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regarding EeLS Policy 22 the applicant's findings on page 28 may need to be rectified, regarding the applicant's findings tor the River Road/Santa Clara refinement plan policies on strip commercial- what makes it well defined and why is it not linear, it must be stated how the application overcomes staff's concerns, and address how the proposal will not impact future applications. Mr. Hledik, seconded by Mr. McCown, moved to approve the request for the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) anlendment, the refinement plan diagram and text anlendment, and the zone change as requested by the applicant. As part of the approval, the Planning Commission would: . Adopt the staff findings for the statewide goals. . Adopt the applicant's findings for an other applicable criteria as supplemented by the Planning Commission's, Hledik's, findings and as clarified by Mr. Carroll. . Include policy text changes as modified as recommended by staff, except for item 6.D. . Include improvements to two streets under Goal 12. Ms. Kneeland suggested language to limit the precedent this may set for creating some hybrid of limited community commercial as not community commercial and not neighborhood commercial, asserting this action was specific to this unique situation as a fornler school site transitioning to something else. The interpretation should be clear that it "vas applicable only to limited, similar situations so that a new fonn of zoning would not be opened up for future uses. Mr. Lawless supported Ms. Kneeland's suggestion, noting this had been difficult due to the unique circumstance of the large piece of property in a small setting. He agreed that he would not want to see the unusual precedents used out of context for other purposes. He suggested using "cautious limitation" in how the decision was reached. MINUTES-Eugene Planning Commission November 19,2007 Page 8