Agenda Packet 04-23-18 Work Session

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An³¨¢¨¯ ³¨¦ ΑΏΑΐ In the summer of 2021, Eugene will be host to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships. This is the first time the IAAF Championships will be held in the U.S., and it will be the largest sporting event in the world in 2021. The Championships present a unique opportunity in which the worlds eyes will be on Eugene. Given its prominence on the riverfront and its unique characteristics, the events Local Organizing Committee has indicated an interest in incorporating the Steam Plant into activities planned around the Championships. M ¦¨¦ %µ¨±®¬¤³ « )¬¯ ¢³² Over the past few years, EWEB has done a considerable amount of work around the Steam Plant to address environmental and human health concerns to prepare the area for redevelopment.Activities included removal of an underground storage tank, asbestos abatement and demolition activities on three boilers, and remediation of petroleum- contaminated soil from areas surrounding the Steam Plant. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued a No Further Action (NFA) determination on the entire Downtown Riverfront site in December 2017. Future excavation and construction work at the Steam Plant will need to implement a Contaminated Media Management Plan to ensure the protection of human health and environmental quality. More information about the environmental remediation can be found on our website: www.eugene-or.gov/SteamPlant A¡¨£¨¦ ¡¸ , £ 5²¤ £ #®£¤ 2¤°´¨±¤¬¤³² The Master Plan provides thorough details on land use and design requirements for the Steam Plan site (Attachment F). The Steam Plant property is zoned as Special Area- Downtown Riverfront (S-DR) zone with a water resources overlay. The Steam Plant site falls within the Mixed Use sub-district with the active overlay forthis zone. Eugene Code 9.3130-9.3190 addresses site development specifics for permitted and prohibited uses, adaptive reuse of existing buildings, lot standards, general development standards, height regulations, transportation system standards, parking requirements, landscape and open space requirements, and development standards for the sub-districts and overlays within the S-DR zone. The parking requirements state that residential uses shall have a minimum of 0.75 and a maximum of 2.25 off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. Non-residential uses shall have no minimum and a maximum of 1 off-street parking space per every 250 square feet of gross floor area. The water resources overlay and applicability of the Willamette River Greenway requirements serve to protect the adjacent riparian area.More information on the zoning specifics can be found here: www.eugene-or.gov/SteamPlant Additionally, staff have identified that the most recent addition to the Steam Plant, which was built in the 1950s and not deemed historically significant, does not need to be preserved during the sites redevelopment. Williams & Dames current concept assumes this portion of the building will likely be demolished, and proposes the creation of a road to the south of the Steam Plant for better site circulation.