Item B:Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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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 9.3150(3), EC 9.3180(3), EC 9.3181(3), and EC 9.3182(3) shall demonstrate compliance with “urban design” plan policies in alternatives the Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan; proposed pursuant to EC 9.3160(7) and EC 9.3165(1) shall demonstrate compliance with “infrastructure” plan policies in the Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan; and, uses proposed pursuant to EC 9.3147(7) and alternatives proposed pursuant to EC 9.3185(4) shall demonstrate compliance with “open space” plan policies in the Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan. Section 19. Section 9.8111 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide: 9.8111 Design Review - Applicability. [EC 9.3980 allows an applicant within the S-WS Walnut Station Special Area Zone to seek approval through the Design Review process.]Applicants within the S-WS Walnut Station Special Area Zone or S- DR Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone may seek approval through the Design Review process per EC 9.3980 or EC 9.3190. These applications for review shall be considered under a Type II process, or concurrently with a related Type III application process. No development permit shall be issued by the city prior to completion of the design review. Section 20. Subsection (1) of Section 9.8215 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide: 9.8215 Partition, Tentative Plan Approval Criteria- General. The planning director shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny a partition, with findings and conclusions. Approval, or approval with conditions, shall be based on compliance with the following criteria: (1) The proposed partition complies with all of the following, unless specifically exempt from compliance through a code provision applicable to a special area zone or overlay zone: (a) Lot standards of EC 9.2000 through 9.3915 regarding applicable parcel dimensions and density requirements. Within the /WR Water Resources Conservation Overlay Zone or the /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone, no new lot may be created if more than 33% of the lot, as created, would be occupied by either: 1. The combined area of the /WR conservation setback and any portion of the Goal 5 Water Resource Site that extends landward Ordinance - Page 7 of 12