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Zani ng History i n the Area In 1948; when the City of Eugene adopted its first comprehensive zoni n ordi - nance ro ert frontin g p p. y g West fith Avenue. between Jefferson and Blair was zoned for commercial use. The a11ey going east-west between West 5th Avenue and West 5th Avenue was the boundary between commercial and resi dential zonin ; with the exce tion of ro r ' g p p pe t~ es a1 ong B1 a1 r ~ tsel f. Property north of the alley was zoned R-3 Mu1 ti pl a-Farm ly Resi denti a1: In general ;this broad zoni n attern remains toda : g P Y In Apri 1 1989; Gray's Seed and Garden Supply submi tted a request to chap a the zone n on the sub ect ro r g g ~ p pe ty from R-3 Mul t~ pl a-Fame 1y Res dents a1 to RA Suburban Res dents al . The RA zone ng was requested to allow Gray's to ex and and use the site for the ~ p storage and dT spl ay of plant materi a1 s. The Hearings Official denied the request: Later; following an a eal , the pp Planning Cammi ssi on denied the proposed rezone ng request: Factors cited i n the deny al of the RA zoning request included that: 1 } i t woul d not be cansi stmt with the Metro P1 an or refinement plan desi gnati an of medi um- densi ty residential use; 2 } i t woul d not be consistent with Metro P1 an policies regarding compact urban growth or promotion of higher residential densities near the downtown area and other major employment centers ; and 3 } i t would be inconsistent with the Whi teaker Refinement P1 an as i t would chap e the border between corm ~ g erc~ al and resi dents al uses. II: APPLICABLE CRITERYA Section 9:145 of the Eugene Code requires that a proposed refinement plan amendment be consistent with the fo11 owi ng criteria : a: The plan amendment is consistent with the Metropolitan Area General P1 an; b: The p1 an amendment i s consistent with remaining portions of the refinement p1 an; and c: The plan amendment i s found to address one or more of the fa11 owi ng: 1: an error i n the publication of the plan; 2: a change of circumstances in a substantial manner not incorporated i n the plan; 3: incorporation into the plan of new inventory material which ref ates to a statewi de goal ; or 4: a cha nge i n public policy; FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS-~-3