Attachment <br />PRELIMINARY FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF AMENDING THE EUGENE- <br />SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN DIAGRAM AND <br />WHITEAKER NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN TO REDESIGNATE THE PROPERTY <br />17-04-25-41, TAX LOT 7000 <br />MAP 17-04-25-42, TAX LOT 100FROM LIGHT MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL TO MIXED <br />USEANDIN SUPPORT OF REZONINGTHE PROPERTY FROM I-2 LIGHT-MEDIUM <br />INDUSTRIALTO S-W WHITEAKER SPECIAL AREAWITH /SR SITE REVIEW <br />OVERLAY <br />APPLICATION OVERVIEW <br />Name (File Numbers): 1400 Cross Street (MA 20-2 / RA 20-2 / Z 20-8) <br />Map No. / Tax Lots: 17-04-25-41 / 7000 and 17-04-25-42 / 100 <br />The applicant is seeking an amendment to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General <br />Plan (Metro Plan) land use diagram, with a concurrent Refinement Plan Amendment <br />(Whiteaker Neighborhood Plan), and Zone Change. The requested changes are outlined in Table <br />1, below. <br />1400 Cross Street Metro Plan/Refinement Plan Amendment & Zone Change <br />Application (File #) Current Proposed Acres <br />Metro Plan Amendment Light-Medium <br />Mixed Use 4.62 <br />(MA 20-2) Industrial <br />Refinement Plan Light-Medium <br />Mixed Use 4.62 <br />Amendment (RA 20-2) Industrial <br />Zone Change Light-Medium S-W Whiteaker Special <br />4.62 <br />(Z 20-8) Industrial Area with /SR Site Review <br />Table 1: Current/Proposed Plan Designations and Zoning <br />The subject property is located west of North Polk Street, northeast of Railroad Boulevard, and <br />south of Cross Street. The site is comprised of two Tax Lots (Map 17-04-25-41, Tax Lot 7000 and <br />Map 17-04-25-42, Tax Lot 100) and is 4.62 acres in size. Existing industrial businesses are <br />located on Tax Lot 100, and one retail business located on Tax Lot 7000. <br />PRELIMINARY FINDINGS <br />This request for a Metro Plan Amendment (Type I) and concurrent applications are subject to <br />the land use application procedures in the Eugene Code (EC) 9.7700-9.7735. The Metro Plan <br />Amendment process at EC 9.7730(5) also triggers the need for an amendment to the Whiteaker <br />Neighborhood Plan, which is the applicable refinement plan for this area. Per EC 9.8005, the <br />requested Refinement Plan Amendment and Zone Change are being processed concurrently. <br />The following preliminary findings address details of the proposal in the context of compliance <br />with the applicable approval criteria at EC 9.7735, EC 9.8424, and EC 9.8865. Those criteria are <br />provided below (in bolded text), including findings addressing compliance with each. <br />Preliminary Findings <br />MA-20-2 / RA 20-2 / Z-20-8 <br />Page 9 of 106 <br /> <br />