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deserves. He suggested having staff ask the elected officials if it is possible to establish a design review committee at the neighborhood level. He said that planning is a natural consequence of the growth policies that have been adopted. He said those who wish growth to occur should pay for planning by the permit process. He asked the elected officials to give careful consideration to the idea of a design committee. Alan Yordy, PO Box 79, Eugene, represented Peace Health. He said that medical clinics have been singled out in the proposed code revisions that would create additional requirement for medical clinics. He noted that the draft code requires 60 percent of the square footage of clinic expansions need to be residential space. He interpreted that to mean that up to 60 percent of the square footage would need to be dedicated to an apartment or rental-type residential space. He believed that would eliminate any further expansion or densification of the clinics. He said their proposed solution is to "grandfather" existing clinics in the written documentation they had provided. He said that other non-clinic uses could go into C-2 spaces without conditional use. Tamara Miller, PO Box 10905, Eugene, represented Peace Health. She reported that Peace Health currently owns a 22 acre parcel on Goodpasture Island Road that is vacant. She said the Land Use Code Update as written, limit's Peace Health's use of the property for future development of retirement living and development of medical facilities on that site. She added the code is inflexible and doesn't achieve density in residential zones. She said that Peace Health owns approximately 38 acres of property near Coburg and Crescent that is zoned residential but is allowed to be developed in medical facilities. She said that in the event the city will not consider doing away with the 60/40 requirement, the Goodpasture Island Road site should be totally exempted as the Coburg Crescent site was from the 60/40 residential requirement. She said to place residential use above clinical use is not compatible. She said they question whether it is in the community's best interest to encourage medical providers like Peace Health to compete with existing businesses by extending the scope of their mission to included housing. She noted that Peace Health wants to work in partnership with the City of Eugene to provide comprehensive, accessible, and affordable medical services to the community. Jim Weston, PO Box 10905, Eugene, stated he represents Peace Health and sees no reason to change the requirements for clinics. He asked to extend the current code permitting clinics in commercial zones to include hospitals, rather than the other way around. He proposed limiting the 10,000 square foot distinction in permitting other medical health treatment facilities in commercially zoned properties. Mitzi Colebath, 2230 Churchill Street, Eugene, reported that at the meeting of the Churchill Area Neighborhoods, the Executive Board voted to forward to the Eugene City Council a recommendation that they send the land use code update back to the Eugene Planning Commission for further study. She added the work includes refinement plans as Page 6 - Joint BCC/Eugene City Council Meeting - May 31, 2000 WD bc/m/00081IT