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Councilor Kelly complimented the residential design elements and asked staff how these design elements <br />could be assured to be a part of the final design. He felt the ordinance was not specific and, once approved, <br />anything could be built in the area zoned R-4. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly asked staff to clarify how trip caps would be enforced over time. <br />Councilor Taylor wondered if there was a guarantee that this development would not become another <br />shopping center. She also commented that a drive-through facility had no place in a pedestrian area and <br />that the proposed grocery store was too large. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor said there was no assurance that the Chad Drive extension would be completed and, as <br />such, it would not be wise to depend on the project. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey called for a fifth round of questions and comments. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman asked who would be responsible for building the connected grid system and if they <br />would be public streets. <br /> <br />Regarding the commercial development in the region, Councilor Bettman asked if the City had a saturation <br />point. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman questioned the wisdom of justifying the zoning change based on the fact that the area <br />was a node, given that it was yet unknown how the remainder of the site would develop. She wondered <br />why this application was being processed differently than the Royal Node or the Chase Gardens Node. <br /> <br />Regarding the square footage for the intensity of use for a shopping center, Councilor Bettman asked if it <br />would make it possible for a big box retail chain to build a store there. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman asserted, given that the footnotes in the table said maximum intensities of use could be <br />varied without a plan amendment, that therefore they were not really maximum intensities of use. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey, seeing no other councilors wishing to speak, gave Councilor Bettman another round. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman said she would provide Ms. Bishow her questions and comments in writing. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly requested that copies be sent to the mayor and councilors. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Dennis Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 13, 2003 Page 14 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />