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Workshop: Downtown Development
Meeting Date: April 16, 2007 Agenda Item Number: A
Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Susan Muir
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-6077
ISSUE STATEMENT
This council workshop on downtown development will provide information from an invited panel of
development professionals that will help inform future decisions on downtown development.
BACKGROUND
Following the March 12, 2007, Urban Renewal Agency work session related to the Request for
Qualifications for the redevelopment of West Broadway, there was interest expressed in creating an
opportunity for councilors to engage in a discussion with a panel of development professionals. The
purpose of the workshop is to provide a better understanding of the economics, issues, opportunities and
challenges related to developing downtown. A panel of invited development professionals will be
presenting information and answering questions from the council. The workshop will be co-facilitated
by a Downtown Eugene, Inc. board member and a member of the Eugene Redevelopment Advisory
Committee.
RELATED CITY POLICIES
Future development and redevelopment of the downtown core is consistent with the policies and
implementation strategies included in the Downtown Plan, including:
Downtown development shall support the urban qualities of density, vitality, livability and
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diversity to create a downtown, urban environment.
Actively pursue public/private development opportunities to achieve the vision for an active,
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vital, growing downtown.
Use downtown development tools and incentives to encourage development that provides
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character and density downtown.
Promote multi-story, mixed-use structures downtown through financial incentives or code
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amendments.
Stimulate multi-unit housing in the downtown core and on the edges of downtown for a variety
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of income levels and ownership opportunities.
In addition, the future development of the West Broadway Redevelopment Area is responsive to the
following Growth Management policies:
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Policy 1: Support the existing Eugene Urban Growth Boundary by taking actions to increase
density and use existing vacant and under-used land within the boundary more
efficiently.
Policy 2: Encourage in-fill, mixed-use, redevelopment, and higher density development.
Policy 3: Encourage a mix of business and residential uses downtown using incentives and zoning.
Policy 10: Encourage the creation of transportation-efficient land use patterns and implementation
of nodal development concepts.
Policy 14: 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 infill, mixed-use, and
redevelopment.
Downtown Initiative –
This item is also related to one of the new 2007-2008 Council Goals: Facilitate
significant revitalization of downtown core.
COUNCIL OPTIONS
This agenda item is for information purposes. No options are proposed at this time.
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION
The City Manager has no recommendation on this item.
SUGGESTED MOTION
No motions are proposed.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Susan Muir
Telephone: 682-6077
Staff E-Mail: susan.l.muir@ci.eugene.or.us
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