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Willakenzie Area Plan Policies: The Willakenzie Area Plan designated the Chase Gardens area as an "Opportunity Area" that was suitable for high density residential development, neighborhood commercial facilities, and improvements to Garden Way. The Willakenzie Area Plan recommended that a master plan be prepared to coordinate future development and capitalize on what are essentially nodal developmem principles ('though not using the term "node" at the time). By master planning the remaining trader-developed land in the Chase Gardens area according to nodal development principles, the proposed amendments to the Willakenzie Area Plan implement the directives of the Willakenzie Area Plan and are therefore consistent ;vith the other portions. The proposed amendments retain the development yield proposed in the Willakenzie Area Plar~, recognize goverma'aent-owned land and natural resource areas, and retain Garden Way as the primary collector street for the area. The proposed amendments to the Willakenzie Area Plan update the Chase Gardens Opportunity Area section's text and land use diagram to reflect current conditions and to apply nodal development design principles to the original Plan's mix of land uses. (3) In the case of establishment of a special area zone, is consistent with EC 9.3020 Criteria for Establishment of an S Special Area Zone. The criteria in EC 9.3020 are: The area to which the S Special Area Zone is being applied meets at least one of the following: (a) Is identified in the Metro Plan or a refinement plan as a location appropriate for a special range of uses or development that eau best be achieved with the use of a special area zone. (b) Possesses distinctive buildings or natural features that require special consideration to ensure appropriate development, preservation, or rehabilitation. To [neet this criterion, it must be demonstrated that: The area is characterized by buildings that merit preservation to protect their special features; or The area contains natural features that have been identified by the city as worthy of special treatment or preservation. Criterion 1 (a) is met. The Special Area Zone proposed for the Chase node is consistent with Metro Plan and Wiltakenzie Area Plan designations before and after these proposed amendments. An unadopted advisory map, "Nodal Development Areas Proposed for the Eugene-Springfield Metro Area," in TransPlan, the transportation element of the Metro Plan, depicted Chase Gardens as probable nodal development area #6A. The Willakenzie Area Plan, 1992, depicted Chase Gardens as an "Opportunity Area" appropriate for a coordinated mix of higher intensity uses and creation pedestrian and transit friendly environment. The Metro Plan and Willakenzie Area Plan amendments proposed as part of this package of amendments further define the Chase Gardens area as a nodal development area according to previous Growth Management, Metro Plan, and Willakenzie Area Plan policies. [Note: The proposed zoning text amendments would amend this Exhibit A - 18