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al 1 categories of commercial use during the period of 1971-83 and the major commercial development which has occured has not represented the dense configurations anticipated by the Metro Plan. The fallowing text of the Metro Plan, which defines community commercial centers, i s al so relevant: "This category includes mare commercial activities than nei hborhood g commercial but Tess than major retail centers. Such areas usually develop around a small department store and supermarket. The development occupies at least five acres and normally not more than 4~ acres, This category contains such general activities as retail stares; person services; financial, insurance, and real estate offices; private recreational facilities, such as movie theaters, and tourist-related facilities, such as motels. 1Nhen this category is shown next to medium- or high-density residential, the two can be integrated into a single overall complex, local regulations permitting." The total amount of property currently zoned for community commercial use at this location is 3$ acres with an additional nine acres zoned for general commercial use. The proposed Plan amendment would add 10.4 acres of commercial. The resulting size of the community commercial node would be 4S, 4 acres. This acreage size i s only a gui del i ne, however, and several existing commercial areas; such as the Gateway commercial area ~ 190 acres} ; the Gakway Mal 1 X58 acres}; and the River Road/Bel tl i ne commerci a1 area X66 acres; exceed thi s guidel i ne. Additionally, the number and type of existing commercial uses in the area are limited and do not approach the diversity and quantity of commercial uses found at the major retai 1 centers in the metropolitan area. The fo11 owi ng Metro Plan policies are relevant to this request: "'Promote compatibility between residentially paned land and ad`acent areas. "' (Folic 11 a e l l l- - ~ y ,pg A5~ The Eugene Sand and Gravel plant, because of its proximity, creates excessive noise emission impacts on the subject property. A commercial use would buffer noise impacts and protect the medium-density residential 1 ands to the east. The redesi gnati on would a1 so prevent the level opment of medium density residential uses on the .subject property and subsequent conflicts between that use and the rock crushing and hauling o eration to p the west. "Encourage higher density residential development near industrial and cammerciai centers throughout the metropolitan area." Policy 30, page 1ll- A-?~ The conversion of the subject property to commercial wi 11 all the retai ni n undevelo ed residential land g p to the east to be developed at increased density. Page 4