On April 24th, the Eugene Planning Commission met to continue their deliberations on the UGB adoption package. Specifically, they discussed revisions to the proposed Clear Lake Overlay Zone and how it can strike an appropriate balance between local economic opportunities and environmental justice. In order to provide enough time for discussion, an additional meeting was scheduled for April 25th. An archived webcast of the April 24th meeting is available on the web.

At the April 25th meeting, Planning Commissioners completed their deliberations on the Clear Lake Overlay Zone and voted 6-0 to recommend that City Council adopt the jobs, parks and schools ordinance (the policy that would set our UGB for jobs, parks and schools) as revised through their deliberations. Additionally, they voted 5-1 to recommend that the City Council adopt the Residential Ordinance (the policy that would set our UGB for housing) as revised through their deliberations.

Finally, the Planning Commission voted 6-0 for staff to prepare a draft memo to the City Council from the Planning Commission, recommending that the Council specifically consider the points listed in Attachment C of the April 25 meeting materials and a few other points identified during the meeting. Staff will develop the memo for review and approval at an upcoming Planning Commission meeting before it is forwarded to Council.

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