Attachment C ROWEL L <br />September 26, 2022 <br />To: Colin McArthur, Cameron McCarthy <br />From: John Rowell and Greg Brokaw, Rowell Brokaw Architects, Inc. <br />Re: Code Review and Testing on 3 Sites <br />Introduction <br />B R O KAW <br />1203 Willamette <br />Suite 210 <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />541 4851003 <br />rowellbrokaw.com <br />Architecture. Design. Strategy <br />The proposed River Road -Santa Clara Special Area Zone (SAZ) is designed to support <br />implementation of the Neighborhood Plan vision along the River Road corridor. The proposed <br />SAZ is a tool to implement some of the land use actions identified in the Action Plan. The code <br />includes corridor mixed-use and residential design objectives directed at building and site <br />design that are intended to promote: <br />• Cohesive architecture that is visually appealing, <br />• Walkable, safe, and active streetscape, <br />• Walkable neighborhood centers, <br />• Residential livability, <br />• Inviting and safe entrance areas, <br />• Reduced vehicular uses impacts on the pedestrian environment, <br />• Highly functional open spaces. <br />Site testing is used to examine the feasibility of code concepts using development scenarios for <br />actual sites within the River Road -Santa Clara Neighborhood Special Area Zone boundary. This <br />analysis is a review of specific development scenario diagrams for three sites initially provided <br />by Cameron McCarthy with diagrammatic suggestions for how these diagrams may be adjusted <br />or refined to illustrate feasible development scenarios provided by Rowell Brokaw Architects. <br />Based on these three site diagrams, we identify plausible redevelopment scenarios, potential <br />barriers to desirable development in the Draft Code, and propose adjustments to the Code. <br />Development Assumptions <br />The analysis and recommendations are based on general assumptions that housing, specifically <br />multi -family housing, will be a driver of future development in the study area based on current <br />market conditions. The sites that front River Road are assumed to have commercial potential. <br />Potential for viable mixed use on the River Road sites is examined, generally maximizing <br />housing capacity while accommodating the potential for at least some active commercial at the <br />ground level. <br />1. Site Testing I Small Site <br />This is a 7,573 SF site located in COR -RES that does not front River Road. A rectangular <br />building oriented perpendicular to the street with tuck -under parking is able to achieve the <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />Page 14 of 21 <br />