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including a .6 acre residential-designated property that is already developed for commercial purposes. Development in the Commercial-designated areas would be more economically viable ~nc/allow a wider range of uses within larger buildings than the acknowledged plan. The proposed plan also adds over 18 acres ofp~tentlal mixed-use area within High bensky ke~idential-designated areas-without loss of potential residential yield. The ~llowance of smaller neighborhood~serving retail and services in the new Mixed Use area more than compensates fbr the slight reduction i~ purely commercially designated acreage. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Goal 9. To provide for the housing needs qf citizens of the state. The previously adopted and acknowledged Wfllakenzie Area Plan had approximately 133 acres designated fo~ residential use, as High ~ensity Residential. The propos~ci plan has about 114 acres as High Density Residential arid High Density Residential- Mixed Use. The 19 acre difference in land available for residential development between the acknowledged plan and proposed plan is the result of the proposed plan recognizing recently purchased park land, ex~sting government-owned utility facilities, and an existing commercial building, none of which would h~e contributed to the residential y~eld of the plan area. The Eugene-Springfield Metro Area Residential Land Survey assumes that 32 percent of ali residential lands vv~ould be used for nonresidential purposes, such as for streets, churches, and other support services and infrastructure based on past development trends, Four acres of vacant R-3 zone~ land has been purchased by The City ot~ Eugene to provide a neighborhood park in this high density living environment after an approved housing development on this site failed to secure adequate funding to proceed,. Neighborhood parks are a permitted use irt the R-3 zone. Park acquisitions of les~ than 5 acres are automatically found to be consistent with the Metro Area Re}idential Land Study. The most recent Eugen&/Springfield Metro Area Residential Land Monitoring Annual Re:port (June 2001) found that "the land remaining is within the low-to-high- range of land demand ~br the 2000-2015 period in all categories" (page 5). The use of this ~bur acres for park purposes is not a consequence of the proposed land use or zone changes; rather, the proposed changes reflect a change in ownership and proposed use that. has already occurred prior to the adoption of the proposed changes. Acquisition of land for park proposes is consistent with the Oregon Transportation Planning Rule definition of "mixed use, pedestrian-oriented center or neighborhood." Approximately 17 acres of land designated for High Density Residential in acknowledged plans are currently developed with Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) electrical substation~ storage, training facility, and transmission lines. Publicly owned land does not contribute to the Metr~ Area's r6sidentiai land supply. The proposed Public Land designation and subarea zoning reflect the site's current use and do not practically reduce the buildable land supply. The proposed Willakenzie Area Plan policies will set future use of this property, should EWEB ever cease use of the site for public purposes, for high density housing. A .6 acre site (Mallard II) designated for High Density Residential has been developed as a Exhibit C - 4