Commentary <br />(5) Needed Housing <br />New section based on State statutes related to needed housing. <br />• Existing EC 9.510(13) Underground Utilities is deleted. Proposed EC 9.6500 through EC <br />9.6510 address public improvement standards for all development applications. <br />• Existing EC 9.510(14) Usable Outdoor Living Area is deleted. Proposed code addresses this <br />elsewhere. In addition, current requirement is vague and difficult to apply for each PUD. <br />Criteria regarding open space preservation and clustering have been further emphasized in EC <br />9.8320 Tentative Planned Unit Development Approval Criteria allowing for case by case <br />evaluation of common space provisions. <br />• Existing EC 9.510(7) Buildings and Uses Permitted is deleted since land use and permit <br />requirements specified in 9.2000s Core Zoning will now indicate what types of uses can be <br />included in a PUD. <br />• Existing EC 9.510(12) Public Use Areas is deleted since it is unclear and appears unnecessary. <br />Other provisions in this section, including PUD criteria, address the issues discussed in this <br />section. <br />• EC 9.510(17) Landscaping. Draft code deletes reference to protection of solar access to solar <br />protected building unless the vegetation is solar friendly. <br />9.8320 Tentative Planned Unit Development Approval Criteria- General <br />Based on existing EC 9.512(6) Decision. Most of the concepts and general language are <br />maintained in this section. However, a substantial amount of reorganization has occurred so that <br />each criterion focuses on a specific issue and is distinct from other criterion. In some cases, the <br />existing criteria have overlapping issues, while in other cases multiple issues are discussed within <br />one criterion. <br />The existing code has several provisions for natural resource protection. The draft updates and <br />expands the types of resources to protect, and clarifies the general statements in the existing <br />code. Rare native animal protection has been added to reflect the need for developments to <br />address federally listed salmon and other species early in the design process. These natural <br />resource provisions contribute to protecting water quality, protecting suitable habitat for <br />threatened and endangered plants and animals, and protecting other aspects of Eugene's unique <br />heritage. <br />1118199 Commentary Page 9.8-16 00007430 <br />