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March 8, 2020
adus, housing
ADU code headed to Land Use Board of Appeals
March 8, 2020
adus, housing

On January 21st, the City of Eugene once again did the bare minimum they thought they could get away with, and left in place many illegal barriers to Accessory Dwelling Units. Now, Eugene’s ADU code is once again headed to the Land Use Board of Appeals.

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March 8, 2020
adus, housing
September 21, 2019
adus
Council Fails on ADUs
September 21, 2019
adus

Delay has a cost.  That cost is born by each resident of Eugene who goes to look for housing, and find nothing they can afford, nothing that meets their needs.  It is born by those who are paying 40, 50, 60 percent of their income on housing, or who can't find housing at all.

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September 21, 2019
adus
September 9, 2019
September 9th: Last comment before ADU discussion; September 16th: Council ADU Deliberations
September 9, 2019
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September 9, 2019
July 8, 2019
adus
ADU discussion pushed back to September
July 8, 2019
adus
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July 8, 2019
adus
June 4, 2019
adus
Council Postpones Discussion of ADUs
June 4, 2019
adus

The Council discussion on ADUs has now been postponed to their July 24th work session. 

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June 4, 2019
adus
May 18, 2019
adus, housing
May 20th at 7:30- Council Public Hearing on ADUs
May 18, 2019
adus, housing

After years of delay and dodging, it is time to get this done.  

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May 18, 2019
adus, housing
May 7, 2019
adus
May 20th: ADU Public Hearing
May 7, 2019
adus

The City of Eugene has released their proposed changes and findings for revisions to remove barriers to Accessory Dwelling Units in Eugene, and bring the City into compliance with state law.  Unfortunately, the proposed changes don't go nearly far enough. City Council needs to do more, and they need to hear from you. Public Hearing is scheduled for May 20th.

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May 7, 2019
adus
February 24, 2019
Council requests that most barriers to ADUs be left in draft code
February 24, 2019

Council reviewed 19 separate restrictions placed on ADUs.  Five of the restrictions were so obviously not "reasonable restrictions related to siting and design" that they would be nearly impossible to defend, so Council directed staff to removed them from the draft code. For fourteen of the nineteen, Council requested that staff keep the restrictions in place, and directed staff to come up with some legal justification for the restriction. (See details of the 19 restrictions, Council's action and WE CAN's recommendations at the end of this posting.)

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February 24, 2019
February 9, 2019
adus
ADUs- Back at Council on Feb 20
February 9, 2019
adus

Eugene City Council will be deciding if they are going to move forward with removing owner occupancy requirements for accessory dwelling units, and making other necessary changes to our zoning code related to ADUs at their work session on Wednesday, February 20th.  Watch the work session and see the agenda and materials here.

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February 9, 2019
adus
December 15, 2018
housing
Council does the absolute least that could have been expected on housing
December 15, 2018
housing

On Wednesday, Eugene City Council returned to their Housing Tools and Strategies discussion.  The goal of this project was to identify methodologies and actions that would move the needle on housing affordability, availability, and diversity in Eugene.

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December 15, 2018
housing
December 11, 2018
housing
On Housing, Eugene Council Does Nothing
December 11, 2018
housing

Last night, when given the option to take action to address our housing crisis, Eugene City Council chose to do... nothing.

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December 11, 2018
housing
December 2, 2018
housing, adus
LUBA Remands Eugene's ADU Regulations
December 2, 2018
housing, adus

On November 29th, the State Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) sent Accessory Dwelling Unit regulations back to the City of Eugene for further evaluation to determine if our regulations on ADUs are "reasonable" and "related to siting and design."

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December 2, 2018
housing, adus
November 27, 2018
housing
Why ADUs?
November 27, 2018
housing
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November 27, 2018
housing
November 23, 2018
housing
Current Status of ADUs in Eugene
November 23, 2018
housing
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November 23, 2018
housing
June 14, 2018
On Secondary Dwellings, Council Does Worse Than Nothing
June 14, 2018

On Monday, City Council had their latest test as to if they were going take the housing crisis in Eugene seriously, or if they were going to continue to follow the patterns that got us here in the first place. Their answer-- No, we aren't going to take the housing crisis seriously.

