Item 1: Ordinance on Oregon West Management

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· Mctt'oPlan l>olicies A.l 0, A.Il, A.12, A. 1 3, A. 22 and A.23 because those policies supported a higher residential density on this site and less commercial; and, Policy 8.6 because the adopted refinements plans indicated no demand for more commercial land in this area. · River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan (RRSC) Policies 1.0,2.0,3.0 and 5.0 because the policies and plan text did not support new commercial in the area, and if anything, supported Low Density Residential or a higher density residential. Ms. O'Donnell said if the Planning Commission did find the proposal consistent with the applicable policies, it would need to review the proposed refinement plan for compliance. Ms. O'Donnell distributed copies of a spreadsheet listing Store/Location and Approximate Square Feet of sixteen Big Box grocery and retail business after there was consensus by the Commission to acknowledge inclusion of the document in the public record. Responding to a question from Mr. Duncan, Ms. O'Donnell said there was no definition of strip commercial, however the code does contain a description of the location of those areas in II~G~5 of the Metro Plan. Responding to a question from Mr. Duncan, Mr. Nystrom explained that as the Metro Plan diagranls evolved, the "blob" diagrams had been used for guidance and not as lot specific. Over time, changes in technology caused the blob diagrams to appear to be more site specific than they actually were. He said the recent housekeeping measures recognized the appropriate designations based upon the refinement plan policies and diagrams. Responding to a question from Mr. Hledik, regarding how the subject site changed from a commercial and government/education designation to low density, Ms. O'Donnell said through the housekeeping measures the properties were designated low density residential, noting the intent of the housekeeping measures was to make the Metro Plan better reflect the policies from the refinement plan. The refinement plan clearly showed the property as government and education, and included a number of policies that limited commercial. Mr. Duncan opined that the original Metro Plan diagram intended that at least some portion of the site would be zoned commercial, and moving away from that was a fairly major shift. Mr. Y citer added there were a variety of factors considered when looking at all of the properties through the housekeeping process. Responding to a question from Ms. Kneeland, Mr. Nystrom said older versions of the acknowledged and adopted plans helped to guide any potential changes to the current plans. Mr. Duncan facilitated a review of the applicable statewide goals. He noted consensus with statewide goals. Mr. Duncan facilitated a discussion of the Metro Plan. Ms. Kneeland expressed discomfOlt with finding holes in the existing policies, and emphasized the need to stick to policies as written and maps as adopted. She was uncomfortable with trying to tind ways around existing policies. Mr. McCown said the problem was created for the property through an unvetted process in 2004 MINUTES..........Eugene Planning Commission November 5, 2007 Page 4