Completed Projects and Studies

Projects

Updates to the city's land use code and Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study (refinement plan) were completed to expand future on campus housing. The updates were informed by the university's Next Generation Housing Development Plan and 2024 East Campus Area Plan. Updates included removal of the East Campus Overlay zone from property north of 15th Avenue (zone change), allowing residence halls in the East Campus Overlay zone (code amendment), amending the East Campus Overlay Zone to increase allowed height from 45 feet (3 stories) to 85 feet (7 stories) maximum (code amendment), and limiting the height of buildings within 75 feet of R-1 property to 45 feet tall (an increase in distance from 60 feet and an increase in building height from 30 feet) (code amendment). There were no code changes to the R-1 zoned properties along Villard Street. Additionally, the vacation of Moss Alley (transfer of ownership for a portion of the Moss Alley from City of Eugene to UO), which was required for construction of the Phase 1 Next Generation Residence Hall project, was completed. These changes were approved by the Eugene City Council June 24, 2025 (Moss Alley Vacation), and May 11, 2026 (Eugene Land Use Code). 
 
The amendment incorporates updates to the Development Policy for the East Campus Area to accommodate the university's needs for student housing and institutional uses, align with current land use codes, and maintain a transition between the university and the surrounding residential neighborhood. The area of focus was the East Campus area, located between Agate Street and Villard Street, and 15th and 19th avenues. The East Campus Area Plan update considered Governor Brown's Executive Order from 2020 calling for higher density development near major transit corridors (Franklin Boulevard) and integrating the Next Generation Housing Development Plan recommendations into the East Campus Design Area. The purpose of the Plan is to accommodate future student housing and support needs while maintaining an appropriately beautiful transition between university uses and the surrounding residential neighborhood. This amendment was approved by President Scholz in December 2024.
 
The Willamette River Natural Area Landscape Management Plan process, guided by a Habitat Advisory Team, developed a landscape management plan to support the long-term vision established in the Campus Plan for the Willamette River Natural Area designated open-space. The Plan provided Campus Planning and Facilities Management (CPFM) more detailed guidance on landscape maintenance activities, habitat management, and restoration efforts to preserve and improve habitat values while accommodating compatible education, research, and recreation uses. For more information, see the UO Office of Sustainability's Willamette River Natural Area webpage
 
These two amendments are typical of routine work that is done to keep the Campus Plan up to date. There are currently no projects proposed for the areas. The purpose of these two amendments was to integrate Framework Vision Project recommendations into the Southeast Campus Design Area and incorporate changes from the recently completed Hayward Field; and incorporate the university’s land southeast of the Franklin Circle Design Area into the Campus Plan to guide essential future campus development based on Campus Plan principles and to integrate Framework Vision Project recommendations. The amendment documents the existing development, bringing this area into the Campus Plan, which will help guide any future changes to the area. These amendments were approved by President Schill in July 2022.
 
The amendment incorporates the university's land southeast of the Jaqua Triangle Design Area into the Campus Plan to guide essential future campus development based on Campus Plan principles. This area was previously not incorporated into the official campus map boundary. The amendment documents the existing development, bringing this area into the Campus Plan, which will help guide any future changes to the area. The amendment was approved by President Schill in June 2021.
 
The amendment incorporates the university’s land north of Franklin Boulevard into the Campus Plan to guide essential future campus development and connect people to the Willamette River based on Campus Plan principles. The amendment is consistent with the new Conditional Use Permit (2018), which was designed to accommodate the university’s long-term potential needs. The amendment was approved by President Schill in February 2021.
 
This page outlines the land use application process started in June 2017, and finalized with approval from the City of Eugene in October 2018.
This study is an initial assessment of the university’s options for locating additional physical education and recreation fields on and off campus, including potential partnerships, to accommodate increases in enrollment and be responsive to current and future needs for recreation fields to support student life. December 2019.
 
After an extensive process, the Campus Planning Committee took action in October 2018 and recommended the Collier House site as the preferred location for a new Classroom and Faculty Office Building. This site has since been approved by the President as the preferred site. 
 
