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functional plans. There are no special area studies or functional puns that are applicable to rezoning to a mixed-use designation for this property. Assuming that the Planning Commission and City Council approve the proposed text and diagram amendments to the Bethel-Danebo Refinement Plan, the rezoning would be consistent with the amended version of that plan. Creation of a mixed-use district as proposed for the Elmira Road property is consistent with all of the criteria in Section 9.47$ of the Eugene Cade. D. Proposed Mixed-Use Zoning District Section 9.4$4 of the Eugene Code provides that: "Because the MU Mixed-Use District is designed to be applied to diverse situations, the specific mixture of uses permitted and the development standards required will have to be specified for each application of the district to a specific area." That section goes on to stipulate that each mixed-use district shall contain a desription and purpose section, a use section, and a standards section. A proposed mixed-use district for the Elmira Road property is attached as an integral part of this application for amendment of the Bethel-Danebo Refinement Plan. The proposed district includes all of the elements required under Section 9.480 of the Eugene Code. The proposed district is also designed to carry out the limited purposes specified in the draft text amendment to the Bethel-Danebo Refinement Plan. The development standards incorporated in this proposed mixed-use district rely primarily upon existing development standards of the RA and GC zones. The RA standards were specified for new residential development because those are the standards now applied to the property and maintenance of those standards will heap ensure integration with the surrounding residential area. The CC standards were specified for nonresidential development because those are intentionally crafted to be compatible with adjacent residential uses as indicated in Section 9.438 of the Eugene Code: "GU general Qf f ice District regulations are primarily intended to provide for small to medium-sized office buildings, often in transi- tional Locations between residential and commercial uses. Developments must be compatible with nearby residential uses in terms of scale, bulk, building and parking coverage, traffic generation and other external factors." E. Conclusion The subject property , has a song history of nonresidential use. The existing com- mercial/industrial structure on the property is substantial and cannot be put to any feasible use under the existing RA zoning. Application of a mixed-use designation to the property provides the opportunity to reuse the existing improvements and to encourage further development of the property that is compatible with the surrounding area. Application of a mixed-use plan and zoning designation is desirable in this instance because it offers the opportunity to carefully control the types of uses allowed and the development standards imposed. That opportunity is not possible to the same extent if conventional plan and zoning designations are used. Application for Amendment to the Bethel-Danebo Refinement Plan, Page ~. ~ of f ~.