CC Minutes - 10/11/00 Work Session

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Ms. Bettman moved to amend the motion by directing the City Manager to include a provision in the code which triggered EWEB's provisions below a certain density level. Ms. Bettman explained that anything below the trigger must comply with the EWEB provision; anything above the trigger was subject to the commission's recommendations. Ms. Childs indicated that if the amendment was adopted, the result would be two sets of solar standards in the code. Mr. Farmer believed that staff could write code to implement the motion, however. The motion to amend died for lack of a second. The motion failed, 5:3; Ms. Bettman, Mr. Rayor, and Ms. Taylor voting yes. Ms. Bettman moved, seconded by Mr. Rayor, to direct the City Manager to have staff work with EWEB to identify a density trigger point below which staff would return with standards from the existing code that did not find their way into the commission recommendations. Mr. Fart believed that many of EWEB's recommendations could be addressed by a green points program. He questioned how a single set of solar standards could be applied over Eugene's varying terrain. Mr. Farmer said that solar access regulations worked better in some places of the community than in others. Mr. Fart believed it would be too confusing to establish two sets of standards and hoped that some of Ms. Bettman's concerns were addressed by the green points program. Mr. Kelly said that the draft did contain some triggers, like the fact solar standards only apply in the R-1 and R-2 zones. There were shadings within those zones as well. If the effect of the motion was to direct staff to consult with EWEB to determine under what circumstances particular provisions should be waived, he could support it. However, if the intent of the motion was to ensure that elements of the existing code were carried forward, that would result in two sets of standards and he could not support that. Mr. Rayor said he hoped that the result of the motion was an easy-to-understand table. The motion failed, 5:3; Ms. Bettman, Mr. Rayor, and Ms. Taylor voting yes. Ms. Nathanson clarified that the council was trading one set of solar standards for another, and was not eliminating solar standards. Ms. Bettman moved, seconded by Mr. Meisner, to direct the City Manager to amend Section 9.6410(3) to include C-2, with some adjustments for scale. After clarifying with the maker the intent of the motion, Mr. Kelly indicated support. He said that if a use was so small as to require just a few parking spaces, its presence in the C-2 zone as opposed to the C-1 zone did not seem to make much difference. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 11, 2000 Page 10 Work Session