Item 1: Ordinance on Oregon West Management

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General Land Use Policies lllfinimize land use conflicts by promoting compatibility between land uses. especially among residential, commercial-industrial, and commercial-agricultural uses. (Policy 1. 0) The applicant proposes the fPD Planned Dnit Development and ISR Site Review overlay zones and proposed refinement plan text amendments, with limits on building size and heights and uses (such as no theaters, medical uses, lodging), to regulate any potential connicts between the proposed Commercial and Medium Residential designations and the adjacent residentially zoned properties to the east. The building size and use limitations would assist \vith reducing potential conflicts between the commercial uses and the existing off-site residentialllses. Regarding the proposed height limitation, the subject site abuts R-I zoning to the northeast and R-2 zoning to the southeast. EC 9,2171 (2) already requires C-2 development to be limited to 30 feet in height within 50 feet of R-I zoning, and to be limited to 35 feet in height \vithin 50 feet of R-2 zoning. The proposed height limitation only proposes a height restriction where abutting R-l zoning, and fllrthennore the proposed height limitation of 3 5 feet is actually 5 feet taller than the code already restricts. The applicant is also proposing a fSR Site Review overlay zone. The Planning Commission decision for Shin (City file Z 06-3) recently acknowledged past acceptance ofthe fSR Site Review overlay zone as sufficient to ameliorate the impacts generated by C-2 uses, c111e applicant also notes that the proposed Medium Density Residential designation will be adjacent to property to the west that should transition into Medium Density Residential as designated in the River Road/Division Subarea recommendations of the RRSC plan. StafJ concurs v'lith the applicant's findings that the !PD and ISR overlays and the refinement plan text amendments will assist with promoting compatibility, consistent \-vith this policy. However, as discussed with the applicant and discussed previously above, staff finds that the proposal would be significantly more compatible with the Low Density Residential designation (and R-l zoning) to the east if the proposal included residential uses between the proposed commercial uses and the off-site single-family residences. Staff acknowledges that although a different proposal would better ensure compatibility among uses, it does not mean that the City's approval of this proposal would amount to the City's failure to promote compatibility, Adopt zoning that is consistent with the land use diagram and policies contained in the land use element of the Urban Facilities Plan (Policy 2.0) The applicant is proposing a refinement plan amendment to the land use diagram which would ensure that the proposed zoning is consistent with the land use diagram. However, as found further below, statT finds that the proposed land use diagram amendment and associated zone changes are not consistent with the policies of the RRSC and are therefore not consistent with this policy. Residential Land Use Policies Recognize and maintain the predominately low-density residential character of the area consistent with the Aletropo!itan Plan. (Policy f.()j Staff Findings - October 8,2007 Page 19