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. e . Ms. Wooten asked Mr. Croteau for an estimate of the fair market value of the land. Mr. Croteau said he could not answer this question, but he did note that the designation of this property as common area probably raised the property values of adjacent residential properties. The public hearing was opened. There being no testimony presented, the public hearing was closed. Res. No. 3504--A resolution designating certain property within the City of Eugene as "open space 1 and." Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to adopt the resolution with the provisions recommended by staff. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. C. Code Amendments to the Land Division and Zoning Regulations to Permit Reduced Parking Geometrics for Compact Cars (CA 80-9) Mr. Gleason introduced Jim Farah, Planning Department. Mr. Farah explained that this item was a part of the overall zone code amendment process. The ordinance in question would allow reduction in parking space geometrics for parking lots. He said that this reduction would apply to a maximum of 30 percent of the parking spaces in a given lot. Mr. Farah noted that this proposal is supported by many policies in the adopted T-2000 Transportation Plan. He reported that the Planning Commission had voted 5:1 to recommend adoption of this code amend- ment to the City Council. He said that Mr. Thwing was present to answer any questions on the Planning Commission's discussion. Mr. Obie asked how this ordinance would be applied. Mr. Farah responded that the current code provides only one set of standard widths and lengths for use in parking area design. The proposal was to amend the code to maintain those standards for standard-sized cars and to provide an alternate set of standards for smaller cars. The designer of the lot could then include up to 30 percent of the required spaces under the smaller configuration. The amendment also provides that the City Traffic Engineer will recommend how those smaller spaces will be sited. Responding to further questions from Mr. Obie, Mr. Farah said that this proposal would only affect the size of parking spaces, not the number of spaces required. Mr. Farah added that the amount of land actually saved in this way will depend on the configuration and design chosen for the lots. Mr. Obie said that he had observed the cars parked at Valley River Center on the previous Saturday and that 54 percent of those were compact cars. He therefore asked why staff only suggested allowing 30 percent of the spaces in a lot for compact cars. Mr. Farah responded first by clarifying that the ordi- nance defined compact cars by their turning radius, not by their size. He said that staff feels that it is best to proceed with this new method on an incre- mental basis, beginning with what may be a low figure in relation to actual numbers of compact cars in the area, with the understanding that if in the future it is found that the system works well, the percentage can be increased for new lots and also for existing lots, in which restriping can be done MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 26, 1981 Page 3