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school itself had not been so zoned. He pointed out that the refinement plan was 20 years old and asked the commissioners to think about when the statement had been made to the effect that there was suffiCient commercial supply. He reviewed several different area plans and the storm basin plan. He a';;serted that the supply of residential lands in the River Road/Santa Clara area in 1998 had been 4.06 percent, while the city average had been 3.8 percent. He said the share of commercially designated land had been 4.64 percent citywide, but it had been 3.63 percent in the River RoadiSanta Clara area. He felt the effectiveness of the statement was questionable given the length oftime that had transpired. Continuing, Mr. Satre delineated with a graph the proportionate share of commercial area within all of the mixed use commercial centers in the Trans Plan map as well as the proportionate share of residential lands. He believed if one looked at the average for Medium Density Residential it appeared that it was 17 percent and that for the Santa Clara area the average was 28 percent. He said one might conclude that there was enough Medium Density ResidentiaL He averred that the average of commercial lands in the potential mixed use centers was 45 percent but for the Santa Clara it was at 33 percent. He asserted that one could rethink the statement that there was "plenty" of commercial land in that area. Mr. Satre reviewed an email from City staff to the School District 4J that indicated the feeling that the land use designations should not be interpreted to prejudice future land use amendments to support nodal development. He noted that it also indicated that staff would not oppose any other land use designation that the City Council might agree upon. Mr. Satre reiterated that the applicant had been listening to staff and to the neighborhood. He said the applicant would continue to listen in order to balance the need for increased residential units and the demands for increased commercial lands. He stated that a Planned Unit Development (PUD) would require site reviews and further modifications could be made to the proposal. Mr. Duncan called for testimony from others in support of the plan amendments and zoning change. Will Isham, 4064 Meredith Court, supported the applicant. He said he had reviewed Mr. Graves' plans and was pleased to see that it did not appear like just another strip mall or large grocery. He felt Mr. Graves '.vas listening to residents' input. He averred that the plans he had seen represented a quality development for the neighborhood. Candy McAndrews, 4159 V ictoria Lane, spoke in support of the applicant. She said she had been excited by Me. Graves' plans. She felt that Santa Clara lacked certain services, noting that she wanted a franchised barista ill the area. She thought the development \vould allow' area residents to drive less and would be good for the air and environment as a result. Lindsey Eichner, 2860 Federal Place, supported the application. She said there were not very many amenities within walking distance of the Santa Clara area. She liked the layout that Mr. Graves had provided. She believed it would increase the quality of life of area residents and would make Santa Clara more "beautiful." Goldwin Eichner, 2827 Calla Street, related that six large housing developments had been built MINUTES-Eugene Planning Commission Public Hearing October 18. 2007 Page 4