CC Minutes - 07/27/11 Work Session

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M I N U T E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room—City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon July 27, 2011 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, Pat Farr. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the July 27, 2011, work session of the Eugene City Council to order. A. WORK SESSION: Envision Eugene—Single-Family Housing and Industrial Lands The council was joined by Technical Resource Group (TRG) members Shawn Boles, Rick Duncan, Mia Nelson, and Sue Prichard. Planning Director Lisa Gardner, Metropolitan/Community Planning Manager Carolyn Weiss, City Attorney Emily Jerome, and Planner Jason Dedrick were also present for the item. Mr. Dedrick led the council through a PowerPoint presentation entitled Envision Eugene: Project Update for Eugene City Council, July 27, 2011. Councilors asked questions clarifying the information presented. The presentation highlighted the findings of the TRG’s Partially Vacant Lands Subcommittee and the impact of the findings on the housing supply and land inventory. Mr. Dedrick indicated that 1,800 to 2,500 additional housing units could be located on existing lots that were larger than one acre in size; when combined with the capacity that existed on lots less than one acre there were between 2,400 and 3,100 housing units that could be accommodated on partially vacant land inside the urban growth boundary (UGB) over the next 20 years. Efficiency strategies (alley access and secondary units) could yield an additional 160 housing units and redesignation of medium-density residentially zoned land to low-density could potentially create an additional 1,200 additional housing units. Mr. Dedrick said that in total, the findings suggested that there was capacity inside the UGB for 6,860 to 7,650 housing units. Mr. Dedrick compared the land need for single-family housing using different mixes of single- family/multi-family. A 60:40 mix would require land for 1,400 to 2,100 dwelling units; that fell to 650- 1,350 dwelling units under a 55:45 mix; to 0-600 dwelling units under a 50:50 mix; and to 0 dwelling units under a 40:60 mix. He then shared information about the land demand for uses typically located on low-density residential land, such as schools, parks, and public facilities, which indicated a need for 210 acres inside the UGB and 260 acres outside the UGB. Mr. Dedrick estimated the single-family housing land need under the different mixes, indicating that a 60:40 mix required 560-735 acres; a 55:45 mix required 370-55 acres; a 50:50 mix required 210-360 acres; and a 40:60 mix required no additional acreage. He said the range in acreage was based on the fact that it would be necessary to consider the characteristics of the land added to the UGB. Mr. Dedrick briefly reviewed the remaining steps in the TRG process. MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 27, 2011 Page 1 Work Session