Item 1: Ordinance on Land Use Code Amendments

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There are no coastal, ocean, estuarine, or beach and dune resources related to the property effected by these amendments. Therefore, these goals are not relevant and the amendments will not affect compliance with Statewide Planning Goals 16 through 19. (2) The amendment is consistent with applicable provisions of the Metro Plan and applicable adopted refinement plans. The code amendments related to land use application noticing requirement include minor changes to the Land Use Code that do not raise any significant policy issues. Given the minor nature of these amendments, there are no relevant Metro Plan policies affected by this action. Furthermore, these amendments do not address any adopted refinement plans. Regarding the code amendments related to the Downtown Plan area, there are no relevant Metro Plan policies affected by this action. These code amendments apply to areas within the Downtown Plan, the West University Refinement Plan, the Whiteaker Plan and the Jefferson Far West Refinement Plan, all of which are applicable adopted refinement plans. In addition, the Commercial Lands Study, the Eugene-Springfield Transportation System Plan (TransPlan) and the Central Area Transportation Study (CATS) are also considered applicable adopted refinement plans. Findings addressing relevant provisions of applicable refinement plans are provided below. Downtown Plan The Downtown Plan contains numerous policies supporting mixed use and density in downtown. The Downtown Plan states that, “[w]ith the exception of Policy IV 3, relating to EWEB’s riverfront property, the policies in the Downtown Plan are aspirational, and cannot be the basis for denial of public or private proposals regarding change in the downtown.” Even though the policies are not mandatory, it is worth noting that the proposal is consistent with the following policies: I.2. Downtown development shall support the urban qualities of density, vitality, livability and diversity to create a downtown, urban environment. II.2. Use downtown development tools and incentives to encourage development that provides character and density downtown. V.1. Stimulate multi-unit housing in the downtown core and on the edges of downtown for a variety of income levels and ownership opportunities. The intent of the code amendments is to implement the Downtown Plan by insuring that appropriate zoning and code regulations are in place to set the stage for desired dense, mixed-use downtown development. The code amendments address these policies by providing additional flexibility for downtown projects while still achieving an equivalent or higher quality urban environment. Jefferson Far West Refinement Plan Although there are no policies in this refinement plan that directly address the code amendments or constitute mandatory approval criteria, the following policy in the Neighborhood Economic Development Element of the plan lends general support for the amendments: Findings - 5