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~ ' - the eight existing local firms which could locate in this zone and had found that four had disconnected phones. He felt that the suggestions made by Mr. Saul were good and responded well to the basic premise that the job growth in the Eugene-Springfield area will come from new, small firms and expanding local firms. Michael Farthing, 975 Oak Street, represented William Stringfield, owner of the special industrial-designated site at the southwest corner of the intersec- tion of 11th Avenue and Willow Creek Road. Mr. Farthing distributed a map of the site. He said that Mr. Stringfield had put together this parcel of land by purch as i ng property from a number of owners and needed to have all obs t ac 1 es to development removed so that the land could be used. Mr. Farthing said that Mr. Stringfield had applied for annexation of the parcel to the City of Eugene but had deferred the application at the request of the Planning Department until the acknowledgment of the Metropolitan Plan was more certain. Mr. Farthing felt that the proposed zone would cause more problems than it would solve. He said that the owners of the special light industrial sites were the only people really interested in the proposed zone and suggested that the council appoint a task force of these owners and their representatives to meet with staff and iron out differences. ~ Mr. Farthing said that the proposed ordinance was too restrictive and inflexible. He felt that under the definition of "site" in the ordinance, the entire west 11th area would be considered as one site since the properties are contiguous. He said that there must have been a typographical error in Section 9.544-b of the ordinance and felt that "of 25 acres" should be changed to "or 25 acres." Mr. Farthing said that the site review procedures as outlined inthe ordinance did not allow conceptual approval for an entire area. He wondered if the uses in Section 9.544-b could only be located in industrial parks or whether they would be permitted as free-standing uses. He urged that the maximum area for office use be expanded beyond 10 percent. He also urged that the ordinance be written to allow staff to waive certain criteria as needed, with appeals of staff rulings going to the City Manager. There being no further testimony, public hearing was closed. Mr. Farah responded to the concerns which had been raised. He said that the Planning Commission had considered the idea of creating a task force but had felt that the decisions to be made were policy decisions and had therefore rejected the idea. He noted that the Mayor's Economic Development Committee had spent a month or more reviewing the ordinance. Mr. Farah said that the limitation of office use to 10 percent of a site was based on City policies for development of the downtown core area. He said that conceptual approval for industrial parks was possible through the site review process. He said that both City staff and the City Attorney had felt that the definition of "site" in the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 8, 1982 Page 9