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Draft 9/29/14 Commercial This designation on the Metro Plan Diagram includes only the first two categories: Major Retail Centers Such centers normally have at least 25 retail stores, one or more of which is a major anchor department store, having at least 100,000 square feet of total floor space. They sometimes also include complimentary uses, such as general offices and medium and high density housing. Presently there are two such developed centers in the metropolitan area: the Eugene central business district and Valley River Center. Community Commercial Centers This category includes more commercial activities than neighborhood commercial but less than major retail centers. Such areas usually develop around a small department store and supermarket. The development occupies at least five acres and normally not more than 40 acres. This category contains such general activities as retail stores; personal services; financial, insurance, and real estate offices; private recreational facilities, such as movie theaters; and tourist-related facilities, such as motels. When this category is shown next to medium- or high- density residential, the two can be integrated into a single overall complex, local regulations permitting. Existing strip commercial is in the Community Commercial Centers plan designation when it is of sufficient size to be of more than local significance. Development and location standards for (additional) strip commercial, as well as neighborhood commercial uses, are discussed below. Neighborhood Commercial Facilities (not shown on Metro PlanDiagram) Oriented to the day-to-day needs of the neighborhood served, these facilities are usually centered on a supermarket as the principal tenant. They are also characterized by convenience goods outlets (small grocery, variety, and hardware stores); personal services (medical and dental offices, barber shops); laundromats; dry cleaners (not plants); and taverns and small restaurants. The determination of the appropriateness of specific sites and uses or additional standards is left to the local jurisdiction. Minimum location standards and site criteria include: 1. Within convenient walking or bicycling distance of an adequate support population. For a full-service neighborhood commercial center at the high end of the size criteria, an adequate support population would be about 4,000 persons (existing or anticipated) within an area conveniently accessible to the site. For smaller sites or more limited services, a smaller support population or service area may be sufficient. 2.Adequate area to accommodate off-street parking and loading needs and landscaping, particularly between the center and adjacent residential property, as well as along street frontages next door to outdoor parking areas. II-G-5