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ATTACHMENT H AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY April 26, 2004 TO: Eugene Planning Commission FROM: Allen Lowe, Planning Division SUBJECT: Nodal Development Implementation: Two Year Work Program ACTION REQUESTED: Hold a work session to discuss the draft work program. BRIEFING STATEMENT: This meeting provides an opportUnity for the Planning Commission to continue discussion of strategies for implementing the nodal development concept within the city. The City Council has recently determined that nodal development implementation is the number one priority for the Planning Division work program for the current year. The draft work program is an outgrowth of the November 2003, February 2004, and March 2004 work sessions on the nodal development program where a broad range of issues related to the program were discussed. BACKGROUND: The nodal development concept is at the heart of Eugene's transportation and growth management strategies and the City has aggressively pursued the implementation of the concept over the past 7 years. In that time, Eugene has provided specific area plans, zoning, or metro Plan designations for seven nodal development areas covering almost 900 acres of land. Early implementation efforts were focused on specific area planning in the West Royal, Chase Gardens and Chambers nodes. While these efforts were comprehensive and thorough, they were also very expensive and took a great deal of time to complete. With the encouragement of the State of Oregon, the City tried a different implementation approach in 2001 with the introduction of the/ND Nodal Development overlay zone process. That process was unsuccessful resulting in widespread community opposition to a "one-size-fits-all" approach to nodal development implementation. The City is now attempting to develop another approach to implementation. This approach will require two years to lay the groundwork and to develop the basic tools necessary to continue long-term implementation of the program. The two year work program includes seven activities, all of which are directed at correcting deficiencies in the current program and developing new tools that will enable us to work effectively with the many different circumstances and site conditions evident in Eugene. The draft two year work program discussed below includes the following elements: Program Adjustment · Smart Growth Education and Marketing · Overlay Zone Amendments · Potential Nodes Status Report