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ORDINANCE NO. 1 ~. "1 ~t ~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EiTGENE- SPRINGFIELD 1VIETROP4LITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN DIAGRAM FORA 53 ACRE SITE NORTH GF CHAD STREET AND EAST OF COBURG ROAD. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: 1. In June, 1989 the Eugene City Council ~Council~ began strategy discussions far replacement of wetland-impacted industrial land. At the Council's direction, the Planning Commission identified seven sites for Council consideration. .After further study, the listed sites were subsequently reduced to three. 2. On June 25, 1990 the Council held a public hearing to determine whether to initiate amendments to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Metro Plan} with respect to one or more of those three sites. Ali affected property owners were notified prior to the hearing, and no opposition or objections to the proposed amendments were made. At that time, this amendment was initiated. The new procedures and standards for adjudicating Metro Plan amendments under Eugene Ordinance 19728 apply to amendments initiated after October 29, 1990. Thus, this amendment is controlled by the code provisions in effect on June 25, 1990. 3. The Chad Street site involves an area of approximately 53 acres situated about 1,700 feet east of Coburg Road. It lies north of Chad Street and the I-1 zoned Special Light Industrial corridor that is north of Beltline Road, and extends east to Old Coburg Road, The entire site is under a single ownership, is entirel y undeveloped, and is within the city limits of Eugene. The Urban Growth Bounda . ~' ~s northeast of the site ~n the Game Farm Road right-of-way, and the land to the north is nearly flat. Most of the northern part of this site is currently zoned and designated far low density residential use. However, the most westerly nine acres was designated and zoned for medium density residential use ~R-2 zonings as a result of the Coburg-Crescent Special Area Study. The site is directl across Chad y Street from an area that is designated Special Light Industrial on the Metro Plan diagram, and the area to the north of the site is vacant. 4. Adoption of this proposed amendment has been recommended by the Eugene Planning Commission, Lane County Planning Commission and Sprin field . g Planning Commission after public hearings held on November 7,1990, December 4, 1990, and December 12, 1990 respectively. Required notice of the public hearin s . g before the Planning Commissions and City Council has been given. Ordinance - l