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February 3, 2011 Page 2 Ill. The Site and Existing Conditions A. Tax Lot This proposal applies to Tax Lot 4602 on Lane County Assessor's Map 17- 04- 13 -33. The subject parcel was platted as Parcel 2 as recorded on Partition Plat 2009- -P2418 (December 30, 2009). The property is known as the Brunner- Schmitz House. The subject lot is developed with an existing single- family dwelling. The two story house fronts east on a flat, irregular lot located adjacent to River Road. B. Location and Site Context The parcel, roughly 0.44 acre in area, is located on the east side of River Road, South of Maynard Avenue and north of Horn Lane. The parcel abuts vacant residential land further to the west, north and south are single family homes. Across River Road is a mixture of residential and commercial uses. C. History of Land Use Approvals The parcel has been involved in several recent land use approvals listed below in chronological order. Annexation The subject parcel was annexed to the City of Eugene in 2007, City of Eugene file A -06 -031, Boundary Commission File Zo . The existing zoning was applied to the subject parcel, prior to its existing configuration when it was a part of Tax Lot 4600, in 2008, City of Eugene file Z--07 -009. Partition. The existing lot configuration was established with the final plat approved and recorded in 2009; City of Eugene files PT- 09 -12, PF -09 -026, recorded Partition Plat 2009- -P2418 (Instrument No. 2009 - 071906). Historic Landmark The site and house were designated a Historic Landmark by the Historic Review Board on December 9, 2010; City of Eugene file HIS -10 -001. D. Description and Purpose The Brunner- Schmitz House, at 1410 River Road, is designated as a City of Eugene Historic Landmark according to the approval rendered by the Historic Review Board on December 9, 2010. The Brunner - Schmitz House possesses historic value because of its distinctive architecture and its association with the broad historical patterns that have shaped the River Road area of Eugene. Overall the Brunner- Schmitz House is in excellent condition and retains a very high degree of historical integrity. It retains its integrity of location, design, materials, workmanship and association. In the areas of setting and feeling the building also a high degree of integrity, although planned development of the surrounding acreage is likely to eventually alter the site's integrity in these areas. The house clearly conveys its style, type and period of construction, and the Proposed Brunner - Schmitz House Zone Change Application (Z 10 -12)