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Assumptions: The goal of these amendments is to facilitate compact urban development in downtown, on key transit corridors, and in core commercial areas, consistent with Envision Eugene. The amendments address this as follows: Surface Parking Limitation. The goal of this amendment is to provide flexibility for redevelopment sites within downtown by allowing up to 20 additional surface parking spaces for sites where all vehicle access is via an alley, and removing the prohibition on stand-alone surface parking lots. Large Commercial Facilities Standards. The goal of this amendment is to ensure that development standards applicable to downtown developments are appropriate for a high quality urban setting by exempting downtown developments from certain large commercial facility standards. Commercial Landscaping Standards. The goal of this amendment is to make the commercial landscaping standards align with desired urban development and a pedestrian -oriented streetscape design by reducing the minimum landscape area requirement downtown and removing the required width for front yard landscape beds. Nodal Development Overlay Zone. The goal of this amendment is to provide flexibility while adding clarity, in application of these standards by allowing for all properties to seek adjustments to the development standards, by adding relevant adjustment review criteria, and by clarifying applicability of the standards. Traffic Impact Analysis/Level of Service in Downtown. The goal of this amendment is to provide clarity in the expected outcome for property owners and affected community members by remove the TIA requirement and reduce the allowed level of service for projects within the Downtown Plan area, with the exception of the properties subject to the EWEB master plan. General Commercial Standards. The goal of these amendments is to simplify the structure of one section of the land use code. Section headings and subheadings are simplified and clarified. Analysis: These code amendments clearly make it easier to do development downtown. They are part of the City's overall program to help facilitate more jobs and housing downtown. Timing: The City Council adopted the package of code/plan amendments on July 22, 2013, and they become effective August 24, 2013. The City's action was acknowledged by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development pursuant to ORS 197.625(1)(a). Efficiency Gained: See "Efficiency Gained" under Measure 7, below. 7. Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone (High Density Residential) Applicability: The new Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone, intended to support the creation of an active, vibrant, people place, along Eugene's downtown riverfront intended to achieve an appropriate balance between redevelopment certainty and flexibility, to further Residential Land Supply Study I Final Part IV — Page 11