<br /> <br />July 22, 2026 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />Planning & Development Department <br />99 West 10th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> <br />RE: ESD 4J Education Center (202607) <br /> Modification, Willamette Greenway Permit – Written Statement <br /> <br />Property Address: 200 North Monroe Street <br />Assessor's Map: 17-03-30-23 <br />Tax Lot: 400 <br />Applicant: Eugene School District 4J <br /> 200 North Monroe Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> Contact: Ryan Spain, Facilities Director <br />Applicant's Representative: TBG Community Planning Group LLC <br /> PO Box 10248 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97440 <br /> Contact: Kristen Taylor or Zach Galloway <br /> ktaylor@tbg-arch.com/zgalloway@tbg-arch.com <br /> <br /> <br />WRITTEN STATEMENT <br /> <br />In accordance with the Modification application submittal requirements, this written statement and the <br />enclosed attachments describe the proposed development and demonstrate that the proposal complies <br />with the relevant Modification to a Willamette Greenway (WG) Permit criteria under the Eugene Code <br />Section (EC) 9.8825. This proposed Modification is subject to the Type II application review process, per <br />EC 9.7205. <br /> <br />I. Land Use Request <br /> <br />Eugene School District 4J (the “Applicant”) requests approval of a Modification to the existing approved <br />Willamette Greenway Permit (City File No. WG 19-02). The proposed Modification is for the construction <br />of a fenced approximately 2,100 square feet athletic court (e.g., basketball) located adjacent to the <br />existing Early College & Career Options (ECCO) building on the existing Eugene School District 4J <br />Education Center (“Ed Center”) site. The Education Center site (the “site”) is located at 200 North Monroe <br />Street at the northern most extent of North Monroe and North Madison Streets (Tax Lot 400 on Lane <br />County Assessor’s Map 17-03-30-23) in the Whiteaker neighborhood. The proposed new athletic court <br />and re-graded stormwater facility (the “Project Site”) are located just east of the existing ECCO building. <br />The site is entirely within the Willamette Greenway boundary. Per the applicability provisions of EC <br />9.8805 and the “intensification” definition per EC 9.0500, the proposed athletic court is an “intensification