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Goals <br />The overarching goal of this <br />important Council directive intended to help our community prepare for future growth as expressed in <br />Envision Eugene. The Clear & Objective Housing: Approval Criteria Update will involve land use code <br />changes that result in a balanced outcome with respect to the policy goals as embodied in the pillars of <br />projected housing needs within the existing UGB over the next 20-year planning period, while also <br />protecting public health and safety, neighborhood livability, and natural resources in keeping with our <br /> <br />ŷĻ ƚǝĻƩğƩĭŷźƓŭ <br />In summary, the project will strive to meet the following goals: <br />ŭƚğƌ ƚŅ Ʒŷźƭ ĻŅŅƚƩƷ źƭ <br />Raise awareness of the role of clear and objective land use code approval <br /> <br />ĭƌĻğƩ ğƓķ ƚĬƆĻĭƷźǝĻ <br />Engage the public in a discussion of objective alternatives that best meet and <br />ƌğƓķ ǒƭĻ <br />balance our values <br />ğƦƦƌźĭğƷźƚƓ ĭƩźƷĻƩźğ <br />Reduce or mitigate existing land use code barriers to housing development <br />ğƓķ ƦƩƚĭĻķǒƩĻƭ ŅƚƩ <br />Support reasonable and predictable development of buildable lands for <br />ŷƚǒƭźƓŭ ǞźƷŷ ƚǒƩ <br />housing <br />Address public health and safety, natural resource protection, and <br />ĭǒƩƩĻƓƷ ƓĻĻķƭ ğƓķ <br />neighborhood livability with clear and objective approval criteria for housing <br /> <br />ǝğƌǒĻƭ͵ <br />Objectives <br />The following objectives help to articulate how the City intends to achieve the goal of updating our clear <br />and objective criteria for land use applications for housing: <br />1)Gather public input on a range of known concerns, suggested solutions, and alternatives regarding <br />clear and objective standards. <br />2)Maintain compliance with State law by ensuring the approval criteria for housing applications are <br />clear and objective, and do not have the effect of discouraging needed housing through <br />unreasonable cost and delay. <br />3)Respond to any changes in State law or recent case law which may further refine, dictate, or legally <br />require certain amendments. <br />4)Present recommended land use code changes to Council for consideration, request action to move <br />forward with formal adoption processtarget January 2019 (within one yea <br />Scope <br />apply City-wide, so this update will ultimately involve a <br />legislative process to amend the land use code. Consistent with the goals and objectives stated above, <br />the Clear & Objective Housing: Approval Criteria Update will require any proposed changes put forward <br />analysis and public review prior to beginning the formal adoption process. It will also require that all <br />recommendations be responsive to changes in State law and other recent case law. <br /> <br />Page 5 | 16 <br />Draft Project Charter <br /> <br />