Item 2D: Initiation of Code Amendment for Summer Oaks Crescent Center

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Initiation of Land Use Code Amendment CA 07-1: Upon Amendment of Willakenzie Area Plan, Incorporate Amended Policy Language into Eugene Code Meeting Date: May 29, 2007 Agenda Item Number: 2D Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Patricia Thomas www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5561 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council is asked by the property owner and developer to initiate a code amendment requesting amendment of Willakenzie Area Plan policy language in Eugene Code (EC) Section 9.9700(10). The code amendment is one of three related land use decisions, including a zone change and a refinement plan amendment, being requested for a portion of the Summer Oaks-Crescent Center development site. BACKGROUND The property owner is seeking the code amendment to facilitate application, review and implementation of the related Willakenzie Area Refinement Plan amendment and zone change. The refinement plan amendment request includes a change of policy language which, if approved, must also be incorporated into the Land Use Code through a code amendment process. Although zone change and plan amendments can be initiated by an applicant, code amendments can only be initiated by the City Council. The applicant wishes to expand the allowed uses on the property through changing the refinement plan designation and the zoning of the property to community commercial and add policy language to limit that range of uses by placing a limit on the number of vehicular trips to the site per day. EC 9.7505 Type V Application Requirements and Criteria Reference indicates that land use code amendments are to be reviewed under the Type V application review process. EC 9.7510 City-Initiation of Applications provides that the City Council may, in response to a person’s written request filed with the Planning Director, initiate a land use code amendment. The applicant’s written request is attached as Attachment A. A description of the Type V process is attached as Attachment B. RELATED CITY POLICIES There are no City policies associated with this item at this point in time. If the council initiates the amendment proceedings, policy issues will be determined and considered during public review and action on the proposed amendments. Initiation of this amendment does not infer any support for the request. It simply authorizes the applicant to proceed with the land use process. L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070529\S0705292D.doc