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ENVISION EUGENE <br />COMMUNITY FORUM NOTES <br />March-April 2012 <br />Page 9 of 12 <br /> <br />Property owners tend to do better with maintenance than renters <br /> <br />R <br />Support increased density in UGB, we already have SF that has turned into MF (near university) <br /> <br />This is a process that will and should continue <br /> <br />R <br />Denser downtown less need to expand <br /> <br />Deal with neighborhood problems in other ways <br /> <br />R <br />Lands for employment, develop lands inside first <br /> <br />Need to look at our code to fix things that drive development elsewhere <br /> <br />Parking in code <br /> <br />R <br />Need to know what Springfield and the county have available in industrial <br /> <br />See if there is a reason to have stricter codes, if not think about changing <br /> <br />May be easier to develop in other areas = losing business to Springfield or the county <br /> <br />Need to look at what we are doing with existing lands before looking to add new lands <br /> <br />Gap = not discussing what we are doing to be more efficient <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />55% seems high for single family with the trends going where they are (peak oil, etc.) <br /> <br />Trends in elderly and young people suggest less Sq Footage <br /> <br />Home builders still think McMansions are what is needed <br /> <br />They are the homes they want to keep building because of the income <br /> <br />R <br />The market will drive what is needed <br /> <br />You have to build flexibility into your planning <br /> <br />Build flexibility into how SF areas can develop <br /> <br />R <br />Allow for conversion to MF <br /> <br />R <br />Need to open up the rules, which will produce more diversity in housing <br /> <br />R <br />Need to balance this with concerns about neighborhood character <br /> <br />R <br />Core neighborhoods have dealt with issues of infill <br /> <br />Existing neighborhoods need protections <br /> <br />R <br /> <br /> <br />Need to encourage the people that want to do this <br /> <br />R <br />Feeling that a lot of these ideas were discussed during the process <br /> <br />Working from home is a trend that will use land more efficiently (+ trend increase) <br /> <br />Trends are relatively new, so need to monitor and adjust over time <br /> <br />If we plan for it, we can create our own density <br /> <br />Trend not considered boomers getting older <br /> <br />Need more core facilities <br /> <br />R <br />Need to be low income too <br /> <br />R <br /> <br /> <br />Trade off over regional issues <br /> <br />If we limit our UGB, people will just live elsewhere and drive to Eugene <br /> <br />R <br />More people near edges of city = more infrastructure that we cannot afford to serve <br /> <br />One reason we have a UGB is because of air quality concerns 40-50 years ago <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />have money to dev <br /> <br />R <br />Some owners are keeping the land they have <br /> <br />R <br />Rental property has a life expectancy <br /> <br /> <br />