General Commercial Standards. The goal of these amendments is to simplify the <br />structure of one section of the land use code. Section headings and subheadings are <br />simplified and clarified. <br />Analysis: These code amendments clearly make it easier to do development downtown. They <br />are part of the City's overall program to help facilitate more jobs and housing downtown. <br />Timing: The City Council adopted the package of code/plan amendments on July 22, 2013, and <br />they become effective August 24, 2013. The City's action was acknowledged by the Oregon <br />Department of Land Conservation and Development pursuant to ORS 197.625(1)(a). <br />➢ Efficiency Gained: See "Efficiency Gained" under Measure 5, below. <br />4. Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone <br />Applicability: The new Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone, intended to; support the <br />creation of an active, vibrant, people place, along Eugene's downtown riverfront; to achieve an <br />appropriate balance between redevelopment certainty and flexibility; to further economic <br />development, incorporate educational aspects, support appropriate enhancement of riverfront <br />habitat; and to promote a mix of uses that complement and support existing downtown <br />riverfront uses. <br />Assumptions: This new special area zone applies to about 27 acres of land on the east side of <br />downtown, along the riverfront (also known as the Eugene Water and Electric Board - EWEB- <br />riverfront site). Consistent with Envision Eugene's goal of compact urban development and <br />accommodating more multi-family homes and jobs inside the current UGB, City staff provided <br />support to the Eugene Water and Electric Board's (EWEB) design staff and a nine-member <br />Community Advisory Team for development of the EWEB Riverfront Master Plan. The new <br />special area zone for the site is intended to implement the plan. <br />Analysis: The EWEB riverfront site has been and will continue to be the focus of several City <br />resources and tools in order to help facilitate redevelopment of the site. These include the site <br />currently sitting within both the newly adopted Multiple Unit Tax Exemption (MUPTE) boundary <br />and the urban renewal district, adoption of the Riverfront Special Area Zone for the EWEB site, <br />project coordination assistance, permit facilitation, and commitments to park and infrastructure <br />improvements. The EWEB redevelopment scenarios for the site include eight acres of new <br />development space focused on commercial and restaurants. Depending on how it is developed, <br />job capacity for these eight acres could range from 320 jobs (similar to Oakway Center shopping <br />center) to 720 jobs (similar to downtown).' <br />Timing: The City Council adopted the Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone on July 8, 2013. <br />The City's action was acknowledged by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and <br />Development pursuant to ORS 197.625(1)(a). <br />' Based on ECONorthwest analysis of approximate densities of commercial centers around Eugene, which found a <br />range of about 40 employees per acre at Oakway Center to about 90 employees per acres in downtown. <br />Employment Land Supply Study I Draft February 2017 Part IV- Page 10 <br />