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presentation, the applicant’s representatives, Colin McArthur, Mike Harwood and Emily Eng, testified on behalf of the applicant. Following the applicant’s presentation, six individuals 2 presented testimony in favor of the application and 21 individuals testified in opposition to it. Following staff comments, the applicant presented rebuttal testimony. At the close of the public testimony, the record was left open for a period of 21 days, until 5:00 pm on October 3, 2018, for additional testimony and evidence; until 5:00 pm on October 10, 2018 for evidence and testimony responding to the additional testimony and evidence submitted during the initial open record period; and until 5:00 pm October 17, 2018 for the applicant’s rebuttal argument related to the new testimony and evidence. During the first open record period, city staff submitted a memorandum proposing a revised condition of approval; and additional testimony and evidence was submitted by the applicant and 11 individuals. During the second open record period, the department received 41 emails, 3 including response testimony from the applicant and many emails, primarily in opposition. The applicant submitted its rebuttal testimony on October 17, 2018. B. Site Characteristics The subject property includes 77.4 acres of land located south of the Willamette River and north of Franklin Blvd. The property is owned by the UO and includes approximately 25% of the UO’s nearly 300-acre campus. The subject property is at the northern edge of the UO campus and is 4 commonly referred to as the “North Campus.” The Union Pacific Railroad runs generally east to west through the entire property. The area north of the railroad tracks and south of the Willamette River includes remnants of a riparian river edge, large open grassy areas, a pedestrian and bike path, two physical education and recreational fields and access to the Frohnmayer Bridge, which spans the Willamette River. The area south of the railroad tracks includes a mix of buildings, including the University’s central power station and other buildings related to university operations, fine art studios, the Urban Farm, University research, buildings developed as part of the Riverfront Research Park, parking lots, and a bike path. The Millrace runs through the southern portion of this area, near Franklin Blvd. The property is zoned S-RP Riverfront Park Special Area Zone with /WR Water Resources Conservation overlay. The entire site falls within the Willamette River Greenway boundary. Adjacent property to the northwest is known as the “Downtown Riverfront/EWEB property,” 2 The names of the individuals who presented oral testimony and who presented written testimony, before, during or after the public hearing are on file in the City’s planning records for this application. 3 Most of the opposition email testimony consisted of copies a form message urging support of one of three ‘options’ to the proposed Master Plan that had been presented at the public hearing and then repeated in a letter submitted by one opponent during the first open record period. Arguably the form emails were not responsive to new evidence and testimony submitted during the first open record period. However, because the content does not add to any issue related to compliance with any approval criteria and, therefore, the emails are not prejudicial to any other party that complied with the open record requirements, they are included in the record. 4 A master plan for the same area was approved in 1988 as the UO Riverfront Research Park under a previous conditional use permit. That master plan was only partially implemented and the conditional use permit to complete development under that master plan expired in 2012. Hearings Official Decision (CU 18-1; WG 18-2) 3