Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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Section 16. Table 9.8010 List of Adopted Plans in Section 9.8010 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide: Table 9.8010 List of Adopted Plans Bethel-Danebo Refinement Plan (Phase II) River Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan Bethel-Danebo Refinement Plan Riverfront Park Study Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan South Hills Study Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan South Willamette Subarea Study Eugene Commercial Lands Study TransPlan (Metro Area Transportation Plan) Eugene Downtown Plan Walnut Station Specific Area Plan Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General West University Refinement Plan Plan (Metro Plan) Fairmount/U of O Special Area Study Westside Neighborhood Plan Jefferson/Far West Refinement Plan Whiteaker Plan Laurel Hill Neighborhood Plan Willakenzie Area Plan 19 th and Agate Special Area Study Willow Creek Special Area Study Resolution No. 3862 Adopting the West 11 th Resolution No. 3885 Establishing Areas for the Commercial Land Use Policy and Refining the Application of C-4 Commercial-Industrial District Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Zoning, and Amending Resolution No. 3862 Plan (Adopted June 13, 1984) (Adopted on November 13, 1984) Section 17. EC “Map 9.8010 Adopted Plans” and its legend are amended to include the Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan as shown on Exhibit 7 attached to this Ordinance. Section 18. Subsection (16)(a) of Section 9.8030 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide: 9.8030 Adjustment Review - Approval Criteria. The planning director shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny an adjustment review application. Approval or conditional approval shall be based on compliance with the following applicable criteria. (16) Downtown Plan Area. Where this land use code provides that a development standard applicable within the Downtown Plan Area as shown on Map 9.2161(6) Downtown Plan Map may be adjusted, approval of the request shall be given if the applicant demonstrates consistency with all of the following: (a) The requested adjustment will allow the project to achieve an equivalent or higher quality design than would result from strict adherence to the standards through: 1. A building orientation, massing, articulation and façade that contribute positively to the surrounding urban environment; and 2. An overall site and building design that creates a safe and attractive pedestrian environment. Design elements for this purpose may include special architectural design features, high quality materials, outdoor seating, pedestrian-scaled lighting, prominent entries facing the street, multiple openings or windows, and a significant use of clear, untinted glass. 3. Within the S-DR zone,alternatives proposed pursuant to EC Ordinance - Page 6 of 12