<br />Hearings Official Decision (Z 22-2) 1 <br />DECISION OF THE HEARINGS OFFICIAL <br />FOR THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON <br />ZONE CHANGE REQUEST <br /> <br />Applicant/File Name (Number): <br />Claire Senderling (Z 22-2) <br /> <br />Application Summary: <br />Request for zone change for property located at 4199 Scenic Drive (Map No./Tax Lot 17-04-02- <br />14 / 00100) from AG (Agricultural) to R-1 (Low-Density Residential) <br /> <br />Applicant’s Representative: <br />Ryan Murray <br />LEI Engineering & Surveying of Oregon <br /> <br />Lead City Staff: <br />Jeff Gepper, Senior Planner <br /> <br />The following findings and conclusions are based upon testimony presented at the public hearing <br />held on April 13, 2022, and all documents in the Eugene City planning file for the Claire <br />Senderling zone change request. <br /> <br />Conclusion: <br />The applicant’s request for a zone change for the subject property from AG (Agricultural) to R-1 <br />(Low-Density Residential) is approved. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS: <br /> <br />A. Background <br /> <br />The applicant submitted a request for a zone change for the subject property to the City on <br />January 24, 2022. The city deemed the application complete on March 3, 2022. Following public <br />notice, a public hearing was held on April 13, 2022. The public hearing began with the hearing <br />officer’s explanation of the process and statutory and local procedural requirements for the <br />hearing.1 Senior Planner Jeff Gepper then provided a summary and analysis of the application. <br />The applicant’s representative then presented brief remarks and indicated the applicant’s <br />agreement with the staff report. There was no public testimony. The record closed at the close of <br />the public hearing. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />1 The hearing official stated that she has had no ex parte contacts regarding the application and has no personal or <br />financial interest in the subject property or the proposed zone change. <br />