Meeker Family Testimony <br />>VIA 23-5/CA 23-3/509-PA23-05532 <br />October 17, 2023 <br />part: <br />4 <br />The Envision Eugene Residential Land Supply Study (RLSS), Part 1, Page 12, states in <br />Eugene has some additional land supply in the form of new housing that will <br />be added through redevelopment of developed residential and commercial land. <br />The RLSS Table 7, Part V — Page 4, identifies 29 acres (in addition to "Downtown" <br />capacity) of Commercial land to be used for High Density Residential between the 2012 and <br />2032 planning period. Reducing the height of Commercial development from 120 feet to 60 <br />feet necessarily reduces the City's High Density Residential Inventory (as well as reducing the <br />impetus for actual High Density Residential development). Eliminating half of the <br />development potential for residential in the C-2 zone in the RR -SC area frustrates the City <br />Council's ultimate policy choice to grow up and not out and utilize Commercial property to <br />meet the demand of residential land. Had the City not counted some Commercial property, <br />which includes C-2 property in the RR -SC area, the City would have had to account for the <br />land deficiency in other ways, including possibly expanding the UGB for residential. <br />Goal 9: Economic Development — <br />The statewide planning goal for economic development, Goal 9, states in relevant part: <br />To provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of <br />economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of the state. <br />The proposed code amendments prohibit opportunities for a "variety of economic <br />activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon's citizens." Narrowing the range <br />of permitted uses in the C-2 zone does the opposite of what Goal 9 is intended to promote. <br />II. Conclusion <br />The proposed code amendments that restrict certain uses in the C-2 zone and reduce <br />the building height from 120 to 60 feet are not justified by any existing or proposed land use <br />regulation, including the proposed River Road -Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan. The proposed <br />code amendments violate statewide planning goals and the policies of the Metro Plan and the <br />Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan. The proposed code amendments should therefore be <br />discarded and I urge the Eugene Planning Commission to not forward on to the City -Council <br />the proposed code amendments. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Micheal M. Reeder <br />Attorney for the Meeker Family and <br />Clemens Marina <br />Office phone: (541) 225-8777I 375 W. 4th Ave., Suite 205 <br />mreeder@oregonlanduse.com Eugene, Oregon 97401 230 <br />oregonlanduse.com <br />