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Refinement Plan Amendment - TRS 18-03-03-2-3, Tax Lots 199, 200, 300 January 13, 2004 Page 14 (Objective) Encourage development of suitable vacant, underdeveloped, and redevelopable land where services are available, thus capitalizing on publi,- expenditures already made for these services. (II-B-3) Findings: The subject property is currently vacant with access to readily available public facilities and services. Approval of this proposal will capitalize on the Public services expenditures already made and planned for in the immediate area. In short, the vacant subject property is suitable for commercial uses and has access to public facilities and services. · Conclusion: The proposal is consistent with this Metro Plan provision. (Objective) Attempt to find ways to more effectively use inefficiently used resourcex such as land, labor, and secondary waste products. (III-B-4) Findings: The current plan designation and zoning for the subject property will result in an inefficient use of the land. The areas below the power lines on the subject property are unbuildable for residential use. As explained above, it is highly unlikely that any type of residential use of the remaining portions of the property is economically viable. The plan designation change proposed here, accompanied by a zone change, will allow the property to be used more efficiently. While not economically viable under residential use, the Applicants have been advised that the site is feasible for commercial uses. With a commercial use, the areas under the power lines could be utilized in a manner that supports the commercial use in the portion of the subject property that lies in-between the power lines. Approval of the proposal would more effectively use the inefficiently used land resource of the subject property. Conclusion: The proposal is cOnsistent with this Metro Plan provision. (Policy) Increase the amount of undeveloped land zoned for light industrial and commercial uses correlating the effective supply in terms of suitabili _ty and availabiltiy with the projections of demand. (III~B-5) Findings: The proposal (in conjunction with the related zone change application) will slightly increase the supply of undeveloped land planned and zoned for commercial uses. That increase in supply will not significantly change the supply-demand relationship of commercial lands in the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area and should partially off-set the reductions in the available commercial lands supply due to development of commercial sites over the past several years. Conclusion: The proposal is consistent with this Metro Plan provision. (PolicY) Utilize processes and local controls which encourage retention of large parcels or consolidation of smaller parcels of industrially or commercially zoned land to facilitate their use or re-use in a comprehensive rather than piecemeal II-B-14