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I-B-2 Counci 1 Bi 11 No. 1275 - Rezoning to R-2~10/A~SR (density limitation 10 units per acre) the area at the southeast corner of Coburg Road and Tomahawk Lane was read by council bill number e and title only, there being no Council member present req~esting that it be read in full. Mr. Keller moved second by Mr. Haws that findings supporting the rezoning as set out in Planning Commission staff notes and minutes of October 5, 1976 be adopted by reference thereto; that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council; and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Keller moved second by Mr. Haws that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All Council members present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 17792. 3. Northeast of the corner of lSth and Villard - From R-l to RP (Root)(Z 76-31) Jim Saul, planner, explained that the subject property involved three tax lots, a total area of 21,300 square feet, each lot developed with a residence. Property to the east was zoned commercial but developed in residential use, to the north zoned and developed to commercial uses, to the south zoned R-l and used by Maude Kerns Art Center, and to the west zoned and developed as residential use. Mr. Saul said the Commission at the time of approving expan- sion of the commercial zoning in 1971 to permit parking area for McDonald's indicated further expansion of RP zoning of this property would be appropriate. Nothing, however, had developed until this request for development of a medical or dental complex. He called attention to a correction made in Planning Com- e mission minutes - the proposed development would involve 7200 square feet rather than 72,000. No ex parte contacts or conflicts of interest were declared by Council members. Planning Commission staff notes and minutes of October 5, 1976 were received as part of the record. Public hearing was opened. Mark Sletten, 495 East SOth Avenue, representing the property owner, showed slides and described the proposed development as a one~story residential type structure which would act as a buffer between the residential and commercial areas. The proposed use, he said, would be in conformance with the General Plan and serve the medical/dental needs of the surrounding neighborhood where no such facilities now exist. He said there was now no vacant RP land in the area and this particular vicinity was the only block left where commercial and residential uses interface. He added that development of the clinic in the neighborhood would decrease dependency upon the automobile, one of the stated community goals, and would increase the tax base by replacing housing beyond rehabili tation. Jay N. Derringer, 1957 East 15th Avenue, noted opposition to the proposed zone change by the Fairmount Neighbors, saying they felt there was no need for a clinic at that location, especially if it would replace much needed housing. He pointed out that there was no "letter of intent" from any dentists in Eugene with regard to occupancy of the proposed building, which would cast e doubt on the need for services at that location. Also, he said, a buffer al- ready exists, when considering the overall neighborhood and the commercial and residential uses in existence on that street. Mr. Derringer called atten- tion to the type of streets in that area, old concrete pavements carrying heavy Sid..- 10/25/76 - 7