Residential, Mixed Use Subarea and /WR Water Resource Conservation Overlay zone. The <br />Metro Plan diagram designates the subject properties as High Density Residential and the <br />property is within a Nodal Development area. The Chase Node Special Area Zone was adopted <br />with Ordinance 20267. As referenced in the applicant's written statement and in the findings of <br />the Ordinance, the Chase Node Special Area Zone was developed to ensure consistency with <br />the Metro Plan's designations and nodal development polices within areas slated for S-CN <br />zoning, in accordance with Figure Map 9.3105. The subareas within the Chase Node Special <br />Area Zone provide for consistency with each designation, which in this case the /HDR/MU <br />zoning is consistent with the High Density Residential designation from the Metro Plan. <br />These facts are further supported by purpose section of the Chase Node Special Area Zone at <br />EC 9.3100, which states, "The special area zone applied to the Chase Node area is intended to <br />implement the Metro Plan and Trans Plans by...". Staff does not see any specific policies from <br />the Metro Plan that would serve as mandatory approval criteria for the applicant's request. <br />Based on the available information, the request complies with this criterion. <br />EC 9.8865(2): The proposed zone change is consistent with applicable adopted <br />refinement plans. In the event of inconsistencies between these plans and the Metro <br />Plan, the Metro Plan controls. <br />The subject properties are located within the boundary of the Willakenzie Area Plan (WAP), <br />specifically within the South Region and the Chase Gardens Subarea. The WAP designates the <br />subject properties as High Density Residential with a Mixed Use subarea, which is consistent <br />with the applicant's requested zoning. The following policy was the only policy found to be <br />relevant to the proposed zone change. <br />The City shall not require development of historic properties, but shall allow for eventual <br />development of these sites as high density residential, with limited commercial <br />opportunities, at the owners' discretion. Rezoning to Historic District is encouraged as an <br />alternative to the standard high density residential/mixed use zone. (Policy 1, Page 72) <br />The subject properties are part of a historic designation. The applicant's narrative provides <br />further analysis and context of the historic designation. Regardless, as clearly stated in the <br />policy, the policy does not mandate or require that the property be zoned Historic, but rather <br />presents such zoning as an encouraged option at the owner's discretion. Therefore, the <br />proposed zoning and stated intent to develop a high density residential use, as requested at the <br />owner's discretion, is consistent with this policy. There are no other policies within the WAP <br />that appear to be relevant or constitute mandatory approval criteria. Based on these findings, <br />the zone change is consistent with the applicable refinement plan. <br />Staff Report <br />Cornerstone Community Housing I Z 22-1 <br />Page 24 of 41 <br />