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--.--..---- \ gestion that standards be set. There are no standards in the ordinance at this time, he said, and that was never pointed out. Councilman McDonald said he felt that there was evidence shown in the minutes of the hearings from staff information presented. -,- John Cox, 5439 Donald Street, concurred with Mr. Aldave's statements, saying there are no standards for comparison to determine the results of the planned unit developments in that area. He cited Charter provision requiring streets and subdivisions to conform to surrounding area, and called attention to a Newsweek article with r~gard to problems encountered by other cities when hill areas were developed. He suggested a study such as that made in Palo Alto to determine whether tax money returned from the development would cover the cost of providing services to the area. John F.air, 5.335 Sar.atoga Street, said the entire area would have to be considered, not just the conditions surrounding the two proposed developments. He mentioned linkages between this area and work, schools, shopping centers, and other 'common places, and need for giving consideration to what will happen on all of the streets into the downtown area plus traffic aggravations which seem to be increasing such as disreputable autos and bicycles. Stewart Burge, 356 Palomino Drive, vice president and general manager of the General Development Corporation, referred to Mr. Aldave's comments with regard to congestion and ,said Mr. Aldave did not mention that the project will be single-family density (6 units per acre) and had not referred to "planned" streets in connection with the pr9ject. He said in every hearing the Palo Alto study was mentioned, and he felt it should also be I mentioned that engineering reports showed that that land was unsatisfactory because it is bisected by the San Andreas fault. Mr. Burge cited statistics with regard to numbers of children expected in elementary, junior, and high schools from the planned development in comparison to numbers which could be expected, were the area to be developed in con- ventional subdivision. He pointed out that a recent survey by the City Planning Depart- ment reveals that Phase I can be expected to produce 31-elementary, 7 junior high, and 7 high school age children. This is the equivalent of 1.3 chiilidren per acre. By con- trast~ conventional subdivisions produce 6 children per acre. Further, School District 4J now has sites for 27 additional classrooms in south Eugene, according to information furnished to Mr. Burge by Dr. Perkins by telephone on August 7, 1972, this in- response to Mr. Aldave's statements that no specific evidence was in the records. And City capital projects, according to ,the City Traffic Engineer, anticipate improvement of Willamette to 52nd to carry double the traffic load it now carries. Mr. Burge said he feels only 2% of the people in south Eugene are opposed to the projects. Ll&yd Bond, member of the design team, named sequence of meetings and hearings follow- I ing submission of pre~preliminary plans in October 1971 on the Southridge development and pointed out the area under consideration on a display model of the south hills area. He noted that although at the time of submission ordinance requirements permitted eight- plus units per acre, the developers voluntarily limited the project to six-plus units per acre. During subsequent delay because of hearings, change in density requirements . in that area have limited the development to six units per acre. Goals of the developers, he said, were that the project be of top quality, imaginative, provide the best living environment available, and he economically feasible. He said he feels the project was not hastily conceived and those goals have been accomplished during the year and a half since initiation of the project as well as the concept to provide for the best and I highest use of the property. The basic concept he said was one of conservation, pre- serving the existing amenities by use of innovative sitings and technique to place dwell- ing units so as' to cause aminimUID disturbance to the ecology. He distributed,to Council members diagrams of ,the area to aid in locating Phase I of the proposed project, in relation to other facilities, and pointed out the amount of open space provided and where the development's services will tie into City utilities. He emphasized the concept's conformance to goals of the 1990 Plan in that it provides choice of living in a hill- side, area. Rick Cleveland, 260 East 11th Avenue, legal counsel for.the deveiliopers"referred to Mr. Aldave's contention that there are no standards by which to measure congestion and submitted his argument: that interpretation can be based only on what may be considered the common sense, practical meaning of. the word in relation to what facilities are planned for handling traffic. He said the same practical. reasoning could be used when determining standards for school facilities, that is, whether the development will re- turn to the School District revenues sufficient to cover educational expenses of the . children attending from. that area. Mr. Cleveland distributed to Council members copy of a memo relative to Section 122 of the Charter and read that section. He. 'said it does not govern the design of streets in the Southridge development because that develop- ment is proceeding under the planned unit development ordinance, and no new City streets are being created. He also distributed to Council tabulations showing projected South- ridge tax support to governmental agencies and asked, that the record include slides, charts, and visual aid materials presented at this and prior hearings. Mr. Cleveland continued saying that his clients prot~s~ the validity of the appeal and,maintain that theSouthridge'proposal is consistent with the permit criteria as well as with criteria ~ ,Z5 I 8/28/72 - 3