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e e e Responding to a question from Ms. Bascom, Ms. Wojahn recalled that the Plan- ning Commission would be comfortable with the council's decision to remove examples of potential sites of additional neighborhood commercial land from the map. Ms. Bascom commented that allowing up to 15 acres of additional neighborhood commercial land in south Eugene could have an negative impact on existing neighborhood commercial sites that are currently thriving. Ms. Wojahn said she believed that the Planning Commission would be comfortable in reducing this number. Ms. Bishow concurred. Ms. Bascom supported reducing the allowable amount to 10 acres and requiring that the establishment of additional neighborhood commercial land sites be based on demonstrated demand for commercial services and be connected with the creation of new medium-den- sity residential development. CB 4364--An ordinance adopting the Eugene Commercial Lands Study. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Nicholson, that the bill be amended as follows: I} strike section 3 in the adopting ordi- nance; 2} Implementation Strategy 6.1, on page III-7, be amended to read "prohibit" instead of "avoid;" 3} Implementa- tion Strategy 10.2, on page 111-8, be amended to read "examine ways to amend the existing zoning ordinance to allow flexibil- ity in the siting of new commercial land that accommodates changes in population, transportation networks, utility exten- sions, etc."; 4} deleting draft Policy 21 and related imple- mentation strategies; and 5} adopting a new Policy 21 stating "Consider downtown as the commercial service area for south Eugene. Allow establishment of additional commercial land if done in connection with the creation of a new area for medi- um-density residential development." Ms. Ehrman requested that the following clause be added to the end of the new Policy 21 in the above motion: "Further strip commercial activity on Willamette Street will be discouraged." By consent of the maker and seconder of the motion, the clause was added to the above motion. Ms. Bishow advised that striking section 3 of the ordinance would be a sig- nificant amendment. Roll call vote; the motion failed 4:2, with councilors Bascom, Green, Robinette, and Ehrman voting nay and councilors Boles and Nicholson voting aye. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Nicholson, to approve an ordinance adopting the Eugene Commercial Lands Study. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Nicholson, to strike section 3 of the ordinance. Mr. Boles said it was time for the City to become serious about land use planning and felt this needed to be accomplished by equating strategies to MINUTES--Eugene City Council 7:30 p.m. May 11, 1992 Page 11