Proposed land use changes in the neighborhood east of the University of Oregon campus are heading back to a public hearing — an unusual procedural step to allow for more community feedback on the controversial proposal.
The university has asked the city to make a set of land-use changes that would allow taller buildings and dormitories in East Campus, sparking blowback from Fairmount neighborhood residents who want to preserve the area’s character.
After Eugene city councilors held a public hearing on the proposal in January and extended the open record period for community members to submit testimony, UO’s architects modified some of the land-use changes they are asking the council to approve…