A -P L <br />Andree Phelps Law, LLC <br />375 W. 4"' Ave., Suite 204 <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br />October 31, 2023 <br />To: Eugene Planning Commission <br />Lane County Planning Commission <br />c/o Elena Domingo <br />Eugene Planning Division <br />99 West l 0th Avenue <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Via Email: RRSCPlan@eugene-or.gov <br />Re: River Road — Santa Clara (RRSC) Plan and Code Amendments <br />Dear Planning Commissioners: <br />The following letter is filed on behalf of my clients, Lewis Rucker and Rucker Properties, LLC, <br />owner of 121 River Avenue.' The property is zoned C-2, is approximately 0.8 acres, and is located <br />east of River Road between River Avenue and the Randy Pape Beltline. <br />Currently, 121 River Avenue is leased by my client to Action Rent -All & Events, a locally owned <br />and operated business that has been located on River Avenue for decades. The business includes <br />a catering service and the rental of light and heavy equipment. Of the total business revenue, about <br />30% of the catering service revenue and 90% of the equipment rental is from local customers, <br />people living and working in the River Road/Santa Clara area. The proposed code amendments <br />will prohibit the rental of heavy equipment and will cause the business to be in non -conforming <br />status. Action Rent -All & Events has similarly filed letters in opposition to the proposed Plan and <br />Code Amendments. <br />The proposed amendments have already impacted my client as the removal of allowed commercial <br />uses plus the proposed building restrictions as they relate to any new building and building <br />additions has chilled a potential move and expansion by Action Rent -All & Events to adjacent <br />property. The proposed amendments put in peril the many years of investment my client has <br />expended on this property and puts the long-term viability of the property into question. <br />' Property is identified as Assessor's Map 17-04-13-22, Tax Lot 1000. <br />Andree Phelps • Attorney at Law <br />Andree Phelps Law, LLC <br />541.221.1431 <br />andree@andreephelpslaw.com <br />