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RESOLUTION NO. 4554
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING GROWTH MANAGEMENT
POLICIES; AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 3867.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. In the fall of 1995, the City Council adopted a work program and scope of work for
a growth management study. The Planning Commission conducted an initial set of citizen workshops
and a survey in December 1995. Based on that community input, the Planning Commission and two
members of the council appointed as liaisons to the Planning Commission for the study picked eight
topic areas to study in depth.
B. In June 1996, the City held a community open house at the Fairgrounds to provide
the community with background information on eight topic areas, existing policy direction and
programs supporting each policy area and issues and possible directions for future. Also during the
summer of 1996, the Planning Commission and council liaisons developed four scenarios to describe
alternative growth management directions the community could follow: (1) encourage growth; (2)
maintain current trends; (3) discourage growth; and (4) recycle Eugene.
C. In November and December 1996, the four scenarios were discussed in community
workshops, tabloid responses, and surveys. The results showed community support for policy
direction in the "recycle Eugene" scenario.
D. In the spring of 1997, the Planning Commission and council liaisons prepared a set of
recommendations on growth management policies based on the community input. In July 1997, the
City Council held a public hearing on those recommendations. The Council then held several work
sessions in November and December 1997 to review and revise the policies. On December 10, 1997,
the Council tentatively approved 19 policies to be used to direct the work of the City Manager and
staff in developing proposed actions for Council consideration and approval. Those actions include
amendments to the Eugene Code, 1971, such as the land use code update, and other work program
and budget priorities.
E. Based on that tentative approval, Resolution No. 3867, which adopted the 1984
Eugene Community Goals and Policies on September 10, 1984, should be repealed.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1. Based on the above findings and the findings set forth in Exhibit A, attached
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hereto and incorporated herein, the Council adopts the following Growth Management Policies:
Policy 1
Policy 2
Policy 3
Policy 4
Policy 5
Policy 6
Policy 7
Poli~y 8
Policy 9
Policy 10
Policy 11
Policy 12
Policy 13
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Support the existing Eugene Urban Growth Boundary by taking actions to
increase density and use existing vacant land and under-used land within the
boundary more efficiently.
Encourage in-fill, mixed-use, redevelopment, and higher density development.
Encourage a mix of businesses and residential uses downtown using incentives
and zoning.
Improve the appearance of buildings and landscapes.
Work cooperatively with Metro area partners (Springfield and Lane County)
and other nearby cities to avoid urban sprawl and preserve the rural character
in areas outside the urban growth boundaries.
Increase density of new housing development while maintaining the character
and livability of individual neighborhoods.
Provide for a greater variety of housing types.
Promote construction of affordable housing.
Mitigate the impacts of new and/or higher density housing, in-fill, and
redevelopment on neighborhoods through design standards, open space and
housing maintenance programs, and continuing historic preservation and
neighborhood planning programs.
Encourage the creation of transportation-efficient land use patterns and
implementation of nodal development concepts.
Increase the use of alternative modes of transportation by improving the
capacity, design, safety, and convenience of the transit, bicycle, and pedestrian
transportation systems.
Encourage alternatives to the use of single-occupant vehicles through demand
management techniques.
Focus future street improvements on relieving pressure on the City's most
congested roadways and intersections to maintain an acceptable level of
mobility for all modes of transportation.
Policy 14
Policy 15
Policy 16
Policy 17
Policy 18
Policy 19
Development shall be required to pay the full cost of extending infrastructure
and services, except that the City will examine ways to subsidize the costs of
providing infrastructure or offer other incentives that support higher-density,
in-fill, mixed-use, and redevelopment.
Target publicly-financed infrastructure extensions to support development for
higher densities, in-fill, mixed uses, and nodal development.
Focus efforts to diversify the local economy and provide family-wage jobs
principally by supporting local, and environmentally-sensitive businesses.
Direct available financial and regulatory incentives to support these efforts.
Protect and improve air and water quality and protect natural areas of good
habitat value through a variety of means such as better enforcement of
existing regulations, new or revised regulations, or other practices.
Increase the amount and variety of parks and open spaces.
Expand City efforts to achieve community-based policing.
Section 2. The policies adopted by Section 1 shall be used by the City to guide the work of
the City Manager and staff in formulating for Council consideration proposed changes to the Eugene
Code, 1971, including potential changes to Chapters 2 through 9. The policies adopted by Section
1 also shall be used by the City to guide other work programs, including such actions as preparation
of the budget and revisions to the capital improvement program.
Section 3. The policies adopted by Section 1 shall not be used in determining whether the
City shall approve or deny individual land use applications. Instead, the policies will be implemented
through the Council's actions in amending the Eugene Code, 1971, and in actions other than code
changes such as adopting the City budget and capital improvement program.
Section 4. Resolution No. 3867, and the 1984 Eugene Community Goals and Policies
adopted therein, is repealed.
The foregoing Resolution adopted the 2nd day of February, 1998.
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