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. a.Future use of the ODOT lands shall be primarilyresidential. This use shall be for low–to medium-density residential development. b.Future development of the ODOT lands shall preserve and enhance the existing “gateway” effect as an attractive entrance to the City, and special attention shall be given to developing a portion as a gateway park. c.Under future development, office use on the ODOT lands shall be limited to the site of the present Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) building on the northwest corner of Tax Lot 1000 –Assessor’s Map 17-03-33-31 (“S” on the Land Use Diagram). 2.Upon conversion of the ODOT lands from public to private ownership and the ensuing development of the lands shall be compatible with the single-family th development along East 15Avenue, the commercial uses along Franklin Boulevard and Walnut Avenue, and the existing bike route. (k) The “Land Use Diagram Text” subsection of Section II “Land Use” is amended to delete the “Low- or Medium-Density Residential (L/M)” and “Professional /Office (S)” headings and the text under those headings and to revise the text under the “Commercial (C)” heading as follows: [Low-or Medium-Density Residential (L/M) This area is currently owned by the Oregon State Department of Transportation (ODOT). It contains the Eugene Office of the State Police, the District Engineer’s Office, and the maintenance facility for the Highway Division. The State has expressed interest in relocating these functions. The diagram indicates the area should be for low-or medium-density residential uses should the State decide to relocate in the future. Development in the area should preserve a parklike border along Franklin Boulevard to preserve the “gateway entrance” to the city. Site review procedures will be followed in future development to protect nearby residences and ensure a “parklike gateway.” Professional/Office (S) This site is currently owned by the State Department of Transportation and contains the East Eugene drive test center for the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Should the DMV leave this site, it is appropriate for office or professional uses to locate there. Access will continue to be taken from Walnut Street.] Commercial (C) There are two commercial areas within the special study area [serving the : th neighborhood: major commercial facilities north of 15Avenue, primarily facing Franklin th Boulevard;] a commercial area west of Villard at East 13 Avenue that is developed th and a Community Commercial node at 19 Avenue and Agate Street. with an arenaNo [Both areas further expansion of commercial zoning shall occur in either area. shall remain in commercial uses with no further expansion of commercial zoning in either th area. In order to protect existing residential uses on the south side of 15Avenue, site th review procedures will be attached to properties facing 15Avenue east of the alley between Moss Street and Villard Street eastward to the ODOT lands.] Ordinance - Page 5 of 18