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June 14, 2018
June 3, 2018
housing
Instead of removing barriers to SDUs, Council votes to add a prohibition
June 3, 2018
housing

On May 23rd, Council once again pushed back the decision on if Eugene is going to comply with State Law allowing each single-family home owner who wants to build a secondary dwelling unit to do so (SB 1051.)  Not only did they fail to modify the proposal from staff to remove barriers to Secondary Dwellings Units, they actually voted amend the ordinance to prohibit Secondary Dwelling Units from the Jefferson Westside and Chambers Special Area Zones, two medium-density areas.  It is on the agenda for further discussion on June 11th. 

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June 3, 2018
housing
April 19, 2018
Thank you to all who spoke out about SDUs... and you still have a chance
April 19, 2018

The public record is still open!  If you weren't able to make the hearing, you can still send written comments to the city by emailing Alissa.H.Hansen@ci.eugene.or.us  Council voted to extend the record by two weeks, so comments are being accepted until April 30th!

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April 19, 2018
April 13, 2018
housing
Action Alert: Secondary Dwellings at Council Monday
April 13, 2018
housing

What: Public Hearing Regarding SB 1051/SDU compliance in Eugene
When: April 16th, 7:30 (arrive early to sign up to comment)
Where: Harris Hall, 125 E 8th Ave, Eugene

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April 13, 2018
housing
March 26, 2018
Don't Let City Council Ignore The Housing Crisis
March 26, 2018
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March 26, 2018
March 9, 2018
Be Heard on Making Cottages Easier...
March 9, 2018

Right now, a proposal is before the Eugene Planning Commission to modify our zoning code to... do next to nothing.  Think Eugene should be doing something to address our housing crisis and making it easier to create safe, legal granny flats, backyard cottages, or garage apartments in Eugene?  The Planning Commission is accepting written statements for the public record through March 13th at 5pm. 

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March 9, 2018
February 28, 2018
March 6- Planning Commission Public Hearing on SDUs
February 28, 2018

What: Secondary Dwelling Units Planning Commission Public Hearing
When: Tuesday, March 6th at 6:00pm
Where: Harris Hall, 125 E. 8th Ave.

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February 28, 2018
February 23, 2018
Missing Middle Work Session at City Council
February 23, 2018

What: Eugene City Council Missing Middle Work Session
When: Monday, Feburary 26th at 5:30pm (Public Comment Follows at 7:30)
Where: Harris Hall, 125 E. 8th Ave.

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February 23, 2018
January 21, 2018
housing
Alert: Accessory Dwellings at Council and Planning Commission Monday!
January 21, 2018
housing

January 22nd, City Staff will be presenting to both the Eugene Planning Commission (meeting at 11:30am) and the Eugene City Council (meeting at 7:30pm) their proposal for addressing roadblocks to Accessory/Secondary Dwelling Units (ADUs) in Eugene.  Is the proposal enough?  Be heard!

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January 21, 2018
housing
July 16, 2017
housing
Time to Embrace Missing Middle
July 16, 2017
housing

Check out the latest from WE CAN in the Register Guard! 

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July 16, 2017
housing
May 3, 2017
housing
We Stood Up For Housing Choice
May 3, 2017
housing

Over 50 Eugene residents attended to let Council know that we need action now to address our housing crisis and improve housing choice, particularly in walkable neighborhoods

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May 3, 2017
housing
April 18, 2017
South Willamette
Contact Council: Vote on South Willamette Likely Tomorrow
April 18, 2017
South Willamette

Councilor Greg Evans is likely to propose a motion at tomorrow's city council work session, directing staff to redirect efforts away from South Willamette to planning efforts along the River Road and Highway 99 corridors.  The time to email your Councilor is now. 

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April 18, 2017
South Willamette
April 9, 2017
housing
Guestview Point: City must step up to make housing affordable
April 9, 2017
housing

WE CAN's latest Guest Viewpoint in the Register Guard speaks about the need for housing choice for all residents. 

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April 9, 2017
housing
March 27, 2017
housing
Why can't we build mid-priced housing?
March 27, 2017
housing

There are no easy solutions-- a multitude of factors have worked together to create this situation.

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March 27, 2017
housing
March 21, 2017
housing
Event: Missing Middle Housing
March 21, 2017
housing

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

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March 21, 2017
housing
March 6, 2017
housing
Amazon Corners: Two more days to comment
March 6, 2017
housing

The hearing on the Amazon Corner development was last week, but you still can comment for another two days. 

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March 6, 2017
housing
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