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Ordinance Exhibit DOrdinanceExhibitD DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT LAND USE COMPONENTS CA 19-1,RA 19-1,Z 19-5,WG 19-3,ST 19-3,and SDR 19-2 April 19,2019 EC 9.8865 Zone Change Approval Criteria.Approval of a zone change application,including the designation of an overlay zone,shall not be approved unless it meets all of the following criteria: (1)The proposed change is consistent with applicable provisions of the Metro Plan.The written text of the Metro Plan shall take precedence over the Metro Plan diagram where apparent conflicts or inconsistencies exist. The proposal involves the re-zoning of eight (8)parcels (totaling approximately 1.68 acres)within the subject site from S-W Whiteaker Special Area Zone,1-2 Light-Medium Industrial,and PL Public Land to S-DR Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone,which is being revised as part of concurrent amendments to the land use code;and,to remove the /Site Review Overlay Zone on six (6)parcels and the /TD Transit Oriented Development Overlay Zone on one (1)parcel.Twenty (20)parcels will retain the S-DR Downtown Special Area Zone designation and fifteen (15)parcels will retain the existing /WR Water Resources Conservation Overlay Zone designation. The proposal does not amend the Metro Plan,as the proposal relies upon existing designations as shown in Table 3-1 above.The proposed zone changes are designed to implement Metro Plan nodal development and mixed-use development policies through S-DR Zone standards,as amended,that are specifically intended to facilitate redevelopment,mixed-use development,and public access consistent with the updated Downtown Riverfront Concept Plan10 as previously described.The findings at EC 9.8065(2)demonstrate the consistency of the proposed zone change with applicable provisions of the Metro Plan.Therefore,this criterion is satisfied. (2)The proposed zone change is consistent with applicable adopted refinement plans.In the event of inconsistencies between these plans and the Metro Plan,the Metro Plan controls. The subject property is included within the boundaries of the Downtown Plan.Riverfront Park Study. and Whiteaker Plan.As part of the implementation of the redevelopment vision,the proposal involves amendments to the Whiteaker Plan and the S-DR Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone.Approval of the zone change is dependent upon approval of these concurrent refinement plan and code amendments but relies entirely on existing plan designations. More specifically,the proposed rezoning of properties from S-W/SR to S-DR is consistent with those properties'existing mixed-use plan designation in the Whiteaker Plan (and the corresponding mixed- use designation in the Metro Plan!The concurrent amendment to Policy 2 of the Whiteaker Plan is, however,necessary to facilitate removal of the existing/SR Site Review overlays on these properties. As such,the related refinement plan amendment findings at EC 9.8424 are incorporated herein by reference.With approval of the related amendment to Policy 2,the proposed rezoning from S-W/SR to S-DR is consistent with all applicable provisions of the Whiteaker Plan. The two individual properties being rezoned from PL/WR and I-2/TD/WR,to S-DR/WR,are located just outside the Whiteaker Plan boundary and have no refinement plan land use designation otherwise established in the Riverfront Park Study or Downtown Plan.As such,the proposed rezoning of those 10 The Downtown Riverfront Concept Plan was presented to City Council on January 31,2018 (Agenda.Minutes. Webcast).City Council initiated land use code amendment to implement the plan on July 9,2018 (Agenda. Minutes.Webcast). City of Eugene 45FINALSUBMITTALJuly 22, 2019, Work Session – Item 3