viTv OF EUGENE <br />"i_it,'liii I,~i•~fl~it~r~~l(l~.C~:;.}?FR <br />SUPPORTING NARRATIVE <br />CONTROLLED INCOME AND RENT <br />CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION <br />APRIL 7, 2002 <br />A. Introduction <br />f.;'? $ 2002 <br />I.: ._niF 7 qq I (S R "~"~~~fflI ~L1~ <br />Charles Wiper, Inc. (CW, Inc.), an Oregon Corporation, is applying for a Controlled <br />Income and Rent Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Section 9.724 of the Eugene Code. The <br />proposed CIR use will be located on a portion of Tax Lot 300, Assessor's Map T18S, R3W, <br />Section 18, in the south hills of Eugene. To the east of the use is Willamette Street, to the south <br />and west is Brae Burn Drive, and to the north is Rest-Haven Memorial Park. This initial <br />narrative is provided to demonstrate that the proposed use satisfies the criteria for a Controlled <br />Income and Rent (CIR) conditional use permit. <br />The portion of Tax Lot 300 that is proposed for this use is that area which is not master <br />planned for cemetery use. The majority of Tax Lot 300 was approved for cemetery use in 1995 in <br />CU 95-2. That master plan approval was reduced to an Agreement with the City in a Conditional <br />Use Agreement (Oct. 27, 1998). The southernmost acreage of the site owned by Charles Wiper, <br />Inc. was not master planned for cemetery. It is zoned RA and is vacant. The total area that is not <br />master planned for cemetery, and is therefore the subject of this application, is calculated to be <br />15.8 acres. <br />Background and General Description <br />The CIR use is being proposed by CW, Inc., the property owner, to create CIR housing <br />for low-income families. CW, Inc. anticipates working cooperatively with an experienced <br />developer of affordable housing, such as Metropolitan Affordable Housing Corporation <br />(MAHC), an Oregon nonprofit corporation formed to develop low-income housing. Discussions <br />with MAHC have begun. The applicant expects that the relationship with a developer will firm <br />up during the city's review process. <br />The Eugene Code Section 9.015 defines controlled income and rent housing as: <br />"A housing project, or that portion of a larger project, consisting of any dwelling <br />type or types exclusively for low-income individuals and/or families, sponsored <br />by a public agency, a non-profit housing sponsor, a developer, a combination of <br />the foregoing, or other alternatives as provided for in the Oregon Revised Statutes <br />or Federal Statutes to undertake, construct, or operate housing for households that <br />are low income. For purposes of this definition, low-income means having <br />income at or below 80 percent of the area median income." <br />The City of Eugene has a long and aggressive track record of supporting the development <br />of low- and moderate-income housing for its residents, including under the Ca provisions of the <br />SUPPORTING NARRATIVE, CIR HOUSING PROJECT Page 1 of 8 <br />00000334 <br />