CC Minutes - 10/25/00 Work Session

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Mr. Rayor asked if the motion was similar to the council's direction in massing a building toward the street in commercial zones. Ms. Bishow said yes. Ms. Childs likened the motion to what the City Council did in the \TD and \ND overlay. Ms. Bettman said the intent of the motion was to stop Eugene residents from using front yards of residential structures for parking. The motion passed unanimously, 6:0. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Meisner, moved to direct the City Manager to amend Table 9.2740 and section 9.2750 to allow Assisted Living uses to meet minimum density residential requirements. Mr. Kelly drew a distinction between nursing homes, which he considered primarily a medical facility that was residential in nature, and assisted living, which was residential in nature. He believed that it made sense to count the density in such facilities toward the City's overall density goals. Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman, Ms. Bishow said that the motion would not be applicable in R-1 zones, where there was no minimum density requirement. She thought the motion was needed following the council's decision to require clinics in residential areas to achieve minimum residential densities. There was a rationale for those facilities to do assisted living facilities rather than other kinds of housing, and she wanted to allow developers to be able to count the people living there toward the density requirement. Ms. Childs said if the intent of the motion was to allow developers to count those units to meet a minimum density requirement that was fine, but there were State laws that precluded the City from requiring minimum densities in assisted living facilities. The motion passed unanimously, 6:0. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to direct the City Manager to amend section 9.5500(2) Applicability of Multiple-Family Standards to indicate the standards shall apply in the following circumstances: a. In residentially zoned areas, all multiple-family developments shall comply with the multiple-family standards, except for building alterations (interior remodels) and building additions that increase the square footage of living area by less than 50 percent. In cases where the standards apply, they shall be considered applicable for the portion of the development site impacted by the proposed development. b. In non-residential zones, all multiple-family developments shall comply with the multiple-family standards if the building is entirely in residential use. In cases where the building has both residential and nonresidential uses, the multiple-family standards shall apply unless the entire ground floor is in nonresidential use, excluding areas for an interior lobby or access to upper floors. The multiple-family standards shall not apply to building alterations (interior remodels) and building additions that increase the square footage of living area by less than 50 percent. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 25, 2000 Page 9 Work Session