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e Mr. Slocum said that the recommended development standards reflect a major problem with commercial development in Eugene. He said that the standards recommended are for suburban development and are not designed to allow urban development. He said that the study will ensure the same kind of development which has been occurring over the past few years, resulting in development away from central areas which require new highways for access. He recommend- ed that while more adequate standards can be developed, a review process should be implemented, whereby the developer adheres to the standards unless they employ an architect or landscape architect to develop a plan. He said that Eugene's site review process is not adequate. He suggested a board be formed of landscape architects, architects, and engineers so that urban de- velopment is allowed in Eugene neighborhoods. C. Questions from Elected Officials In response to a question from Mr. Rust regarding comments from Mr. Slocum, Ms. Bishow said that the site review criteria are not strong enough to allow the City to require specific improved site designs, such as greater parking lot landscaping. She added that not all commercial sites are required to undergo site review. She said that further work will be done to create code amendments to improve design standards. During the process, the input of interested parties is welcome. Ms. Ehrman wondered what how the neighborhood organizations felt about the IS-acre options proposed for the south Eugene area. Ms. Bishow said that no official testimony was received from the affected neighborhood associations. ~ Mr. Robinette stated that if the study is adopted, staff can continue to address issues that need further attention such as radius clauses. Lee Lashway, City Attorney, said that it is within the City Council's authority to invalidate the radius clauses. He said that the memorandum in the agenda packet suggests ways to address the issue retroactively. He said that these processes would be inserted in Chapter 9 of the code. In response to a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Boles said that the City At- torney has not examined the testimony from Al Johnson regarding public policy and private covenants but follow up work could be done with the review of the radius clause issue. Mr. Lashway said he received the testimony just a few minutes prior to the public hearing. In reference to testimony from Mr. Bowerman and others regarding further large-scale peripheral development, Mr. Nicholson asked if there were any sites in the periphery which would support this kind of development. Ms. Bishow said that sites do exist which are ten acres or larger and are either planned or rezoned for commercial development. She said that the largest site, located on West 11th Avenue, is 57.9 acres (19 acres of which are rec- ommended for protection based on the West Eugene Wetlands Special Area Study). She clarified that the study recommends adding no new major retail sites in addition to those currently available. e MINUTES--Joint Elected Officials April 8, 1992 Page 6