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there is just over a 4o year supply of private undeveloped low density residential acres left inside Eugene's UGB. The 44 acres subject to this proposed diagram amendment is about o.5 percent of that total. During the same 12 year period, the number of private undeveloped acres designated for medium density residential development within Eugene's UGB increased about three percent, from 1,31U acres to almost 1,35o acres. About 450 or 33 percent of the 1,35 acres were in the ~Villakenzie area. The increase was at least partly because floating nodes on the diagram were assigned specific designations. It is difficult to determine how long the existing inventory will last. But the vacancy rate among multiple family dwellings in Eugene is presently very low -probably between 1.5 and 2.o percent. This indicates a current shortage of units in that category. Conversion of 53 acres of residential land to industrial uses should not have a significant impact on the inventory of vacant land available for housing purposes. For example, the draft Willakenzie Plan includes a designation change of about 64 acres from Light-Medium industrial to Medium and high Density Residential. Further findings on the impact this change would have on the housing inventory is contained in the discussion in item III below regarding consistency with Metro Plan policies. Goal 11-Public Facilities and Services. This goal requires that a timely, orderly, and efficient arrangement of public facilities and services be provided. All urban services needed for special light industrial development on this site are available. They include, for example, fixe and police protection, utilities, sanitary sewers, and paved streets. Goal 12 -Vans ortation. This goal requires the provision of a safe, convenient, and economic transportation system to move people and goods befiween geographic and jurisdictional areas, Chad Street, planned and being constructed to industrial standards, intersects Coburg Road about one-third mile west of this site. Coburg Road, a ma j or arterial, provides direct access to Beltline road which is also a maj or arterial. Beltline Road provides direct access to Interstate 5 which is about 374 feet east of the North of Chad site. Traffic impacts of a Special Light Industrial designation at the North of Chad site should be similar to what could be expected from development based on its present Low and Medium Density Residential plan designations and zoning. TransPlan, the adopted metropolitan transportation plan, includes improved turn lanes and signals at Coburg and Beltline as a long range project possible completion between 1995 and ZQ~Q}. Lane Transit District provides bus service along Coburg Road. Attachment B - 3