1400 Cross LLC - Public Hearing <br />Applicant Rebuttal to Open Record Period Testimony <br />Page 3 of 3 <br />Eugene per the current buildable lands inventory has the amount of industrial land needed to <br />satisfy the 20-year supply. <br />The Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan's Employment Land Supply Study also recommends <br />that many small parcels be expanded for redevelopment purposes if possible. This parcel cannot <br />be expanded due to existing physical constraints (the property is surrounded by streets). The <br />need is for large industrial parcels. There is ample supply of small industrial parcels. With the <br />Eugene area amply supplied with small industrial parcels, this site has lain largely fallow and <br />underutilized for a number of years (Since the closing of Chef Francisco at the 1400 Cross Street <br />site in 1995, other industrial businesses have tried to make a go of it at this facility, including the <br />current owners, and found that the site was too small for their operating needs.). There is simply <br />no demand for this particular small industrial site. <br />Yet, the parcels to the southeast of the subject property are currently designated as Mixed-Use in <br />the Metro Plan and neighborhood refinement plan and zoned Whiteaker Special Area, as are <br />additional properties further to the east and south, so the proposed rezoning would be compatible <br />and contiguous with existing zoning. This mixed-use area is thriving. There is demand for the <br />uses permitted in the mixed-use zone. Moreover, investment along a major street would lead to a <br />more attractive environment for residents and businesses, as well as an aesthetically pleasing <br />streetscape for pedestrians, transit riders, and bicyclists. <br />Conclusion <br />The Planning Commission has everything it needs to approve the 1400 Cross Street Metro Plan <br />Amendment, Refinement Plan Amendment, and Zone Change applications. The applicant therefore <br />respectfully requests that the Planning Commission grant approval of these applications. In advance, <br />thank you for your consideration of this material. <br />Sincerely, <br />IZi,o~dl M. ScXre., <br />Richard Satre, AICP, ASLA, CSI, President <br />The Satre Group <br />The Satre Group • 375 West 4 `h Avenue, Suite 201, Eugene, OR 97401 0 (541) 686-4540 0 www.satregroup.com <br />