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Consulting Group, indicated a similar number of undeveloped acres designated for industrial use. <br />~Pg. 253 j In addition, this study noted that 43% of vacant, buildable industrial land is available <br />for Light-Medium Industrial use and 19% is designated for Campus Industrial use. <br />Furthermore, the industrial lands inventory accounted for changes in use and Plan designations. <br />The Policy Report stated: "The surplus of industrial land in the existing inventory provides for <br />market choice: original Plan allocations exceed the projected demand; the long term demand <br />f gore was increased by 25 percent to account for land holdings, future expansions, and other <br />conditions; and developed land not included in this inventory which maybe available for <br />redevelopment." Pg. 313 ~ <br />Current work on the West Eugene wetlands Plan and other future evaluations may affect the <br />exact acreage of future "buildable" industrial land, but the information contained in the <br />Metropolitan Industrial Lands Report provides substantial evidence that the amendment <br />proposed will not result in a notable impact on the availability of industrial land in the short-term <br />and long-term; and that after the amendment, there will still be sufficient suitable industrially- <br />designatedland to meet projected needs: <br />Accordingly, the change in designation for the 4.14 acre site, even when added to the change in <br />desigantion for the 9.44 acre Willow Creek site, will not materially affect the supply of industrial <br />land in Eugene, or result in projected demand exceeding the supply of industrial land in the <br />short-term or the long-term. <br />The amendment is also consistent with the text of the Commercial Lands Study. The Commercial <br />Lands Study identified the need for further commercial opportunities, particularly in relation to <br />business and industrial parks. Page III-6 of the Study states that "Community members have <br />expressed an interest in allowing for a greater creation of business parks that would be <br />characterized by a greater mix of office, retail and industrial uses." [Pg. 243 Policy statements <br />within the Commercial Lands Study further support this direction: <br />Policy 4,4, Page III-6: Allow some flexibility to mix commercial and industrial uses <br />where the site and public infrastructure can ensure compatibility with surrounding land <br />uses and adequate provision of public services. ~Pg. 243] <br />Policy 1 o.D, Page III-8: Consider additions to the commercial land supply to provide <br />sites for uses with special siting requirements to achieve the City's economic <br />diversification objectives. ~Pg. 244j <br />The Industrial Lands Inventory Report also found that industrial firms in business or industrial <br />parks "want convenient commercial uses and support services ... close by..." [Pg. 3DSj The <br />Inventory Report also included a survey indicating that the I-2 zoning district is too restrictive <br />with regard to the range of allowable uses and that more flexibility is needed to allow <br />complementary commercial activities. <br />The policy statements noted above are also supported within the Metro Plan, which includes the <br /> <br />