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(m) EC 9.4815/WB Wetland Buffer Overlay Zone Siting uts. ~ection :5_~ Subsection (12) of Section 9.9700 of the Eugene Code, 19717 is amended to provide: %9700 ie Area P[g.n Pol~c. ie_s. (12) Land Use Elen-ient ~ South Reg~on, Chase Gardens Subarea. (a) The City shall not require development of historic properties~ bm shall allow for eventual developmem of these skes as high density- residential, with limited commercial opportunities, at the owners* discretion. Rezorfing to Historic District is encouraged as an alternative to the standard high density residential/mixed use zone. (Policy 1) (b) New development abutting historic properties shall provide an effective transition between urban and rural uses~ recognizing the high density nature of the new development. New buildings facing the historic ensemble from across Garden Way- should emulate the architectural fbrms and materials of the historic residences. (Policy 2) (c) The City shall recognize Garden Way north of Centennial Boulevard as appropriate for a neighborhood-oriented commercial cemer~ Commercial land uses shall be sized to allow a full range of retail and commercial services for area residents~ as well as offices and employment opportunities, but not encourage significant travel from outside the area. (POlicy 3) (d) Development within this area shall provide street and pedestrian connections m facihtate movement between residences and the commercial center, but arranged in such a way that cut-through traffic from outside the node is not encouraged. (Policy 6) (e) Zoning shall reflect the area's planned park site and existing government uses (e.g, EWEB substation). In the event .public use of either of these sites is discontinued, the preferred replacement use is high density residential. (Policy 7) (f) Development adjacent to I-5 or 1-105 shall be designed to reduce noise to Uni~brm Building Code standards and visual impacts of the automobiles with sound buffering walls, building design, earth form, vegetation, or setbacks. (Policy 8) (g) A pedestrian or bike path should be developed between tGnsrow and Garden Way using the narrow property that extends through the Historic Ensemble. In the long term, if the adjacent historic properties develop, this access way should be expanded into a local street connection between Kinsrow and Garden Way, if possible. (Policy 9) (h) Development shall be sensitive to the area*s natural features, such as Ordinance ~ 17