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 Residential/Mixed Use Area,and the area beneath and east of the viaduct is designated Mixed Use Area.The entire site area is designated with a Nodal Development Area overlay.The area east of the viaduct is also within the Willamette Greenway. Th<M PI defines the High Density Residential (HDR)designation as areas of predominantly residential use that are developed at a density of more than 20 dwellings units per gross acre. The Mixed Uses designation identifies "areas where more than one use might be appropriate,usually as determined by refinement plans on a local level."The EWEB Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan,which is being repealed as part of the comprehensive application package,provided such direction and it was subsequently adopted as the S-DR code standards.The Metro Plan notes that "[i]n the absence of a refinement plan,the underlying plan designation shall determine the predominant land use."The Specific Area Plan recognized that the area is appropriate for a mixture of uses,thereby broadening the potential development options in the area designated for HDR. The Nodal Development Area Overlay is intended to create "a mixed-use pedestrian-friendly land use pattern that seeks to increase concentrations of population and employment in well-defined areas with good transit service,a mix of diverse and compatible land uses,and public and private improvements designed to be pedestrian and transit oriented." The subdivision creates lots that enable development that is consistent with the plan designation and overlays,as described above. There are five adopted Metro Plan policies at EC 9.9560,however only Policy (5)is potentially relevant to the subject proposal: (5J Environmental Design Element.Natural vegetation,natural water features,and drainage ways shall be protected and retained to the maximum extent practicable,considering the economic,social,environmental,and energy consequences in the design and construction of urban developments.Landscaping shall be utilized to enhance distinctive natural features.(Policy 2,page III-E-3) The Metro Plan policies are largely directed at the City for purposes of legislative actions and are not intended to be approval criteria for development proposals.The City of Eugene has implemented this policy guidance through the inventory and analysis of Goal 5 Resources,as well as the adoption of the /WR Water Resources Conservation Overlay zone.The site is subject to both and each is addressed herein. It is worth noting that the site (specifically,the land area within the tentative subdivision plat)does not include any significant natural vegetation,water features,or drainage ways.As described in the findings associated with (l)(a),above,the site is developed with buildings and paved or gravel parking areas.The larger area subject to the S-DR zone includes such features,including the Willamette River riparian corridor,in the publicly owned riverfront park.The details of the proposed park development and riparian enhancements (e.g.,removal of select rock rip-rap,restored native plantings,re-contoured river bank)are included in the separate Standards Review land use application. EC 9.9500 Adopted Plan Policies.The adopted plan policies set forth in the sections beginning at EC 9.9500 shall be used when applicable for purposes of evaluating applicable adopted plan policies pertaining to subdivisions,partitions,and site review. City of Eugene FINAL SUBMITTAL 67July 22, 2019, Work Session – Item 3