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Honorable Mayor Piercy and City Council April 1, 2005 Page 3 of 8 documents creates uncertainty and has a larger affect of discouraging economic development City wide. · Although W&G Properties' proposed conceptual plan does not meet the neighbor's vision for the Chase Node, the intensive use proposed by W&G Properties does meet the intent of nodal development. As the City Staff has identified, each node or Mixed Use Center is unique so we encourage you to rely on the adopted planning documents and Eugene City Code to provide the required guidance to begin to shape this unique Mixed Use Center. WRITTEN TESTIMONY W&G Properties purchased the subject site from Simpson Housing in December 2004. During the due diligence period of the property sale, W&G Properties began their research by approaching City Staff member, Kurt Yeiter, to understand the land use and development parameters for this parcel. Kurt confirmed a portion of this discussion in a letter dated August 16, 2004 that states "[t]he S-CN zone that applies to [their] property allows Clinics, Medical Health Treatment Facilities, and Administrative and Professional Office uses. There is no requirement that retail accompany these uses." (Reference the attached letter.) After confirmation of the allowed uses and relevant code standards, W&G Properties started soliciting interest from various tenants prior to the purchase of the property to determine the economic viability of the land purchase and future development opportunities for the site. While searching for potential tenants, W&G Properties has been and continues to be aware and sensitive to the neighborhood's request for small retail business and more specifically a grocery store use on this site. Additionally, W&G Properties invested considerable time and money during the due diligence period to hire a team of professional consultants who could begin the schematic design phase to determine the opportunities and challenges of developing the subject site. Once a conceptual plan was developed, W&G Properties applied for a Limited Consultation Conference on November 10, 2004 to clarify the questions and concerns they had specific to the proposed conceptual design as well as to begin a more formal dialogue with City Staff to proactively resolve any potential land use or transportation issues. The proposed conceptual plan submitted in the Limited Consultation Conference application proposed two 3-story medical clinic offices on the subject property. During the Limited Consultation Conference City Staff indicated that the proposed uses were allowed outright and a building permit application was all that would be required to develop the proposed development unless the owner elected to apply for an Adjustment Review. Overall, City Staff did not see any insurmountable barriers