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Exhibit B 2. Background 2. A. Site Description The site is approximately 11,520 sf in size and is located at the southwest corner of thth 5/Oak, with 72 feet of frontage along Oak St. and 160 feet of frontage along 5 Ave. The site includes a 14,193 sf two-story structure built in 1941 as a granary. The Applicant has owned the site and building since 1966, when she opened Willamette Stationers, a retail office supply business. Exhibit 1 includes a copy of the property deed, legal description and survey. Prior uses of the site are unknown, but Sanborn fire insurance maps included in the 1991 Eugene Downtown Core Area Historic Context Statement show structures on the site dating back at least to 1895. The existing structure is not listed on any city or state historic register of landmark sites or structures. The property has access to the full complement of urban services but the building has limited plumbing, thereby making it unsuitable for residential purposes without comprehensive redevelopment. The property is located within the boundaries of the Eugene Downtown Plan area and inside the City’s downtown parking-exempt area, but outside the boundaries of the Downtown Urban Renewal District. As illustrated in photos of the site and surrounding area (Exhibit 2), land uses adjacent and proximate to the site are overwhelmingly commercial in nature, and the vicinity has had vibrant commercial and retail enterprises for generations. Exhibit 3 contains a vicinity map showing the subject site within the area. Exhibits 4 and 5 are the existing Metro Plan diagram and an excerpt of the Eugene zoning map, respectively. 2. B. Plan/Zone Context 1. Metro Plan designation Land use designations on the Metro Plan diagram are depicted at a metropolitan scale (1”=7,000’). As noted in the Metro Plan text: “The Metro Plan Diagram is a generalized map which is intended to graphically reflect the broad goals, objectives and policies. As such, it cannot be used independently from or take precedence over the written portion of the Metro Plan.” (Ordinance No. 20139, p. I-5) As noted in the Metro Plan: “…the Metro Plan Diagram is drawn at a metropolitan scale, necessitating supplementary planning on a local level.” (Ibid, p. II-G-1) The Oregon Court of Appeals noted the limitations in the Metro Plan diagram to ascertain land use designation for a specific property: