Item 1: Ordinances on Infill Compatibility Standards Code Amendments

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DRAFT M I N U T E S Eugene Planning Commission Council Chamber—777 Pearl Street Eugene, Oregon October 20, 2009 6 p.m. PRESENT: Phillip Carroll, Chair; Richard Duncan, Randy Hledik, Heidi Bierle, Jeff Mills, members; Planning Division Director Lisa Gardner, Patricia Thomas, Terri Harding, Carolyn Weiss, Eugene Planning Division. ABSENT: John Lawless, commissioner. Mr. Carroll called the meeting of the Eugene Planning Commission to order and outlined the order of the agenda and the steps in the public hearing. Commissioners introduced themselves. I. INFILL COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS 1. Special Area Zone—Jefferson-Westside (CA 09-03, RA 09-02, Z 09-04) Mr. Carroll called the public hearing to order. He announced the purpose of the hearing, which was to take testimony on code amendments implementing the first phase of the Infill Compatibility Standards Project. Commission deliberations were scheduled for October 26, and the commission’s recommendation would be forwarded to the City Council, which would hold additional hearings. Ms. Harding provided an overview of the proposed special area zone proposal, saying the purpose of the zone was to provide for more compatible infill development by limiting the number of dwellings per lot, lowering allowable building heights, and establishing other requirements while still achieving housing densities within the medium-density range. The commission was also considering amendments to the applicable neighborhood refinement plans to incorporate references to the new zone. The meeting packet included the relevant criteria and testimony received to date. Ms. Harding indicated that 15 additional e- mails in support of the proposal had been received since the packet was printed and would be incorporated into the record. Mr. Carroll indicated he resided in the area of concern and would not participate in discussion or deliberations, although he would continue to chair and might have procedural questions. Sue Prichard , 2671 Emerald Street, co-chair of the Infill Compatibility Standards (ICS) Task Team, thanked the commission for its support and work on task team issues. She hoped the work done to this point set the stage for future phases to go more quickly. She indicated her remarks were applicable to all three hearings. She said the three hearing topics were ripe to move forward given the work spent on them. Considerable factual data was gathered and many opinions solicited. Major compromises had been made to get all sides to this point. Ms. Prichard asked the commission to consider the facts of the proposals, and to put emotion aside to the degree possible to ensure the best decision. She anticipated the result would be a more durable one. th Della Perry Avenue, said she lived in her neighborhood because of its strong sense of , 1150 West 11 community, and characterized her neighborhood as one of Eugene’s many “we care” neighborhoods. She DRAFT MINUTES—Eugene Planning Commission October 20, 2008 Page 1