Exhibit C <br />Preliminary Findings <br />Brunner-Schmitz House (Z 10-12) <br />Zone Change (Z 10-121 <br />The proposed zone change rezones the property from R-2 Medium Density residential to S-HBS <br />Historic Special Area Zone on 0.44 acres of the Brunner Schmitz Home site located on the west <br />side of River Road, at 1410 River Road. <br />Eugene Code (EC) Section 9.3020 requires that the following criteria (in bold) beapplied to a <br />Metro Plan diagram amendment: <br />9.3020 Criteria for Establishment of an S Special Area Zone. Before adopting an ordinance <br />establishing a S Special Area Zone, the city council shall find that the proposal is in <br />compliance with following criteria: <br />1) The area to which the S Special Area Zone is being applied meets at least one of the <br />following criteria: <br />a) Is identified in the Metro Plan or a refinement plan as appropriate for nodal <br />development or for a special range of uses or development that can best be <br />achieved with the use of a special area zone; or <br />b) Possesses distinctive buildings or natural features that require special . <br />consideration to ensure appropriate development, preservation, or . <br />rehabilitation. In order to be considered distinctive, it must be demonstrated <br />that: <br />1. The area is characterized by buildings that merit preservation in order to <br />protect their special features; or <br />2. The area contains natural features that have been identified by the city as <br />worthy of special treatment or preservation. <br />The Brunner-Schmitz House meets criterion (1)(b)(1) above. The area (subject property) is <br />characterized by the Brunner-Schmitz House, found by the City of Eugene Historic Review Board in <br />HD 10-1 to have significant historic value and merit preservation as a Historic City Landmark due <br />its distinctive architecture and association with Eugene's past. <br />The Brunner-Schmitz House was designed and built by Frank Brunner between 1920 and 1922. <br />The Brunner-Schmitz House is a distinctive example of the American Foursquare (an outgrowth of <br />the Prairie Style made popular by Frank Lloyd Wright in the Midwest) form of residential <br />architecture for Eugene and is in excellent condition. The Brunner and Schmitz families associated <br />with the Brunner Commercial Dryer operation were persons significant to Eugene's past because <br />of their long tenure as operators of the dryer business. Nut and fruit dryers were not common in <br />the community and the Brunner Commercial Dryer continued in operation until 2003, making it <br />one of the longest lived commercial dryers in Eugene. Preservation of the house contributes to <br />Eugene's history. <br />Findings - Brunner Schmitz House (Z 10-12) Page 1 <br />401