HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5051COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO, 5051
A RESOLUTION CLARIFYING THAT AN
OUTPATIENT CLINIC OPERATED BY THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS IS A "GOVERNMENT SERVICE ".
PASSED: 6:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ASSENT: Farr, Zelenka
CONSIDERED: January 9, 2012
RESOLUTION No, 5051
A RESOLUTION CLARIFYING THAT AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC
OPERATED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS IS A "GOVERNMENT SERVICE ".
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is seeping a site on which to
operate a new outpatient clinic ( "VA clinic ") and the City Council has expressed interest in
supporting the siting of the new VA clinic in Eugene.
B. The City Council wishes to provide the siting authority in United States
Department of Veterans Affairs with certainty that siting options exist in Eugene for the VA's
consideration, thus increasing the possibility of development of the VA clinic in Eugene.
C. The City's land use code allows "Government Services" to be established within
the I -1 Campus Industrial zone, but a recent decision by the Eugene Hearings Official fails to
recognize a VA clinic operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as such a
government service.
E. The City Council wishes to correct the hearings official's code interpretation by
providing the City Council's own interpretation of its code, clarifying that a VA clinic is
permitted within the I -1 Campus Industrial Zone because it falls with the category of uses
entitled: "Government Services, not specifically listed in this or any other uses and permit
requirements table."
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 . For the reasons stated in the Agenda Item Summary attached hereto as Exhibit
A, the Eugene City Council hereby interprets the City's land use code as follows:
A. An outpatient clinic operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is
not specifically listed in any "Uses and Permit Requirements" table in Eugene Code
Chapter 9.
B. An outpatient clinic operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
does fall within the "Government Services" category of uses listed in Eugene Code
Table 9.2450 Industrial Zone Land Use and Permit Requirements.
C. An outpatient clinic operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
may also fall within other categories of uses listed in "Uses and Permit
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Requirements' tables in Eugene Code Chapter 9, such as the "Clinic or other Medical
Health Treatment Facility (including mental health)" category.
Section 2. This Resolution is a final land use decision, binding on City staff in future
applications of the land use code, effective immediately upon its passage by the City Council.
The foregoing Resolution adopted the 9 th day of * January .
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