Agenda Packet 3-13-19 Work Session

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Housing Tools and Strategies Action Inventory 11 Recommended Actions A. Remove Barriers in the Land Use Code Action Impact Explanation Level of Support Does this action increase housing affordability, availability, and/or diversity than 400 SF) and tiny- home communities. Such developments must go through an appealable land use process such as a Planned Unit Development (PUD), adding time, uncertainty, and cost. This action would require a land use code change and a determination of what zoning would be most appropriate for this type of small multifamily development. this option (93%). No one in the WG opposed it. ordinance could be created that allows tiny homes or tiny-home communities in more places and with less process. By establishing an ordinance to dictate a process for tiny home implementation, the length of time and cost of the project is diminished. However, tiny homes are single-family detached units, so they consume more land per unit than multi- story dwelling units and require individual water and sewer connections, which can be costly. LU-8 Revise land use code to ease development standards for adaptive re-use (i.e., converting an existing non-residential building into residential) and improve the adjustment review process. Current code limits how much one can change the use of existing buildings. By changing these rules, builders would have more flexibility in design and construction. The HTS WG had 2 options pertaining to adaptive re-use: revise the code and improve the review process, with 82% to 89% supporting the ideas. Yes - This would allow existing non-residential buildings, such as churches, in residential areas to be remodeled into housing units more easily. Because these structures are preexisting, this would require changing the land use code to acknowledge the existing setbacks and parking requirements so that property owners wouldn’t need to go through a costly process to adjust standards or additional permit requirements to approve existing conditions. LU- 9A Align Zoning map with Comprehensive Plan map—Adopt Housing Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan map documents Eugene’s long-term plan for using land within the UGB. Eugene’s current Comprehensive Plan map is the Metro Plan Diagram which is not drawn at the parcel level. The Zoning map is a parcel-specific map that shows current zoning across Eugene. The Zoning map does not completely align with the Comprehensive Plan map—typically the Comprehensive Plan map allows higher densities than the Zoning map. HTS working group supported this option (89%). No one in the WG opposed it. Yes - This action is the most impactful of a range of actions that would implement the Envision Eugene community vision more incrementally (e.g., Actions LU-5, LU-6). Aligning the two maps would impact land all over the city, not just on corridors. Some cities, including Bend, have aligned their Plan map and their Zoning map, effectively handling zone changes for property owners to remove time and cost barriers to development envisioned by the city. To get to this step, the City must first complete the draft policies for housing in Envision Eugene. These LU- 9B Align Zoning map with Comprehensive Plan map—Adopt Parcel- specific Diagram. LU- 9C Align Zoning map with Comprehensive Plan map—Adopt Comprehensive Plan designation updates. March 13, 2019, Work Session - Item 2