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%XXEGLQIRX& <br /> <br /> <br /> Planning & Development <br /> Planning Division <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />th <br /> 99 W. 10 Avenue <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> <br /> (541) 682-5377 <br /> <br /> (541) 682-5572 FAX <br /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />M <br /> <br />EMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Date: May 30, 2012 <br /> <br />To: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />From: Jason Dedrick, Associate Planner <br /> Denny Braud, Urban Services Manager <br /> <br />Subject: Envision Eugene: Follow-up on Industrial Lands from Council Work Session <br /> <br />This memorandum is in response to questions raised by the city council at the May 16, 2012 work <br />session regarding industrial lands. <br /> <br />What are the mechanisms to keep industrial lands from being partitioned? <br /> <br />In the past Eugene has had many large industrial lots that have been partitioned into smaller lots or <br />business parks. As part of Envision Eugene, the City must demonstrate a need for industrial lands of <br />certain sizes and then must show how the current supply or any expansion area will meet this need. <br />Goal 9 and the related Oregon Administrative Rules require cities to ensure that employment lands <br />designated with special siting needs (such as large industrial sites) are protected for their intended use. <br />For this reason, any lands that are assumed to meet this need will be zoned for industrial uses only and <br />will have a minimum lot size requirement that assures they are available for the intended purpose. <br /> <br />quality of life impact on <br />nearby residents? <br /> <br />Currently there are several ways in which industries and their impacts are regulated. First, the city has <br />various zoning categories which each include a range of allowable uses. Of the industrial zoning <br />districts, the Campus Industrial zone (I-1 zone) allows uses that are most compatible with residential <br />areas (research and development firms, large scale office-type uses), while the Heavy Industrial zone (I-3 <br />zone) allows uses that could potentially be less compatible with residential uses (major manufacturing <br />and assembling uses). Although the proposed expansion areas have not been zoned yet, good planning <br />practice dictates that we make every effort to not locate heavy industrial uses adjacent to residential <br />uses. In general much of the proposed expansion would likely be for campus (I-1 zone) or light/medium <br />