NEWS Next ICS Task Team Meeting The next ICS Task Team Meeting will be held on July 13, 2009, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Location:  Sloat Room, Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th On June 8, the ICS Task Team voted to hold two additional meetings, August 10 and September 14, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., prior to dissolving the task team. ICS Task Team Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Audio Recordings of the task team meetings are available to check out at the meeting. Planning Commission Work Session In April, the Planning Commission held a work session on the ICS Task Team's March and April recommendations. The recommendations can be viewed under "2009 Meeting Materials," on the Planning Comission page: www.eugene-or.gov/pc.     ICS Task Team Update from ICS Task Team Co-chair Sue Prichard Three public workshops were held and all generated good attendance.  Comments made during those sessions are being considered by the topical committees. In our last task team meeting, several motions were made to either forward a proposal on to the Planning Commission (PC) to begin the code amendment process, or requesting the PC to scope and plan a process for taking a proposal from conceptual stage to something ready for code amendment.  Our next two (or three) meetings will offer the opportunity for committees to continue to bring their motions to the task team for approval or disapproval.  In the meantime, more research and work is being done by committee members to refine potential solutions to negative impacts of infill so that we are better prepared for working with the Planning Commission and for weathering the public process portion of this project. We have a work session with the Planning Commission on April 27th, during which they will be discussing the motions that have been passed by the task team up to that point. We have had very preliminary discussions about whether task team members have any interest in continuing to work on these issues after July.  For now, we have commitments from everyone to stick with it until July.  Seeing that there may be multiple opportunities to stay involved after that, as these issues move through the Planning Commission and onto City Council, we wanted to encourage task team members to think about their willingness to stay involved.

OVERVIEW Infill development is new residential construction in established areas of the city. Infill can be accomplished by developing a remnant vacant or redevelopable lot, by dividing an existing lot into smaller pieces such as flag lots or alley access lots, or by developing additional housing units on an existing developed lot. Infill compatibility standards are tools that can regulate the amount, form, and appearance of new residential development in established areas. Regulations will codify clear and objective infill standards based on public involvement, technical analysis, and policy direction. Infill Compatibility Standards (ICS) is a project aimed at addressing the impacts of residential infill development.  The city’s neighborhoods differ in such characteristics as development pattern, street pattern, block and lot layout, topography, natural environment, distance from the urban core, access to transportation options, surrounding land uses, and predominant architectural style.  However, with a few exceptions in Special Area Zones, infill in most neighborhoods is regulated by base zone standards (setbacks, height limits, lot coverage limits) that may not fully address the neighborhood’s defining characteristics.  As a result, some infill projects have been built that are described by neighboring property owners as having negative impacts on nearby residents.  The project includes describing, categorizing, and addressing those impacts in the most effective way possible and demonstrating positive infill examples, while considering the impacts on the city’s growth pattern as a whole.    Growth Management Policies The adopted Growth Management Policies (GMPs) direct the city to encourage infill development and increase housing density while maintaining the character and livability of individual neighborhoods.  This project seeks to implement the policy directives in the GMPs. Citizen Interest The Planning Division is experiencing a very high level of citizen interest in both the Infill Compatibility Standards and the Opportunity Siting projects.  Over the last year, issues related to neighborhood character, neighborhood involvement, and residential compatibility have risen to the top of citizen concerns and desires for Planning Division work.  Planning staff are committed to making these high-priority work tasks a success.