Andree Phelps Law, LLC <br />375 W. 4th Ave., Suite 204 <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br />March 4, 2024 <br />Sent Via Email: RRSCPlan&eu eg ne-or. og_v <br />Mayor Vinis and Eugene City Council <br />c/o Elena Domingo, Associate Planner <br />Eugene Planning Division <br />99 West 101 Avenue <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Re: RRSC Plan and Code Amendments / Lewis Rucker & Rucker Properties, LLC <br />Dear Mayor Vinis & Councilors: <br />The following letter is submitted on behalf of Lewis Rucker and Rucker Properties, LLC, owner <br />of 121 River Avenue.' The property is zoned C-2, is approximately 0.8 acres, and is situated <br />between River Avenue and the Randy Pape Beltline. <br />Currently, 121 River Avenue is leased to Action Rent -All & Events, a locally owned and operated <br />business that has been located on River Avenue since 1984, for 40 years. The business includes a <br />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 (RR/SC) area. <br />The proposed code amendments have already impacted my client as the uncertainty and potential <br />restrictions have chilled a relocation and expansion by Action Rent -All & Events to adjacent <br />property. In addition, my client is highly concerned about implementation of the C-2 specific code <br />amendments and how they will affect his ability to replace the tenant, especially as the Planning <br />Commission never examined the potential effects of the proposed building standards under EC <br />9.2170 (aside from building height). We urge the Council to thoroughly examine the effect of these <br />proposed code amendments. <br />To that end, this testimony offers a case study in how the proposed code amendments will affect <br />an existing C-2 zoned property within the RR/SC area. <br />1 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 />