HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.20.2019 City Council Work Session Meeting MinutesMINUTES
Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8�h Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
February 20, 2019
12:00 p.m.
Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Claire
Syrett, Chris Pryor
Councilors Absent: Greg Evans
Mayor Vinis opened the February 20, 2019, work session of the Eugene City Council.
1. WORK SESSION: Regulation of Secondary (Accessory) Dwelling Units and Consideration
of Remand Issues (Ordinance Nos. 20594 and 20595)
Deputy City Attorney Emily Jerome gave an overview of the topic and its history, and explained
that the purpose of the meeting was to obtain council's guidance for drafting a new ordinance
that would be reviewed by the public at a future public hearing.
Council Discussion:
• Councilor Clark- expressed concerns about the process outlined by Mayor Vinis.
• Councilor Zelenka -requested clarification on whether the ADU provisions needed to be
applied to all other zones or simply R1.
• Councilor Clark- asked whether the Jefferson Westside Special Area Zone preamble on
additional single family dwellings could be used in R2, R3 and R4.
• Mayor Vinis -requested that council begin making their way through each siting and design
standard raised in the LUBA appeals outlined in the agenda item summary (Attachment A).
She outlined the process for reviewing each siting and design standard.
• Councilor Syrett - requested requirements 4 and 7 (Outdoor Storage/Trash and Prohibition
on Alley Access Lots) be pulled from the green list for discussion.
• Councilor Clark- commented that although he had hoped to work with everyone, he
regretted that he would have to return with his own motions.
• Councilor Zelenka - asked why all siting and design rules aren't applied to all zones.
• Mayor Vinis - affirmed that council chose to leave in requirements 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 from the
green section, pulling requirements 4 and 7 to move to the yellow category.
• Councilor Syrett - asked Mayor Vinis whether the meeting process allows questions to staff
regarding why they placed requirements in the various categories (green, yellow or red).
She then asked staff to explain reasoning on requirements 4 and 7.
• Councilor Zelenka - asked whether requirement 7 would apply to the recent Measure 49
claim by Elise Moore.
• Councilor Clark- said reductions in minimum lot size would change the nature of R1 zones,
and asked whether it would be more accurate to have findings to justify the relationship to
SB 1051.
• Councilor Semple - asked whether retained requirements can be revised later; asked how
the requirements work together (e.g. concrete coverage and parking).
• Councilor Zelenka - asked about Attachment C regarding minimum lot sizes in each zone.
He also suggested all yellow items be moved to green.
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• Councilor Clark- said he would like to see every item moved to the green section.
• Mayor Vinis - asked the councilors to state whether they would like to keep or drop each
yellow- and green -category requirement.
Green Requirements
#4 (Outdoor Storage and Trash)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, Pryor, Zelenka
Remove: Councilors Yeh, Syrett, and Semple
#7 (Prohibition on Alley Access Lots)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, Yeh and Zelenka
Remove: Councilors Pryor, Syrett, and Semple
Yellow Requirements
#1 (Minimum Lot Size)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, Pryor, Yeh, Zelenka, and Semple
Remove: Councilor Syrett
#2 (Maximum Density)
Keep: All councilors opted to keep this requirement.
#3 (Lot Dimensions)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, Pryor, Yeh and Zelenka
Remove: Councilors Syrett and Semple
#4 (Parking Requirement)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, Pryor, Yeh and Zelenka
Remove: Councilors Syrett and Semple
#5 (Alley Access Parking/Driveway)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, Pryor, Yeh and Zelenka
Remove: Councilors Syrett and Semple opted to remove.
#6 (Building Height/Sloped Setback)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, Pryor, Yeh, Zelenka, Syrett and Semple
Remove: Councilor Yeh preferred its removal.
Council Comments
• Councilor Semple - asked about the number of dogs allowed per lot, commenting that the
number of dogs was not a siting or design requirement. She also asked whether the
prohibition against more than five unrelated individuals living in a single home applies
would extend to all homes (i.e., accessory dwellings).
• Councilor Zelenka - asked where the rule about no more than five unrelated people living in
a single dwelling is in the City Code. He also asked whether there were parking
requirements in addition to those in the red category.
• Councilor Clark- said he would like testimony from the public before making a decision.
Red Requirements
#1 (Prohibition on New Flag Lots)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, and Zelenka
Remove: Councilors Pryor, Yeh, Syrett, and Semple
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#2 (Vehicle Use Area)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, Pryor, Yeh, Zelenka and Semple
Remove: Councilor Syrett
#3 (Owner Occupancy)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, and Zelenka
Remove: Councilors Pryor, Yeh, Syrett, Semple
#4 (Maximum Bedroom)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, and Zelenka
Remove: Councilors Pryor, Yeh, Syrett, Semple
#5 (Maximum Occupancy)
Keep: Councilors Taylor, Clark, and Zelenka
Remove: Councilors Pryor, Yeh, Syrett, Semple
#6 (Dog Keeping)
Keep: Councilors Taylor and Clark
Remove: Councilors Pryor, Yeh, Zelenka, Syrett and Semple
Council Comments
• Councilor Pryor - asked whether the red items would still be included in the draft
ordinance.
• Councilor Taylor - asked for clarification on whether the residence requirement would be
included in the ordinance for public comment.
• Councilor Semple - asked why council wasn't asked to discuss putting the special area zone
standards into the requirements to prevent legal action during the process.
• Councilor Clark - asked for clarification about whether the draft ordinance would include
findings for the owner occupancy requirement. He also asked whether inserting the
preamble from the special area zones to the ordinance would prevent further appeals. He
stated he would prefer no action because secondary dwellings are already allowed in R2, R3
and R4.
• Councilor Taylor - asked whether not taking action would allow the City to keep the
residency requirement. She also asked if council would have another opportunity to discuss
whether they would like to have findings for the residency requirement.
• Councilor Zelenka - requested language in the draft ordinance detailing why council struck
each requirement they did, so the community had a clear rationale.
The meeting adjourned at 1:28 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Beth Forrest
City Recorder
Link to the webcast of this City Council meeting: here.
(Recorded by Cas Casados)
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