M I N U T E S <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />September 26, 1977 <br />Adjourned meeting from September 21, 1977, of the City Council of the City <br />of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller at <br />7:30 p.m. on September 26, 1977, in the Council Chamber with the following <br />Council members present: Eric Haws, D. W. Hamel, Tom Williams, Ray Bradley, <br />Jack Delay, Scott Lieuallen, Brian Obie, and Betty Smith. <br />I-A-1 I. Public Hearings <br />A. Rezoning properties located between 7th and 13th Avenues, extending <br />from Washington Street to Lincoln.Street, from C-2 and R-3 to MU <br />Mixed Use (Eugene Planning Commission)(Z 76-38). <br />Recommended by Planning Commission August 15, 1977, with a 5-1 vote. <br />Manager said this was a major complex rezoning matter considered by <br />the Planning Commission for nearly a year, with lengthy public hear- <br />ings held. <br />Susan Franklin, 669 West Broadway, reviewed for Council the Plan- <br />ning Commission's actions. Public hearings for this zone change <br />began in October in 1976, with numerous and comprehensive studies <br />showing the need for both commercial and residential zoning to <br />complement each other. She noted extensive public hearings had <br />been held, with the Planning Commission compromising with a mixed-use <br />zone for the area. She said this zoning would eliminate the possi- <br />bility of non-conformance and felt this zone change would not adver- <br />sely affect the property owners in the area. <br />Jim Saul, Planner, recognized this as a major rezoning and noted <br />for Council consideration the following points. First, Council should <br />consider whether the area should be rezoned under the accepted City <br />policy. He referred Council to Staff Notes, noting that the City has <br />adopted a number of policies which have direct relation to this zone <br />change. The change would be from C-2 to a MU classification that <br />would encourage high-density housing in the area, and he sited <br />various policies to support this position, noting the 1990 Plan, <br />Community Goals and Policies, and the Housing Policy Resolution. <br />He said during the entire course of public hearing, testimony pre- <br />sented recognized the validity of City policy encouraging high- <br />density housing in this area. <br />The second issue he noted was whether or not the Mixed-Use District <br />provided adequate mechanisms to carry out those policies. The primary <br />purpose of the MU District would be to encourage further high-density <br />development in the area and does recognize the existing commercial <br />0 <br />9/26/77--1 <br />_7zit <br />