Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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EWEB DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT LAND USE COMPONENTS proposed for removal are obsolete. The proposal will further the goals and policies of the Downtown Plan. The provisions, standards, and development criteria in the proposed S-DR Zone satisfy remaining policies, fulfill the implementation strategies, and execute projects for the subject site within the Downtown Plan. The proposed amendments are consistent with the remaining portions of the plan. The proposed amendments to the Riverfront Park Study are consistent with the purpose of updating the plan to reflect a new community policy. These policies proposed for removal are obsolete as they pertain to elements of the site that are no longer pertinent or remain. The proposed amendments will not affect the plan’s ability to regulate and guide development within its boundaries and are consistent with remaining portions of the plan. This criterion is satisfied. (2) The refinement plan amendment addresses one or more of the following: (a) An error in the publication of the refinement plan. (b) New inventory material which relates to a statewide planning goal. (c) New or amended community policies. (d) New or amended provisions in a federal law or regulation, state statute, state regulation, statewide planning goal, or state agency land use plan. (e) A change of circumstances in a substantial manner that was not anticipated at the time the refinement plan was adopted. The proposed amendments do not address an error in the publication of the applicable refinement plan, new inventory materials related to statewide planning goals, new or amended state or federal laws, regulations or policies or a change of circumstances not anticipated at the time of plan adoption. Therefore, criteria EC 9.8424(2)(a), (b), (d), and (e) above are not applicable to the proposed amendments. Pursuant to subsection (c), the proposed amendments address new or amended community policies, as described below. In 2001, the City Council adopted amendments to TransPlan, the Metro Plan, and the land use code to implement a nodal development strategy. The majority of the subject site is identified to implement a nodal development strategy and is designated as such by the Metro Plan land use diagram. The proposed amendments apply the nodal development (ND) designation to five (5) parcels within the subject site that do not currently have the ND designation, resulting in all properties within the subject site having the ND designation. The proposal implements the nodal development strategy, as described in findings addressing consistency with the Metro Plan policies for EC 9.7730(3)(b), consistent with this criterion. The Master Plan was completed using existing Downtown Plan policies 3.A. through D. as guiding principles. The Downtown Plan and the Riverfront Park Study have not been updated to reflect the new and amended community policies as established in the SAP and SAZ and represented in the Master Plan. Based on these findings, this criterion is satisfied. Refinement Plan Amendments and Refinement Plan Adoption Conclusion Based on the findings above, the proposed amendments and adoption are consistent with refinement plan amendment criteria. Cameron McCarthy FINAL SUBMITTAL | December 5, 2012 {00091176;1 }