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3. The creation of the Mixed-Use zoning district which could be applied to this site upon changing the refinement plan designation. A draft of the Mixed Use zoning district prepared by the applicant is attached to these ` staff notes as the last. three pages of the applicant's statement. Evaluation of Refinement Plan Amendment A request for amendment of a refinement plan must address the criteria con- tained in Section 9.145 of the Eugene Code. The analysis presented below supplements the evaluation provided by the applicant. Section 9.145(2)(a): The plan amendment is consistent with the Metro- politan Area General Plan; The Metropolitan Area General plan is a metro-wide land use policy plan and only provides general direction for land use decisions such as this request. The Residential Land Use and Housing Element, as indicated in the applicant's statement, contains a policy that recognizes the appropriateness of mixed use development in special cases: Polic 15 Investigate and when advisable implement mixed use zoning, particularly in established neighborhoods where compatible and function- al mixes already exist. Page III-A-6 The area of this request is an established neighborhood of law density resi- dential development and the site contains a mixture of non-residential and residential uses and structures. The proposed Mixed-Use zoning district would allow a limited type of nonresidential uses that in many ways are less intrusive than the range of uses permitted in the C-I Neighborhood Commercial zoning district. Given the character of the area and the site, the Metro P1 an seems to support a compatible mixed use development in this circum- stance. Polic 16 Encourage location of nonresidential uses, such as neighbor- hood commercial and small-scale light industry, within residentially designated areas when those auxiliary uses are compatible with refine- ment plans, zoning ordinances, and other 1 oval controls for al 1 awed uses in residential neighborhoods. Page III-A~6 The request to reuse this property fora combination of nonresidential and residential uses would meet the intent of this policy by allowing the use of the existing nonresidential buildings far small-scale commercial and business uses. The operational nature of these uses will have less impact in terms for customer traffic and intensity of activity than would a neighborhood commercial retail center or the previous use of the property far Goodwill Industries. The Economic Element of the Metropolitan Area General Plan contains the fol- lowsng policy that is also relevant to this request: Po1ic I8 Review local ordinance and revise them to promote greater flexibility for promoting appropriate commercial development in residen- tial neighborhoods. Page 111-8-6 STAFF NOTES--Eugene Planning Commission January 22, 1991 Page 3