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Mr. Hansen said that he did not want to be involved in the motion as he had an e alternative motion. Ms. Schue said she did not feel the discussion to be important. Referring to the letter from the bed and breakfast owner in Ashland, she said that the remodeling required to operate a facility would deter renters from investing the time and funds to establish a facility. Ms. Wooten asked Ms. Smith if her objection to the amendment was based on the idea that a person could establish a chain of bed and breakfast facilities. Ms. Smith responded that she felt the ordinance would be stronger with the owner-occupancy requirement. The motion failed: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Obie, and Ms. Wooten voting aye; Ms. Smith, Mr. Holmer, Mr. Ball, and Ms. Schue voting nay. Mr. Obie asked the staff for the background requiring a facility in a C-1 district to be integrated with a commercial structure. Mr. Jacobson said that the requirement came from the Eugene Code as it pertained to dwelling units in a C-1 district, the code requiring any dwelling unit to be integrated with a commercial structure. He said that the requirement dealt with an existing commercial use on the site and did not deal with older residential structures that might exist in a C-1 district. Mr. Hansen moved to delete the opportunities for bed and breakfast facilities in RA and R-1 zoning districts as a conditional use from the code amendment. The motion failed for lack of a e second. Roll call vote on the original motion; motion for second reading passed unanimously, 7:0. Council Bill 2683 was read the second time by council bill number only. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed (and become Ordinance No. 19182). B. Soreng Theatre Rental Structure (memo, resolution, background information distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced the agenda item. Richard Reynolds, Executive Director of the Hult Center, presented the staff report. He said the Soreng Theatre was the 500-seat hall in the Hult Center complex which had been originally intended for access by local artists. He explained that the experience of the past year had been that the theatre was only used 25 percent of the available dates and that approximately 33 percent of those uses had been by local performers. He said that most of the tenants did not break-even in the facility. He outlined some of the factors which created problems for the tenants. He said much time had been spent in reviewing the running costs with the tenants, stressing that although the rehearsal costs were the same for both the Soreng and the Silva - MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 26, 1983 Page 5