Page 1 <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br />October 10, 2023 <br />To: Eugene Planning Commission <br />From: Terri Harding, Principal Planner <br />Elena Domingo, Associate Planner <br />Subject: Work Session: RIVER ROAD-SANTA CLARA NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AND METRO PLAN <br />AMENDMENTS AND RIVER ROAD-SANTA CLARA NEIGHBORHOOD-SPECIFIC CODE <br />AMENDMENTS (City Files MA 23-5 and CA 23-3 & County File 509-PA23-05532) <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />The City of Eugene and Lane County have been working with the River Road Community Organization <br />(RRCO) and Santa Clara Community Organization (SCCO) to create a new Neighborhood Plan since <br />2017. After thorough community outreach, goal and policy development, analysis, coordination, <br />review cycles, and legal review, an adoption package has been assembled and is ready for the public <br />hearing process. The adoption package consists of amendments to the Eugene Code related to allowed <br />uses and development standards in the River Road and Santa Clara areas, as well as amendments to <br />the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) to repeal the 1987 River Road - <br />Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan, adopt a new River Road – Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan, and amend <br />the Metro Plan to remove Chapter II Section F from the Metro Plan. The Eugene Planning Commission <br />will hold a work session on the Neighborhood Plan adoption package on October 10, in advance of the <br />joint City/County public hearing scheduled for October 17, 2023 at 6:00 pm. <br />At this meeting, the Eugene Planning Commission will hold a work session to learn about the proposed <br />adoption package. Following the work session, the Commission will hold a joint public hearing with the <br />Lane County Planning Commission. Thereafter, both Planning Commissions will deliberate and make a <br />recommendation on the proposed Metro Plan amendment, the proposed adoption of the new River <br />Road – Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan, and the proposed repeal of the 1987 River Road Santa-Clara <br />Urban Facilities Plan. Only the Eugene Planning Commission will deliberate and make a <br />recommendation on the proposed code amendments because they will only apply to properties within <br />the Eugene city limits. A summary of the adoption package components is provided in Attachment A. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods are composed of a patchwork of properties within the <br />City of Eugene (incorporated) and Lane County (unincorporated). For over 30 years, land use and <br />development within the River Road and Santa Clara communities have been governed by the River <br />Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan (1987). An updated, forward-looking plan was needed for this <br />large part of the community. <br />Page 3 of 185