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. , December 1978, proposed that several areas be rezoned for mixed use. She said that in two of these areas east of the Washington/Jefferson Street Bridge, e residential use was stressed and that in a third area, west of the bridge, emphasis was on a mix of industrial, residential, and commercial uses. Ms. Smernoff said that the Planning Department staff had worked with the Land Use and Site Review Committee of the Whiteaker Community Council to develop the ordinance that would be presented to the council on October 11. She said that existing uses had been examined, a list of appropriate uses had been developed, and development standards had been written. She said that the Public Works Department had reviewed the proposed ordinance and that the Planning Commission had taken action on it. Ms. Smernoff said that Chapter 9 of the Eugene Code provided the enabling legislation that allowed the City to create mixed-use districts and that under this legislation both listing of appropriate uses and provision of development standards were required. Ms. Smernoff noted that this ordinance would apply only to the designated areas of the Whiteaker neighborhood and would not create a new zone in the Lane Use Code. She also noted that the ordinance would only be applied to properties whose owners want mixed-use zoning. Ms. Smernoff said that the predominant zone in the area to which the MU-R District would be applied was M-2. She noted that, under recent code revisions, the commercial uses located in this M-2 zone would not be allowed to remain, and that the MU-R District would address this problem. Ms. Smernoff said that the intent of the ordinance was to provide more residential uses and more neighbor- hood-scale commercial uses in the area. She said that the proposed ordinance differed from almost all current zone designations in that it did not include e any limitaiton on density. She said, however, that a height limitation of 60 feet was included, which would allow development of buildings from four and one-half to six stories. She noted that the height limit could be increased in the future if further increase in density is found to be desirable. Ms. Smernoff said that provision of parking under the proposed ordinance would be at the rate of one space per dwelling unit for all units except quads and quints. She said local lenders felt that developers would meet market demand for provision of parking spaces and would provide more than the required one space per unit if there were a demand for more parking. Responding to a question from Councilor Wooten, Ms. Smernoff said that one of the proposed MU-R areas lies within the boundaries of the Downtown Commission and would be incorporated into the refinement plan to be developed by that commission. Responding further, Ms. Smernoff said that the Downtown Commission could make changes to the implementing ordinance. Ms. Wooten said that she was concerned that citizens be able to make their plans based on this ordinance, and she therefore urged that the council provide strong direction to the Downtown Commission not to make changes to the ordinance. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 22, 1982 Page 3