Admin Order 53-22-09-F -- Final MUPTE Rule Amendment)

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Administrative Order - Page 1 of 12 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 53-22-09-F of the City Manager of the City of Eugene AMENDING AND REPLACING MULTIPLE-UNIT HOUSING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION RULE R-2.945 ADOPTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 53-21-05-F. The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that: A. Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 2.019 of the Eugene Code, 1971, the City Manager has adopted Multiple-Unit Housing Property Tax Exemption Rule R-2.945 (“the Rule”). The most recent changes to the Rule were adopted on July 21, 2021, by Administrative Order No. 53-21-05-F. B. On October 24, 2022, Ordinance No. 20675 was passed by the City Council amending Section 2.946 of the Eugene Code, 1971 to replace references to “Oregon Zero Energy Ready Commercial Code” with “Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code” in response to the Oregon Building Codes Division’s adoption of the new Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code which replaced the Oregon Zero Energy Ready Commercial Code. C. On November 17, 2022, I issued Administrative Order No. 53-22-09 ordering that notice be given of the opportunity to submit written comments on a proposal to amend the Rule so that so that the Rule aligns with the amendment made to Section 2.946 of the Eugene Code by Ordinance No. 20675. D. Notice of the proposed amendments to the Rule was given by making copies of the Notice available to any person who had requested such notice and by publication of the Notice in the Register Guard newspaper on November 28, 29, and 30, and December 1 and 2, 2022, providing interested persons an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed amendments until the end of the day on December 13, 2022. No comments concerning the proposed Rule amendments were submitted within the time or in the manner set out in the Notice. On the basis of these findings, I order that: 1. Multiple-Unit Housing Property Tax Exemption Rule R-2.945 is amended by updating Rule R-2.945-C. 2. The unamended provisions of Multiple-Unit Housing Property Tax Exemption Rule R-2.945 adopted by Administrative Order No. 53-21-05-F are reaffirmed and incorporated into the Multiple-Unit Housing Property Tax Exemption Rule R-2.945 adopted by this Order. 3. Administrative Order No. 53-21-05-F is superseded by this Administrative Order No. 53-22-09-F as of the effective date of this Order.