Item A: Ordinance on Chambers Special Area Zone

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Findings for CA 04...5 and Z 05..14 Establishment of the Special Area Zone 9.3020 Criteria for E$lablishment of an S Special Area Zone. Before adopting an ordinance establislting a S Special Area Zo"e, the city council shall find that the proposal is in compliance with following criteria: (1) The area to which the S Special Area Zone is being applied meets at least one of the following criteria: (a) Is idemified in the Metro Plan or a refinement plan as appropriatefor nodal development or for a special range of uses or development that can best be achieved with the use of a special area zone; or (b) Possesses distinctive buildings or natural features that require special consideration to ensure appropriate development, preservation, or rehaMlitation. In order to be considered distinctive, it must be demonstrated that: 1. The area is characterized by buildings that merit preservation in order to protect their special features; or 2. The area contains 1tatural features that have been identified by the city as worthy of special treatment or preservation. The Chambers area meets criterion (1)(a) above. This area is identified as area l.C on the unadopted advisory map entitled "Potential Nodal Development Areas for the Eugene- Springfield Metro Area" in TransPlan. (2) An analysis of the area demonstrates how the uses and development standards of the S Special Area zone ordinance will facilitate impleme1ttationof the planned use of ti,e property or the preservation or rehabilitation of distinctive buildings or natural features of benefit to the community. The proposed amendment meets this criterion. The report, Chambers Reconsidered: Promoting Compatible Development in a Mature Neighborhood (2005) provides an analysis of the area that demonstrates how the proposed development standards of the Chambers Special Area Zone will facilitate the planned uses in the area. The ETN, R-l and C~2 subareas each have specific development standards that implement the recommendations of the analysis, which allows for compatible infUl development within the neighborhood. (3) Except for areas zoned S-H Historic Special Area Z01te, tlte area to be classified S Special Area includes at least .u acre in area. The proposed amendment meets this criterion. The area included in the S-C Special Area Zone is 81 acres in size. Exhibit A-I