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I. Land north of the site is zoned R-1 Law Density Residential District and is fully developed with residences. 2. Land east of the site is zoned R-1 and PL Public Land District. The property zoned R-l is developed with residences; the property zoned PL is owned by the City of Eugene and developed with Fire Station #$. 3. Land south of the site is zoned RA Suburban Residential District. Same of the land to the south is developed residentially and some consists of larger parcels that can be further developed in the future. 4. Land west of the site is zoned RA. There is one tier of residential lots immediately adjacent to the west boundary of fihe subject site. Property awned and occupied b~y the Fairfield Baptist Church extends from this tier of lots west to Bertelsen Raad. When the Planning Commission was considering whether to classify this amend- ment as major ar minor, a question was raised as to why amixed-use designation should be applied rather than two different zoning districts. From the perspective of ~ the applicant, application of the mixed-use district is somewhat more awkward than simply relying upon existing zoning districts. That awkwardness is due, in part, to the fact that a special mixed-use district has to be created and, in part, because the mixed-use approach is less commonly used than standard zoning districts. However, the mixed-use approach also appears to offer several distinct advantages in this situation: 1. Qne of the principal intended uses of the property is for video produc- tion services. The Planning and Development Department advised the Commission at its meeting of November l3, 199o that C-2 zoning was required for that use under the existing code. As the Commission is aware, the range of uses allowed in the C-2 district is very broad. Many of the uses permitted in that district would not be appropriate, granted the size of this property and surrounding development. The mixed-use approach allows the range of nonresidential uses permitted on this property to be much more carefully tailored and adapted to the specific situation. 2. The C-2 zoning district is normally applied only to property designated as commercial in the Metropolitan Area General Plan. Consequently, if the general rule is followed in this case, it would be necessary to amend the Metropolitan Plan instead of or in addition to amending the Bethel- Danebo Refinement Plan. Amending the Metropolitan Plan for this property could create several potential canf licts or internal inconsistencies. The only category in the Metropolitan Plan that might be applied is the community commercial center designation. However, this property does not appear suitable for that sort of designation, particularly in view of the range of uses for such a center provided at page If-E-4 of the Metropolitan Plan. A community commercial center is also described as having at least five acres and normally not mare than 4a acres. Even if the entire parcel Application for Amendment to the Bethel-Danebo Ref znement Plan, Page 2 of ~ ~