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February 3, 2011 Page 4 IV. Criteria and Findin s Eugene Code §9.3020 requires an evaluation of any S Special Area zone change application to determine whether the requested change in zoning is consistent with the following criteria shown in bold face and italicized text; responses to criteria are shown in plain text. EC 9 »3020 Criteria for Establishment of an S Special Area Zone. Before adopting an ordinance establishing a S special area Zone, the city council shall find that the proposal is in compliance with the following criteria: EC 9.3020(1) The area to which the S Special Area Zone is being applied meets at least one of the following criteria: 000 (b) Possesses distinctive buildings or natural features that require special consideration to ensure appropriate development, preservation, or rehabilitation. In order to be considered distinctive, it must be demonstrated that: 1. The area is characterized by buildings that merit preservation in order to protect their special features; or Z The area contains natural features that have been identified by the city as worthy of special treatment or preservation. Re §pon. se: The Brunner- Schmitz House was found to be historically significant as demonstrated in the findings of the Historic Review Board (HD 10-01) which demonstrate the significance of the structure and the value of preservation. The house is an excellent example of a 1920s farmhouse displaying the American Foursquare form with Prairie School stylistic influences. The house retains a high degree of historical integrity that ;allows it to clearly convey the characteri stics of type, style, and period, and it is one of the best examples of the American Foursquare style that has been identified in the City. As provided in the approval by the Historic Review Board the Brunner - Schmitz house has been found to merit preservation in order to protect the site and homes special features. Preservation of the house contributes to the preservation of Eugene's history. with consideration of the Historic Review Board's designation of the Brunner- Schmitz House as a City Landmark this criterion is met. EC 9.3020(2) An analysis of the area demonstrates how the uses and development standards of the S Special Area zone ordinance will facilitate implementation of the planned use of the property or the preservation or rehabilitation of distinctive buildings or natural features of benefit to the community. Response: The purpose of the S -H Historic Special Area zone is to permit, after appropriate review, the use of historically significant buildings and sites for a range of permitted uses not otherwise found together in one of the standard zoning districts, which often contain uses that are inappropriate while omitting uses that are appropriate to specific historic buildings, sites, and ensembles. All of the property associated with the Brunner - Schmitz House is proposed to be included in the S -H Historic Special Area Zone, to assure the maintenance of the existing and historical relationship of the structure to its setting and its immediate neighbors, and the larger River Road area, where it has always been a prominent landmark. Proposed Brunner - Schmitz .mouse Zone Change Application (Z 10-12)