After an extensive process, the Campus Planning Committee took action in November 2018 and recommended the Gerlinger Field Green as the preferred relocation site for the Collier House. This site has since been approved by the President as the preferred relocation site. 

Feasibility Studies

This study is authored by the Campus Planning Office. It explores options for additions and renovations to the existing University Health, Counseling and Testing Center and suggests a feasible project to meet the needs of the units located within the building. March 2016.
 
University Street Feasibility Study
This feasibility study examines extending the academic campus between 15th and 18th Avenues along University Street to include the Student Recreation Center, PE/Rec Department, the Department of Human Physiology, general classrooms, and the School of Architecture & Allied Arts. March 2012.
 
Residence Hall Feasibility and Market Demand Study
This study analyzes the market demand for on-campus student housing and the financial feasibility of the university’s housing goals. September 2011.
 
Strategic Housing Plan
Strategic Housing Plan Attachments
This report includes housing objectives, a comprehensive housing analysis (existing conditions and market study) and a proposed implementation plan. October 2007.
 

Conceptual Studies

Museum of Natural and Cultural History Conceptual Design Report
This study re-examined the previous phase 3 conceptual study for the museum's Research Division expansion and its related support spaces, and the completion of surface site access. December 2011.

Residence Hall Modernization Study
This conceptual study provides the UO with possible development options for the next residence hall and scenarios for future build-out of the residence hall system. August 2011.
 
Implementation Strategies for the 2009 Academic Plan, 2011 Campus Plan and 2011 Capital Project Budget Request
A facilities white paper draft describing the vision for our future campus. September 2012.
 
13th Avenue is a major axis within the University of Oregon campus open-space framework and is the primary east-west corridor for pedestrians and bicyclists through campus. However, the visual character, circulation patterns, and levels of safety vary throughout the axis.  Visually, the axis looks and feels like a typical street designed for automobiles, even where portions have restricted vehicles access.  To fully realize the potential for the 13th Avenue Axis as a significant campus open-space a conceptual design was completed in 2019 and schematic design was completed in 2024 which establishes the vision to implement improvements when funding becomes available.
 

Siting Studies

This study analyzes potential building sites for the construction of a new College and Careers building to house the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), the Career Center, University classrooms, informal learning space, and CAS support space. May 2015.

 

This study examines six potential sites the university has identified for a new 500-bed student housing facility to be completed by fall 2017. September 2014.

 
This study examines three potential sites the university has identified for a 100,000-gross-square-foot building capable of housing thirty highly instrumented labs. September 2014.
 
This study examines eleven potential sites for a 1,500-seat softball stadium and associated amenities. September 2014.
 

Programming Studies

The purpose of this Programming Study is to record how Chapman Hall is currently being used, to identify the ways in which it could be reconfigured to support the mission of the Clark Honors College, and to establish a series of Planning Principals to guide future design work. August 2015.


Diagnosis Studies

The purpose of diagnosis studies is to record the existing conditions of the campus as they relate to the university's Campus Plan's policies and patterns. Each study contains series of diagnosis maps that depict areas that need fixing and areas that work well. This information aids in decision-making for potential development, as well as helps identify the need for future amendments to the Campus Plan. The principle of diagnosis is one of the six basic principles of the planning process adopted by the university in 1974, known as "The Oregon Experiment", and elaborated upon in the Campus Plan:
 
"Areas of the campus shall be studied periodically for their health. These diagnostic studies shall enumerate shortcomings and assets contained within the study area. These studies allow for the identification of areas needing repair. This in turn opens possibilities for site repair as part of future construction projects in the area. In this way, individual projects contribute to the improvement of the campus as a whole." (p. 26)
The most recent diagnoses include:
 
 
 
 
 
 

UO Portland Campus Master Plan

This master plan sets a long-term development framework for the University of Oregon’s northeast Portland campus prioritizing open spaces and identifying potential development sites.  

UO Portland Campus Master Plan (2024)

 

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