Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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EWEB DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT LAND USE COMPONENTS 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL 2.1 Overview Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), the “applicant”, requests approval to implement the land use components of the EWEB Riverfront Master Plan (Master Plan). The EWEB Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the Master Plan on June 1, 2010. The land use components, identified herein as implementation tools, comprise item number six (6) of the January 1 2007 Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Eugene and EWEB. The land use components consist of a concurrent request for approval of a Metro Plan Amendments, Refinement Plan Adoption, Refinement Plan Amendments, Code Amendments, Zone Change, and Willamette Greenway Permit application; and, a separate request for approval of a Traffic Impact Analysis application. The EWEB Downtown Riverfront site (Figure 2-1) (subject property, subject site) is 27.06 acres in size and comprised of 21 parcels. EWEB owns all parcels within the subject site. As shown in Figure 2-1, the subject site is bounded by the Willamette River to the east; University of Oregon (UO) Riverfront Research Park lands to the south; the Union Pacific Railroad corridor and High th Street to the west; and, 4 Avenue to the north, with the exception of five parcels located north of th 4 Avenue. 2.2 Background The Eugene Code (EC) and the Eugene Downtown Plan, an adopted refinement plan, call for a master plan for the EWEB riverfront site prior to any redevelopment. In 2007, in preparation for EWEB vacating the majority of its operations from the Downtown Riverfront site, EWEB and the City of Eugene entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that directed the development of a Master Plan for the subject property. A Community Advisory Team (CAT) was jointly appointed by the EWEB Board of Commissioners and Eugene City Council to help guide the creation of the EWEB Riverfront Master Plan. Rowell Brokaw Architects (RBA) led the design team, coordinated with community members in individual and group interviews, held a series of large public events to discuss design elements, and conducted extensive public outreach and involvement as part of the project. In April 2010, RBA completed the Master Plan for the EWEB Downtown Riverfront site. The Master Plan was unanimously approved by the EWEB Board of Commissioners on June 1, 2010. The approved Master Plan represents the community’s vision for the redevelopment of the Downtown Riverfront. The Master Plan is a framework that builds certainty about the vision for the subject property, while being flexible enough to allow this vision to be realized in different ways. It outlines the context, principles, objectives, recommendations, and requirements for the redevelopment of the EWEB riverfront property, as well as the public process conducted to arrive at this vision. The Master Plan gives form and specificity to goals and principles outlined in the Eugene Downtown Plan. The Master Plan also includes design guidelines, the basis for clear and objective development standards, and descriptions of design intent, the basis for adjustment or design review criteria. 1 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). City of Eugene and the Eugene Water & Electric Board. January 17, 2007. Cameron McCarthy FINAL SUBMITTAL | December 5, 2012 {00091176;1 }