<br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br />December 19, 2023 <br /> <br />To: Lane County Planning Commission <br /> <br />From: Terri Harding, Principal Planner & Project Manager <br /> Elena Domingo, Associate Planner <br /> <br />Subject: Deliberations: River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan and Metro Plan <br />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 /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />At this work session, Lane County Planning Commission will deliberate on the proposed River <br />Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan adoption package. Staff will present materials that reflect <br />the Eugene Planning Commission’s recommendation completed at their December 5, 2023 <br />meeting. Lane County Planning Commission may finish deliberations and form a <br />recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners at this meeting. <br /> <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-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) <br />to adopt a new River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan and remove Chapter II Section F <br />from the Metro Plan. For Eugene, the adoption package also includes amendments to the <br />Eugene Code that would establish River Road and Santa Clara neighborhood-specific code <br />standards. <br />Previously, the proposed adoption package included repealing the 1987 River Road-Santa Clara <br />Urban Facilities Plan. However, public testimony from multiple parties proposed keeping the <br />1987 Plan in place alongside the new Neighborhood Plan, and the Eugene Planning Commission <br />directed staff to revise the adoption package accordingly. A current summary of the revised <br />adoption package 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. The Planning <br />Commission record was originally held open for two weeks, through October 31, 2023 to allow <br />additional testimony, which has been provided to both Commissions. At the November 14, <br />2023 meeting, the Eugene Planning Commission reopened the record until November 28, 2023