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<br />Santa Clara transfer station (just south of Beltline Highway). Additionally, the proposed <br />development will provide a pedestrian friendly connection to adjoining residences, utilize <br />existing infrastructure, and increase overall density within the potential node 5-C area. Design <br />guidelines are suggested that will ensure that the residential and commercial portions of the <br />project are integrated and have sufficient pedestrian friendly amenities to foster the connection <br />that a nodal development area requires. As such this proposed amendment supports this policy. <br />l\,{etro Plan, Policy A.l7. Provide opportunities for a full range of choice in housing type, <br />density, size, cost, and location. <br /> <br />The applicant's proposed amendment will increase the opportunities for medium density <br />residential development including options for a variety of housing types including to\vnhomes <br />and apartments. The potential density of development is compatible with neighboring medium <br />density residential designated land located to the east of the subject site and is within the desired <br />ranges for medium density residential. The location of the proposed residential anlendments <br />supports a ten to twenty minute (114 mile to ~ mile) walking distance to public transit and a <br />range of other uses which supports the nodal and mixed-use concepts. <br /> <br />Metro Plan, Policy A.22. Expand opportunitiesfor a mix of uses in newly developing areas and <br />existing neighborhoods through local zoning and development regulations. <br /> <br />The proposed amendment will facilitate a zone change and therefore increase the mix of uses <br />providing medium density residential and commercial opportunities sited together on one <br />development site as a horizontal mixed-use4 center, wIllIe also infilling in an area of more typical <br />single-fanllly suburban development. The increased commercial and employment opportunities <br />will benefit the existing residents and future residents of the development site. For more <br />information on the connection with Potential Node 5-C see lvfetro Plan Policy A.13 above. <br />}v[etro Plan, Policy A.23. Reduce impacts of higher density residential and mixed-use <br />development on surrounding uses by considering site. landscape, and architectural design <br />standards or guidelines in local zoning and development regulations. <br /> <br />The proposed amendments include text changes to the River Road! Santa Clara Urban Facilities <br />Plan that include the use of the Planned Unit Development process in order to ensure that the <br />proposed development provides a pedestrian orientation that is scaled appropriately. Provisions <br />include reducing the maximum allowed are of a single building to no more than 18,000 square <br />feet, reducing the height limitation to 35-feet and providing a pedestrian friendly connection <br />across Green Lane to provide a linkage to nearby residential development (see Refinement Plan <br />application for more information). The procedure of a Planned Unit Development shall provide <br />ample opportunity for review to assure that impacts of the mixed-use development are <br /> <br />4 The Metro Plan defines Mixed use as: "A building, project or area qf development that contains at least nvo <br />different land uses slich as hOlising, retail, and qffice uses." (Metro Plan, p. lU.A-9) This proposal allows <br />appropriate planning and zoning for an integrated horizontal mixed-use project on a "development site" as defined <br />by the Eugene Code as such it meets the intent of the Metro Plan and Eugene Code definitions for a mixed-use <br />development site. <br /> <br />Santa Clara - Metro Plan Amendment Application <br />Written Statement - August 2, 2007 <br /> <br />Page 27 of32 <br />