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generated by the proposed development. The loss of this regulatory tool for housing applications will <br />These are examples of why City staff <br />and a variety of key stakeholders agree that our existing clear and objective criteria should be reviewed <br />and possibly updated, as discussed in greater detail below. <br />The interest and expectation for an update to our land use code also gained the attention of the <br />Planning Commission and City Council as part of the Envision Eugene adoption process. In recent <br />months, neighborhood leaders concerned about how code updates could impact livability, as well as <br />Council. These interests intersect with the Clear & Objective Housing: Approval Criteria Update and <br />further demonstrate the need to create a more efficient and effective path for land use applications <br />proposing housing. Additionally, the Home Builders Association of Lane County (HBA) has continued to <br />clear and objective criteria and how they may impact our ability to <br />meet the projected 20-year housing demand on existing land within the urban growth boundary (UGB). <br />implementing Envision Eugene, with Council direction to bring proposed land use code changes back for <br />to occur by <br />January 2019. <br />DĻƚŭƩğƦŷǤ <br />The scope of work will likely include amendments to the land use application approval criteria for <br />partitions, subdivisions, site reviews, conditional use permits and planned unit developments and <br />related procedures for housing that apply City-wide. <br />CğźƌǒƩĻ Ʒƚ wĻğĭŷ wĻƭƚƌǒƷźƚƓ <br />Failure to examine and revise our clear and objective approval criteria may <br />Accommodate our housing need inside our existing UGB <br />Provide housing affordable to all income levels <br />Use existing land wisely and efficiently <br />Provide certainty for housing developers and neighbors <br />Address concerns regarding safety and quality of life <br />In addition, the City will likely face continuing legal challenges and significant public expense in <br />processing appeals on a project-by-project basis. Future appeals could result in unintended gaps or <br />uncertainty in our clear and objective approval criteria, which may leave important community values <br />unaddressed through the land use process, causing further erosion of trust and higher cost to the public. <br />If the Clear & Objective Housing: Approval Criteria Update is successful, our regulatory framework will <br />reduce potential appeals and housing cost associated with the land use process; increase certainty and <br />predictability for property owners and developers in their ability to provide housing; and reflect a <br />balanced outcome with respect to other important community values. <br /> <br />Page 4 | 16 <br />Draft Project Charter <br /> <br />