AM <br />• Planning <br />Memorandum <br />Date: February 27, 2018 <br />To: Virginia Gustafson Lucker, Eugene Hearings Official <br />From: Nicholas Gioello, Associate Planner, Eugene Planning Division <br />Attachment C <br />Subject: Capital Hill PUD (PDT 17-1) Summary of Public Testimony Received as of February 27, 2018 <br />Staff has received testimony on the proposed PUD from two affected Neighborhood Associations, <br />neighbors, and other interested parties. The following is a summary of the issues and concerns raised <br />in the public testimony received to date. <br />Neighborhood Associations <br />A letter was received by staff on December 22, 2017, from the Laurel Hill Valley Citizens regarding the <br />proposed Capital Hill PUD. On December 29, 2017 a letter was received from the Fairmount <br />Neighbors Association regarding the proposed Capital Hill PUD. Both letters are nearly identical in <br />their content and wording. The Fairmount Neighbors Association along with the Laurel Hill Valley <br />Citizens appointed a committee (Capital Hill Response Committee) to evaluate the PUD application. <br />On December 6, 2017 the Capital Hill Response Committee recommended opposing the Capital Hill <br />PUD to the Laurel Hill Valley Executive Committee and the Fairmount Neighbors Association. The <br />Fairmount Neighbors Association voted 96-3 and the Laurel Hill Valley Citizens Executive Committee <br />voted 16-0 to accept the recommendation of the Response Committee. The Response Committee <br />conducted extensive analysis, contracting with technical specialists in law, forestry, geotechnical <br />engineering, and traffic engineering, and found these major issues with the proposal: <br />• Many of the proposed lots' buildable areas are located on steep slopes and would be <br />vulnerable to increased geological instability. <br />• The removal of up to 466 trees, over 50% of the existing trees on the site, increases land slide <br />potential and exposes trees in Hendricks Park and the Ribbon Trail to windthrow and other <br />damage. <br />• The proposal jeopardizes safety and emergency services response time throughout the <br />existing roadways and the new private street. <br />• The proposal is located within the South Hills Study area, which encourages tree and <br />vegetation preservation within ridgeline areas for parks, open space and connecting trails. <br />In their letters, both Neighborhood Associations "recommend to the Hearings Official that PDT 17-1 <br />be denied and that no exceptions to the Eugene City Code be granted to the applicant," also adding <br />City of Eugene • 99 W. 10th Ave. • Eugene, OR 97401 • 541-682-5481 • 541-682-5572 Fax <br />www.eugene-or.gov/planning <br />Page 66 <br />