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~ e Public hearing was opened. Jim Saul, P.O. Box 1650, Eugene 97440, said that he had represented the owners of the Cone-Breeden, West Terry Street, and Spectra Physics Special Light Industrial sites during development of the I-I ordinance during the past year. He endorsed all three of the changes recommended by the council subcommittee and supported the 24-month review period for the ordinance. Mr. Saul thanked the members of the council subcommittee for their work on the ordinance. David B. Williams, 975 Oak Street, Suite 600, represented West Park Associates. He said that he continued to oppose the ordinance as drafted and that his comments on the matter were already in the record. Dave Van Fossen, 2700 Almaden, said that he specializes in industrial and commercial real estate. He said that he keep~ a map and record of all industrial property in the area and of all sales and cost figures. He said that there is no excess of M-2-zoned land. He submitted a written statement, dated June 14, 1982, and read into the record a parcel-by-parcel enumeration of the 15 M-2 Light Industrial-zoned sites inside the City limits of Eugene that are ready to build on and have all City services in place. He said that the total number of acres within these sites was 426.02. Mr. Van Fossen noted that these figures contradicted the staff report on the proposed ordinance, which stated that there were in excess of 1,000 acres with services in place and ready to build on. He said that application of the 1-1 zone would leave little M-2 land available in the City. e Gordon Elliott, 938 Jefferson Street, said that few high-technology industries had located in the City of Eugene, because the City had been inflexible in accommodating them. He felt that the proposed ordinance was a good attempt at flexibility but that that it was still too rigid. He felt that any high-technology industry which was thinking of locating in Eugene should be allowed to select any available piece of land and that the City should then decide whether that use would be detrimental to the community. Mr. Elliott said that he owned a 200-acre parcel with all the necessary services that would be an ideal site for a high-technology industry. He did not feel that a site should have to be annexed to the City before it could be developed. There being no further testimony, public hearing was closed. CB 2421--An ordinance establishing the I-I Industrial District; amending Sections 9.254, 9.268, 9.510, 9.534, 9.540, 9.542, 9.544, 9.546, 9.582, 9.586, and 9.598 of the Eugene Code, 1971; adding Sections 9.442, 9.443, 9.444, 9.445 to that code; and declaring an emergency. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Ms. Wooten said that councilors had spent a good deal of time reviewing and studying this ordinance and discussing it with interested members of the public. - Ms. Miller urged that citizens who had been involved with development of this MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 14, 1982 Page 4