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CLEAR & OBJECTIVE HOUSING: APPROVAL C RITERIA UPDATE <br />November 13, 2018 DRAFT Preferred Concepts Report: Significant Issues Page 29 of 59 <br />Recommendation : Revise the required distance from existing public open space from ¼ mile to ½ mile and use <br />a scalable requirement for the onsite open space provision for proposed developments that are over ½ mile <br />from public open spaces like parks and schools. (Options B and C) <br /> This issue is one of six related to the clear and objective criteria for planned unit development that contribute <br />to limiting development feasibility of many sites. The cumulative effect of these six requirements is particularly <br />limiting for those properties subject to the South Hills Study and additional criteria at EC 9.8325(12). The six <br />criteria include the 30-foot buffer, 20% slope grading limitation, one-acre accessible open space, South Hills <br />Study limitation over 900 feet, 300-foot ridgeline setback, and 40% common open space and clustering. (See <br />related Issues COS-03, COS-04, COS-05, COS-06 and COS-07) <br />Maps provided to working groups showed Eugene’s Buildable Lands Inventory overlaid with ¼ mile radii from <br />existing schools, parks and open space revealed that several parts of Eugene already meet this requirement. <br />However, some areas exist where only smaller undeveloped or underdeveloped lands remain, in which case the <br />one-acre onsite open space requirement is onerous. Stakeholders mostly supported options B and C, and while a <br />hybrid option was not discussed, a combination of both concepts is technically feasible and more efficient and <br />effective than either option on its own. This direction is consistent with City of Eugene Parks and Open Space <br />guidelines which strive to provide neighborhood parks ¼- to ½- mile from all properti es (roughly a five to ten <br />minute walk). For underserved areas, allowing a scalable on-site open space requirement would address the <br />need for residents to have convenient access to open space without posing a barrier to development, especially <br />for smaller sites, and better promoting compact urban development. <br />November 26, 2018, Work Session – Item 2