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March 6, 2019, Work Session – Item 1 EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Oregon HB 2001 (2019 Regular Session) Meeting Date: March 6, 2019 Agenda Item Number: 1 Department: Planning and Development Department Staff Contact: Alissa Hansen www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5508 ISSUE STATEMENT This work session was requested by the Intergovernmental Relations Committee to allow the full City Council to review and discuss HB 2001, a bill under consideration by the 2019 Oregon Legislature. BACKGROUND HB 2001 was introduced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tina Kotek. The Speaker’s office has identified the goal of HB 2001 as: “increase housing choice for households of different ages, sizes, and incomes in single-family neighborhoods.” HB 2001 is provided as Attachment A. The bill includes these main elements: 1. Defines “middle housing” as duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes and cottage clusters; 2. Requires cities with populations greater than 10,000 to allow, within their urban growth boundaries, in areas zoned for detached single family dwellings, the development of at least one “middle housing” type on each lot, subject to reasonable regulations related to siting and design. 3. Requires cities with populations greater than 10,000 to update their land use regulations before January 1, 2021, to allow middle housing as required by the bill. Cities that do not update their land use codes before January 1, 2021, will be required to apply the model middle housing code developed by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. 4. Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt changes to building codes related to middle housing types. 5. Provides that local governments may not require that a system development charge for middle housing be paid prior to issuance of an occupancy permit for the dwelling. 6. Provides that an applicant to develop middle housing is entitled to attorney fees if the middle housing application is denied by the City but the applicant appeals and prevails at the Land Use Board of Appeals. 7. Clarifies that owner occupancy requirements and requirements to construct off-street parking are not reasonable regulations related to siting and design of accessory dwelling units.