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e M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL February 10, 1975 Regular meeting of the Common Council of the city of Eugene, Oregon was called to order by His Honor Mayor Lester E. Anderson at 7:30 p.m. on February 10, 1975 in the Council Chamber. The following Council members were present: Neil Murray, Gus Keller, Raymond Bradley, D. W. Hamel, Eric Haws, and Edna Shirey. Wickes Beal and Tom Williams were absent. Side II (0001) I - Public Hearings A. Rezoning Greenacres Road/Delta Highway property - From RA and C-2 to various neighborhood and community commercial, limited multiple family, and residential professional, with Sign District designation of Integrated Neighborhood Shopping on ortion of neighborhood commercial. Recommended by the Planning Commission on December 17, 197. Council at its meeting on January 27, 1975 held council bills which would affect the rezoning, lacking unanimous consent for second reading, because of testimony that people in the neighborhood had not been aware of the rezoning. It was decided at that time the public hearing would be continued to this date. -- (0107) ( 0183,) - Public hearing was reopened. Speaking in opposition to the rezoning were Walt Sands, 1121 Balboa; Thomas Winbigler, 1140 Balboa; Noel Corliss, 1425 Acacia; Julie Vierling, 1570 Holly; Bruce Taylor, 507 Ayres Road; Fred Haase, 1435 Holly; and Chuck Hale, 1995 Terressa Avenue. Mr. Sands said the Willakenzie neighborhood organization, after presentation of the issue by Jim Saul, planner, supported denial of the rezoning. He said the Eugene Sand & Gravel under the 1990 General Plan was considered a temporary operation, however it was now being recognized as permanent. He and Mr. Winbigler both felt the 1990 Plan was no longer relevant to the way that area was developing. They thought the Plan should be restudied and revised to make it more in harmony with the surrounding area, and a petition to that effect was submitted. Mr. Corliss also supported that position. Ms. Vierling noted that all property owners in the area had signed the petition requesting plan revision. She added that the streets would not be capable of handling the traffic that would be generated by the type of development proposed. Mr. Taylor felt the proposal would be injurious to sound planning and thought the text of the General Plan rather than the plan map should be the basis for evaluation of the zoning for that area. He cited noise problems, traffic, economic conditions, existing residential development as reasons for making the proposed rezoning undesirable here as compared to other available properties. He didn't think residential development should occur so close to industrial uses, and he said there was no assurance commercial development as a buffer would occur simultaneously with residential development. He thought there should be reconsideration of creating a commercial center the size of the Oakway Mall in a remote corner of the urban service area. 2/10/75 - 1 4-3