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Section 56. Subsection (2) of Section 9.8030 of the Eugene Code, 1971 is amended by adding a new Subsection (d) thereto; Subsection (10)(a) is amended, Subsection (12) is amended, and a new Subsection (22) is added thereto, to provide: 9.8030 Adiustment Review - Approval Criteria. The planning director shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny an adjustment review application. Approval or conditional approval shall be based on compliance with the following applicable criteria. (2) Setback Standards Adjustment. Where this land use code provides that the setback standards applicable to specific zones may be adjusted, the standards may be adjusted upon finding that the proposed setback is consistent with the following applicable criteria: (d) Outdoor Merchandise Display in C-2 and C-4. The limitation on outdoor merchandise display in EC 9.2171 (11 )(b)2. may be adjusted upon a finding that the proposed adjustment is consistent with the intent set out in EC 9.2170(1). (10) Motor Vehicle Parking and Loading Standards Adjustment. Where this land use code provides that the motor vehicle parking standards may be adjusted, the standards may be adjusted upon finding the applicable corresponding criteria are met. (a) Number of Required Off-Street Parkina Spaces. Adjustments may be made to the required number of off-street parking space provisions of EC 9.6410 based on the following criteria: 1. The minimum required off-street parking spaces may be reduced by up to 50 percent when the applicant for a development can demonstrate, in a parking-traffic study prepared by a traffic engineer, that both of the following conditions exist: a. The use of alternative modes of transportation, including transit, bicycles, and walking, and/or special characteristics of the customer, client, employee or resident population will reduce expected vehicle use and parking space demand for this development, as compared to standard Institute of Transportation Engineers vehicle trip generation rates and minimum city parking requirements. b. A proposed Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program has been approved by the city that contains strategies for reducing vehicle use and parking demand generated by the development and establishes benchmarks by which the program's effectiveness will be measured annually. The city may waive the preparation of a TDM plan if the requirement set forth in EC 9.8030(10(a)1.a. can otherwise be satisfied. 2. In the case of an existing use proposing to provide a transit stop and related amenities such as a public plaza, pedestrian sitting areas, transit-supportive development, and additional landscaping, the number of required off-street parking spaces may be reduced Ordinance - 30