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ments in excess of 50,000 square feet. He asked to what extent such a moratorium, if enacted, would restrict the council or tie its hands during the moratorium period. Mr. Klein responded that the moratorium would not tie the council's hand in any way; it would tie the Planning and Development Department's hands with respect to accepting applications for a store proposed for more than 50,000 square feet. Mr. Meisner asked if work on a permanent ordinance would need to be related to the problem identified in the moratorium. Mr. Klein replied that the moratorium ordinance, when it returned to the council, would have to identify the need and specify that the City was working on responding to the need. Mr. Meisner asked whether size limitation based on square footage could be discarded in favor of other factors if it was determined to be the wrong solution. Mr. Klein replied that it could be discarded during deliberations that occur after passing the moratorium. Mayor Torrey inquired whether a store that was 48,000 square feet would become non-conforming if it was remodeled to 55,000 square feet. Mr. Coyle said that level of specificity would have to be called out in the ordinance and under a permanent ordinance the store would be rendered non-conforming in that scenario. He noted that some local grocery stores were engaged in expansions similar to the hypothetical figures. Mayor Torrey requested that if the motion passed, the moratorium ordinance contain all of the implications, positive and negative, so the public would be aware of the consequences. Mr. Coyle raised the point that a supercenter of Wal-Mart's size would require a piece of property 18 to 20 acres and zoned commercially and he was not aware that such a parcel existed. He said the net effect of a moratorium would be focused on redevelopment of existing sites and the project at 29th Avenue and Willamette Street would be stopped. Mr. Taylor commented that under Oregon law special notice was required to the Land Conservation and Development Department as well as a specific ordinance outlining the rationale for the moratorium in specific detail. Mr. Klein added that the ordinance would contain findings that responded to the require- ments of State law, which included need and adverse effects, and the moratorium would be time-limited to four or six months. Mr. Pap~ asked if the moratorium would affect expansion of a manufacturer that also had retail in its facility. Mr. Klein said the effect would depend on the definition of %ig box" retail. The amended motion failed, 5:3; Ms. Taylor, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Bettman voting in favor. Ms. Bettman moved, seconded by Ms. Taylor, to direct the city manager to include in the charge of the Mayor's Economic Development Committee the specific tasks of identifying the economic and land use transportation impacts of chain or volume retailers in excess of 50,000 square feet and providing recommendations and crite- ria to mitigate the impact to the council. Mayor Torrey asked about the committee's current status. Mr. Coyle replied that the committee had held its fourth meeting and was running somewhat behind schedule. He said the scope of the analysis requested in Ms. Bettman's motion was complex and would require significant resources to compile the data necessary for the committee to make an objective assessment. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 24, 2004 Page 10 Work Session