Resolution No. 2747 Westside Plan

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1 , _ . _ •. LAND USE Future land use decisions for, the Westside Neighborhood - shoul take into account its older homes, tree-lined streets, and single -- family nature:. 'These - character- i sti cs are comp atible with medium -- density uses,: but extensi�ve.. to medium density should be prevented west of Washington st reet. Jf : vacant parcel - S, or those with unsa1 vageabl a buildings, are considered for: redevelopment; it : should be planned carefully to be consistent with and appropri to: the - un.i que character of the neighborhood. GOAL The City of Eugene through i is goal's and policies shall' copse rve restore, and improve the character and quality of residential areas in the Westsi de Neighborhood; decisions which affect. the land use and developm or redevelopment, of the' Westsi de Ne i ghborheod shall contribute to the conservation and improvement of • the area. ei hborhood commercial servi should,e ro� The need for future n b 9 P • , . vi ded in commercially-zoned areas bordering the nei -ghbo rhood and should not be allowed to expand into residential areas -. _ Discussion of the Goal One of the assumptions made i n the 1974 Eugene Goals and Policies conference . di s- cus s i on wa that "Eugene "s older neighborhoods, graced wi th tree --1 i ned .,t treets and architectural quality and character, will further deteriorate .unless public p olicies are altered" (page 3) . The We stsi de Neighborhood 'is one of Eugene's oldest residential nei ghborhoods. Approximately 60 percent of "iis housing was built before 1936, compared with less than 20 percent in the city as a whol e: - Ironically, the same factors- -age, 1 ocation, ' and character ---- which give the neigh- borhood its outstanding resi dential qualities allowed in some ways• to work against the '' area , lessening its viability. - Public goals and policies do exist which mandate the protection of -i nner -city nei ghborhoods. The 1990 Plan includes a goal that the cl ty ...must create .and preserve worthwhile distinctive qualities in our neighborhoods" (page 9 ). and the objective that "Eugene establish or mai'ntal n a sense of neighborhood i dente ti ty" (page 59 ) . among the policies adopted by the.City Council' as part the 1974 Community Goals and Policies were statements that Eugene should increase its effort p s to reserve, restore, and improve the quality of: i ts inner - of ty_ neighborhoods (page 9), and that existing living areas within walking distance of commercial services should be encouraged (page 17). Man y � cities thro the United states are seeking now to revitalize thei r inner --city neighborhoods reversing the trend of the past two decades of move- ment out of the central cities to suburban communities. Concern . about'. -energy conservati on commuter congests on, • automobi 1 e pol 1 uti on, hi gh eonstructi ors d service costs and the economic viability l i t of downtown areas have all con- - an _ Y tri buted to thi s attempt. The City. of Eug ene already has adopted policies which support .the conservation g y, P _ i and enhancement of inner -city - ne-i ghborhoods . What remai to be done is to es- • d_ as a livable urban 1 tabl z sh a specific f � c cornm� trnent to the Westsi de Nei � ghborhoo neighborhood and adopt specific means of implementing that goal.