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Fyijcju!D! Findings Clear & Objective (City File CA 20-4) Overview As part of the Envision Eugene urban growth boundary (UGB) process the Eugene City Council initiated several projects related to housing. This Clear and Objective Housing Approval Criteria Update is one of those projects and is intended to update and impro related to housing. Currently, the City offers two paths to approval for land use applications involving housing. One track, referred to in the amendment as the Clear and Objective Track includes only clear and objective standards, conditions and procedures. The second approval track, called the Discretionary Track, includes approval criteria that are subjective in nature offering a discretionary option for applicants seeking greater flexibility. Applicants proposing housing are entitled to proceed under the Clear and Objective Track but have the option to proceed under the Discretionary Track. Findings Eugene Code Section 9.8065 sets out the following approval criteria (in bold italics) for a land use a code amendment: (1) The amendment is consistent with applicable statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement. To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. The City has acknowledged provisions for community involvement which ensure the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process and which set out the requirements for such involvement. The land use code amendments do not amend the citizen involvement program. The process for adopting these amendments complies with Goal 1 because it is consistent In addition to meeting the minimum requirements for compliance with Goal 1, significant public involvement occurred prior to the formal adoption process. As part of Phase 1 outreach, prior to the formal adoption process, staff reached out to stakeholders to solicit input on identifying key issues to be addressed within the scope of the Clear & Objective Housing Approval Criteria Update. Outreach included listening sessions, focus group sessions, phone calls, and in-person follow-up sessions. Staff hosted focus group sessions on June 11 and 12, 2018, to gather stakeholder observations regarding residential development and to solicit specific input on how the participate and 24 people representing neighborhood associations and residents, housing builders and developers, design professionals, housing advocates and affordable housing Qbhf!2!pg!32!