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<br />HAND DELIVERED <br /> <br />, June 8, 2006 <br /> <br /> <br />JUN - 8 .2006 <br /> <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br /> <br />Patricia Thomas, AlA <br />, Associate Planner <br />,City of Eugene <br />Planning' & Development <br />99 West 10th Ave'nue <br />Eugene, 'OR 97401 <br /> <br />C\TY OF EUGEt~E <br />P lA"J N \ f'.l G .,0 E PART t.t't E NT <br /> <br />Re: Oregon 'Motor Pool Site .Metro p~~ Amendment and Zone Change <br />MA.06-2 and Z 06-9. <br /> <br />. - <br /> <br />Dear Patricia: <br /> <br />,Thank. you for your letter of May 12, 2906. .I w<?uld lik~ to share with <br />you my. perspective of the issues raised. <br /> <br />Metro Plan Amendment <br /> <br />1. Goal FindiDIlS <br /> <br />You have requested that, in addition to the' findings within the; <br />- Downtown Plan and the Council findings supporting its _ adoption, <br />additional fmdings bepro~ded clarifying 'consistency with Sta~ewide <br />Planp.ing .Go~s for 'amendin-g the designation of this specific site. -Your <br />request references Goals 9, 10 and 12. I do not see ~at suc~ analysis <br />for.the specific site is necessary for the reas~ns set ,forth. below. <br /> <br />It must be recognized that the new Eugene' Downtown Plan is a <br />somewhat.unusual refine~ent plan in _the sense that~ like the <br />superseded Downtown Plan, the new Downtown Plan did not include a <br />plan diagram. In -that respect, it is more similar to the '1992 <br />Commercial Lands S4Idy. It directed the redesignation of certain sites <br />but there was no land Use diagram that redesignated tho'se sites, as <br />there usually. is in a refinement ,plan. <br /> <br />Unlike -the Commercial Lands. Study, andsirnilar to other refinement <br />, plans (e.g., neighborhood refinement plans), the Eugene Downtown <br />Plan did deal comprehensively with land use and'transportation issues <br />for a limited,geographical area following intense study of that area. <br />The Downtown Plan includes adopted policies, some very- specific, <br />intended to . guide land use in the plan area to reinforce- dowiltown.as a <br />strong re-gional cent~r and as a cultural center and center of <br /> <br />. , <br /> <br /> <br />Phone: <br />, (541) 686-8833 <br />Fax: <br />(541) 345-2034 <br /> <br />975 Oak Street <br />Suite 800 <br />Eugene~ Oregon <br />97401-3156 <br /> <br />Mailing Address: <br />P.O. Box 1147 <br />Eugene, Oregon <br />97440-11'47 <br /> <br />Email: <br />inEo@orbuslaw.com <br />Web-Site: <br />wwvi. orbuslaw. com <br /> <br />Sean M. Bannon <br />Frederick A. .Batson <br />Jon V. Buerstatte <br />Joshua A. Clark <br />A. J. Ciustina <br />Thomas ~ E. Herrmann* <br />Dan Webb Howard <br />Stephen O. Lane <br />William H. Martin* <br />Laura T. Z. 'Montgomery* <br />Tanya C. O'Neil <br />Standlee G. Potter <br />Ian T. Richardson <br />Martha). Rodman <br />Douglas R; Schultz <br />Malcolm H. Scott <br />James w. Spickerman <br />, . Kate A. Thompson <br />Jane M. Yates <br /> <br />*Also admitted <br />in Washington <br />