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Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 811, Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
May14,2014
12:00 p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor,
Claire Syrett, Greg Evans
Mayor Piercy called the May 14, 2014, City Council work session to order.
A.
WORK SESSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Envision Eugene Implementation - An Ordinance
Concerning Employment and Industrial Zones
Interim Planning Director Carolyn Burke and Senior Planner Terri Harding gave a PowerPoint
presentation on the effect of the proposed code changes.
Council discussion
• Concerns with changing I-2 zone to C-2 zone expressed.
• Support expressed for "do no harm" approach
• Need to address rights of existing businesses to expand in future.
• Connectivity to neighborhood and accessibility to all modes of transportation important.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Syrett, moved to adopt Council
Bi115111, an ordinance concerning Employment and Industrial zones contained in Attachment
B. PASSED 8:0
B. WORK SESSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Envision Eugene Implementation - An Ordinance
Concerning Single -Family Code Amendments for Accessory Buildings, Alley Access Lots and
Secondary Dwellings
Interim Planning Director Carolyn Burke and Senior Planner Alissa Hansen gave a
PowerPoint presentation on the history of the code changes, background information and
recommended direction on the code changes.
Council discussion
• Deliberation on each element preferred.
• Piece -by -piece deliberation is not effective, proposed package of recommendations by
neighborhood groups is well thought out.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Evans, moved to direct the City
Manager to come back on the third Monday in June public hearing with ordinance language on R-1
code amendments that reflect the requested ordinance language that several councilors made two
months ago, that was captured in the work done by the neighborhood leaders and detailed in the
memo from Carolyn of two months ago. (Clarification: That language is what I would like to see the
council, the third Monday is June, have a public hearing on, and to initiate the notice to affected
property owners.) PASSED 5:3, Councilors Zelenka, Pryor, and Syrett opposed.
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Work Session
The work session adjourned at 1:28 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Chuck Crockett
Deputy City Recorder