Item 3: Ordinance Concerning Jefferson/Far West Plan Amendments

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Policy 9: Mitigate the impacts of new and/or higher density housing, in-fill, and redevelopment on neighborhoods through design standards, open space and housing maintenance programs, and continuing historic preservation and neighborhood planning programs. In support of Policy 6, the proposed amendments maintain the character and livability of Area 15 of the Jefferson neighborhood by prohibiting upzoning from R-1 to R-2. With respect to Policy 9, these amendments can be seen as part of a larger neighborhood strategy to encourage infill in the most appropriate places. Infill standards are anticipated to be developed and applied to this neighborhood in the near term, mitigating the impacts of infill that may be allowed in the future. Other Growth Management Policies that directly relate to density and infill in the subject area include policies 1, 2, 7, and 10: Policy 1. Support the existing Eugene Urban Growth Boundary by taking actions to increase density and use existing vacant land and under-used land within the boundary more efficiently. Policy 2. Encourage in-fill, mixed-use, redevelopment, and higher density development. Policy 7. Provide for a greater variety of housing types. Policy 10. Encourage the creation of transportation-efficient land use patterns and implementation of nodal development concepts. Although these policies encourage dense development, the priority for this area at this time is to implement the relevant portions of policies 6 and 9 while infill compatibility standards are developed. Code Amendment.bold and Eugene Code Section 9.8065 requires that the following criteria (in italic ) be applied to a Code Amendment. EC 9.8065 Code Amendment Approval Criteria. If the city council elects to act, it may, by ordinance, adopt an amendment to this land use code that: (1) Is consistent with applicable statewide planning goals as adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. The findings under EC 9.7730(3)(a), above, are incorporated herein by reference. (2) Is consistent with applicable provisions of the Metro Plan and applicable adopted refinement plans. The findings under EC 9.7730(3)(b) and EC 9.8424(1)(c), above, are incorporated herein by reference. (3) In the case of establishment of a special area zone, is consistent with EC9.3020 Criteria for Establishment of an S Special Area Zone. This criterion is not applicable to the proposed amendments.