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e e e years on their refinement plan. The refinement plan calls for 20 to 40 units per acre in the area, but the proposed development would be 89.3 units per acre. She asked what the council is really saying to neighborhood groups if they do not adhere to the refinement plan. She also would like to know what the council was saying if the refinement plan is acknowledged but the council does not act accordingly. Perhaps, if the input of the neighborhood residents will not be incorporated, the neighborhood planning process should be stopped before more energy is spent. Residents feel that this kind of housing should be dispersed. They would rather see this as a mixed-use area. They feel housing should be affordable but that the refinement plan should be taken into consider- ation. They do not want to see Skinner Butte denuded nor obscured further than it has been. They have worked with other developers on site review plans. Roger Wood, 65 Monroe, indicated that he is a member of the Whiteaker Community Council Land Use and Site Review Committee and that he is in agreement with Ms. Clark. Senior housing is important, but a sound and reasonable planning process should not be side-stepped. The Whiteaker Refinement Plan is the planning document for the neighborhood. This plan has involved many residents, City staff, and others. The proposed new development is inconsistent with the refinement plan densities. This project would incorporate more than double the amount of recommended housing for that area. The City Council should overrule the Planning Commission. There are many opportunities for senior housing as well as a sincere desire to work with developers and planners and to help the development process. Changes should be approached with citizen involvement. Balancing needs to be done between the need for affordable housing and the integrity of the planning documents. There being no further testimony, public hearing was closed. CB 2309--An ordinance authorizing rezoning from RG Garden Apartment Residential District to R-4/SR/89.3A High-Rise Multiple-Family Residential District with Site Review procedures, and a density limitation of 89.3 units per acre for property located west of Pearl Street, north of the 3rd-4th Connector. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, that findings supporting the rezoning as set forth in Planning Commission staff notes and minutes of April 13, 1981, be adopted by reference thereto; that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the council; and that enactment be considered at this time. Ms. Wooten asked if there are any documents indicating projected future needs for subsidized housing for seniors. Mr. Croteau stated that there is no empirical data, but at the Planning Commission hearing, there was a good deal of testimony regarding the need for low-income and elderly housing. There is currently a long waiting period for this type of housing. Ya-Po-Ah Terrace has a considerable waiting list. Ms. Wooten asked how long the waiting period would be for funds to subsidize these units. Mr. Humbert stated that the HUD subsidy 202 program, as well as the Section 8 program, are at present in poor shape, but it is necessary to receive the rezoning so that when funding is available, they MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 8, 1981 Page 11 ~