Eugene’s planning director said the five refinement plans that contain the term ‘residential character’ are now three to four decades old, and from a different era: “I realize this is a big question for another day, but at some point, we will need to discuss what to do with these plans.”
Presenter: Goodbye Jane Jacobs, and hello Robert Moses. The city of Eugene says it has no time for local neighborhood refinement plans, as it embraces top-down state mandates. Speaking to the City Council June 25, Eugene Planning Director Alissa Hunter:
Alissa Hunter (Eugene, planning director): In 2008, Council passed a motion that applied the Eugene Code definition of ‘residential character’ to a specific refinement plan; Council’s interest in this topic surfaced in 2022, during the clear and objective approval criteria; and Council passed a motion to have a further discussion about extending that codified definition to other refinement plans.
[00:00:40] Presenter: That meeting would be held two and a half years later, on June 25, 2025. Alissa Hunter:…