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Melvin Lemmon, 5580 Barger Drive, said his residence was located just to the west of the marine business. He said that a prime factor in the location of his . business was proximity and accessiblity to Fern Ridge Lake. He noted that the property on which the business was located was homesteaded by his wife's family in the 1890's. He said that the business had been at that location since 1976 and had enjoyed good relations with neighbors and that his request for an amendment had the support of neighbors and customers of the business. Mr. Lemmon thanked planning team members for the time they had spent in developing the update. Henry Goertzen, 4669 Royal Avenue, referred to his letter of September 8, 1982, which Mr. French had distributed to councilors at the beginning of the hearing. He said his business, Danebo Flowers, had been at the same location for 30 years and that he had owned the business for ten years. He said that neighbors had accepted the business and that the business was an asset to the community. Mr. Goertzen said that Danebo Flowers was currently a non-conforming use and asked that the refinement plan be amended to make the business eligible for the zoning needed to continue at that location without any limits on its future growth. There being no further public testimony, public hearing was closed. Mr. French addressed the concerns that had been addressed during public testimony. Referring to Mr. Mounts' concern regarding parkland, ~r. French said that the Parks Department was pursuing acquisition of parkland in the area and that the planned unit development process would aid in creating open space. Regarding Mr. Wibbenmeyer's concern for the priorities assigned to the policies on pages e 27 and 28, Mr. French said that the policies were not arranged by priority. Referring to Mr. Miller's and Mr. Lemmon's testimony regarding existing commercial uses, Mr. French said that decisions regarding allocation of commercial land in the Bethel-Danebo area were based on extensive research and technical work done as a part of the Metropolitan Plan update process and on projected population and demand figures. He said that the three nodes provided for in the refinement plan would provide adequate commercial land in the Bethel-Danebo area to meet that demand. Mr. French noted that approximately one-half of the 4.5 acres of commercial land in the vicinity of East and West Irwin streets is undeveloped and that no further commercial land was needed in the area. Mr. French said that future code revisions would consider all non-conforming uses in the City and that every effort would be made to maintain those uses. Pat Decker, Planning, noted that the policies in the plan update were not listed in priority. She said that the Planning Commission had recommended that a seventh policy he added to the Parks section of the update, to indicate that park development in the Bethel-Danebo area should be a priority in the first phase of implementation of the Parks Master Plan and that Bethel Park should be maintained at its currently designated location. Ms. Decker noted that staff had contacted Lane County regarding the status of the Lemmon property. She said that at the time of award of a conditional use permit for the business in 1976, the County Hearings Official had said that the use as a marine business was only e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 13, 1982 Page 6