Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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EWEB DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT LAND USE COMPONENTS 5.8 Conclusion 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. The Master Plan envisions a green redevelopment of the subject property, with approximately eight acres of dedicated public open space, new construction and adaptive re-use of buildings, pedestrian-oriented streets connecting Downtown Eugene to the Willamette River, and a cultural landscape that displays the ecological, social, industrial, and civic history of the place. Extensive public involvement was a key component to the creation of a redevelopment strategy that resonates with Eugene residents and satisfies community needs. Throughout the Master Plan development process, public input was integrated during design iterations and incorporated into decision-making equations that resulted in the EWEB Riverfront Master Plan. The purpose of the proposal is to facilitate redevelopment of the Downtown Riverfront site consistent with the Master Plan vision, to create development standards and urban design guidelines that shape redevelopment, and to enable the transformation of the area into a “people place” that is active, vibrant, accessible and multi-use. The land use components described herein implement the regulatory framework necessary to guide and shape future redevelopment of the subject site. Based on available information and supporting materials, and the findings in Sections 5.1 through 5.7, the proposal is consistent with all applicable approval criteria. Cameron McCarthy FINAL SUBMITTAL | December 5, 2012 {00091176;1 }