East Campus University of Oregon (CA 25-02, RA 25-01, Z 25-03) <br />Findings Page 2 of 36February 2026 <br /> <br /> <br />The Refinement Plan Amendment also includes changes to the Plan’s Generalized Future Land <br />Use Diagram. The changes include the redesignation of eleven properties from Limited High <br />Density Residential / Limited Institutional (LHDR/LI) to Institutional. The companion Zone <br />Change removes the /EC East Campus Overlay from nine properties. <br />The /EC East Campus Overlay Zone, which applies to properties designated as Limited High <br />Density Residential / Limited Institutional (LHDR/LI) in the Refinement Plan, was created to <br />implement the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study by providing for a land use <br />transition between the eastern portion of the University of Oregon campus and the adjacent <br />low-density residential neighborhood to the east and south. The Code Amendment applies to <br />the sections of the Eugene Code governing the /EC East Campus Overlay Zone. <br />The text of the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study notes that student “dorm” <br />uses are specifically excluded from the uses allowed within the LHDR/LI area. The Eugene Code <br />(EC) requirement implementing this provision, EC 9.4215(1)(c), establishes that “University and <br />college dormitories” are a prohibited use in the /EC East Campus Overlay Zone. As part of the <br />Refinement Plan Amendment and Code Amendment, the prohibition of dormitory uses in the <br />LHDR/LI area and the /EC East Campus Overlay Zone is removed from both the <br />Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study and the Eugene Code. <br />Summary of responses to University proposal <br />The City received numerous comments in support of the University’s proposal from University <br />staff, students and community members. These comments generally noted the need for <br />additional housing for University students and the positive impact that the University’s housing <br />development plan would have on students and the overall community housing supply. <br />The City also received numerous comments in opposition to the University’s proposal. The <br />Fairmount Neighborhood Association (FNA) and its individual members who identify <br />themselves as associated with FNA collectively submitted approximately 20 documents with 90 <br />pages of written arguments against the proposal. References to FNA in these findings <br />encompass comments from the FNA organization itself and its individual members collectively <br />except where otherwise noted. Other community members who may or may not be associated <br />with FNA also submitted comments in opposition. <br />Opponents of the proposal raised a wide range of issues. Those issues that are related to the <br />applicable criteria are discussed below. <br />Findings regarding state housing policy context <br />Recent state housing legislation is creating changes in residential neighborhoods throughout <br />the City, including the Fairmount neighborhood. State law requires clear and objective <br />development standards for housing in order to streamline the homebuilding process across the <br />state. In addition, middle housing legislation requires cities including Eugene to allow middle <br />housing units including duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, and cottage clusters in <br />residential zones, including the R-1 zone that encompasses the Fairmount neighborhood. Also,