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The terminal is designed to allow buses to enter from Willamette Street, 11th Avenue and Olive Street, The 11th Avenue entrance, pursuant to condition imposed, will be at or east of mld--black. f The terminal is designed to al law buses to proceed forward, rather than backing to exit the station. The development site is surrounded on all sides by property zoned C~3 Major Commercial District. Uses in the block of Willamette Street opposite of the development are, from north to south, the Schaefer building, a jeweler, a teen dance club, LCC Downtown, child care referral, a gift shop and a frame/portra~.t studa.o. Uses in the block of West 11th opposite the development site are, from east to west, Washington Mutual Bank, Smith and Crakes insurance a enc and the 41ive Plaza residential complex. Uses a,n the block g ~ t site are from south to of Olive Street vppos~te the developmen r north The Kiva food store,. a formal wear store, a dry cleaner, and a surface arkin lat. Uses in the block of West 10th opposite the p g develo went site are, from west to east, The Atrium building and p Downtown Cabaret Theater. The Atrium bu~,lding houses a bar and restaurant on the ground floor and offices on the remaining three floors. The McDonald building includes a deli on West 10th, the resent LTD customer service center at the southwest corner of West p 10th and Willamette, and the McDonald Theater, a vintage clothing store a bookstore, record store, and vacant retail space.on`the Willamette Street side of the building. Other land uses within a block of the site are a similar mix of off ice and commercial uses and arking lots and facilities see Figure 3~-2 of CUP p Application.} In character, the area of the site is part of the downtown Eugene ~za'or retail center, is urban in nature and has a wide variety,of J uses. The height and bulk of the buildings are commensurate with a downtown area with same of the surrounding buildings being three or four stories in height and the olive Plaza building being twelve stories in height. Historic raperties in the area include the McDonald Theater p ~ s the Downtown Athletic bu~ld~.ng, the Ax-Billy bua.ld~.ng developed a Club dia onall across the 14th and Willamette intersection from ~ Y the theater and the Schaef f ers Bu~..lding immediately to the east of the theater building. West 11th Avenue on the south side of the subject block is a heavil used three lane arterial street. 10th Avenue is a two~- y lane, one--way eastbound street. Olive and Willa~aette Streets are both twa~-lane, two--way streets, e level of edestrian activity in the general. area, is Th p commensurate with that of a normal downtown area. There is , however more intensit of activity in the particular area of the ' ~ y' 't center. Thls site due to the exlsting on-street. LTD Transl facilit involves on--street loading ~of buses and. use of bus Y 8 - FINDINGS OF HEARINGS OFFICIAL (CU 94-3) _-