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Form based codes are based on a vision for an area, and visual tools are used to communicate this vision. An Illustrative Plan was created to capture a development pattern consistent with the vision. This is a valuable tool to communicate the look and feel desired for an area. Franklin Corridor Urban General Early design iterations portrayed different levels of intensity along the Franklin Corridor, focusing the highest level of development density at the EmX stations. As the plan progressed, a strong need was recognized to allow for a large degree of flexibility as to how the area could develop, and that the market rather than the City regulations should dictate where the appropriate level of commercial intensity could occur. As such, the entire Franklin Corridor became one frontage district. Franklin Boulevard 7 Story Maximum Franklin Blvd. Several variations of building height limitations were considered. Some property owners sug- gested retaining the existing height limit of 120 feet, while some neighbors favored buildings no more than three or four stories anywhere within the Special Area Zone. In order to determine the appropriate building height standards, it was necessary to address the specific impacts that were of concern regarding building height rather than trying to arbitrarily reduce building heights. Access to sunlight along Franklin Boulevard was raised as a concern, and some participants recommended a maximum building height of five stories to ensure the sidewalk on the north side of Franklin Boulevard would not be in shadow cast from buildings on the south side of the street. when this was evaluated, it was found that a seven story building height with a 15 foot stepback above five stories will allow sunlight to illuminate the sidewalk and the entire face of buildings on the north side of Franklin Boulevard, even on the shortest day of the year. There was also the consideration of how to incentivize high quality construction, and how to encourage seven story buildings in the most urban portion of the area to be a minimum of seven stories in height without an additional review process. The maximum height for wood - frame building construction in Eugene is five stories. Buildings of five stories or less are typically constructed with wood frames, and this type of construction is typically is used for apartment PIs,