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ORDINANCE N0. I924 4 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE MIxED USE AND SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICTS; AMENDING SECTIONS 9.476, 9.478, 9.480, 9.482, 9.454, 9.485, 9.456, AND 9.487 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 197I; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 9.476, 9.478, 9.450, 9.452, 9.454, 9.485, 9.486 and 9.4$7 of the Eugene Code, T971, are hereby amended to read and rovide: P r ~ MU MIxED-USE DISTRICT 9.476 DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE, Due to historical development patterns certain areas of the city are characterized by a mixture of use s such as residential and commercial uses or residential and industrial uses which are normally segregated under standard zoning districts. In some instances, provision fora continuation of a mixture of uses will serve both the public interest and allow a more equitable balancing of private inter- ests than would the utilization of a standard zoning district. Because of the variety of circumstances which would exist in different areas of the city and the different treatment accorded those areas in the Metropolitan Area General P1 an, i t i s not possi b1 e to establish a zoning district with a uniform listing of uses and standards that are applicable to all those areas. Therefore, the MU Mixed Use District provides procedures and criteria for recognition of those areas and for the development of standards governing each application of the district to a particular area. It is intended that the MU Mixed~-Use District be very selectively used, 9.475 CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MU MIXED-USE DISTRICT. Before an area is rezoned to an MU Mixed-Use District, the approving authority shat 1 make affirmative findings that; ~a} The area to be classified as an MU Mixed-Use District includes the equivalent of at least one standard city block (e.g., 320' x 32a'}. fib} A special study of the area has been completed showing how the proposed MU Mixed-Use District uses will be compatible with one another, will provide a functional and healthful envir- onment, and will be integrated with the surrounding area. ~c} At least 50 percent of the lots or parcels to be classified as an MU Mixed-Use District are already developed with structures. ~d} The existing development has occurred over a period of years and is characterized by a mixture of uses. fie} The uses and development standards of conventional residential, commercial, or industrial zoning districts are