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The Administrative Rule for Statewide Planning Goal 9 [aAR 6~0, Division 9~ requires cities to evaluate the supply and demand of commercial land relative to community economic objectives. The Eugene Commercial Lands Study ~~ctober 1992} was adopted by the City of Eugene as a refinement of the Metro Plan, and complies with the requirements of Goal 9 and its Administrative Rule. The Eugene Commercial Lands Study acknowledged that the inventory of commercial land is dynamic and that different commercial needs need to be accommodated through a variety of means. The general emphasis of the Study is to create flexibility to better accommodate residential-serving neighborhood commercial sites and to encourage higher intensity in-f 11 and redevelopment of commercial lands by constraining the supply of new commercial land. The Costco property's location adjacent to a proposed business park and the subject site's proposed use for an expansion of the existing successful Costco retail enterprise, however, are consistent with the following policies: Allow some flexibility to mix commercial and industrial uses wheNe the site and public inf~astructuNe can ensure compatibility with surrounding land uses and adequate provision of public services. (page III-6) Promote Nedevelopment of existing commeNCial aNeas and compact, dense growth by encouraging businesses to revitalize and reuse existing commercial sites. (page III-7) ConsideN additions to the commercial land supply to provide sites fog uses with special siting requirements to achieve the City's economic diversification objectives. (page III-8) The Commercial Lands Study recognizes the willakenzie Area Plan September 1992} recommendations for commercial development in the area, including General Commercial development of the property east of Coburg Road between Chad Drive and Beltline. The proposed amendment will increase Eugene's inventory of commercial buildable lands because the portion of the property to be designated Commercial was not included in the Eugene Commercial Lands Study inventory. The Commercial Lands Study methodology for computing the commercial buildable land inventory included "any tax lot or portion of a tax lot that was vacant and zoned or designated for commercial use..." [Eugene Commercial Land Study, page II-1 ~, The subj ect property is designated for Special Light Industrial. The proposed amendment will reduce the supply of available industrial development by 2.24 acres. The Metropolitan Industrial Lands Policy and Inventory Reports July 1993} identified the subject property as appropriate for short term development of Special Light Industrial buildings, now called "Campus Industrial" in the amended Metro Plan text. `The primary objective of this designation is Exhibit C - 4