Planning Commission Agenda Item Summary 5-7-19

Agency Board and WDA for approximately 8 acres of the Downtown Riverfront site. Public Hearing Notice & Procedures Notice of the Planning Commission public hearing was mailed to all property owners and occupants of property within 500 feet of the site, all neighborhood organizations in Eugene, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, Oregon Department of Transportation, Lane County, City of Springfield, and other community groups and individuals who have requested notice. Interested parties from the previous adoption process in 2013 were included on the mailing list, signs announcing the Planning Commission hearing were posted on and around the property in eight locations, and notice will also be published in the Register Guard. These noticing efforts go well beyond the minimum requirements at EC 9.7520 for this concurrent Type V application package. The land use applications proposed in this City-initiated adoption package are subject to formal quasi- judicial procedures at EC 9.7065-9.7095 for the upcoming public hearing, as well as the approval criteria from the Eugene Code for each application type. The narrative provided with the application materials addresses all approval criteria and related standards necessary for approval of this request (and, along with this Agenda Item Summary constitutes the full staff report required in advance of the public hearing). The full package of application materials has been provided to the Planning Commission separately. As a courtesy (not the formal, complete record), these materials are also publicly available on the City's website at: https://pdd.eugene-or.gov/LandUse/SearchApplicationDocuments?file=CA-19-0001. Any written public testimony received as of the date of the public hearing will be forwarded to the commission for consideration, along with any testimony that may be submitted at the hearing. Next Steps As a reminder, this is a quasi-judicial proceeding and the Planning Commission's recommendation to City Council must be based on the applicable approval criteria for each land use application. To that end, staff recommends that commissioners study the application narrative and supporting evidence closely, along with all public testimony. Following the close of the public record after the hearing, we have scheduled time at upcoming meetings on June 3 and 4, 2019 (and tentatively on June 11, 2019 if needed) for deliberations and action on a recommendation to City Council. Staff will be present to assist with any questions that arise, to ensure that applicable procedures are followed, and to provide information that will help the Commission reach its recommendation. We also encourage the commission to raise any questions at the end of the public hearing to better facilitate deliberations in advance. If there is no request to hold the record open after the public hearing, it is also possible that the commission could choose to begin deliberations the same night. Following the Commission's deliberations and recommendation, the request will then be heard before the City Council in a second public hearing process where new evidence and testimony can also be received, before a final decision is made.