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approved. Mr. Larson said that the location of the other parcels would not make residential designation feasible. Mr. Duncan noted the presence of a large amount of fill across the road from the subject property. Mr. Larson replied that the fill was put in place a number of years ago by his predecessor and he was not certain of the purpose. He said discussions with ODOT included the possibility of reducing the steepness of the slope on a frontage road being built north of the parcel by filling in a portion of the property and changing the elevation of Brackenfern Road. Mr. Lawless called for testimony from opponents. Jan Wostmann, 2645 Riverview Street, Eugene, spoke on behalf of the Laurel Valley Citizens neighborhood organization. He said the organization's position was that the plan amendment did not meet the criteria for plan amendments and those arguments were contained in a letter previously submitted to the commission. He said the letter had only responded to materials forwarded to the neighborhood for comment and asked for an opportunity to respond to the additional issues raised during the meeting and the new materials submitted by the applicant. He said the neighborhood was also surprised to learn of the commercial designation of the property under the new Metro Plan diagram and hoped there would be an opportunity to understand how that occurred. Mr. Wostmann said the applicant's interpretation of Laurel Hill Plan Policy #5 was different from that of the neighborhood and the intent of the policy was specifically that there be a public need for additional commercial land and that was supported by the floating node, which set aside a percentage of land for MINUTES - Eugene Planning Commission September 14, 2004 Page 7 Public Hearing I~-97