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Development (/ND) Overlay to the area the property lay within. She reported there had been a significant change in circumstances since the Willakenzie Area Plan had been adopted as PeaceHealth had owned property immediately north of the Summer Oaks Crescent Center property and had intended to develop a major medical facility on it. She noted the change in ownership of the property and indicated the property would now be a planned unit development (PUD) known as Crescent Village As such, there was no need to prohibit the development of a clinic within the Summer Oaks Crescent Center. She reiterated the Planning Commission recommendation to approve the ordinance had been unanimously approved. Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. Terry Harding, 132 East Broadway Street, of Satre and Associates, spoke as the applicants' representa- tive. She stated that the applicant sought to remove a policy that no longer served a purpose. She reiterated that the prohibition of the construction of a clinic had resulted from the plans that PeaceHealth had for development of the property across the street. She said the site was appropriate for commercial development and the ordinance did not change that. Mayor Torrey closed the public hearing. Mayor Torrey opened the floor for questions and comments from the City Council. Councilor Kelly commented that the ordinance made sense as there was no reason that the property should be the only property zoned commercial with such a prohibition placed upon it. Ms. Bishow affirmed, at Councilor Kelly's request, that the Summer Oaks Crescent Center PUD had been applied for prior to the Land Use Code Update (LUCU). Councilor Kelly said the 5,000 or 10,000 square foot limit on development on C-1 zoned property would not, then, apply to this development. He expressed some puzzlement that the applicant spoke about a lack of traffic impact as long as there was no more than 50,000 square foot of clinic use and had specifically expressed a willingness to have this incorporated into the language of the ordinance. Yet, such language had not been included. In response, Ms. Bishow said the Planning Commission and staff recommended simply removing the prohibition on clinics since there was no longer a public concern about excessive concentrations of medical facilities in this area. It would also keep the Land Use Code as simple and easy to administer as possible. She felt it would encumber the code to predetermine the maximum size of any future clinics. She asserted that, should the size of the clinic necessitate an impact assessment of the traffic, there were other tools to utilize to impose traffic mitigation measures. Councilor Kelly noted that, had this application come in more recently, there would be more severe limitations to the size of the proposed developments. He felt that, as the applicant was amenable to the imposition of a maximum limit to square footage, there should be one. He wished to make an amendment and sought the advice of legal counsel to determine whether this would be possible at this time. City Attorney Jerry Lidz thought it possible, though he said he would have to look at the ordinance. Councilor Bettman asked if the property in question was a part of the Crescent node. She asked how the application and the nodal designation interacted. Ms. Bishow responded that the Summer Oaks Crescent MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 1, 2003 Page 5 Regular Meeting