More information regarding the Willamette River Greenway Code Amendment project can be found <br />here: https://www.eugene-or.gov/764/Land-Use-Code-Amendments <br />Procedures & Approval Criteria <br />Following this initial public hearing, the Planning Commission will deliberate and make a recommendation <br />to the City Council. The City Council will hold a second public hearing, then deliberate and make the final <br />decision on the proposed land use code amendments. These land use code amendments will be <br />processed using the Type V land use application procedures in EC 9.7500-9.7560. The City Council will be <br />the final local decision-maker on the application. Separate notice of the City Council public hearing will be <br />provided. In making a recommendation on these proposed code amendments to the City Council, the <br />Planning Commission will address the relevant approval criteria from the Eugene Code (EC) at 9.8065. <br />Testimony and evidence submitted should be directed toward the applicable approval criteria from the <br />Eugene Code noted above, or other criteria in the City's adopted plans or land use regulations or <br />applicable state law that the person testifying believes to apply to the decision. <br />How to Submit Testimony to the Planning Commission <br />➢ Send a written statement to the Planning Commission, c/o Jeff Gepper, Planning Division, 99 W. <br />10th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401 or by e-mail JGepper@eugene-or.gov. To be included in the <br />Planning Commission's packet for the March 8th public hearing, your statement must be received by <br />staff no later than 5pm on February 25th, 2022. <br />➢ Submit a written statement to the address or email above after February 251h, 2022, but before the <br />Planning Commission closes the public hearing. The Planning Commission will have less time to read <br />written material submitted after February 25th prior to taking action on the request and forwarding <br />their recommendation to the City Council. <br />➢ Attend the public hearing on March 8th, 2022 and provide spoken testimony. Your spoken <br />testimony will be recorded. Instructions for providing testimony during the virtual public hearing <br />will be provided during the hearing. The Planning Commission may limit the time for each speaker <br />to a few minutes. You are encouraged to submit written testimony prior to the close of the public <br />hearing if you have detailed comments you wish to make. <br />All public testimony received by the Planning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council. As <br />noted above, the City Council will hold a subsequent public hearing following the Planning Commission's <br />recommendation before any final action is taken on the request. <br />Additional Information and Staff Report <br />The application materials, including all documents, evidence, and the applicable approval criteria, are <br />available for free inspection at the Eugene Planning and Development Department, 99 West 10th <br />Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. *IMPORTANT NOTE: <br />To take preventative measures for community members and staff safety against the spread of COVID- <br />19, City offices are only open by appointment. Please contact the listed staff representative to make an <br />DLCD Notice: 02/01/2022 <br />