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Ms. Jones said the Lane County Planning Commission recommended denial of the amendment 4:0:1 because approval would be premature. The Springfield Planning e Commission unanimously recommended approval of the amendment. The Eugene Planning Commission vote was a 3:3:1 tie. Answering questions from Mr. Barry, Ms. Jones reviewed the C-4 and I-2 zoning on the south side of West 11th. Mike Evans, 209 Q Street, Springfield, said major issues are Resolution 3862 and the impact of the amendment on industrial lands. He said Resolution 3862 concerns strip commercial development and does not apply to this amendment because the amendment concerns an expansion of the existing community commercial node composed of the Moyer Theater and the Fred Meyer Shopping Center. He said Bailey Hill Road is the most logical boundary for commercial development on West 11th Avenue. Mr. Evans said industrial use of Tax Lot 1201 has been questioned for some time. For example, the West Eugene Industrial Study indicates concerns about industrial development on Tax Lot 1201 because of nearby residential development. The Industrial Task Force Report (1981) i ndi cated that the slopes of Stewart Knoll on Tax Lot 1201 might limit industrial uses but general offi ces and commerci a 1 uses would be appropriate. He reviewed surrounding development and said Tax Lot 1201 is isolated for industrial development. Mr. Evans said there is an acknowledged lack of commercial property in the community. He said approval of this amendment would remove only .04 percent of the industrially designated land within the urban growth boundary and e justification for the redesignation has been presented. Jim Hanks, 767 Willamette Street, said West 11th Avenue between Tyinn and Beltline Road has only four lanes. New development on adjacent properties wi 11 provide an opportunity to construct a center turn lane. He said the knoll on Tax Lot 1201 makes the property unsuitable for industrial use because trucks usually have to be able to move allover industrial property. If Tax Lot 1201 is developed industrially, much earth-moving will have to be done. On the other hand, trucks can be limited to streets on commercially developed properties. Mr. Hanks said West 11th Avenue is a commercial corridor. Before the Fred Meyer Shopping Center was developed, half of the traffic between Garfield and Bailey Hill roads was destined for West 11th. He said more of the traffic is probably generated on West 11th now. He discussed the conflicts that result when when cars associated with commercial development are mixed with trucks associated with industrial development. Mr. Hanks said West 11th was the only out-of-town route when Resolution 3862 was adopted in 1984 but now the Eugene Parkway has been approved and Roosevelt Boulevard is being improved. He said the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Eugene Parkway indicates that property around the Fred Meyer Shopping Center will become more desirable as commercial property because industrial traffic will use the Eugene Parkway and Roosevelt Boulevard. Therefore, circumstances have changed. e MINUTES--Joint Springfield, Eugene City Council October 14, 1987 Page 5