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than10acres.Atjustover4.5acres,thesubjectsitefallsintoforecastforsitesunder10acres. <br />TheELSSidentified404acresofdevelopableindustriallandslessthan10acresinsize.Basedon <br />forecastedlandneed,theELSSforecastcalculatedasurplusof121acres.Duetothisidentified <br />surplusandincombinationwithdeficiencieswithotheremploymentlandtypes,theCity <br />pursuedstrategiestoincreasethesupplyofemploymentlandcapacityandefficiencysuchas <br />consolidatingsmallsitesintolargersitesandrezoningsomeareaszonedindustrialtoanewE2 <br />Implementation:EmploymentandIndustrialZoneChanges <br />MixedUseZone(EnvisionEugene <br />andCodeAmendments;CityFilesCA134andZ138).Theseefficiencymeasuresresultedina <br />deficiencyof26smallindustrialacres.TheCityaddressedthisdeficiencybyincludingsome <br />smallerindustrialsitesintheClearLakeUGBexpansionarea. <br />Asdiscussedabove,theELSSdoesnotidentifythesubjectpropertyintheinventoryofavailable <br />ordevelopableindustrialemploymentlands.Intermsofpotentiallossofoverfouracresof <br />designatedindustrialemploymentlands,theELSSsupportstheproposedamendmentfollowing <br />ontheheelsoftheELSSmeasurestoincreasecapacityandefficiencyofemploymentlands <br />broadlywithintheurbangrowthboundary.First,theproposedamendmentandzonechange <br />wouldpermitamixtureofcommercialandindustrialuseswithanemphasisonemployment <br />useflexibilitywhileavoidingcreatinganonconformingsituationregardingcurrentindustrial <br />development.Further,byallowingformoreemploymentusetypesthanintheindustrialplan <br />designationandzoning,theproposedmixedusedesignationandzoningallowsforgreater <br />employmentcapacityandreducestheneedtoexpandtheUGBforemploymentlands. <br />AdditionalfindingsaddressingtherelevantpoliciesoftheMetroPlanandEnvisionEugene, <br />consistentwithOAR6600090010(4)(a),areprovidedbelowunderEC9.7735(2)and(3)and <br />areincorporatedhereinbyreference. <br />FurthercontextualanalysisdemonstratinghowtheproposedamendmentsupportsStatewide <br />PlanningGoal9generallyisincludedinthenarrative. <br />Giventhesefacts,therequestedMetroPlanAmendmentwillnotadverselyimpacttheabilityto <br />provideopportunitiesforavarietyofeconomicactivities. <br />Basedonthesefindings,theproposalisconsistentwithStatewidePlanningGoal9. <br />Goal10:HousingToprovideforthehousingneedsofcitizensofthestate. <br />residential <br />Goal10requiresthatcommunitiesplanforandmaintainaninventoryofbuildable <br />landforneededhousingunits.TheAdministrativeRuleforStatewidePlanningGoal10(OAR <br />660Division8)statesthatmixanddensityofneededhousingisdeterminedinthehousing <br />needsprojection.TheEnvisionEugeneResidentialLandsSupplyStudy(RLS),whichincludes <br />HousingNeedsAssessment(HNA),determinedthatEugenemeetsthedemandfor <br />low,medium,andhighdensityresidentialland.Further,theBuildableLandInventory(BLI) <br />recognizedthesubjectsiteasdevelopedanddesignatedforindustrialdevelopment. <br />Findings <br />MA202/RA202/Z208 <br /> <br />