AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br />November 14, 2023 <br />To: Eugene Planning Commission <br />From: Terri Harding, Principal Planner & Project Manager <br />Elena Domingo, Associate Planner <br />Subject: Deliberations: RIVER ROAD -SANTA CLARA NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AND METRO <br />PLAN AMENDMENTS AND RIVER ROAD -SANTA CLARA NEIGHBORHOOD -SPECIFIC <br />CODE AMENDMENTS (City Files MA 23-5 and CA 23-3 & County File 509-PA23- <br />05532) <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />At this work session, Planning Commission will begin deliberations on the proposed River Road - <br />Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan adoption package. Staff will present topics raised in testimony <br />and questions from Commissioners following the joint public hearing held with Lane County on <br />October 17, 2023. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of Eugene and Lane County have been working with the River Road Community <br />Organization (RRCO) and Santa Clara Community Organization (SCCO) since 2017 to create a <br />new Neighborhood Plan. After thorough community outreach, goal and policy development, <br />analysis, coordination, review cycles, and legal review, an adoption package has been <br />assembled and is proceeding through the public hearing process. The adoption package <br />consists of amendments to the Eugene Code that would establish River Road and Santa Clara <br />neighborhood -specific code standards as well as amendments to the Eugene -Springfield <br />Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) to repeal the 1987 River Road Santa -Clara Urban <br />Facilities Plan, adopt a new River Road -Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan, and amend the Metro <br />Plan to remove Chapter II Section F from the Metro Plan. A summary of the adoption package <br />components is provided in Attachment A. <br />The October 17, 2023 public hearing packet includes a detailed summary of the proposed <br />adoption package components, project background, and other materials. Fifteen individuals <br />provided testimony at the hearing, and the Planning Commission record was held open for two <br />weeks, through October 31, 2023 to allow additional testimony, which has been provided to <br />the Commission. All written testimony submitted through the close of the Planning Commission <br />record can also be found on the City's land use application website. Commissioners also asked a <br />variety of questions which have been addressed with a staff memo, organized under general <br />topic headings, included as Attachment B. <br />The topics addressed in Attachment B are grouped into the following categories: <br />Page 3 of 21 <br />