2.20.2019 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes

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MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8�h Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 February 20, 2019 12:00 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor Councilors Absent: Greg Evans Mayor Vinis opened the February 20, 2019, work session of the Eugene City Council. 1. WORK SESSION: Regulation of Secondary (Accessory) Dwelling Units and Consideration of Remand Issues (Ordinance Nos. 20594 and 20595) Deputy City Attorney Emily Jerome gave an overview of the topic and its history, and explained that the purpose of the meeting was to obtain council's guidance for drafting a new ordinance that would be reviewed by the public at a future public hearing. Council Discussion: • Councilor Clark- expressed concerns about the process outlined by Mayor Vinis. • Councilor Zelenka -requested clarification on whether the ADU provisions needed to be applied to all other zones or simply R1. • Councilor Clark- asked whether the Jefferson Westside Special Area Zone preamble on additional single family dwellings could be used in R2, R3 and R4. • Mayor Vinis -requested that council begin making their way through each siting and design standard raised in the LUBA appeals outlined in the agenda item summary (Attachment A). She outlined the process for reviewing each siting and design standard. • Councilor Syrett - requested requirements 4 and 7 (Outdoor Storage/Trash and Prohibition on Alley Access Lots) be pulled from the green list for discussion. • Councilor Clark- commented that although he had hoped to work with everyone, he regretted that he would have to return with his own motions. • Councilor Zelenka - asked why all siting and design rules aren't applied to all zones. • Mayor Vinis - affirmed that council chose to leave in requirements 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 from the green section, pulling requirements 4 and 7 to move to the yellow category. • Councilor Syrett - asked Mayor Vinis whether the meeting process allows questions to staff regarding why they placed requirements in the various categories (green, yellow or red). She then asked staff to explain reasoning on requirements 4 and 7. • Councilor Zelenka - asked whether requirement 7 would apply to the recent Measure 49 claim by Elise Moore. • Councilor Clark- said reductions in minimum lot size would change the nature of R1 zones, and asked whether it would be more accurate to have findings to justify the relationship to SB 1051. • Councilor Semple - asked whether retained requirements can be revised later; asked how the requirements work together (e.g. concrete coverage and parking). • Councilor Zelenka - asked about Attachment C regarding minimum lot sizes in each zone. He also suggested all yellow items be moved to green. MINUTES - Eugene City Council February 20, 2019 Page 1 Work Session