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C. Annexation/Rezoning Request for Property Located North of West 11th - Avenue, east of Greenhill Road, from Lane County ICU Industrial Commercial Urbanizing District to 1-1 Special Light Industrial District and C-2 General Commercial District (Greenhill Technology Park) (A/Z 85-1) (memo, map, background information distributed) City Manager Michea1 Gleason introduced the agenda item. Jim Croteau of the Planning Department gave the staff report. He said the annexation/rezoning request is for 140 acres. The request is for rezoning to the 1-1 Special Light Industrial District. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the annexation and rezoning to 1-2 Light/Medium Industrial District because the Metro Plan designation for the property is 1-2. Mr. Croteau said the applicant has requested a Metro Plan amendment which would change the designa- tion to the Special Light Industrial District. If the amendment is approved, the City will initiate a rezoning request for the 1-1 district. Mr. Croteau said three sightings of three rare or endangered plants have been made on a part of the property since the Planning Commission hearing. The area may be designated as a natural resource area in the future. A process for dealing with future natural resources areas has been recommended for approval during the mid-period review of the Metro Plan. Mr. Croteau recom- mended that the council approve the annexation and rezoning request and attach the site review suffix to the nine acres on which the rare plants have been seen. He said the site review suffix will permit the majority of property to be ready for development with a full range of City services and will protect the plants. e Answering a question from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Croteau said the staff did not do a feasibility study concerning a technology park in the area. The property is adjacent to a Special Light Industrial Site designated in the Metro Plan. Responding to questions from Councilor Schue and Mr. Miller, Planning Director Susan BroQy said the Metropolitan Planning Committee (MPC) approved the amend- ment request for an 1-1 Special Light Industrial District designation in the Metro Plan for the property. Ms. Brody said the property is part of the industrial land inventory because it is designated 1-2 in the Metro Plan. Mr. Gleason noted the property is inside the urban growth boundary. No conflicts of interest or ex parte contacts were declared. Ms. Wooten opened the public hearing. Don Norris, 1984 Kimberly, represented the owners of 94 percent of the land in the request. He said a new sewer line serves the property. Other services are available. He said that last August representatives of the Metropolitan Partnership told him that a foreign investor was looking for 150 acres of industrial land for high-tech use. Only two Special Light Industrial sites in the metropolitan area had enough land and only one site had a marketing plan. He emphasized the need for high-tech sites of more than 100 acres. He reviewed sections of the Fantas report, the Metro Plan, and the Six-Point Program that indicate such sites are needed. He said there are no physical barriers between this property and the Special Light Industrial Site designat- ed in the Metro Plan. He did not object to the site review suffix to protect - the rare plants. M1NUTES--Eugene City Council October 14, 1985 Page 8