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Mr. Will Dixon testified on behalf of the applicant. He agreed with the findings of the staff report and to the recommended conditions of approval. He noted that the subject property is located in the Willamette River Greenway, but not within the protected buffer immediately adjacent to the river. He stated that the location of the proposed wall along the west boundary of the property could be perfected at the time of final PUD approval. He hour vehicle trips estimated between 15-29 trips, which did not warrant a traffic impact study. the co-housing project and expressed their aspirations for the quality of life they desired from the co-housing development. At least on proponent stated that the flexibility of design provided by the PUD provisions was well suited to the co-housing design. Another proponent suggested that the proposal met the density and design goals set forth in the Metro Plan and Envision Eugene. Numerous neighbors testified in opposition to the application. Attorney Lauren Regan spoke on behalf of many of those neighbors. She stated that the residents of 21 homes on Oakleigh Lane were opposed to the application. The wall proposed for the western boundary was identified as particularly offensive to neighbors. She stated that the Metro Plan requires density such as that proposed to be located closer to River Road, not at a dead end of a small lane. She asserted that the Willamette Greenway (statewide planning goal) was not met, and the proposal would also violate Goal 5. She also testified that the proposal did not provide sufficient screening from neighboring properties or the Willamette Greenway and associated bike path. Other neighbors testified that the density and size of the proposed buildings were simply too large for a lane predominated by single family residences. Many neighbors were alarmed that a significant amount of fill would be needed to bring the eastern portion of the property above the floodplain level in order to allow development. Fears were expressed that the filled area would adversely impact the underlying sewer and would shunt stormwater onto the open space area between the subject property and the bike path. Several neighbors suggested that a TIs calculation of 168 new daily vehicles trips, the increase represents a 145% increase in traffic over existing levels. Opponents also asserted that the safety of pedestrians, children and bicyclists would be threatened by the increased number of cars. At least one opponent asserted that a traffic analysis should also look at impacts on the commercial zoned lands along River Road near the intersection with Oakleigh. Several neighbors objected to the decreased setbacks proposed for several buildings. They felt that such setbacks are so much smaller than what is typical in the neighborhood that they would be incompatible with the look and feel of the existing lane. Similarly, the neighbors felt Hearings Official Decision (PDT 13-1, WG 13-1) 2