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Ms. Taylor believed that the ban on drive-throughs should be retained. She did not want to make <br />compromises that further encouraged development. She thought the council had already made <br />considerable compromises when it developed the characteristics for nodes. She asked what a <br />nine-acre space could accommodate, as that size sounded large to her. Mr. Yeiter said that <br />parcel size was the size of a neighborhood shopping center. He noted that the Willakenzie Plan <br />designated ten acres east of Garden Way for commercial use, and that commercial acreage had <br />only been shifted to a more visible location. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor wanted the entrances for commercial uses to remain on the street. She did not want to <br />encourage more commercial use than could serve the immediate area. She wanted to encourage <br />pedestrian and bicycle use. <br /> <br />Anticipating he would hear answers to his questions at the public hearing, Mayor Torrey asked <br />about the local market for two-story development, and how expensive two-story development <br />would be given the need to satisfy the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Mayor <br />Torrey noted that a grocery store in Springfield similar to the size of the one being discussed had <br />failed. He was concerned about the practical reality of what the council was attempting to do and <br />was not opposed to further compromises. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey questioned whether the ban on drive-through uses precluded access to such uses <br />as drive-through banking. He said that people were accustomed to drive-through banking, and in <br />the absence of that service, motorists would instead drive to already congested Coburg Road. He <br />questioned whether the impact of the code requirements would mean no development would <br />occur at all in the shod-term. He also asked if the area was intended to have any fast-food <br />restaurants. Mayor Torrey said that nearby businesses were struggling financially, and he <br />questioned whether the added development would result in over-commercialization of the area. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said that mayor's comments about avoiding over-commercialization were good <br />points. She thought that a 50,000-square-foot grocery store constituted a regional attractor. She <br />wanted to see the modeling and wanted to know how a regional attractor or auto-oriented <br />development such as drive-throughs would affect the modeling for the immediate area, Coburg <br />Road, and the other nodes. Ms. Bettman asked what percentage of the node was ultimately <br />impervious surface. It did not appear to be minimized as called for in nodal planning. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly noted that the PC Market of Choice in his neighborhood was under 25,000 square feet. <br />He did not object to the proposed size as it was supported by the market study. He referred to the <br />nearby extensive apartment developments, saying there already many customers for such a use. <br />He pointed out that the code required two-story construction along Garden Way only. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly thanked staff for its responsiveness to his testimony. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner requested information about the size of local area grocery stores. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner spoke to second-story development as opposed to mezzanine development, saying <br />either could work. He thought the additional height was needed and suggested it was consistent <br />with the nature of the development surrounding the commercial area. Regarding the size of the <br />proposed grocery store, he said that service was needed by the thousands of students living to <br />the west so they did not drive someplace else. He suggested that working closely with the <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 11, 2002 Page 6 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />