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e Mayor Miller opened the public hearing. Jim Saul, 111 West 7th Avenue, Suite 300, testified on behalf of Chambers Communication in favor of the request. He noted that the existing parking for the KEZI studio is insufficient to meet the current needs causing safety hazard concerns. He stated that the proposed amendment conforms to all ap- plicable criteria and requested that the council approve it. He noted that most of the Planning Commission testimony concerned the broad range of com- mercial uses potentially allowable under a C-2 zoning designation;"this con- cern could be addressed with the proposed GO zoning district and a deed re- striction agreement. e In response to a question from Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Tollenaar, president of the Planning Commission, explained that State statutes require land use decisions to be made within 120 days of application. Because of timing constraints it would not be possible for the Metro Plan amendment zoning decision to be deferred to the Willakenzie planning process. Responding to questions from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Saul said that it is likely that landscaping would be used to mitigate the sound and visual impacts of this lot on the adjacent neighborhood. He explained further that allowing access from the parking lot onto Elysium Street has been considered as a way to reduce traffic accidents that are problematic in this area. In response to a question from Mr. Boles, Mr. Saul said that the deed re- striction area was an arbitrary figure determined by doubling the statute minimum notification requirements. Responding to a question from Mr. Boles, Mr. Croteau said that the Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC) requires that property owners within 300 feet of the area be notified for land use decisions of this nature; for administra- tive types of decisions, a 100-foot notification decision is required. Mr. Tollenaar noted that a majority of the surrounding property owners who testified on this issue were not concerned with the use of this lot for park- ing, but rather with the construction of a building on this parcel. There being no additional requests to speak, the public hearing was closed. Ms. Ehrman voiced concern that the testimony from surrounding neighbors may reflect a resignation on their part because the parking lot had already been constructed. While she will support the request with appended recommenda- tions for a GO zoning designation and site review, this process should not be considered as a future precedent for changing Plan Diagram designations. Mr. Green and Mr. MacDonald concurred. Responding to a question from Mr. Boles, Mr. Gleason said that the applicant would be issued a civil penalty if he chose not to adhere to site view recom- mendations. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 8, 1991 Page 10