Item A: Review of Draft Request for Proposals for 10th and Charnelton Development Site

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sewer, gas, electricity, steam heat cable television, and a fiber optic core line on 10th Avenue. Developers should review utility information to determine availability and capacity for their proposed projects. Site Context. The two parcels that comprise the site contain approximately 38,400 total square feet. The site contains approximately 320 feet of street frontage on the south boundary (10th Avenue), 160 feet of street frontage on the west boundary (CharneIton Street), and 80 feet of street frontage on the east boundary (Olive Street), The new $36 million, four- story, 90,000 square feet Eugene Public Library faces the property to the south, across 10th Avenue. The Library ath'acts approximately 3,000 visitors per day. The one-quarter block parcel formerly occupied by the Sears building has a 14' alleyway on the north boundary. North of the one-eighth block parcel is privately owned surface parking. There is a 14' alleyway which trends north-south between tax lot 6600 and tax lot 5300, that could potentially be vacated to create a continuous development footprint. The City-owned Atrium building houses City of Eugene offices to the east of the property across Olive Street. Office and retail face the property to the west across Chamelton. The site is adjacent to the Lane Transit District Downtown Station and Broadway Place mixed-use development. Approximately 10,000 persons per day use the Downtown Station. Broadway Place includes a parking structure with 740 public parking spaces, 170 apartment units, and ground-floor retail. Demand for the Broadway Place apartments is very high. ZONING The site is zoned C-3, Major Commercial District, which allows a broad range of uses. The Major Commercial regulations are intended to accommodate office and retail uses, government and educational opportunities, culture and entertainment facilities, multi-family housing, hotels, and services that attract people from the entire metropolitan area. The building height limit is 150 feet. The site is located within the parking exempt zone; therefore, on-site parking is not required. If any land use application is required, fees for that application are waived for projects within downtown. The site is located within the Transit Oriented Development Overlay Subdistrict (TOO). The TOO is intended to promote the creation and retention of mixed land uses in areas with high potential for enhanced h'ansit and pedestrian activity. The development standards for this district provide for intensification of development and require a minimum density of 2.0 floor to area ratio (FAR). These standards are designed to encourage compact urban growth, opportunities for increased choice of transportation mode, reduced reliance on the automobile, and a safe and pleasant pedestrian environment --~ ..--' -. - . ~ ,---- . -~ --------"~ /------- .~~~ -----.- Request for Proposals 10th & Charnelton Development Site 6