PH-60 <br />RESPONSES TO PUD CODE CRITERIA <br />The Eugene City PUD Code section 9.8300 called "Purpose of Planned Unit Development" <br />lists several criteria (a-e). We. address them below with the code item in bold font and our . <br />responses in normal font. <br />(1) Create a sustainable environment that includes: <br />(a) Shared use of services and facilities. <br />Central in OMC's site design is the commonhouse which is a key element in creating a tightly <br />lmit community. This facility will not only benefit the OMC community, but also the larger <br />neighborhood by providing a place to hold neighborhood meetings of all sorts. - <br />(b) A compatible mix of land uses that entourage alternatives to the use of <br />the automobile. <br />OMC is adjacent to the river bike path (10 minute bike ride to the Whiteaker, 15 to <br />downtown, 20 to the university) and one block from a bicycle shop. OMC is two blocks <br />from public transit, River Road Elementary, restaurants and coffee. Car-free walking <br />opportunities abound in every direction on the beautifiil river bike path. OMC will have a <br />car-sharing system and a substantial amount of food will be grown on-site (and all of this <br />within a culture of borrowing a cup of sugar rather than running to the store). <br />(c) A variety of dwelling types that help meet the needs of all income <br />groups in the community. <br />Home sizes are 2-4 bedrooms (flats and townhouses). Premiums on larger homes with <br />special features help subsidize the smaller homes with more modest features. This creates a <br />wide price range but all homes have equal use of common facilities. Affordability is <br />further supported because homes are smaller, clustered, and more energy-efficient than <br />typical American homes. Over time, residents in cohousing enjoy many expenses being <br />greatly reduced or eliminated. <br />(d) Preservation of existing natural resources and the opportunity to <br />enhance habitat areas. <br />Landscape plans include; <br />Planting large canopy native trees on the north side of the site and over the parking <br />area to extend the riparian forest of the adjacent parr land. <br />• Preservation is planned, where possible, of existing trees (ash, western white oak) <br />that won't interfere with solar access. <br />• Minimizing impact on the lower meadow so as to maintain the meadow that runs into <br />the City land <br />• The Friends of Hazelnut and Cottonwood Groves is an already established park <br />adoption group working under the City of Eugene Park Stewards Program. Plans <br />toward a restored understory in the Cottonwood Grove are underway. <br />(e) Clustering of residential dwellings to achieve energy and resource <br />conservation while also achieving the planned density for the site. <br />OMC is a completely shared-wall, two-story, green-design, at nearly maximum density with <br />28 homes in 7 buildings.' <br />132-6 <br />