<br />Andrée Phelps Law, LLC <br />375 W. 4th Ave., Suite 204 <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> <br /> <br />Andrée Phelps • Attorney at Law <br />Andrée Phelps Law, LLC <br />541.221.1431 <br />andree@andreephelpslaw.com <br />November 28, 2023 <br />To: Eugene Planning Commission & Lane County Planning Commission <br />c/o Elena Domingo <br />Eugene Planning Division <br />99 West 10th Avenue <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Via Email: RRSCPlan@eugene-or.gov <br />Re: River Road – Santa Clara (RRSC) Proposed Building Code Amendments <br />Dear Planning Commissioners: <br />Please file into the record this second letter on behalf of my clients, Lewis Rucker and Rucker <br />Properties, LLC, owner of 121 River Avenue.1 Although my client is appreciative of the support <br />voiced during the November 14 Eugene Planning Commission Deliberations to carve out the area <br />between the Beltline and River Avenue from the proposed C-2 use prohibitions, my client continues <br />to be highly concerned about implementation of the proposed C-2 building code amendments <br />especially as the proposed C-2 building code amendments (aside from building height) were not <br />discussed during the November 14 meeting. <br />As is evident from the attached Site Plan, there is ample space on the property and any subsequent <br />tenant or owner of 121 River Avenue would likely be interested in either building an addition or <br />building a new structure on site. However, if the building codes are implemented as proposed, it will <br />put in peril the many years of investment my client has expended on this property and will put into <br />question the long-term viability of the property as expansion of business will likely be limited due to <br />the proposed building codes limiting building additions and new buildings and requiring a <br />“commercial building look” that is not conducive to River Avenue. <br />In the interest of brevity, let us only consider how the building code amendments could affect two <br />hypothetical building additions at 121 River Avenue. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 Property is identified as Assessor’s Map 17-04-13-22, Tax Lot 1000. <br />7