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, M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL e September 26, 1977 Adjourned meeting from September 21, 1977, of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller at 7:30 p.m. on September 26, 1977, in the Council Chamber with the following Council members present: Eric Haws, D. W. Hamel, Tom Williams, Ray Bradley, Jack Delay, Scott Lieuallen, Brian Obie, and Betty Smith. I-A-l 1. Public Hearings A. Rezoning properties located between 7th and 13th Avenues, extending from Washington Street to Lincoln .Street, from C-2 and R-3 to MU Mixed Use (Eugene Planning Commission)(Z 76-38). Recommended by Planning Commission August 15, 1977, with a 5-1 vote. Manager said this was a major complex rezoning matter considered by the Planning Commission for nearly a year, with lengthy public hear- ings held. Susan Franklin, 669 West Broadway, reviewed for Council the Plan- ning Commission's actions. Public hearings for this zone change began in October in 1976, with numerous and comprehensive studies e showing the need for both commercial and residential zoning to complement each other. She noted extensive public hearings had been held, with the Planning Commission compromising with a mixed-use zone for the area. She said this zoning would eliminate the possi- bility of non-conformance and felt this zone change would not adver- sely affect the property owners in the area. Jim Saul, Planner, recognized this as a major rezoning and noted for Council consideration the following points. First, Council should consider whether the area should be rezoned under the accepted City policy. He referred Council to Staff Notes, noting that the City has adopted a number of policies which have direct relation to this zone change. The change would be from C-2 to a MU classification that would encourage high-density housing in the area, and he sited various policies to support this position, noting the 1990 Plan, Community Goals and Policies, and the Housing Policy Resolution. He said during the entire course of public hearing, testimony pre- sented recognized the validity of City policy encouraging high- density housing in this area. The second issue he noted was whether or not the Mixed-Use District provided adequate mechanisms to carry out those policies. The primary purpose of the MU District would be to encourage further high-density development in the area and does recognize the existing commercial e 9/26/77--1 72.If