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will be an equal partner in the endeavor, but the City must work to be sure it - has an equal role. Responding to a question from Mr. Bennett, Mr. Gleason said design review pro- cedures do not work well. He discussed the details of the proposal which the council, as the Urban Renewal Authority, will approve. Ms. Decker discussed the criteria for the site review suffix. Mr. Thwing said the Planned Unit Development process is the closest of the City procedures to a design review, but it is only used for residential developments. Mr. Holmer shared Mr. Bennett's concern about the design of projects. He said a design review which did not include such things as shingles and paint might be appropriate for this special site. Ms. Mulder asked if the site review criteria could be written to address concerns about the Riverfront Park. Ms. Decker pointed out that the site review procedures are administrative and do not allow for public comment. Ms. Brody added that development in the Riverfront Park within the Willamette Greenway must receive a conditional use permit. It does not seem appropriate to require two processes. Ms. Ehrman suggested the procedures could be discussed with the master deve- loper on July 15. Elaine Stewart, acting Eugene Development Director, said the master developer has not indicated any problems with the recommendations in the study. City officials have told the master developer that they will be concerned with the value and design of buildings because tax increment dis- e trict revenues depend on the value of improvements. Mr. Gleason said an appeal of the Hearings Official.s decision is heard by the Planning Commission. Mayor Obie wondered about the definition of "University-related" activities and programs in subsection e) of the Planning Commission modification of Policy AS. Ms. Mulder responded that the commission wanted most of the busi- nesses to be University-related. The commission was not concerned about the internal percentage of University-related activities. For example, Spectra- Physics would have met the criteria even though the largest percentage of its business is not University-related. Ms. Decker noted that the use section of the SO, Special Development District, in Appendix 8 defines University-related activities. The Building Official and the Planning Director will make a deci- sion when an interpretation is needed. Their decision could be appealed to the Hearings Official. Mr. Bennett said there was a strong consensus among commissioners that general office development should not be permitted in the Riverfront Park because of the City's investment in the downtown. He asked if councilors agreed. Responding to him, Mayor Obie and Ms. Wooten agreed with the commission con- sensus, but Ms. Wooten did not want the interpretation of related office acti- vities to be too narrow. Mr. Holmer said the phrase "Development standards within the SD, Special Development District, applied to the Riverfront Park, shall be designed to:" indicates that the development as a whole will be University-related. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 8, 1985 Page 5