Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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EWEB DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT LAND USE COMPONENTS 21,000sf Communications and Equipment Repair Building, the 18,600sf Midgley’s Building, and the 17,800sf Vehicle Repair Shop. Under the Master Plan, the EWEB Headquarters Building, the Operations Warehouse, the Steam Plant, and the Midgley’s Building are proposed for adaptive reuse. The Communications and Equipment Repair Building and the Vehicle Repair Shop are proposed for demolition. The Willamette Substation and a former manufactured gas plant site are located within the southeastern end of the subject property and are proposed to remain in EWEB ownership. In 2009, a DEQ assessment of the former manufactured gas plant site’s environmental impacts was completed. The site was determined to be polluted prior to EWEB ownership and is now capped with impervious materials. The primary section of the subject site best suited for immediate redevelopment is the approximate 12-acre former Operations Yard, which spans both the east and west sides of the Ferry Street Viaduct and is mostly paved. Prior to the relocation of EWEB operations, this area was used to store equipment and utility service vehicles. 3.4 Land Use Metro Plan land use designations for the subject property include, seven (7) parcels designated High Density Residential, two (2) parcels designated Heavy Industrial, five (5) parcels designed Mixed Use, and seven (7) parcels designated Parks and Open Space. All of the parcels located th south of 4 Avenue and west of the Ferry Street Viaduct have the Nodal Development Overlay designation. City of Eugene zoning designations for the subject property include, three (3) parcels designated I-2 Light-Medium Industrial, five (5) parcels designated I-3 Heavy Industrial, eight (8) parcels designated PL Public Land, and five (5) parcels designated S-W Whiteaker Special Area Zone. Nine (9) parcels adjacent to the Willamette River have /WR Water Resources Conservation overlay zoning designation. Twelve (12) parcels adjacent to the Ferry Street Viaduct have /TD Transit th Development overlay zoning designation. Five (5) parcels north of 4 Avenue, within the S-W Special Area Zone, have /SR Site Review overlay zoning designation. A list of subject parcels (tax lots), acreage, Metro Plan designations, and City of Eugene land use zoning designations is provided as Exhibit J Tax Lot Details. Figure 3-1 identifies respective parcels within the subject site and their associated plan and zone designations as well as overlay designations. Cameron McCarthy FINAL SUBMITTAL | December 5, 2012 {00091176;1 }