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e e - site had been discussed with City traffic engineering staff and that staff had made some proposals for addressing those concerns. Mr. Moulton said that Mr. McCabe agreed to the application of some elements of City site review criteria to the property. Mr. Moulton said that the neighborhood would benefit from rezoning of the site. Bill McCabe, 1510 Highway 99 North, said that Grocery Cart Markets had 14 locations in the Eugene area. He said that the subject site was an ideal location for a market, since it had a customer support population of 2,000-- 1,000 more than the number required to support a convenience store. He said that efforts would be made to buffer neighboring residences from lighting on the property. He noted that Grocery Cart signs are traditionally made from 70 percent wood and 30 percent plastic. He said that litter was not a problem at other Grocery Cart locations. Mr. McCabe said that the cost of opening a convenience store was $300,000 and that the store would employ eight people. He said that he had worked with the City Planning and Traffic departments on his request. He said that this was the first time Grocery Cart had had to request a rezoning for one of its stores and that he did not wish to antagonize the neighborhood. Robert E. Moulton resumed his testimony. He referred to the October 19, 1982, staff report on this request and the City staff's review of the legal require- ments to be addressed in consideration of the rezoning. Mr. Moulton cited sections on pages I-C-11, l-C-9, and l-C-12 of the Metropolitan Area General Plan, which recognized the vital role of neighborhood facilities in serving a particular neighborhood and provided standards for location, such as convenient walking and biking distances, adequate provision of off-street parking, safe and efficient ingress and egress, and provision of landscaping. He referred to a January 13, 1983, letter from Michael Weishar, Assistant Traffic Engineer, to Mr. McCabe and asked that the letter be entered into the record. He stated that in the letter Mr. Weishar said that the Traffic Divison had studied the poten- tial for traffic congestion as a result of location of a convenience store in this area and had said that, with modifications to the plot plan, there was only a two percent probability of congestion. He referred to the summary in the Planning staff notes for this item and noted that staff found the request met all standards for neighborhood commerical facilities, including adequate support population, need, and compatability. He said that the request was for neighbor- hood commerical zoning, which should not be confused with community commercial or with a regional shopping center. Speaking in opposition to the appeal: Dan Sellard, 2176 Cal Young Road, said he lives within sight and hearing of the subJect slte. He noted that several of those present had appeared on November 24, 1982, for a previously scheduled hearing on this item, and he thanked staff for placing the item first on the agenda for this hearing. Mr. Sellard said he did not believe there was any need for another grocery store in the area, since Safeway and Albertson's stores are located nearby, and since there is a Grocery Cart store .9 miles away, a 7-Eleven Store. 8 miles away, and a Dari Mart Store .7 miles away. Mr. Sellard said that a petition in opposition to the rezoning MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 24, 1983 Page 2