Agenda Packet 7-22-19 Work Session

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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 In terms of additional safety,the improved and relocated Riverbank Trail,a multi-use path,will be lit in accordance with accessway lighting standards and designed to accommodate emergency vehicles. Benches,seating areas,and the requisite trash receptacles and bicycle racks will also provide the site with basic critical amenities.Seat walls,stairs,and shaded seating structures will provide a variety of seating opportunities,and park lighting will provide safe night-time bicycle and pedestrian movements through the site and accommodate evening programming and community activities. Lighting closer to the river along the pedestrian paths and at the overlooks will strike a balance of operating at a lower light level to accommodate habitat concerns,but bright enough to see the path and maintain a level of security critical to the overall success of the park and visitor comfort. Overall,proposed S-DRZone (Exhibit A)development standards,as amended,are consistent with those in the land use code and will contribute to foster public safety and protect of public and private property.Based on these findings,this criterion is satisfied. (f)Compatibility of aggregate extraction with the purposes of the Willamette River Greenway and when economically feasible,applicable sections of state law pertaining to Reclamation of Mining Lands (ORS Chapter 517)and Removal of Material;Filling (ORS Chapter 541) designed to minimize adverse effects to water quality,fish and wildlife, vegetation,bank stabilization,stream flow,visual quality,noise,safety, and to guarantee necessary reclamation. The proposal does not involve aggregate extraction nor will it have any impact on existing aggregate resources.This criterion does not apply. (g)Compatibility with recreational lands currently devoted to metropolitan recreational needs,used for parks or open space and owned and controlled by a general purpose government and regulation of such lands so that their use will not interfere with adjacent uses As noted previously,the 2018 Eugene Parks and Recreation System Plan is a 30-year strategic plan with implementation recommendations for the first 10 years.Within the Parks and Recreation System Plan,a proposed Riverfront Park on the subject site is identified as Project #C1 "Downtown Riverfront Park development at former EWEB site to serve [the City Central Neighborhood Planning area]"in Appendix A Planning District Summaries and Recommendations.The Plan allocates $9,000,000 in capital cost to the project and identifies it as a Priority 1/2 project. The Riverfront Park concept was originally included as a key element in the prior approved EWEB Riverfront Master Plan.The S-DR Zone established a Cultural Landscape and Open Space (S-DR/CL) subdistrict and designed approximately 3-acres for parks and recreation uses.In 2013,the City and EWEB entered into an MOU that stated that EWEB would donate 3-acres of riverfront property to City of Eugene Parks in exchange for a dedication of a funds for park development in the future. In 2018,the City officially took ownership of the Riverfront Park site from EWEB and finalized the concept design for the Riverfront Park.In addition to the original three acres,one additional acre of upland Park Plaza was added to the site as part of the redevelopment acreage to the west. The proposed amendments and zone change designate land for "parks and open space"use within the S-DR Zone and the list of permitted uses is based on uses listed in the existing PRO Park,Recreation and Open Space Zone (EC 9.2630),which is the common zoning designation of parkland.Development standards for parks and open space uses are provided in EC 9.3185 (Exhibit A).Sheets WR101.1 City of Eugene 58FINALSUBMITTALJuly 22, 2019, Work Session – Item 3