HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 19879ORDINANCE NO. I~18 "~ ~
AN GRDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS T4 THE
EUGENE CaMMERCIAL LANDS STUDY.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. The Eugene Commercial Lands Study Study) was amended and adopted b
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the Council as a refinement of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan for
the Eugene portion of the Urban Growth Boundary by ordinance No. 19852 on Ma 11,
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1992,
B, The Study had previously been reviewed by the Lane County Board of
Commissioners, and at a meeting of the Board held on May 13, 1992 it was determined
that the City Council's amendments to the Study were substantive and required a further
public hearing before the Board took final action on the Stud .
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C. The Lane County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on the City
Council's amendments to the Study on tune 3,1992, and based on the testimony presented
adopted text defining the term strip commercial for purposes of Policy 21 as adopted b
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the Council pursuant to ordnance No. 19852 on May 11, 1992.
D. Further discussion with the Lane County Board of Commissioners and
consideration of the public testimony on this matter led to the conclusion that a portion
of the Commercial Lands Study should be further refined to address questions raised in
public testimony and by elected officials from Eugene and bane County. The Lane County
Board of Commissioners adopted amendments that further revised but did not make
substantive changes to the text previously adapted by the Council. The Lane Colin
Board of Commissioners revised Policy 21 and adopted a new Policy 22 ~replacin Poll
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21 on page III-25 of the Study} on September 23, 1992.
Now, THEREFORE,
THE CITY of EUGENE DOES GRDAIN AS FoLLaWS:
Section 1. Based on the above findings, which are adopted herein, the following
are hereby adopted as changes to the Eugene Commercial Lands Study as adopted by the
Council on May 11, 1992: -
Replace Policy 21 on page III-25 with a new policy as follows:
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21.U Consider downtown as the commercial service area for South Eugene. If a
new area far medium-density residential development is established in South
Eugene, additional general commercial land maybe created with the housing.
Add a new Policy 22 on page III-25 as follows:
22.U Further strip commercial activity along Willamette Street will be discouraged,
Strip commercial is defined as commercial facilities which are largely
oriented to automobile trafffic, such as retail uses found in the C-2 General
Commercial District. Small-scale General Office District developments are
not considered strip commercial.
Section 2. Except as herein amended, all other provisions of the Eugene
Commercial Lands Study as amended and adopted by the City Council by ordinance No.
19852 on May ll, 1992 remain in full force and effect,
Passed by the City Council on this
12th day of ~ctober,1992
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City order
Approved by the Mayor on this
12th day of October, 1992.
Mayor
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