SUMMARY TESTAMONY STATEMENT: <br /> <br />Eugene residents recognize the need for affordable housing in Eugene; that it should be <br />achieved in a safe, responsible and sustainable way, consistent with the community’s core values <br />and adherent to Eugene city codes in specifics and intent. The Piculell LLC, Subdivision PDT 23-1 and <br />ST 23-3 (application numbers PUD 24-001 and ST 24-003), fails to meet any of these basic criteria. <br /> <br />Numerous sections of the Eugene Code (see EUGENE CITY CODES below) are violated either <br />in specifics and/or intent by PUD 24-001 and ST24-003. The submitted plan would set a damaging <br />precedent for all Eugene that directly contributes to unconstrained haphazard growth, permanent <br />environmental damage, disregard for public safety and a degraded quality life for residents. This <br />will occur through the filling of wetlands and indiscriminate destruction of a last vestige of oak <br />savannah in the Eugene city limits. The PUD will result in significant risks to public health and safety <br />through exacerbating fire risks, lack of secondary access to emergency vehicles and excessive traffic <br />congestion. not only violate the specifics of the building codes, but the intention of the codes to <br />provide a livable and sustainable way of life for all Eugene. <br /> <br />Approving this application will transfer the true cost of the development to the residents of <br />Eugene while Piculell Properties LLC maximizes private profit. <br /> <br />RE: HB2001 <br /> <br />The Piculell application cynically references the construction of middle unit housing in their <br />R1 housing application to profit from HB2001. The stated intent of HB2001 is to create affordable <br />housing by allowing unrestricted multi-unit Middle Unit Housing in single home areas (see Middle <br />Housing and Affordability Q&A2). Per the Q&A reference, “…there are a number of non-profit housing <br />providers in Oregon who specialize in providing low- and moderate-income Oregonians with <br />homeownership opportunities.” Piculell Properties LLC, an Arizona based company, clearly does not <br />meet this description. Further, even company representatives admit these lots will be costly to <br />purchase and/or rent due to the expense of building on the property in question. This was not the <br />intention of HB2001 where, “Middle-housing legalization would let more housing diversity develop <br />gradually, as structures reach the natural end of their lives and are replaced.” This statement has <br />nothing to do with Subdivision PDT 23-1 and ST 23-3. HB2001 is being alluded to by the developer <br />to obtain private profit at public expense without any regard for affordable middle unit housing, or <br />the community into which this development is imbedded. <br /> <br />References: <br />1 “Friends of Amazon Creek” "Friends of Amazon Creek » About". friendsofamazoncreek.org. <br />2 Middle Housing and Affordability Q&A – <br />https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/186469 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />