Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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EWEB DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT LAND USE COMPONENTS 5.2 Refinement Plan Amendments and Refinement Plan Adoption The subject site is within the boundaries of the Downtown Plan, Riverfront Park Study, and Whiteaker Plan. The proposal involves Refinement Plan text amendments to repeal Downtown Riverfront Policies 2 and 3 in the Downtown Plan and EWEB Policy II.E.1, II.E.2, and II.E.3 in the Riverfront Park Study, as the policies are now obsolete. The proposal does not amend the Whiteaker Plan. Descriptions of the refinement plan text changes are presented below. Findings of compliance with applicable approval criteria and standards are provided under EC 9.8424. The proposal involves the adoption of the Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan as a refinement plan to guide future redevelopment. Findings of compliance for applicable approval criteria and standards in EC 9.3020 are provided in Section 5.3 under EC 9.8065. Downtown Plan The proposal amends the Downtown Riverfront section, pg. 29, are as follows: Downtown Riverfront, Pg. 29 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. In 2010, the applicant (EWEB) relocated their utility operations and maintenance functions from the subject site to the new Roosevelt Operations Center (ROC) in west Eugene. Therefore, this policy is obsolete. 3.A master plan for the EWEB riverfront property must be approved by the City before an redevelopment, land use application rezoning, Metro Plan or refinement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: A.Create a “people place” that is active, vibrant, accessible and multi- use. B.Provide appropriate setbacks, deeper where environmental or habitat issues are more critical, shallower in other areas. C.Incorporate appropriate building and site design techniques that address environmental concerns. D.Incorporate an educational aspect, so that the riverfront improvements teach us about our river, our history, and our city. The master plan shall be considered using the City’s Type II application procedures, unless the applicant elects to have the master plan reviewed concurrently with a Type III, Type IV or Type V application. The proposal establishes the Downtown Riverfront SAP (Exhibit A Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan), which implements the redevelopment vision of the Master Plan, as a refinement plan. The Master Plan process was completed using the above principles A-D as guiding principles and the resulting vision has been translated into a policy document, the Downtown Riverfront SAP. The Cameron McCarthy FINAL SUBMITTAL | December 5, 2012 {00091176;1 }