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, ---- . limiting business, professional, and personal services, and general and pro- fessional offices to 40 percent of the gross floor area should restrict the types of offices that would locate in a business park. Ms. Sirnio said that the commission believed it was important to have consis- tency among plans. The Commercial lands Study encourages mixed office, re- tail, and industrial uses. Completion of the Industrial lands Special Study, the Natural Resources Special Study and West Eugene Wetlands Special Area Study would provide a comprehensive framework for balancing economic and environmental factors. Ms. Sirnio urged the elected officials to approve the studies and adopt the four Metro Plan amendments. Ms. Dumdi opened the public hearing. 4. Public Testimony Douglas Moorhead, 1460 Flintridge Street, testified in regard to Site 29 in Region 1 of the Industrial lands Special Study. He noted that Jim Saul had submitted a written proposal to the City of Eugene for a Metro Plan diagram amendment from industrial to residential. Mr. Moorhead indicated that ma- terial had been distributed to the elected officials. Additionally, Mr. Moorhead said he had distributed a written history of the process he had experienced in seeking a plan amendment. Mr. Moorhead said that the rules regarding plan amendments are so complicated that he had difficulty getting clear information. He spoke of the long time . he had spent in the plan amendment process. Mr. Moorhead asked the elected officials to consider his request and allow initiation of the plan amendment. He said that he wished to develop the property with houses in a manner con- sistent with adjacent properties. Responding to a question from Mr. Rust, Mr. Moorhead estimated the acreage for Site 29 at about 75 acres and said that he represented the owners of 35 acres of the site. He confirmed that the site was within the urban growth boundary (UGB) but not within the city limits. Sue Prichard, 2671 Emerald Street, identified herself as the chair of the Downtown Commission and as a commercial real estate broker. On behalf of the Downtown Commission, Ms. Prichard discussed the commission's concerns regard- ing the unfair advantage for office development in industrial areas created by lower prices for office square footage. Ms. Prichard said that the com- mission was concerned that the study not be approved in a manner that allowed significant office development outside the areas already designated for of- fice use. Ms. Prichard emphasized that the commission favors the entrance of the concept of business parks into the marketplace as it feels strongly that business parks are a product missing from the market that should be accommo- dated. From the perspective of her position as a commercial real estate broker, Ms. Prichard underscored her agreement with the views of the Downtown Commission. She said that she was approached once or twice each month by interests both . MINUTES--Joint Elected Officials July 1, 1992 Page 3 ------~-~ -