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& . . . Mr. Keller asked also for inclusion in staff report of comment with regard to buffer on the back side of the proposed structure. He thought that might be relevant in view of the homes adjacent to the center. Councilman Williams asked for some historical background on what was intended at the time the 1990 Plan was written vis-a-vis the zoning ordinance. No place in the Plan does C-l, C-2, or C-3P appear, he said, and he wanted to know why the two documents were not correlated. Councilwoman Shirey wanted staff response with regard to recent consideration of transportation goals that would place commercial centers nearer residential areas and how that would apply in this situation - whether it would be better to necessitate driving a distance to one-stop centers where a variety of services were available, or to bring large stores into neighborhood area. She asked also for comment on con- sequences of changing zones as a result of periodical refinement studies - what would be the treatment of existing uses that became nonconforming because of a zone change. Councilman Murray asked that staff in its report respond with regard to the concept of balanced..land use, as considered in adopting transportation alternatives, in the context of the Bi-Mart issue and generally locating commercial uses conveniently for serving the public. He wanted to know, regardless of how the Bi-Mart issue was de- cided, whether there was adequate commercial property in the South Eugene area in comparison to other portions of the city. He added that it appeared necessary to look at the zoning o~ the 40th and Donald property to determine whether it should be C-2 or C-l, and if it was zoned C-l, to determine whether the Bi-Mart operation would then be an allowable use. Councilman Bradley asked whether an ordinance would be necessary to impose a mora- torium on issuance of building permits. Mr. Spickerman answered that if a building permit was not issued, there could possibly be filed a "show cause" action. That, he said, could not happen inside of ten days during which time a decision is likely to be made on the issue. So rather than undertake adoption of an ordinance placing a moratorium, he suggested waiting at least until a decision was made on the course of action before determining whether a moratorium should be imposed. There were no further questions, and in the absence of any objections, the Chair instructed staff to prepare a report for the January 21,1976 committee-of-the-whole meeting analyzing and commenting on the issues raised at this meeting. Upon motion duly made, seconded, and carried, the meeting was adjourned to Monday. January 26, 1976. ~ V / ) /. harles T. 'H:nry ,/~ City Manager 2.Ja 1/13/76 - 5