Item 3: Ordinance on Walnut Station Mixed-Use Center (2)

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Version B: Attachment D Presented for Public Hearing on 6/21/10 -- appeal of design review to be considered by Planning Commission. With the adoption of the Walnut Station Specific Area Plan, the City Council removed from the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study most of the th area north of East 15 Avenue. The Land Use Diagram (Map 6) reflects the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study boundaries after the removal of Walnut Station area’s Commercial, Office and Low or Medium Residential areas. In moving these properties from the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study to the Walnut Station Specific Plan and Special Area Zone, careful consideration was given to the Metro Plan Diagram as refined by the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study and to the zoning conditions th at that time. As East 15 Avenue acts as a transition from primarily commercial th zoning and uses, special emphasis was placed on East 15 Avenue as a transition edge. Development standards adopted for the Walnut Station Special Area Zone th include a height step-down to three stories along East 15 Avenue, and an increased setback from 0 to 10’ to match residential properties across the street and design standards were included to provide a residential scale. Policies relevant to these properties were also included in the Walnut Station Specific Area Plan. (c) The following sentence is added to the fourth paragraph under the “Introduction” subsection of Section II (“Land Use”): In 2010, a portion of the area originally included in the Fairmount/University of th Oregon Special Area Study between Franklin Boulevard and East 15 Avenue (the Walnut Station area) was removed from the boundaries of the Study because that area was included in a new refinement plan and special area zone. (d) Policy No. 2 under the “General Policies” subsection of Section II (“Land Use”) is amended to provide: 2. With the exception of 1) the “Institutional Area” (“I” on the Land Use Diagram), and 2) the Limited High Density Residential/ Limited Institutional Area (“LHDR/LI” on the Land Use Diagram) [and 3) the Department of Motor Vehicles site (“S” on the Land Use Diagram)], non-residential zoning shall not be expanded in the study area. (e) Policy No. 3 under the “General Policies” subsection of Section II (“Land Use”) is amended to provide: 3. With the exception of [1)that portion of the ODOT lands designated for residential use, and 2)] University lands designated as “Institutional” or “Limited High Density Residential/Limited Institutional”, zone changes to increase residential density or commercial intensity are not supported by this plan. [This policy allows the opportunity for future residential development on the ODOT lands (approximate density for residential development on the ODOT lands will be addressed by selection of one of the alternative policy statements found in the Oregon Department of Transportation Section -Section D).] (f) Policy No. 1 under “The Core Residential Area” subsection of Section II (“Land Use”) is amended to provide: Ordinance - Page 3 of 18