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into a different time. She anticipated more multi-unit construction and less detached single-family <br />housing in the future. Mayor Piercy believed that demographics also suggested that more multi-family <br />development would occur to accommodate aging residents, young families, and entrepreneurs. She <br />acknowledged that the community had generally relied on its past experience to project future trends but <br />she believed there was a “new experience” driving “big changes” across the country, and Eugene was part <br />of that. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr supported an allowance for secondary dwellings on existing single-family lots, which he <br />believed could help address the housing affordability issue. He asked if the City encouraged residential <br />uses on commercial land. Ms. O’Donnell reported that the code already allowed residential uses on <br />commercial land and the Technical Research Group had discussed how much additional multi-family <br />residential development would happen on commercially zoned lands along transportation corridors and in <br />downtown. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Zelenka, Ms. O’Donnell said projections indicated that permitting <br />incentives could produce about 100 more secondary dwellings in a 20-year period. Mr. Zelenka <br />acknowledged both the additional density such an approach provided as well as the potential of conflict <br />between that added density and neighborhood livability. He believed the City Council needed to be <br />careful how it proceeded given the potential impact of more secondary dwellings on developed residential <br />areas such as those around the University of Oregon, where such development could change the character <br />of the neighborhood. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor asked staff to highlight the conclusions it reached that served more than one scenario. He <br />wanted to know where different possible futures had common aspects. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Beth Forrest <br />City Recorder <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 9, 2011 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br />