Item 3: Ordinance Concerning Jefferson/Far West Plan Amendments

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l- LL. a: c purpose was to provide temporary protection to prevent unrestricted R,.2 development from destabilizing this healthy, mostly single family area. It was important for the Planning Commission to recognize they were not recommending a permanent re~side,ntial de,nsity for the area. Council had st.ated the intent of the action was to ". . . pause the negative alld inappropriate infill. The long term solution for this and other established ne.ighbo~hoods is to inlplement appropriate infill compatibility stalldardsand an effective opportunit)r siting process." The need for this temporary protection was now more urgent than ever because staff had taken a position in a November 15, 2006 decision that Area 15 policy places no restrictions on the scale, densit:y or design of R-2 develop'ment allo\ved throughout Area 15 under the current medium densit.y designation. This Inetlnt the incompatible and destabilizing infill being built in other R-2 zoned areas of JWN posed a similar threat to the area's character andli'vability. This area of JWN \vas an irreplaceable c.olnnlunity asset. He urged the Planning Commission to take the necessary steps to assure Eugene \vQuld 110t lose more neighborhoods as it lost Vv'est University. Mr. Hledik ask.e;d if Mr. Conte and the neighborhood were aware that the area north of the Amazon Channel bet\veen West Thirteenth Avenue and West Fourteenth A've11uewas already designated medium densit:y in the Metro- Plan \Vllen it asked tIle eit)! Council to take the proposed action, and therefore not affected by the housekeeping amendments. fIe further asked if it \vas the neighborhood's intent to affect onI)! those areas affected by the housekeeping, or if the intent was to inclllde the area north of the Amazon Channel. Mr. Conte replied residents of the area had sought to get cOlnpatihility standards in effect for tIle entire parts of JWN threatened. by R...2 development. The action was triggered by becoming a\vare of the redesignation that was done "ritlloutresident input. JVlN leaders opined it made sellse to not to bifurc,ate Area 15 because it ,vas C,Ollsistent bet\veen northeT11 and southern parts. Rene Kane, 254 VvTest Fourteent.h A'vellue, identitle,d herselfa.s co-chair. of tile J\\rN and said she ,vas speakillg. on behalf ofth.e n.eighborhood association. She said \i\rhen the residents crafted tIle Jefferson FarvvestRefiu.ement Plan in tIle 1980' s) they included Area t\1INtJI1:S-Eugene Planning COU1111ission PublicH.earing December 5, 2006 Page 6