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DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT LAND USE COMPONENTS CA 19-1, RA 19-1, Z 19-5, WG 19-3, ST 19-3, and SDR 19-2 April 19, 2019 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL 2.1 Overview The City of Eugene Community Development Division, the "applicant", requests approval to implement the land use components of the Downtown Riverfront Concept Plan, which was presented to City Council on January 31, 2018. City Council initiated land use code amendments to implement the plan on July 9, 2018. The land use components, identified herein as implementation tools, consist of a concurrent request for approval of Code Amendments, Refinement Plan Amendments, Zone Changes, Willamette Greenway Permit, Tentative Subdivision, and Standards Review approvals. The Downtown Riverfront site (Figure 2-1) (subject property, subject site) is 26.87 acres in size and comprised of 28 parcels (Table 1-1). As shown in Figure 2-1, the subject site is bounded by the Willamette River to the north and east; University of Oregon (UO) Riverfront Research Park lands to the east and south; the Union Pacific Railroad corridor and High Street to the south and west; and, 4th Avenue to the north, with the exception of six parcels located north of 4th Avenue. 2.2 Background The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) Riverfront Master Plan was adopted by the EWEB Board in 2010, a key step in reconnecting downtown to the Willamette River. The Master Plan, which included a significant multi-year public engagement process, was adopted by City Council in 2013 along with land use policies to support its implementation, including establishment of the Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone (S-DR). In November 2013, the EWEB Board of Directors declared as surplus approximately 17 acres. The City determined that redevelopment of the property had the potential to achieve the following objectives: • Create a new downtown neighborhood; • Provide an inviting place along the river for the entire community; • Enhance connectivity along the riverfront path system; • Strengthen the economic identity of the region with key connections to the downtown innovation district, the Knight Campus, and the regional River Districts concept; and • Become a signature destination and focal point in 2021 and beyond. In 2017, the City of Eugene Urban Renewal Agency (Agency) entered into a Purchase and Sale agreement with EWEB to purchase approximately 17 acres of surplus property, identified as the Downtown Riverfront. That agreement provided for a due diligence period and completion of several technical details necessary to finalize the Agency's purchase of the property. On April 17, 2018, the Agency finalized the purchase of approximately 17 acres from EWEB. Concurrent with the Agency's purchase of the surplus property, EWEB conveyed to the City approximately three additional acres, along the Willamette River, for development of a new Riverfront park. On June 16, 2017, the Agency entered into an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Williams/Dame Associates (WDA), the development entity selected through EWEB's Request for Qualifications process following the University of Oregon Foundation's withdrawal. On January 24, 2019, a Development and Disposition Agreement (DDA) was signed between the Agency and WDA for approximately 8 acres of the subject site. The Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with WDA does not include the historic EWEB Steam Plant included within the surplus property being purchased by the Agency. This allows the Agency to consider a broad range of future uses for the Steam Plant, particularly uses that have the potential to attract a wide range of community members to the Downtown Riverfront. City of Eugene FINAL SUBMITTAL 4