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e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Regular Meeting City Council Chambers October 24, 1983 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Emily Schue, Brian Obie, Richard Hansen, Freeman Holmer, John Ball, Betty Smith, and Cynthia Wooten. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Mark Lindberg Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller. I. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Land Use Application Process Revisions (CA 83-1) (memo, ordinance, and background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Gary Chenkin of the Planning Department presented the staff report. Mr. Chenkin reviewed the e October 24 Planning Department memorandum, stating that the item had already been discussed at the joint meeting with the Planning Commission on October 19. For the benefit of the record, he stated that the revisions were the first product of the Coordinated Permit Counter Task Team and that the task team would be submitting to the council a progress report on other aspects of the permit process. Referring to the zone change procedures, he explained that the obliga- tory joint meeting with the Planning Commission would be deleted if the revisions were approved. He then reviewed the proposed process for zone change requests. He stated that appeals would be heard on the existing record and not on any new evidence presented. Mr. Chenkin stated that Tim Sercombe of the City Attorney's Office was present to answer any legal questions. Mr. Chenkin said that a letter from Bill Kloos, received on October 21, 1983, was added to the material distributed to the council. He stated that Mr. Kloos felt the Planning Commission had reversed its position on the parking variance approval criteria. Mr. Chenkin explained that the commission had not made a decision on the criteria until making its final recommendation on August 15, 1983. Mr. Chenkin suggested that the council hold the revisions over until November 16, 1983, for final action. In response to a request for more background on the parking variances, Mr. Chenkin stated that the six criteria for granting a variance were listed on the reverse side of the variance flow chart. He said staff had originally felt the last three criteria listed were sufficient for making a determination. He said that comments received from lone Pierron had caused staff to reconsider its position and finally decide to leave the ordinance as written--in other words, require all six criteria. Mr. Chenkin said that this would be a policy decision e to be made by the council. The public hearing was opened. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 24, 1983 Page 1