Land Use Code and Zone Changes <br />The River Road Special Area Zone <br />contains the Corridor Study <br />recommendations for land use code and <br />zone changes. The proposed changes are <br />within Eugene's UGB, however, any <br />proposed changes outside the city limits <br />will only occur and become effective as <br />property owners choose to annex. The <br />Special Area Zone will continue to be <br />refined as part of the neighborhood <br />planning process with input from City <br />staff and community members to ensure <br />alignment with the Neighborhood Plan <br />and citywide policies. This includes <br />compliance with House Bill 2001, an <br />Oregon law passed in 2019 that is <br />intended to provide more opportunities <br />for a variety of housing types in <br />traditionally single-family A graphic from the draft River Road Special Area Zone <br />neighborhoods, and to increase the code showing transition and privacy standards. <br />overall housing supply in and around <br />cities. Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development, the state's planning <br />agency, is working to finalize a model code and minimum standards for compliance with <br />House Bill 2001. The Land Conservation and Development Commission will be the body to <br />finalize and adopt the model code and minimum standards by the end of 2020. The City <br />is still evaluating the law, discussing its impacts, and formulating a plan to implement its <br />requirements, which will inform refinements to the River Road Special Area Zone. Once <br />refined, the Special Area Zone will result in changes to Eugene's Land Use Code and zone <br />changes within the city limits that must be implemented through a formal adoption process. <br />Next Steps and Formal Adoption Process <br />The River Road -Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan is currently transitioning from the Action <br />Planning phase to the Adoption phase. The Action Planning phase has focused on drafting, <br />evaluating and prioritizing actions to implement the community vision. The project team is <br />refining the Action Plan with details such as who would be responsible for implementing <br />the action and general estimates for cost, timeframe and feasibility as well as developing <br />a strategy to support ongoing implementation. In early 2021, the project team will seek <br />direction to prepare an adoption package, which will consist of the Neighborhood Plan <br />and land use code and zone changes including the River Road Special Area Zone, to vet <br />with the community. Community input will continue throughout the Adoption phase and will <br />help inform the community recommendation from the River Road and Santa Clara <br />community organizations and the Community Advisory Committee. The community <br />recommendation will be forwarded to the Eugene and Lane County Planning Commissions <br />to begin the formal adoption process. <br />RIVER ROAD CORRIDOR STUDY <br />124 <br />