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Goal 7 ~ to Natural Disasters and Hazards. The areas affected by these plan amendments do not include any known areas of natural disasters Or hazards. Therefore, the amendments are consistent wSth Goal 7. Goal 8 - Recreational Needs. To satisZk the re'c-};~ationaI n~eeds of the citizens Cf the state and visitors, and where appropriate, to provide for the siting of necessary recreational facilities inch~ding destination resor~x. The plan amendments do not effect any inventoried or designated recreation areas, ~hcilkies or recreational opPortunities~ Therefore, the amendments are cons/stent with Goal 8~ Goal 9 - Economic Develo_p~enr. ~,i& adee~t~ °PPort~nities throztgho~t th, e state for a varie&' of economic activities vital to ke health, w~are, ~;~dprosperiO~ ef bregon s cit[ze,s. The previously adopted and acknowledged comprehensive and refinement plans for the Chase Gardens subarea designate no more that ten acres for Neighborhood Commercial uses on the east side °nly of the f~tur~ alignment of Garden Way, a desigr~ated Major Collector street. ~od commercial zoning limits retail areas to less than 5 acres in total, and individual no more than 5&00 square fbet in area unless they are developed with a floor-to- of .65, in which case they could be up to 10~000 square feet in area. Other uses were to be zoned fbr General OflSce. StUdies Crandall Arambula, a general firm~ indicated that the area is under- and that the designated commercial area was not conducive for pedestfian~ The market study also found that limiting the size in a high density retail area would more likely resuk in ~nsuffident serv~ces, higher pdces, and/or specialty stores that would attract customers from outside the neighborhood. The proposed nodal development plan proposes to move the designated commercial center to a loca~ior~ that gains advantage of higher ¢isibility to tramc and easier access~ is closer to existing h~gh density residential are~, and c~eates a rnor~ pedestrian-fkiendly, neighborhood-centered environment. The plan atlows a broader range and more competkNe size of commercial uses (up to 50,000 square feet for an anchor grocery) than existing policies, and restricts automobile- serving and regionabsized activities that would detract from enjoyment of surrounding residences or overload the local street netwOrk (consistent with Transportation Planning Rule reco~endations ~br "mixed use, pedestdan*friendly center or neighborhood"). The proposed nodal development plan and implernenting ordinances create new m~xed use opportunities that allow limited commercial activkies within specified residential areas. The m~xed use regulations provides more flexibility for developing properties in the vicinity of the I~5 freeway but that have no fkeeway access. The proposed plan results in approximately 2.5 fewer acres designated as Commercial, nor Exhibit C - 3