manufacturing, specialty apparel, metal fabrication, heavy machinery, <br />high-tech electronics, avionics equipment, and recreational equipment. <br />The following summarizes a range of the site characteristics Eugene <br />should seek when identifying the sites that will address its employment <br />land deficit, in terms of the Oregon Court of Appeals' opinion in Friends of <br />Yaml ill County v. City of Newberg, 62 Or LUBA 5 (2010), aff'd 240 Or App <br />738 (2011). The conclusion will identify those key site characteristics that <br />the City will focus on through the expansion analysis. <br />Site size/ minimum acreage. Sites for manufacturing firms range <br />in size from 10 acres up to more than 100 acres for large-scale <br />industrial firms. Some manufacturing firms prefer to locate in a <br />manufacturing or flex business park, which range in size from <br />about 25 acres to several hundred acres. Considering historic <br />employment patterns and trends, along with Eugene's efforts to <br />attract mid- and large-sized manufacturing firms, it is likely that <br />manufacturing firms will be seeking to locate in Eugene on sites of <br />all sizes offered. <br />Business Oregon, the State of Oregon's economic development <br />agency, has studied manufacturer's site needs and determined that <br />competitively sized general manufacturing firms select sites 10 <br />acres in size. Competitive sites for heavy manufacturing, high-tech <br />manufacturing, or campus industrial manufacturing require 25- <br />acre sites. Regionally-scaled clean-tech manufacturers require 50- <br />acre sites, and globally-scaled clean technology campuses require <br />100 acres. (Table 18). <br />Some businesses seek a location in a manufacturing or flex business <br />park. Business parks are typically at least 25 acres in size, to allow <br />for development of multiple buildings and associated parking. In <br />the Portland area, established parks generally range in size from <br />about 25 acres to 50 acres, with a few examples of parks around 75, <br />100, or 300 acres. (Table 19). <br />Industrial businesses that considered locating in Oregon (including <br />businesses that relocated away from Eugene) needed sites ranging <br />in size from 10 acres to 200 acres or larger. Major employment sites <br />with general industrial uses in the Portland Metro area range in <br />size from 25 to 160 acres and average about 50 acres in size. <br />Businesses parks will need to be at least 25 to 50 acres and possibly <br />as large as 75 to 100 acres. <br />Page 128 ECONorthwest Part 11 - Eugene Economic Opportunities Analysis <br />