Eugene OKs taller buildings close to Skinner Butte for extra housing

Eugene OKs taller buildings close to Skinner Butte for extra housing
Eugene OKs taller buildings close to Skinner Butte for extra housing

Eugene officers have authorized a land use change permitting some taller buildings close to Skinner Butte.

Metropolis councilors voted 4-2 for an modification to the town code requiring shorter buildings across the butte to keep away from blocking sightlines to the landmark. The Monday night time vote permits an additional 30 ft of constructing top on parcels alongside East Fifth Avenue between Willamette and Pearl streets as a part of a Fifth Avenue Market enlargement.

Obie Corporations requested the change, which the town then utilized for, to permit taller buildings and make for simpler financing. The corporate plans so as to add two mixed-used buildings within the Market District.

Councilors who voted in favor of the code modification cited a necessity for housing and the town’s targets to create extra density within the downtown. The 2 who voted towards it expressed issues about blocking the view of a butte meant for everybody.