Item 3: Ordinance Concerning Jefferson/Far West Plan Amendments

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l- LL. -=c a: c Code!o limit the subject area to 'Loli! Density Reside.ntial develop.ment. In addition, direct the City Manager to make this task one of the high priority tasks on the Planning Cornmission work plan and to accomplish this as quickly as p~actictJble lvithin the parameters of the amendment process. Unless Council takes further action l1lith regard to the subject area} the su~iect area shall revert to allolil L01'V- to Medium....Density Residential developnlent on July 1, 2008. " Ms. H~rding asserted, based on conversations,vith th~ City Attorney that it \vas staff understanding that the Council intended to return the area to its current Medium Density Residential designation when the City had adopted standards to address the n~ighborho~d's concerns about infilI compatibility. The Council chose the July 1, 2008 date as a likely date by which the,Citywould have such infill standards in place. Inpre,paring a draft ordinance for this matter, the City Attorney's office ,~rould incl,ude language that would automatically return the area to its Medium Density Residential designation on July 1, 2008. If the City adopted infiH standards before that date, it ~ay adopt an ordinance to return'the area to the Medium Density Residential designation sooner. If by July 1, 2008, the City had not adopted infill standards, the Council could adopt an ordinance to extend the application.ofthe Low Density Residential designation to the area. Ms. Harding stated that the reference to "the su~jectarea" in the above Council motion \vas ambiguous. In previous discussions about the area on August 16, 2006, Council motions referred to Area 15 as,described in the Jefferson-Far West Refinement Plan. Therefore, tb,e staff report e,valuated changing all of Area 15 to Lo\\' Density ,Residential. Ho\vever, the portion of Area 15 north of Amazon C:ree~ was already designated M,edium Density Residential on the Metro Plan diagram prior to the housekeepillg amendments being adopted. The, Planning Commission may ,,,ish to modify the boundaries of the subject area to exclude properties located north of AUlazon Creek according to their int~rpretation of the City Council nlotion. M,s. Harding stated the staff report included correspondence received before the packet \vas mailed. Additionally, letters from John Det\veiler and David Hinkley, received after the packet "vent out, had been placed at the Commissioners' seats and\vould be, included in the; public record. Ms. Harding said, based on the available infornlation and materials in the record} and the attached preliminary findings, staff recommended approval of the Metro Plan anlendment, Refinetnent MINUTES~E,ugene Planning C:omulission Public I-Iearing December 5, 2006 Page 3