Eugene planners preview modernization of compact development overlays to boost housing
City of Eugene planners presented proposed code changes to modernize and consolidate compact development overlay zones under the Urban Growth Strategies adoption package 2, aiming to allow denser mixed-use development in downtown and key corridors while streamlining approval processes.
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Leah Rausch, a senior planner in the City of Eugene Planning Division, opened the session by describing Urban Growth Strategies as a 20-year effort to identify tools and land to support housing and living-wage jobs. She said the city is focusing on adoption package 2 of the project, which includes changes to compact development overlay zones intended to encourage "more compact walkable development."
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