To: Eugene Planning Commission <br />File: Oakleigh Meadow PUD <br />Date: 4/11/2017 <br />I am submitting this letter in support of the Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing Project that <br />was first heard by the City of Eugene Hearings Official in October 2013. This PUD is <br />now coming before the City of Eugene Planning Commission for the 3rd time due to <br />procedural errors on the part of the City of Eugene and the Planning Commission. This <br />PUD has never been referred back to the city by LUBA or the Court of Appeals due to <br />not meeting PUD requirements for traffic, street safety, or pavement width issues. In <br />fact the Planning Commission has already approved FINAL PUD for this development. <br />Remands have been entirely related to procedural errors in illegally closing or opening <br />the record by the Planning Commission. In the 4 years of testimony written, oral, <br />LUBA, and Court of Appeals Decisions there has been no actual evidence that the PUD <br />does not comply with Eugene City Code regarding the site as appropriate for this <br />sustainable building project. <br />I implore the Planning Commission to review the complete record, follow all procedural <br />rules, and approve, once again, this PUD application. <br />The development on Oakleigh Lane will increase the safety of Oakleigh Lane for Fire <br />Vehicles as the PUD has provided a fire truck turnaround that will serve the entire <br />street. Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing has also dedicated land to allow for a future <br />hammerhead turnaround should the city decide in the future that improving the street is <br />appropriate. <br />Oakleigh Meadow PUD has also dedicated bicycle and pedestrian access for Oakleigh <br />Lane that will significantly improve access to the bike transportation system for all <br />residents of the River Road area allowing much needed alternatives to car travel. <br />Oakleigh Lane has been determined by the Hearings Official, Planning Commission, <br />and LUBA to have the width necessary to accommodate the increase in traffic from this <br />development. The greater threat to the safety of Oakleigh Lane Neighbors in regards to <br />traffic is not from slow moving, neighborly trips down the street, but from continued large <br />developments further out River Road that are contributing to the "highway mentality" of <br />River Road. <br />It is time to look to the future, and allow appropriate infill projects in the City of Eugene. <br />Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing Development is attempting to fill a void in housing in <br />Eugene. Avoid in multifamily housing that is attempting to minimize traffic impact by <br />building close enough to city core to allow alternative use of transportation. How ironic <br />that the neighbors are fighting the project based on the assumption that our lives are <br />centered on the use of automobiles and that we as a society are unable to share an <br />850' length of pavement in a safe and respectful way. <br />Submitted respectfully, <br />Maureen McCauley <br />