Item 3: Ordinance Concerning Jefferson/Far West Plan Amendments

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ATTACHMENT A ORDINANCE NO. _____ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DIAGRAM AND THE JEFFERSON/FAR WEST REFINEMENT PLAN LAND USE DIAGRAM AND TEXT; AMENDING SECTION 9.9580OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING A SUNSET DATE. (JEFFERSON/FAR WEST, MA 06-5, RA 06-3, CA 06-1) The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. On September 11, 2006, the Eugene City Council initiated amendments to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan land use diagram, the Jefferson/Far West Refinement Plan land use diagram and text, and the Eugene Code, 1971, to temporarily limit a specified area in the Jefferson/Far West Refinement Plan to Low Density Residential development. B. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the amendments contained in this Ordinance on December 5, 2006, and has forwarded its recommendations to the City Council for amendments to the Metropolitan Plan land use diagram, the Jefferson/Far West Refinement Plan land use diagram and text, and the Eugene Code, 1971, which have been incorporated herein. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (“Metro Plan”) land use diagram is amended for the portion of the Jefferson neighborhood known as “Area 15” in the Jefferson/Far West Refinement Plan (located south of West thth 13 Avenue, east of the Lane County Fairgrounds, and north of West 18 Avenue, having an eastern boundary following portions of Lincoln Alley, Charnelton Alley, and Willamette Alley), by changing the Metro Plan designation for that area from a designation of Medium Density Residential to a designation of Low Density Residential, as shown on the attached Exhibit A, which is incorporated herein. Section 2. The Jefferson/Far West Refinement Plan land use diagram located on page 18 of the Jefferson/Far West Refinement Plan is amended for the portion of the Jefferson neighborhood as described in Section 1 to change its designation of Low- Medium Density Residential to a designation of Low Density Residential as shown on the attached Exhibit B, which is incorporated herein. Section 3. The Jefferson/Far West Refinement Plan text is amended by changing the heading and revising the policies under Section 15 of the Jefferson Residential Areas section of that Plan as follows: