Item 1: Ordinance on Oregon West Management

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i': . '1 r-'---" . ! CTP 1..):.... '"i r .....~.....l i. :) (tj~,~ September 25, 2007 Heather O'Donnell City of Eugene Planning and Development l L....... : .-.-~..-. -~. '-- ........'..-.. -. - , c: ~ ':' .._~., ";'," ;',', i' :::: r __f~LL.__,_::.;.. ._..::.~~....~~,-,.:.::::_t~!~I_..._J This testimony is submitted by the SCCO in response to file MA 07-2, the redevelopment of the Santa Clara Elementary School site. The applicant's willingness to apprise SCCO of its intentions and gather feedback has been greatly appreciated. Although we agree in concept with the idea of a mixed-use development, we differ with the applicant in the implementation of that idea. We feel that the balance of residential and commercial uses is too heavily weighted toward commercial and specifically larger scale commercial than the community needs. The plan has neglected to provide for a truly public gathering space and adequate amounts of pervious surfaces to balance the tremendous amounts of roadway, side\valk and parking area, and the transition from Rl East of the planned area to C2 is not carefully considered in the applicant's package. . The proposed change from PUC 1 to C2 removes a publicly accessible recreation and education area that had significant historical significance from the center of our community and replaces it with shopping and parking. There are no plam1ed publicly owned areas within this proposal to continue to meet the needs of the community to gather, exchange news and ideas, or create social capital within the nei ghborhood. RR/SC Urban Facilities Plan Park Subareas policy 3. When appropriate, landfor park and recreation facilities shall be dedicated as part of the development review process jor vacant land Metro Plan Goal8-Recreation Needs: To satisjj; the recreational needs o.fthe citizens of the state and visitors and, where appropriate, to provide for the siting o.f necessary recreational facilities including destination resorts. City of Eugene pamphlet Mixed-Use Development in Eugene: Design Principles for More Livable Neighborhoods "A variety of parks and public spaces should be provided within the center to serve area residents and workers. Where parks and other public spaces do not exist, the creation of viable public spaces will be designed in mixed-use development plans. Significant open space areas adjacent to or within mixed-use development areas, such as creeks, natural drainage channels, wetlands should be integrated into the overall design." The City of Eugene Parks, Recreation and Open Space Project and Priority Plan lists the acquisition of land for an urban plaza in Santa Clara as a priority in "Table 1: Proposed Projects and Priorities for Parks, Open Space and Recreation Facilities If. The proposed site for the plaza is located in this area on the map provided in the plan. Santa Clara's urban core is fully developed, this site is zoned for Public Use, and Santa Clara has less parkland per capita than most other areas of the City. Changing the plan diagram affects the abilityofthe neighborhood to maintain land zoned for