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III: FINDINGS OF THE EUGENE PLANNING CoMMISS~oN Each criterion i s 1 i steel below; followed by findings of the Eugene P1 anni ng Corr~i ssi on: Section 9:145 ~ 2 } ~ a } : The plan amendment i s consistent with the Metropol - itan Area Genera] Plan: The Metro Plan Diagram delineates the area generally between Jefferson Street on the west; commercial boundary north of 6th Avenue on the south; B1 ai r Boulevard on the west; and the rai 1 road tracks on the north as M7 xed-Use, with an underlying designation of Medium-Density Residential : The mixed-use designation recognizes areas where more than one use might be suitable and provides for further delineation of apprapri ate land-use patterns based on a refinement plan: The Whiteaker Refinement P1 an Diagram; found on page 13 of the plan; deline- ates the Metro P1 an mixed-use area into primari ly a medi um- and high-density resi denti a1 subarea ~ 1 ocati on of subject property } and portions of two other i ndustri a1 subareas: The Metro P1 an also has another Mixed-Use designation i n Whiteaker north of the railroad tracks: The Whiteaker P1 an Diagram delineates this area into primari ly a mixed-use subarea; a sma11 i ndustri a1 subarea; and a portion of a l ow-density resi denti a1 subarea: C1 early there i s a ,precedent for a ref i nement plan creating greater spec i f i c- ~ ty for land uses ~ n a Metro P1 an m~ xed-use area. There i s also precedent for more than one zoning district being appropriate i n a ref i nement plan subarea: The proposed amendment to the Whiteaker Refinement P1 an is found to be consistent with the Metro P1 an Diagram: The Metro P1 an contains the fo11 awi ng key metropal i tan goals: 1: Use urban; urbani zabl e; and rural 1 ands efficiently: ~: Provide viable resi denti a1 communities so al 1 resi dents can choose sound; affordable housing that meets individual needs: 3: Broaden; improve; and diversify the metropolitan economy whi 1 e maintaining and enhancing the environment: These goals; dealing with growth management; housing; and the economy; provide the broad framework for evaluating the proposed amendment to the Whiteaker Refinement P1 an: In addition; each goal contains related pot i ci es and ob j ec- ti ves: Below are a few of the applicable pot i ci es and objectives and P1 anni ng Commission findings: "Encourage development of suitable vacant; underdeveloped, and redevel- opabl a land where services are available; thus capi tat i zi ng on publ i c expenditures already made for those services:" Page II-B-3; No: 8} The proposed amendment and a subsequent request for RA zoning with the site review subd~str~ct and expansion of Gray's to include a nursery on this site encourages use of a vacant parcel: Once the property was zoned RA; the proposed amendment would prohibit any permanent, non-residential structures. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS--4 r~ R