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On March 6, 199, the applicant submitted several modifications based on several issues raised by the Whi teaker Co~nuni ty Gounci 1. Those modifications were reviewed and considered enhancements to the on gi nal proposal . Staf f recon~ended different site review criteria which i s addressed herein . On March 9, 199, a 1 etter was received from the Whi teaker Cammuni ty Cvunci 1 which included several reco~nendati ons, same of which had already been ad- dressed i n the modified proposal submitted or staff recormnendati on, Summary of Proposed Amendment The proposed change involves the name of the area currently described on page 22 of the plan's I ~ L} Light Industrial Area and the accompanying text descri b- ~ ng the area. The ~ ntent of the proposed amendment i s to al l aw industrial uses to continue and to allow 1 imi ted retai 1 uses already permitted under the MU-R Whiteaker Residential Mixed-Use District that was created for areas immediately adjoining to the west and south. The amendment i s specific for the area involving the 10.53 acres that the Planning Commission previously c1 ass ~ f ~ ed as a m~ nor ref ~ nement plan amendment . Creation of a MU- I C Wh i teaker Industrial Commercial Mixed Use District . This district would be applied to the properties that are involved i n th i s refinement plan amendment . Rezoning to the MU- I/C district i s part of th i s appl ~cat~on. It differs from the MU-R Whiteaker Residential Mixed-Use Dis- tri ct, which emphasizes residential uses and requires conditional use proce- dures for new cammerci al or industrial uses i n most cases. The proposed district is characterized by the allowance of 1} industrial uses which are permitted in the I-~ zoning district, 2} commercial uses, 1 invited to those currently permitted in the MU-R district, 3} office uses permitted in the GO General Office district, and 4} single- and multiple-family residential dwell - ings. The applicant's statement provides additional information regarding the d~ fferences between the proposed zone ng d~ strict and the existing MU-R di s- trict. Development standards depend on the type of development being proposed; resi- dent~al development coincides with the R-3 provisions commercial development wi 11 be governed by the C-2 pravi sions, the I-2 provisions. Special exceptions i ncl ude a he i ght limitation of 6o feet specific 1 acct i ons . and industrial development governed by or additions to these provisions and the requirement of 1 andscap i ng i n A chap a of zone for the sub'ect area from I-2 ~i ht-Medium Industri a1 Di s- tri ct to MU- I C Whi teaker Industri a1 Commercial Mixed-Use District. The Eugene Code, Section 9.fi88, provides the opportunity to consider zone changes i n conjunction with an amendment to a ref i nement plan. The process to be used i s that of the refinement plan amendment process, which includes a Planning Commission public hearing and recommendation, fo1 l awed by a publ i c hear ~ ng and dec i s ~ on by the C ~ ty Council . I f the Planning Commission den i e s the application, the decision i s final unless appealed to the City Gounci 1. Eval uat i an of Refinement P1 an Amendment Findings and Conclusions - 2 Exhibit B