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Councilor Rayor believed the motion should be adopted because it addressed to some degree the uncertainty of the retroactivity of Measure 7. Mr. Klein concurred. Councilor Nathanson supported the motion. She acknowledged the effort represented by the update and regretted the code could not be implemented now. She noted Eugene's lack of support for Ballot Measure 7. Eugene wanted a strong code for purposes of supporting community values. In addition, the update was not intended to impose onerous new standards, but was intended to fix things in the code that were broken, to make improvements to existing code text, to clarify the code, and to reflect new and evolving community standards. Mayor Torrey supported the motion. He said the motion would give the council time to consider the ramifications of the code, and it recognized the risk facing the community. Councilor Meisner pointed out that the Growth Management Study policies were adopted unanimously by the council in response to a public outreach effort that involved thousands of people. The update was intended to implement those policies. Councilor Meisner said a court decision could happen anytime, and the motion allowed the update to be implemented as that decision was handed down. Councilor Pap~ expressed support for the motion. Mr. Klein recommended that the council delete the provision in the motion stipulating that the ordinance became effect 30 days following a court decision regarding Measure 7. He said that the provision was not needed. He recommended the motion read the ordinance would become effective on the effective date of a final court decision. Councilors Kelly and Taylor indicated acceptance of Mr. Klein's recommendation as a friendly amendment to the amendment. Roll call vote; the amendment, with the deletion of the provision that the ordinance became effective 30 days after the effective date of a final court decision voiding Measure 7 and with the addition of a provision that the ordinance would become effective on the effective date of a court decision, passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved to amend the draft ordinance concerning land use regulations as follows: A. Page 30, change title of term in definitions from "Parking Garage" to "Structured Parking." Change all references on zoning land use and permit requirement tables from "Parking Garage" to "Structured Parking". Page 54, clarify that the requirement for structured parking in C-3 applies to spaces that directly serve a primary use on the same development site by changing Accessory Use in Table 9.2160 to read: Accessory Use. An example includes storage and distribution incidental to the primary use of the site. Parking areas that are accessory to a primary use on the same development site shall comply with EC 9.2161(5). MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 26, 2000 Page 11 Regular Meeting