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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber —City Hall 777 Pearl Street— Eugene, Oregon April 16, 2012 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Chris Pryor. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka. In the absence of Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy, Council President George Brown called the April 16, 2012, public hearing of the Eugene City Council to order. 1. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Concerning Infill Compatibility Standards Related to Multi- Family Developments, Multi- Family Zoning, Garbage and Recycling Screening, and Bicycle Parking; and Amending Sections 9.0500, 9.2750, 9.2751, 9.3125, 9.3626, 9.5500, 9.6105, 9.6410, 9.6740, 9.6745, and 9.8030 of the Eugene Code, 1971 (City File CA 11 -2) Assistant City Manager/Planning and Development Director Sarah Medary introduced the item, an ordinance adopting new infill standards for multi - family housing. The purpose of the ordinance was to clarify the Land Use Code to improve neighborhood livability and implement the strategies of Envision Eugene. She reported that the Planning Commission unanimously supported the ordinance before the council. Councilor Brown opened the public hearing. Carolyn Jacobs, 2040 Agate Street, advocated for the required inclusion of open space in dense housing, noting that many cities required such amenities, particularly for larger developments. She recommended that the council adopt a "step it back as you step it up" approach to design that allowed for both viable lower density R -1 development and higher density R -3 development in the South University Neighborhood. Ms. Jacobs recalled that in 2008, the Infill Compatibility Standards (ICS) Task Team identified encouragement of residential infill that enhanced the stability, quality, positive character, and livability of residential neighborhoods as a goal. She believed the council could move the City in that direction by making open space an integral element of all multi - family projects and sloped setbacks the norm for every project along the R -1/R -3 interface. She believed the other code changes were well - crafted and urgently needed. Teresa Bishow, 2911 Tennyson Street, represented Arlie & Company. She reviewed highlights of her written testimony, which she submitted into the record. She suggested that the City adopt clear standards if it was trying to provide open space on a per project basis. However, she did not support the same approach to mixed -use areas because of the additional density requirements and because those areas were intended to support a broader range of uses and functions at a density that supported transit. Ms. Bishow asked the council to eliminate the special standards in the R -3 and R -4 zones related to driveways, which MINUTES— Eugene City Council April 16, 2012 Page 1 Public Hearing