the event of inconsistencies between these plans and the Metro Plan, the Metro Plan <br />controls. <br />The applicable adopted refinement plan for the area of the proposed zone change is the River Road <br />Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan (RRSC). The Land Use Diagram (p. 2-3) in the RRSC indicates that the <br />subject property is appropriate for medium density residential use, consistent with the Metro Plan <br />and the existing R-2 Medium Density Residential zoning. The S-HBS zone is also consistent with the <br />designation as it will maintain the residential character of the property. The following plan policies are <br />also applicable to this request: <br />4.6 Historic Structures <br />Policy 2: Encourage the preservation and restoration of structures, landmarks, sites and areas <br />of cultural, historic, or archaeological significance. <br />As noted above in regards to Metro. Plan policies, the proposed Special Area Zone will encourage <br />preservation and restoration of this historic property by providing site specific development standards <br />and allowed uses that are compatible with the historic character. Additionally, the Special Area Zone <br />specifies that that building additions, alterations as well as parking lot alterations and all new <br />construction shall comply with Historic Property Alterations criteria set forth in the Eugene Code. <br />These criteria are designed to ensure that as alterations occur, they can be reviewed through a public <br />process and remain consistent with the historic character. <br />In addition to a Land Use Diagram and plan policies, the RRSC includes 12 subareas, which were <br />identified in order to consider and suggest future land use in the Land Use Diagram component <br />see page 2-22 of the RRSC). Each of these subareas contains a description and recommendations. <br />As found by the Hearings Official in City File # Z 02-19 (Merritt-Truax, Inc.), as these are listed <br />under the heading of "recommendations" they do not constitute mandatory approval criteria. <br />While not mandatory approval criteria, staff provides findings regarding two of the recommendations <br />below to demonstrate how the proposal remains consistent with these recommendations. The <br />applicable River Road/Howard Subarea recommendations (page 2-27) are as follows: <br />Recommendations <br />2. Maintain the status of existing medium-density land use. <br />3. Encourage- medium-density residential development for all portions of the subarea, with <br />the exception of the following areas: Hatten Street commercial area, the area west of <br />River Road between Maxwell and Howard, and the area east of River Road between <br />Owosso and Corliss. <br />The 0.44 acre portion of land subject to this request is zoned medium-density residential. As noted <br />previously, the parcel was partitioned from a larger 7.78 parcel in 2008 that is also zoned for <br />medium density residential. While the 0.44 acre portion that contains the historic home will be re- <br />zoned to a Special Area Zone, the remaining larger parcel will remain available for medium density <br />Findings - Brunner Schmitz House (Z 10-12) Page 5 <br />405