Item 3: PH on Ordinance Regarding State Motor Pool Metro Plan Amendment and Zone Change

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Planning Commission September 15,2006 Page 5 compact urban growth, opportunities for increased choice of transportation mode, reduced reliance on the automobile, and a safe and pleasant pedestrian environment, by insuring an attractive streetscape,a functional mix of complementary uses, and provision of . amenities that support the use of transit, bicycles, and pedestrian facilities." EC 9.4500. As is apparent, this overlay zone is intended to minimize the use of individual vehicles by promotion of the use of transit and encouragement of pedestrian activity. The motor pool site is presently vacant. The requirements of the /TD overlay zone are applicable to "(n)ew structures on redevelopment sites, such as conversion of a parking area toa building...." See EC 9.4510(2). Any development of the site will have to address the requirements of the /TD overlay zone which encourages pedestrian activity and places restrictions on the location and type of parking facilities allowed. Pursuant to EC 9.4270, since development of this parcel would involve conversion of a parking area to a structure, all the provisio!1s of the /ND overlay zone will be applicable to redevelopment. This means that motor vehicle related uses and drive-through facilities will be prohibited and there will be a limitation on the amount of ground floor area that may be occupied by retail uses in any new building. Both of these <?verlay zones will tend to minimize the area's suitability for individual motor vehicle use. This area is logically a nodal area and it is near transportation systems. The Central Area Transportation Study (CATS), adopted May 24, 2004, specifically addresses this area. The 2004 update of CATS states that it is focused on changes to the transportation system that res~lt from the update to the Eugene Downtown Plan (see page 6). At page 61 of CATS, the transit system discussion map indicates the portion map of High Street adjacent to the subject site is to be a Downtown Shuttle Service route and potential future BRTroute. EC 9.9515 consolidates, in the Eugene Code, the policies of CATS. Policy (l)(a) states: "Promote the development of a transportation system within the downtown area that supports the goals of the Downtown Plan...."