1000 133 SW 2"d Ave, Suite 201 • Portland, OR 97204 • (503) 497-1000 • www.friends.org <br />friends I Southern Oregon Office • PO Box 2442 • Grants Pass, OR 97528 • (541) 474-1155 <br />of Oregon Central Oregon Office • 155 NW Irving Ave • Bend, OR 97703 • (541) 797-6761 <br />April 9, 2018 <br />Eugene City Council <br />C/O Alissa Hansen (Alissa.h.hansen@ci.eugene.or.us) <br />Planning Division <br />99 W. 10' Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />RE: Implementation of SB 1051 <br />Dear Councilors, <br />1000 Friends of Oregon is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to working with <br />Oregonians to support livable communities. Our membership includes hundreds of Eugene <br />citizens who support the mission and values of the Oregon land use program. Among these <br />Oregon values are the provision of equitable and diverse housing opportunities. <br />In the 2017 Legislative Session, 1000 Friends of Oregon worked with a coalition of partners to <br />pass Senate Bill 1051 (chapter 745, Oregon Laws 2017), a bill that requires cities to comply with <br />standards that promote affordable housing. By July 1", 2018, cities are required to allow at least <br />one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) for each detached single family dwelling in areas zoned for <br />detached single family dwellings. Unfortunately, the phased approach contemplated by the City <br />will not go far enough to meet the requirements of SB 1051. Phase one of the City's proposed <br />draft ordinance will create: <br />"...limited changes solely aimed at compliance with the bill's requirement to allow secondary dwellings in areas <br />zoned for detached single family homes by the July 1, 2018, deadline."' <br />The language at issue in SB 1051 states: <br />(5)(a) A city with a population greater than 2,500 or a county with a population greater than 15,000 shall <br />allow in areas zoned for detached single-family dwellings the development of at least one accessory dwelling unit <br />for each detached single-family dwelling, subject to reasonable local regulations relating to siting and design. <br />(b) As used in this subsection, "accessory dwelling unit" means an interior, attached or detached residential <br />structure that is used in connection with or that is accessory to a single-family dwelling.' <br />The reason that the City's proposed phase one of SB 1051 implementation is not sufficient is <br />because it is not possible to allow the required minimum of at least one ADU for each detached <br />single family dwelling, if existing standards in the Eugene Code remain. While some of the <br />existing standards in the Eugene Code could be considered reasonable regulations relating to <br />"siting and design," others standards could preclude property owners from exercising their right <br />to build at least one ADU per single family dwelling on their lot. Standards in the existing code' <br />' Eugene City Council Agenda Item Summary, Agenda Item Number B, January 17'x, 2018. <br />' Section 6, Chapter 745, Oregon Laws 2017. <br />' See EC 9.2751(17) <br />