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Exhibit C Findings for CA 04-02 and Z-04-12 Establishment of the Special Area Zone Eugene Code Section 9.3020 requires that the following criteria (in bold and italic) be applied to the adoption of a new Special Area Zone. 9. 3020 Criteria_for Establishment o_f an S Special Area Zone. Before adopting an ordinance establishing a S Special Area Zone, the city council shall find that the proposal is in compliance with following criteria: (1) The area to which the S Special Area Zone is being applied meets at least one of the following criteria: (a) Is identified in the Metro Plan or a refinement plan as appropriate for nodal development or for a special range of uses or development that can best be achieved with the use of a special area zone; or (3) Possesses distinctive buildings or natural features that require special consideration to ensure appropriate development, preservation, or rehabilitation. In order to be considered distinctive, it must be demonstrated that: 1. The area is characterized by buildings that merit preservation in order to protect their special features; or 2. The area contains natural features that have been identified by the city as worthy of special treatment or preservation. The Kaufman House meets criterion (1)(b)(1) above: the area is characterized by buildings that merit preservation in order to protect their special features. The findings of the Historic Review Board in HD 03-02 demonstrate the significance of the structure and the value of its preservation. The Kaufman House was designed by John Hunzicker, a prominent local architect; the garden remodel was designed by Lloyd Bond, a prominent local landscape architect, and the owner and grantor of the property to the city, Trude Kaufman, was a prominent local business woman. (2) An analysis of the area demonstrates how the uses and development standards of the S Special Area zone ordinance will facilitate implementation of the planned use of the property or the preservation or rehabilitation of distinctive buildings or natural features of benefit to the community. The proposed uses and development standards for the Kaufman House set forth in the ordinance preserve the structure and gardens while facilitating appropriate use of the property. The Exhibit C - 1