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Mr. Kelly said that he was not committed to the one-quarter mile limit but thought it was important <br />to constrain the size of a node to ensure that it contained the appropriate characteristics. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly believed that the definitions of neighborhood, commercial, and employment centers in <br />the glossary were good examples but were overconstraining and should not be included in the <br />glossary. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson indicated concurrence with the remarks of Mr. Hatfield. She said that the elected <br />officials could continue to wordsmith the definition and be at it all evening. She pointed out that <br />the elected officials were not just discussing new nodes but also the need to encourage <br />redevelopment that resulted in nodes on a variety of sites. She said that she did not want to <br />create regulations that imposed a degree of uniformity because it was not realistic and could <br />discourage redevelopment of sites with a variety of conditions. Ms. Nathanson supported the <br />1999 TransPlan definition. <br /> <br />Mayor Weathers proposed that the elected officials look at the fundamental characteristics to <br />determine if they were sufficiently broad enough to allow the individual jurisdictions to define the <br />criteria for each node. She agreed with Ms. Nathanson that the nodes would be different in <br />nature depending on the nature of the site. She said that the impetus for Springfield's mixed-use <br />ordinance was its interest in incorporating some of the elements of nodal development into some <br />of the development plans it was in the process of reviewing. Mayor Weathers pointed out that <br />the purpose of nodal development was to provide an incentive for pedestrian-friendly mixed-use <br />development by lowering regulatory barriers. She urged the elected officials to maintain a level <br />of flexibility that allowed each jurisdiction to interpret the plan in the way that works best for it. <br /> <br />Ms. Lundberg agreed with the remarks of Mr. Hatfield and Mayor Weathers regarding the need <br />for flexibility. She was particularly interested in accommodating redevelopment because of <br />constraints on Springfield's ability to grow. Ms. Lundberg reminded the elected officials that the <br />cities would not be the developers of the nodes in question, and the cities must do what they <br />could to encourage the private sector to do nodal development. <br /> <br />Ms. Ballew supported the general approach in the 1999 TransPlan definition. She agreed with <br />Ms. Lundberg's remarks regarding the private sector actually doing the development in question <br />and said that general and flexible policies were needed to guide development. She suggested <br />the possibility of including the definition of mixed use inside the definition of nodal development. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said that there would be variety between nodes but nodes needed to have certain <br />characteristics and regulations ensuring that those basic characteristics were included inside a <br />node. <br /> <br />Mr. Leiken said that flexibility allowed for greater creativity and would serve the public better. He <br />pointed out that the inclusion of parks and open space inside a node would increase the size of a <br />node beyond one-quarter mile in many cases. He said that there was enough of a difference <br />between Eugene and Springfield to support a less specific approach that was inherent in the <br />Friends' 2000 definition. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Lee, Ms. Childs said that Eugene was working on a five-year <br />nodal development plan, and Eugene could be more specific in that plan about what it wished to <br />see in a node. Mr. Lee believed that Eugene could address the concerns expressed by Ms. <br />Taylor and Mr. Kelly in that planning process. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council/Springfield City Council September 13, 2000 Page 3 <br /> Joint Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />
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