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� r This document addresses concerns of high technology firms i n re] ati on to si ti ng of new faci l i ti es. Fi rms surveyed as part of thi s study rated their preferences for different combinations of topography and vegetation. The results reflected a strong preference for high -image sites. Shifting of the special light industrial site to the center of the Basin responds to this desire and would provide Eugene with an expanded inventory of attractive sites for major high-technology firms . E. Industrial Lands Task Force Report. The report of the Industrial Lands Task Force, April 1981, reviewed and supplemented findings and policies pertinent to industrial locations outlined in the Metro Plan. The report finds that; 1. Important locational factors indentified for high - techno l ogy firms i ne l ude proper plan designation, proper zoning designation, availability of public ci services, compatability with existing and future surrounding uses and image of the site. 2. The report also concluded that some of the largest electronic firms ( as Tektronix and Hewlett-Packard) are interested in sites of 150 acres, but noted that other smaller fi rms* (compri the majority 'of the potential users) were interested in sites between 10 and 50 acres in s i z e . 3. In relation to light-medium i ndustri al activities, the Report notes that the most recent industrial growth in the metropolitan area has been almost entirely in the light - medi um category. 4. The Task Force Report recommended that until more is l earned about the demand for light-medium i ndustri al land, the cities should continue to maintain a variety of sites, fully serviced, in a variety of locations. W hile the special light industrial site designated as part of the Metro Plan responds to some of these criteria, the land use arrangements proposed in the Planning commissions recommendation better meet the direction provided by-these criteria and other locally adopted policies, and need established in p of the Metro Plan and technical supporting documents, such as the "Economic Working Papers.' 1. Size - The approximately 200 -acre special-light i ndustri'al site in the Commission's recommendation is in one ownership and can provide s -i ti ng potential for a major user. This would add a second site to the L i-ty' s potential inventory of speci a l - industrial sites in excess of 150 acres in size, thereby providing greater degree of choice for major firms seeking potential sites in the City. Because the special -light industrial site identified in the Metro Plan is split into about twenty separate parcels (not all of which are under one ownership) , it may be less desirable by a potential major firm. 1