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were also concerned about getting into a hassle of rezoning. He noted the 1990 Plan designates this area as an opportunity area. - Bart Walsh, 1865 Charnel ton, represented Hal Broughton, who owned land in the area near Bailey Hill and 11th. He said development plans are underway for these 15 acres. He spoke in support of the zone change from residential to more intensive industrial use. He expressed concern that a decision to rezone the area to M-1 is somewhat premature. - Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony presented. Ms. Decker, responding to Mr. Arabian's request, said Danebo from West 11th to north of the Coos Bay Railroad is going to be primarily industrial arterial. It did not seem to be justified to provide residential zoning in a primarily industrial area. Regarding the amount of excess industrial land, she said the question was the location of the land. After public hearings, the Planning Commis- sion concluded the West Eugene was best left for industrial use, with residential use in the Bethel-Danebo to the north, and West Eugene to the south. There will be proximity for residents without the concomitant problems of being located immediately next to industrial areas. Regarding a commercial need for land in this area, the Planning Commission did spend considerable time discussing the issue. The recent rezoning at West 11th and Beltline to commer- cial use seemed to be sufficient at this time. Under the 1990 Update, residential development will be to the south, and it seemed best to have the commercial and residential uses on the same side of West 11th. There was a good deal of concern on the part of the Planning Commission about strip commercial zoning along West 11th. Therefore, they did recommend not to provide any more commercial zoning along that area, but to await the 1990 Update to see if there is a need. Responding to a question from Mr. Delay, Jim Farah said the first map showing the alignment of the 6th-7th corridor was correct. He noted the discrepancy in the maps showed just how ambiguous plans for the corridor are at this time. However, staff and State are working together to look at various alternatives. Ms. Smith wondered how much coordination had been done between the 1990 Update and the West Eugene Industrial Area Study. She wondered if it were premature to consider adoption at this time. Ms. Decker replied the staff had been coordinating very closely with the Metro Plan Update staff on both the original and revised drafts. As a result of that coordination, some revisions had been made. However, it had been concluded that a more efficient land use would result with concentration of industrial land use north of West 11th and residen- tial land use south of West 11th. . 3/26/79--5 I b3