Planning Commission

AGENDA Meeting Location: Sloat Room—Atrium Building Phone: 541-682-5481 99 W. 10th Avenue www.eugene-or.gov/pc Eugene, OR 97401 The Eugene Planning Commission welcomes your interest in these agenda items. Feel free to come and go as you please at any of the meetings. This meeting location is wheelchair-accessible. For the hearing impaired, FM assistive-listening devices are available or an interpreter can be provided with 48 hours notice prior to the meeting. Spanish-language interpretation will also be provided with 48 hours notice. To arrange for these services, contact the Planning Division at 541-682-5675. MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2013 – REGULAR MEETING (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) 11:30 a.m. I. PUBLIC COMMENT The Planning Commission reserves 10 minutes at the beginning of this meeting for public comment. The public may comment on any matter, except for items scheduled for public hearing or public hearing items for which the record has already closed. Generally, the time limit for public comment is three minutes; however, the Planning Commission reserves the option to reduce the time allowed each speaker based on the number of people requesting to speak. 11:40 a.m. II. LAUREL RIDGE PUD APPEAL OF HEARINGS OFFICIAL DECISION –ACTION Staff: Steve Ochs, 541-682-5453 11:50 a.m. III. ENVISION EUGENE: METRO PLAN PROCESS AMENDMENTS – WORK SESSION Staff: Alissa Hansen, 541-682-5508 12:30 p.m. III. ENVISION EUGENE: SINGLE FAMILY CODE AMENDMENTS - ACTION Staff: Alissa Hansen, 541-682-5508 1:15 p.m. IV. ITEMS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF A. Other Items from Staff B. Other Items from Commission C. Learning: How are we doing? Commissioners: Steven Baker; John Barofsky; Jonathan Belcher; Rick Duncan; John Jaworski (Vice- Chair); Jeffery Mills; William Randall (Chair)  AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 14, 2013 TO: City of Eugene Planning Commission FROM: Alissa Hansen, City of Eugene Planning Division ITEM TITLE: Work Session: Metro Plan Process Amendments (Chapter IV) (Eugene File MA 13-3) ACTION REQUESTED This work session provides the Planning Commission an opportunity to become familiar with the City of Springfield initiated amendment to Chapter IV of the Metro Plan in advance of the upcoming joint public hearing with the City of Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions. BRIEFING STATEMENT Earlier this year the Springfield City Council initiated an amendment to Chapter IV of the Metro Plan. Chapter IV (titled Metro Plan Review, Amendments and Refinements) provides the decision making structure and process for amendments to the Metro Plan. The goal of this chapter is to “ensure that the Metro Plan is responsive to the changing conditions, needs, and attitudes of the community.” Consistent with this goal, the purpose of the proposed amendments is to respond to changing conditions brought about by ORS 197.304 (commonly referred to HB 3337) including adoption of separate urban growth boundaries, and to clarify which governing bodies will participate in decision making. As proposed, the amendments change how the Metro Plan is amended and clarify which of the three jurisdictions would participate in approving those amendments. The amendments to Chapter IV are intended to support a framework for needed planning collaboration among the jurisdictions while respecting the autonomy of each. At this meeting, staff will give an overview of the proposed changes. ATTACHMENTS None. ** Please bring the meeting materials for the October 15, 2013 Joint Planning Commission Public Hearing to this work session.** FOR MORE INFORMATION Alissa Hansen, 541-682-5508 or alissa.h.hansen@ci.eugene.or.us