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Attachment C <br />2. Metro Plan policy A.30 regarding affordable housing. <br />The Planning Commission asked for clarification on policy A.30 and to elaborate on whether this policy <br />applies to this proposal. <br />A.30 Balance the need to provide a sufficient amount of land to accommodate affordable <br />housing with the community's goals to maintain a compact urban form. <br />It is arguable that this policy is indirectly applicable if at all since no specific development application (e.g. <br />affordable or market rate housing) is proposed as part of these applications. While staff believes the <br />current findings are adequate, Staff would also support revising the finding to state (new text in italic): <br />"The applicant cited Residential Land Use and Housing Element policy A.30 as an applicable policy <br />supporting the proposed amendments. Stafffinds that this policy is not directly applicable because <br />no specific housing development is proposed at this time. To the extent it is found to be applicable, it <br />is met as indicated in the applicant's written statement which is incorporated herein by reference." <br />Alternatively, if the Planning Commission finds this policy is directly applicable, staff recommends the <br />following revised finding (additional text in italic): <br />"Affordable housing is defined in the Metro Plan as housing priced so that a household at or below <br />median income pays no more than 30 percent of its total income on housing and utilities. While no <br />specific development is proposed at this time, the proposal creates more Land for housing which in <br />turn creates the opportunity for any type of housing, affordable or market-rate, while at the same <br />time maintains a compact urban form by creating opportunity for housing to infill on a site where no <br />housing was planned." <br />3. Public Notice /Availability of Materials for Review <br />Planning Commission asked for a copy of the public hearing notice and for clarification regarding the <br />public testimony questioning the adequacy of the public notice. Attached is a copy of the public notice that <br />was mailed to all residents and owners within 500 feet of the subject property. Responses to the concerns <br />about the notice and availability of materials for review are as follows: <br />• Proposed use was not included: The approval criteria do not require the applicant to be more <br />specific, and if they had been, the proposed use would not be locked in at this stage. <br />Understandably, there is interest in what will actually be built on the site, but a specific use was <br />not identified in the notice since this is a higher-level question of whether low density residential <br />uses in general make sense. <br />• EC 9.7735 is cited as the approval criteria: While a Metro Plan Amendment application has to <br />comply with all applicable sections of the Metro Plan Amendment procedures at Eugene Code <br />(EC) 9.7730 through 9.7750 (such as procedures, submittal requirements), our public notices are <br />required to list the applicable criteria. EC 9.7735 is the section that lists the specific approval <br />criteria, which is why this section was cited in the notice. <br />• The website address cited is wrone: While the web address was incorrect, it did redirect users to <br />the correct site. While we attempt to provide several options to get information about the <br />application, website addresses are not required to be included in the public notice or any other <br />materials. <br />• Clarify other options for reviewing materials: The public notice states that all materials are <br />available at the Planning and Development Department and includes the Department's address. <br />My name, phone and email are also included on the notice for more information. <br />• Clarify neighborhood group notice: After the applications had already been submitted, the <br />redrawing of the neighborhood association boundaries resulted in the subject property changing <br />from being within the Southeast Neighbors (SEN) to being within the Southwest Hills <br />PC Agenda - Page 21 <br />
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