Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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ATTACHMENT A ORDINANCE NO. ____ AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE EWEB DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT PROPERTY THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. As a result of this citizen initiated plan amendment process, the Eugene- Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) Land Use Diagram is amended to remove the current Metro Plan designations from the properties identified on Exhibit 1 “EWEB Downtown Riverfront Metro Plan Amendment” attached to this Ordinance, and to replace those designations as reflected on Exhibit 1. Section 2 . The EWEB Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit 2, is adopted as a refinement of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan. However, only those portions of the EWEB Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan that are specifically referenced in EC 9.3155(4), 9.3155(16), 9.3185(2)(b), 9.3185(2)(i), 9.3190(2)(d) and EC 9.8030(16)(a) are adopted as land use regulations, to be applied only as indicated in those sections of the Eugene Code. All other portions of the EWEB Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan are adopted only to serve as findings in support of this Ordinance. Section 3. The “Policies” and “Projects” sections on page 29 in the “Downtown Riverfront” section of Eugene Downtown Plan are amended as follows: Policies 1. Incorporate the Willamette River as an integral element to downtown planning and development. [2. Collaborate with EWEB to encourage relocation of their utility facilities.] [3. A master plan for the EWEB riverfront property must be approved by the City before an redevelopment, land use application rezoning, Metro Plan or refinement plan diagram amendments are approved for uses not associated with EWEB functions. The master plan shall be evaluated based on the master plan’s consistency with principles A through D below: Ordinance - Page 1 of 12