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