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e e e Al Brandt, 631 Chase Street, testified as a neighboring resident of the area in question and offered his strong opposition to the request for appeal. Allan J. Nyegaard, 585 Taney Street, spoke as a property owner in the neigh- borhood adjacent to the parcel. He stated that area residents would like this property to be converted to residential uses and urged the council to deny the request. In rebuttal, Jim Saul, III West 7th Avenue, Suite 300, stated that the Metro Plan does not prevent the mixed-use concept being applied to a single devel- opment site. He also stated that the City has backed off from requiring amortization of nonconforming uses. He noted that if the commission is con- cerned about the variety of commercial uses that would be permitted in the area, it can draft language in the ordinance to regulate the uses. There being no additional requests to speak, the public hearing was closed. Responding to questions from Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Croteau said that no prece- dent exists in which a single development site has been given a mixed-used zoning designation in an area. Responding to a request for clarification from Mr. Robinette, Mr. Croteau said that if the council chooses to overturn the Planning Commission's deci- sion on this issue, it should direct the commission to prepare a mixed-use district for later consideration by the City Council. CB 4293--An ordinance denying a proposed plan amendment to the Bethel-Danebo Refinement Plan (Media Craft Associ- ates, RA 90-2) Ms. Ehrman moved to deny the appeal and deny the Refinement Plan amendment. The motion died for lack of a second. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, that the City Coun- cil approve the appeal by Media Craft Associates and approve the refinement plan amendment. The refinement plan amendment is a change in designation from low-density residential to mixed-use as the Elmira Road Mixed-Use Area including the specific language contained in the Staff Notes. "I move" to direct the staff to prepare findings supporting this action for adoption by the City Council at a later meeting. "I move" to direct the Planning Commission to consider and recommend to the City Council the Mixed-Use zoning district to implement the establishment of the Elmira Road Mixed-Use area for Media Craft Associates. Mr. Robinette said that he supports the appeal because the area in question was not initially zoned in an orderly fashion and because he believes that a mixed-use zoning designation would not be inconsistent with the Metro Plan. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 8, 1991 Page 14