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Work Session: McKenzie-Willamette Plan Amendments/Zone Change Update
Meeting Date: September 10, 2007 Agenda Item Number: B
Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Alissa Hansen
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541/682-5508
ISSUE STATEMENT
This work session is to provide an update on the McKenzie-Willamette plan amendments and zone
change land use applications in advance of a City Council public hearing on these items, and to discuss
the process for these land use applications before the City Council. This work session will not involve
any substantive discussion regarding the application itself.
BACKGROUND
In April 2006, McKenzie-Willamette submitted requests to the City of Eugene to amend the Metro Plan
and Willakenzie Area Plan land use diagrams from a designation of Parks and Open Space to
Commercial, add a policy to the Willakenzie Area Plan to limit the use of the property to
hospital/medical and to rezone the property from the existing zoning of R-1 Low Density Residential
with /SR Site Review overlay to C-2 Community Commercial with /SR Site Review overlay. The
property subject to these requests is a 29-acre parcel located at the northwest corner of North Delta
Highway and Ayres Road, owned by Eric and Debbie Jefferies/River Ridge LTD.
Following an April 2007 public hearing on these land use applications, the Planning Commission
deliberated over the course of eight meetings and, in mid-August, voted on a final recommendation to
the City Council. This recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council closer to the date of the
public hearing and will be accompanied by a memorandum from the Planning Commission to provide
background on their deliberations and recommendation.
Subsequent to the Planning Commission’s recommendation, McKenzie-Willamette requested that the
public hearing before the City Council, originally scheduled for September 17, 2007, be postponed to
allow them additional time to prepare information to respond to the areas identified by the Planning
Commission where more evidence in the record would have been useful.
A rescheduled public hearing date will be announced shortly.
RELATED CITY POLICIES
This work session topic is related to the City Council goal to facilitate the development of a full service
hospital in Eugene.
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COUNCIL OPTIONS
The council may provide input and direction for staff follow up on the issues discussed, such as the
availability of the record, the receipt of new evidence and leaving the public hearing record open. No
formal action is anticipated. Options will be provided at the time of deliberation.
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION
No action is required on this item. Therefore, no recommendations are offered by the City Manager at
this time. A recommendation will be provided at the time of deliberation.
SUGGESTED MOTION
No action is required on this item. Therefore, no motions are offered by the City Manager at this time.
A suggested motion will be provided at the time of deliberation.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Alissa Hansen
Telephone: 541/682-5508
Staff E-Mail: alissa.h.hansen@ci.eugene.or.us
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