cannot rely on non-binding expressions of intent from an application to ensure that <br />approved standards are met." <br /> <br />The Eugene Planning Staff goes on to reference the applicantÈs house, which they say can <br />barely be seen. In fact, as we have stated above, the applicantÈs house is now the most <br />visible feature on the ridgeline because he has chosen to engage in the kind of clear <br />cutting that the proposed Capital PUD plans for the rest of the hilltop. <br /> <br />The Eugene planning staff also argues that the five existing structures on the top of the <br />hill will remain, so there is no reason that more trees will be removed. This statement is <br />blatantly untrue. The building on lot 24 is a decrepit carriage house with no foundation <br />and is not a habitable structure. The barn on lot 5 is unusable and his sliding down the hill <br />because the slope is unstable (see photo below). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The other house on Lot 4 is also in very bad condition relative to the value of the lot and <br />is almost certain to be torn downÄa fact corroborated by the applicant himself in a <br />statement six months ago. The house has been abandoned for over a year and a half, was <br />leaking for six months, and has been subject to burglary at least twice. It is, in essence, an <br />abandoned building on a lot worth over a million dollars. The Eugene Planning staff go <br /> <br />