Agenda Packet 5-20-19 Work Session

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May 7, 2019 Clear & Objective Update – Draft Land Use Code Language Page 8 of 32 family development in the R-1 Low-Density Residential zone). The proposed code language provides four options for providing a transition buffer where required. General Standards for All Development 9.6010 Applications Proposing [Needed] Housing. (1)As used in EC chapter 9.6000, the term “applications proposing [needed] housing to be reviewed with clear and objective approval criteria” includes: (a)Applications that are proceeding (or have proceeded) under EC 9.8100, 9.8220, 9.8325, 9.8445, or 9.8520; or (b)Applications for housing developments [permits] for residential uses permitted outright in the subject zone that are entitled to clear and objective standards pursuant to state statutes [proposed housing is needed housing as defined by state statutes]. The changes listed above are related to COM-12 (Review Track Renaming). The changes revise and clarify references in the general standards contained in EC chapter 9.6000 that only apply to proposals reviewed under the clear and objective approval criteria. 9.6710 Geological and Geotechnical Analysis. * * * (6)[Needed] Clear and Objective Housing. Unless exempt under 9.6710(3)[(a)-(f)], in lieu of compliance with subsections (2), (4), and (5) of this section, applications proposing [needed]housing to be reviewed with clear and objective approval criteria shall include a certification from an Oregon licensed Engineering Geologist, an Oregon licensed Geotechnical Engineer, or an Oregon licensed Civil Engineer with geological experience, prepared within five years of the date of application, that includes the following information[stating]: (a)Identification of any portion of the proposed development site that is located in an area of moderate or high landslide susceptibility as shown on the city’s adopted Eugene Landslide Hazard Map. (ab) A statement t[T]hat the proposed development [activity]will not be impacted by existing or potential stability problems or any of the following site conditions: slopes 20 percent or greater, springs or seeps, depth of soil bedrock, soil types, variations in soil types, open drainage ways, fill, or a combination of these conditions. (bc) If proposed development [activity]will be located in an area identified as moderately or highly susceptible to landslides pursuant to (a), or will be impacted by existing or potential stability problems or any of the site conditions listed in (ab), the certification must also include: 1.A review of the suitability of the proposed lot layout, street locations, and proposed locations for utilities, driveways, parking areas, and buildings given the landslide hazards, stability problems, and/or site conditions identified in the certification; 2.Any recommended modifications to the proposed lot layout, street locations, and proposed locations for utilities, driveways, parking areas, and buildings that in the engineer’s opinion, would mitigate the landslide hazards, stability problems, and/or site conditions identified in the certification; 3.Methods for safely addressing the landslide hazards and/or site conditions identified in (a) and (b)[.]; and,May 20, 2019, Work Session – Item 2