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<br />',-l <br /> <br />................~-, .-.................. .........-.... <br />[:) -.-........ ._.~"'--_...._._---.--l <br /> <br />, lEC~[f\/[D <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />'REVlSED FINDINGS . <br />'. ~tatewi4e Goal 12 - Transportation <br /> <br />------ <br />. .-----.-l <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />A~G 2 1 2006 -/ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />C..__..._-~_.~.,_..._-,- ,~ <br /> <br />tTY OF EUGFJ\~i: <br />P LA ~~ rJ I 1\i G 1)1:: p ~~. 9:'- ';, ~.- .~~ ~ <br />. '4-., r 'I I',!: l'.~_...J <br /> <br /> <br />Goal.12 - Transportation: To provide and encourage a sale, co~venient <br />and economic .transportation system.. <br /> <br />Goa112 is implemented through the Transportation Planning Rule (TPR; <br />OAR 660-12). The TPR requires that amendments ~o an acknowledged <br />'comp~ehensive plan must assure that allowed land uses are consistent with <br />the identified f~nction, capacity and performance standards. (e.g., level of <br />service or the volume to capacity ratio,. etc.) of transportation facilities. . <br /> <br />The amendment. to the Metro Plan Diagram and change in zone-proposed <br />here will not significantly , affect transportation facilities for several reasons: <br /> <br />The Downtown Plan. as adopted contemplated . the redesignation ~d <br />rezoning of the cited issue here. Chapter II of the Downtown Plan, entitled <br />"Building a bowntown," contains the section "Facilitating Development," <br />. wherein it is stated. . <br /> <br />"... All zoning regulations for downto~n should be reviewed to look <br />for ways .to simplify 'and expedit~ development downtown. ~n <br />addition" there are underused and vacant sites throughout <br />downtown. Some of these parcels are not designated for <br />commercial use in, the Me:tro Plan, or .are designated commercial <br />but not commercially zoned. These sites, which include surface <br />parking lots downtown,'need to be redesignated or rezoned t~ .allow <br />for the commercial development envisioned in this plan." (p. 13)' <br /> <br />Consistent with this statement, the Plan .adopts as a Policy, not just an <br />Implementation Strategy, the following: <br /> <br />"3. Facilitate downtown development by re-designating and <br />rezoning underutilized properties, such as surfac'e parking lots, to . <br />a commercial land use designation and a commercial zone such as <br />C-2 orC-3." (p. '14J <br /> <br />The "State Motor Pool .site" is specified a~ area 3 on the map of A Dozen <br />Downtown Development Opportunity Are.as at page 45 of the Downtown Plan. <br /> <br />As a parking lot within the D~wntown Plan area, the subject site is <br />app~opriate for commercial designation'to facilitate commercial zoning and <br /> <br />Revised Findings Statewide Goal 12 - Transportation <br />Page 1 <br />