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1400 Cross Street LLCPage 13of 14 Zone Change Map 17-04-25-41, Tax Lot 7000; Map 17-04-25-42, Tax Lot 100 October 23, 2020 (4) The proposed zone change is consistent with the applicable siting requirements set out for the specific zone in: (o) EC 9.3905 S-W Whiteaker Special Area Zone Siting Requirements. Response: Regarding EC 9.3905 S-W Whiteaker Special Area Zone Siting Requirements, As noted above, the property is located within the South Sladden subarea. Land use policies for the South Sladden subarea do not refer directly to the subject property, but do recognize the mixed-use nature of the st existing land uses along Railroad Boulevard and West 1 Avenue. Policy 1 states: Recognize the South Sladden area as appropriate for light-medium industrial, commercial, and Although the zoning sought (Whiteaker Special Area) is not specifically mentioned in this policy, the policy does recognize the mixed-use nature of the area. One policy directly related to the Whiteaker Special Area zone is policy 2, which reads: In the South Sladden area, change the zoning of parcels designated on the Whiteaker Plan Diagram as mixed use to Whiteaker Mixed Use MU-W. Apply the site review subdistrict to all property zoned MU-W. (MU-W Whiteaker Mixed Use District became S-W Whiteaker Special Area with the 2001 land use code update.) This zone change proposal is consistent with this policy, provided the site review subdistrict is applied to the property upon rezoning, and thus is consistent with EC 9.3905. In fact, the properties that Emerald Village now sits on were redesignated to Mixed-Use in 1987 by Chef Francisco so they could add 100 employees to the Eugene facility located at 1400 Cross Street (RA-87-1). And a Refinement Plan Amendment and Zone Change to Whiteaker Special Area from Public Land was approved for the former Whiteaker #2 fire station in 2001 (RA-01-2 and Z-01-21). The Staff Report for the Refinement Plan Amendment and Zone Change found that the applications were compatible with the Metro Plan Diagram: The subject property is on the edge between two designations on the Metro Plan Diagram. The st area to the west on the north side of West 1 Avenue is designated as Medium Density Residential with Mixed Use on the Metro Plan Land Use Diagram. The existing apartments, and st industrial development reflects this designation. The area to the east along West 1 Avenue is designated Low Density Residential. This designation is primarily intended for residential development through ten units per acre. The Metro Plan Diagram is not intended to be site specific. Given the long-term non- location adjacent to the mixed use area to the west, staff would find that the request aligns with the Medium Density Residential with Mixed Use Designation of the Metro Plan Diagram \[emphasis added\]. Similarly, the 1400 Cross Street Property is also on the edge of three zoning districts on the zoning map; to the northwest of the 1400 Cross Street is industrial, to the northeast is residential, and to the southeast is mixed-use. Similar to the Whiteaker #2 fire station, this site has been a long-term non- residential use, is adjacent to Railroad Boulevard (a major collector) and is adjacent to property already zoned Whiteaker Special Area. The Staff Report regarding the Whiteaker #2 fire station application also argued that based on contiguity, a change in zoning would appear to be more appropriate based on the ratio of abutting zoning. In that regard, this current request to change the 1400 Cross Street property zoning from industrial to Whiteaker Special Area is supported by the following: th The Satre Group -www.satregroup.com