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<br />pedestrians and bicyclists without conflict with moving traffic at intersections <br />or along adjacent streets. <br /> <br />Existing strip commercial development along River Road shall be removed and replaced <br />according to the design considerations of the retinement plan text to ensure that the proposed <br />mixed-use center is appropriately scaled to provide for the needs of pedestrians and cycHsts <br />while also ensuring compatibility with surrounding neighborhood development. <br /> <br />Concurrent with this application is an application to amend the River Road! Santa Clara Urban <br />Facilities Plan. The proposed map and text anlendments provide specific language integrating the <br />commercial and residential portions of future development integrating and meeting many of the <br />objectives of a nodal development. The development site currently has LTD stops along its River <br />Road and Hunsaker Lane frontages and is within one-half mile distance from the River Road! <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 />6'1lidelines are suggested that will ensure that the residential and commercial portions of the <br />project are integrated and have sufficient pedestrian friendly anlenities to foster the connection <br />that a nodal development area requires. As such this proposed amendment supports this policy. <br /> <br />J...1etro Plan, Policy A.l7. Provide opportunities for a fit/I 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 townhomes <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 \vithin the desired <br />ranges for medium density residential. The location of the proposed residential amendments <br />supports a ten to twenty minute (114 mile to 12 mile) walking distance to public transit and a <br />range of other uses which supports the nodal and mixed-use concept.;;, <br /> <br />Metro Plan, Policy A.22. E.,'(pand opportunities for a mix of uses in newly developing areas and <br />existing neighborhood~ 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, while also infilling in an area of more typical <br />single-family suburban development. The increased commercial and employment opportunities <br /> <br />4 The Metro Plan defmes Mixed use as: "A building, project or area of development thai contains at least two <br />different land uses such as housing, retail, and o.Uice uses. '.' (Alefro Plan, p. IlI-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 defmitiol1s for a mixed-use <br />development site. <br /> <br />Santa Clara - Zone Change Application <br />Written Statement - August 2, 2007 <br /> <br />Page 13 of 41 <br />