. e Bill Uhlhorn, 2625 Hilyard Street, said he is the Director of Eugene Emergency Housing, which operates a 35-unit apartment complex for mental health patients. He said that in 1978-79 he had presented a lengthy proposal to the Planning Department regarding land use provisions for group care, but that somehow his name had been deleted from the list of referrals for the proposed code amendments. Mr. Uhlhorn felt that location of group care homes was a major land use issue for the City and noted that while the City is committed to serving the handicapped population with group care, neighbors of proposed group care sites have often tried to prevent location of such facilities in their areas. Referring to page one of the amendments and the definition of permitted use, Mr. Uhlhorn noted that the State had passed legislation that would allow group care for five individuals and staff in any residential area. He said that exi sting laws allow group care facil iti es in the R-4, RP, and C-1 zoni ng di stricts but that the proposed amendments would be more restrictive and would require a conditional use permit in these zones. He said that the conditional use permit process requi res that the appl icant have control of the 5i te over the sometimes 1 engthy permit and appeal process and that this would present financial restraints for agencies trying to locate facilities. Mr. Uhl horn urged that parki ng requi rements be based on the largest number of staff present on any shift at the facility rather than the total number of staff over a 24-hour period. There being no further testimony, public hearing was closed. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 15, 1983 Page 8