509-PA23-05532 Memorandum Date: December 12, 2023 <br />River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan LCPC Meeting Date: December 19, 2023 <br /> <br />Lane County Planning Commission Memo <br /> <br />Memorandum Date: December 12, 2023 <br />Meeting Date: December 19, 2023 <br /> <br /> TO: Lane County Planning Commission <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Public Works, Land Management Division, Planning Department <br /> <br />PRESENTED BY: Jared Bauder, Lane County <br /> Terri Harding, City of Eugene <br /> <br />PROJECT NAME: River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan <br /> (City Files MA 23-5 and CA 23-3 & County File 509-PA23-05532) <br /> <br /> <br />I. AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />The Lane County Planning Commission is being asked to deliberate on the River Road-Sana Clara <br />Neighborhood Plan and associated Metro Plan Amendments, and make a recommendation to the Board of <br />County Commissioners. Attached to this memo are the current draft of the Neighborhood Plan, the Metro <br />Plan Amendments, and the Metro Plan Amendment Findings that the LCPC is being asked to make a <br />recommendation on. <br /> <br />At the December 5th, 2023 meeting of the Eugene Planning Commission, the decision was made to move <br />the project forward with a unanimous recommendation for the Neighborhood Plan and the Metro Plan <br />amendments, which are the project elements proposed for adoption by Lane County. The Eugene <br />Planning Commission also recommended to move forward with the proposed amendments to the Eugene <br />Code with the alterations made to the Code at their deliberations meetings on November 14th and <br />December 5th, 2023. More specifically, they recommended a set of neighborhood-specific code <br />amendments including prohibiting new auto-oriented uses in the C-2 Community Commercial zone, with <br />a carve out on the north side of River Ave. to allow existing code provisions related to allowed uses to <br />remain in place in this mixed industrial commercial area. The Eugene Planning Commission also <br />recommended reducing the maximum building height to 65 feet (currently 120 ft.) and additional building <br />design standards in the C-2 zone throughout the neighborhoods. <br /> <br />One item to note is that originally repealing the River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan (1987) was <br />a part of the adoption package, but after public testimony received and the resulting direction from the <br />Eugene Planning Commission, staff updated the adoption package and materials to reflect not repealing <br />the Urban Facilities Plan. That change is reflected in the attached adoption package materials. Once <br />adopted, the new Neighborhood Plan and Urban Facilities Plan will both be in effect. <br /> <br /> <br />III. ACTION: <br /> <br />A. Options for Action <br /> <br />Option 1: Move to recommend the proposed Neighborhood Plan and Metro Plan Amendments <br />as presented. <br />