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~ approval of the land use element draft of the River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan. Revisions and errata recommended at the joint Lane County/Eugene Planning Commissions meeting were inserted in the draft. Referring to the last page of the revisions and page 2-29 of the draft, Mr. Hayes said most of the Irving Light-Medium Industrial site is zoned M-l. During preparation of the draft, the area was considered RA, but the staff and the Planning Commission agreed that knowledge of the actual zoning would not have changed the recommendations. Mayor Keller opened the pUblic hearing. Andrew Nordahl, 108 Bauer Lane, is a real estate salesman. He submitted written testimony. Discussing properties on River Road north of Maxwell Road, he said the east side of River Road is designated RP on the Metro Plan. Some owners of property on the west side had signed a petition requesting the RP designation instead of the existing residential desig- nation. Mr. Nordahl said RP development will not impact traffic any more than residential development and the RP designation will encourage property development. River Road has much traffic in that area. The River Road/Be1tline intersection traffic count is 2,200 and the River Road/Maxwell intersection count is 1,100. Some property owners may favor annexation to Eugene if the City supports the RP designation on the west side of River Road. He will oppose annexation if the residential designation is supported. Jim Hale, 4064 Meredith Court, supported the changes proposed by the P1an- /~ ning Commissions. He appreciated the notices mailed to property owners by Eugene. It is important to discourage additional strip development along River Road immediately and the land use element draft does that. Commercial development of small parcels will not get traffic off River Road and the businesses will often fail. Property values will go down. Redevelopment to medium-density residential development in some areas, such as north of Max- well Road, might be appropriate. The RP zoning district is not appropriate there because it will provide for too much professional-office use. Mr. Hale said the existing M-l zoning south of Irving Road and east of Northwest Expressway is not acceptable. The Special-Light Industrial zoning district would be appropriate because it will not be negatively impacted by the railroad and it will not negatively impact the adjacent residential development. He urged the council to support an amendment to the Metro Plan for that area. Jim Win~er, 902 Irving Road, owns a ten-acre farm. Because of the confusion about t e designation and zoning in his area, he was not sure how his land is zoned and he questioned the validity of a petition recently circulated in the neighborhood. Bruce Tait, 465 Hunsaker, owns property at 330 River Road. He asked if the council had received his written testimony. Referring to page 2-20, he said the area will become commercial. He reveiewed the existing development and zoning and plans for the Chambers Connector. He urged the council to sup- port commercial zoning for his property. The site is not safe for resi- ~ dentia1 use. MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 10, 1984 Page 11