it <br />Tax Lot 7800, which fronts on River Road, is currently developed with a 2,680 square foot <br />commercial building andi associated parking, and has most recently been used as a retail/gift shop. <br />Tax Lot 7701 is located east of Tax Lot 7800, has driveway access through Tax Lot 7800 and is <br />currently vacant. <br />The subject parcels were recently annexed (see City File A 11-1); they are located in a commercial, <br />strip along River Road th°at includes a combination of C-1 Neighborhood Commercial and C-2 <br />Community Commercial zoned properties to the north and south. These properties are generally <br />developed with retail and restaurant uses. To the east, the properties abut an R-1 Low-Density- <br />Residential zoned area developed with single-family residences. To the west, across River Road, <br />which is a major arterialJ the area is also zoned R-1 and primarily developed with single-family <br />homes. <br />I <br />Documents Considered by the Hearings Official <br />Staff Report and Attachment A - vicinity map with zoning (March 2012) <br />Branch Engineering, Technical Memorandum (Mar. 1, 2012) <br />Letter from Steve Ochs to Richard Satre (Feb. 2, 2012). <br />Schirmer-Satre Group Tliansmittal Form (Nov. 23, 2011) <br />Letter from Steve Ochs to Richard Satre with attached completeness review checklists and step <br />sheet (Nov. 17, 2011) <br />Zone Change Application and written statement and attachments (dated Oct. 14, 2011, stamped <br />rec'd Nov. 23, 2011) <br />Zone Change Application and written statement with attachments (dated Oct. 14, 2011, stamped <br />rec'd Oct. 18, 2011) <br />Referral comments from Public Works via email from Deanna Kreger (Nov. 3, 2011) <br />Public Hearing Notice Mailing List (Feb. 13, 2012) <br />DLCD Form 1 Notice of Proposed Amendment (mailed Feb. 27, 2012) <br />Referrals for Z 11-5 (undated) <br />Copy of Resolution No. 5052 (Jan. 23, 2012) with attached annexation file materials <br />Planning Commission decision for Z 06-3 <br />Hearings Official decisions for Z 07-18 and Z 08-3 <br />Evaluation of Zone Cha singe Request <br />The Eugene Code, EC 9.7330 and 9.8865, requires the Hearings Official to review an application <br />11 <br />nsider pertinent evidence and testimony as to whether the proposedforazonechangeandco <br />11 <br />change is consistent with the criteria required for approval, shown below in bold typeface. <br />EC 9.8865(1): The proposed zone change is consistent with applicable provisions of the <br />Metro Plan. The written text of the Metro Plan shall take precedence over the Metro <br />Plan diagram where apparent conflicts or inconsistencies exist. <br />II <br />The Metro Plan land use diagram depicts a commercial designation in the area of the subject <br />property, with a low-density residential designation to the east. The properties along River Road <br />are clearly designated commercial, but the lack of physical referents and the scale of the diagram <br />Hearings Official Decision (Z 11-5)2 <br />373