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~RDINANcE No. 19329 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING MU-R WHITEAKER RESI- DENTIAL MIMED USE DISTRICT FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED IN T8E WHITEAKER COI~UNITY; REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 1 ~ 0 3 d ; AND DECLARING AN EI~BRGENCY. T8E CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Descr i tion and Pur ose. The purpose of the MU--R W lteaker Residential Mixed-Use District is to encourage a mix of residential and complementary neighborhood scale commercial and institutional uses, and to allow continuation of existin g commercial and industrial uses. Residential use is emphasized in this district. A need is recognized for a concentration of population, whether it be from within or outside the district, to support variety and choice in neighborhood commercial and institutional uses, It is intended that the character of the district should develop sa that a diversity of uses are enhanced and tied together with various forms of usable public and private open space where there is pedestrian-oriented activity. Sensitive intermingling of structures, street amenities, and major landscape features will be necessary . in order to integrate older development with newer development. An assumption is that development of the district will occur incrementally over time and will benefit from a coordinated effort by the public and private sectors. The MU-R Whiteaker Residential Mixed-Use District is also designed to achieve the following specific purposes:~ a. To encourage continuation of the diversity of residential and non--residential uses that have resulted from historic development patterns by allowing a variety of neighborhood-oriented commercial and institutional uses to locate convenient to potential employees and to residential users of such services , and by allowing the continuatian of existing industrial development when approved through the conditional use process. b. To encourage the conservation, rehabilitation, or restoration of older residential structures for residential and/or commercial use. c. To improve the desirability of the area far high-density residential use above 40 dwellings per acre subject to other development standards in this MU-R ordinance, and to encourage an increase in residential development as the primary land use so as to take advantage of and promote the area's 1 - Ordinance