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Answering questions from Mayor Obie, Mr. Holmer, and Mr. Miller, Mr. Reinhard said the Delta Highway/Green Acres Road traffic signal probably will be e installed within a year. He said another traffic signal on Green Acres Road probab ly wi 11 not be installed for some time. Some improvements to Green Acres Road and Beltline Road are in the CIP. Green Acres Road wi 11 have bicycle lanes when it is improved. The City probably will not know until next year when the State wi 11 provide funds to improve the Delta/Be It 1 i ne interchange or wi den the Belt 1 i ne Bridge over the Will amette River. He doubted the improvements will include sound barriers. He said new development in the area could exacerbate the need for road improvements. Replying to questions from Ms. Bascom and Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Reinhard said Green Acres Road now has three lanes. It will be improved to five lanes. Ms. Hahn said the property in the amendment is now zoned R-2/PD Limited Multiple-Family Residential with Planned Unit Development Procedures. Fifteen units per acre are permitted in the R-2 zone. Ms. Bascom asked about the size of the commercial node in the area. Ms. Hahn said the commercial development would be about 55 acres if the amendment is approved. Valley River Center is undivided by streets and is about 70 acres. The total commercial development in the Valley River area is about 100 acres. Responding to Mayor Obie's question, Ms. Brody said the Commercial Lands Study was incorporated into the Economy Working Paper for the Metro Plan Update. She said the staff recommendation for approval of the amendment was based on a change in circumstances because the City's residential noise standards were changed after the Metro Plan was adopted. e D. Harry N. Ruth (MA 87-4) Request for redes;gnation of 16 acres from light-medium industrial to commercial. The site is on the northeast corner of West 11th Avenue and Bailey Hill Road. Terry Jones of the Planning Department reviewed the background material. She also reviewed past zone change requests in the area as well as Resolution No. 3862 and an attached map that established an end to commercial development on West 11th Avenue. She said the property in this request was not discussed during consideration of Resolution No. 3862 because the property is clearly designated in the Metro Plan for industrial development. Ms. Jones said the issues in the request include the Metro Plan commercial land allocation and future road improvements that may make the property less desirable for commercial use. She said the Lane County Planning Commission recommended denial of the amendment, the Sprigfield Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendment, and the Eugene Planning Commission recommended denial as a result of a tie vote. Answering questions from Ms. Bascom, Ms. Jones said some developers may prefer flat land for industries but the type of development determines the kind of 1 and needed. She said the Lane Rural Electric Cooperative development was permitted on industrially designated land because it includes most of the Lane Electric Cooperative industrial operations as well as offices. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner/Work Session September 28, 1987 Page 3