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<br />Patricia Thomas, AlA <br />July 24, 2006 <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />residential use and, in particular, would not 'qualify' for high <br />residential use as affordable housing du~.to HUD rules. <br /> <br />It is furt;her noted that residential use is allowed .in the Commercial <br />zone. The City Council is presently considering an amendment to the <br />C-2 district to eli~inate the requirement of non-residential ground .. <br />floor. use. This would mean the site would remain available for <br />. residential use even if redesignate.~ and rezoned. Thesem~y not be <br />significant points in that the subject site, being publicly owned, would <br />not have been considered as buildable residential land in the first <br />place. <br /> <br />Goal 12 - Transportation: To p,rovide and encourage a safe, <br />convenient and economic transpcrtation system. <br /> <br />The findings of the City Council in adopting th~ Downtown Plan cited <br />the Transportation Planning Rule OAR 660~012-0060(2)(a)-(d) and <br />stated: <br /> <br />"The Downtown Plan and related 'code amendments' will <br />not significantly affect a transportation facility since they . <br />, do none of the things described in (a)-(d), above. <br /> <br />Four streets are proposed' to be characterized as 'Great <br />Streets': Broadway, Willamette,Fifth Avenue and Eighth <br />. Avenu~. rhe plan proposes that design standards and <br />guidelines be drafted for each street to e~phasize <br />pedestrian ameniti~s, and to attract pedestrian friendly <br />development, in art effort to create a ''walkable' downtown. <br /> <br />No change in the functional classification of these streets <br />i~ intended to result from this Plan. In addition, no <br />changes are proposed to the standards that implement the <br />functional classification system. The Plan does not, by its <br />adoption, allow types or levels of land uses which would <br />result in inconsistencies with the 'functional classification <br />of a transportation facilio/,. or reduce the performance <br />standards of the facility. <br /> <br />There,fore, the proposed refinement plan adoption is <br />Gonsist~nt with Statewide Planning Goal 12." <br />