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. . ..-- --~. , " (. Jim Farah, Planner, briefly reviewed Council actions on the study as made at the September 17, meeting. The review was then continued, starting with Policy 3(c)(2) of Chapter 3. Policies Policy 3c(2)--The words "central business di~trict" were changed to "downtown. II Mr. Delay said he thinks a work session on the housing issues will be needed to move forward on matters of housing in the downtown area. Policy 3d(2)--Mr. Obie wondered about conversion of duplexes into condo- miniums and if policies in Eugene were moving in that direction. He clarified his statement by saying he meant the individual ownership of separate units of newly-constructed duplexes. Mr. Farah said wording could be brought back in that regard. Mr. Lieuallen said that, as data on a possible moratorium on the condominium issue is developed, he would like to know the trends in other areas such as duplexes. Ms. Schue said she liked Mr. Obie's idea in terms of new construction. Policy 3d(3)--Mr. lieuallen wondered what was meant by emphasis being placed on siting and design criteria to ensure privacy and to permit use of solar energy. Mr. Keller said siting and design criteria relates to panhandle lots to assure that as duplexes on corner lots are dealt with, there will be adequate protection for neighbors. (_ Policy 3d(4)--This policy states that, in areas where there' is excess school capacity, City policy should discourage conversion of residential property to non-residential uses. Mr. Lieuallen wondered if there would be mechanisms that the Planning Commission and Council could use to discourage this conversion. Mr. Carlson, LCOG, said that a possible concrete action would be to deny the zone change and use this policy as a criteria. Ms. Schue said she feels the policy is pretty narrowly drawn as non-residential uses may be appropriate in some instances. Mr. Lieuallen said that there is a direct correlation between attracting families to an area and the proximity of a school .If enrollment declines and the school district feels the school should be closed, that somewhat seals the fate of the neighborhood, making it go from residential to commercial and promoting sprawl. The key is to maintain the residential element and the school. "You cannot do one without the other," he said. Manager said another complicating factor is that the same effect is achieved in convert- ing to small apartments, units which affect the compact growth goal. It was suggested that maybe people would be more comfortable if the wording were more general with respect to converting single-family residences such as "discourage extensive conversion." Mr. Lieuallen said he thought the reference in the proposal was mainly to "elementary" schools. Mr. Farah said perhaps adding the word "elementary" would help. Mr. Delay suggested stating the policy in a more positive tone, such as "in areas having excess elementary school capacity, City policies should encourage main- taining residential properties in the area; which seemed to meet with Council approval. \..e 9/26/79--5 535