As part of expanding the City's UGB (adopted in 2017), the Envision Eugene Employment Land Supply <br />Study includes an acknowledged inventory of land for economic growth and activity in Eugene's UGB. <br />That inventory is expected to address the City's needs for such land through 2032. While these Code <br />Amendments do not impact the City's supply or demand for employment land, the amendments do <br />make changes to the C-2 commercial zone for properties located within the city limits and within the <br />Neighborhood Plan boundary. These changes include limiting the building height and adding design and <br />transition standards. They also make changes for C-2 properties within the city limits and the River <br />Road -Santa Clara Prohibited Uses Area by creating additional prohibited uses. These changes are <br />consistent with the Neighborhood Plan policies as well as city-wide climate and transportation goals of <br />shifting to less auto -oriented land uses. These amendments do not impact the supply of industrial or <br />commercial lands or prevent adequate opportunities for a variety of economic activities and are <br />therefore consistent with this comprehensive plan policy. <br />Transportation <br />System -Wide Policy 1. Foster neighborhoods where Eugene residents could meet most of their basic <br />daily needs without an automobile by providing streets, sidewalks, bikeways, and access to transit in an <br />inviting environment where all travelers feel safe and secure. <br />Transit Policy 2. Prioritize improved transit service in Key Corridors and other areas with sufficient <br />employment, activities, or residential density that best support transit service and transit services that <br />connect residents to employment centers. If operational funding is sufficient, extend transit to support <br />higher density housing and employment development planned for other areas. <br />The Code Amendments promote compact development and walkable neighborhoods through <br />pedestrian -friendly design standards, for example, requiring buildings fronting River Road to provide a <br />main entrance facing the street, to increase street facing building fagade and windows along the ground <br />floor, and to provide weather protection features over building entrances. Additionally, the Code <br />Amendments prohibit the establishment of certain new auto -oriented uses that inhibit compact <br />development. The Code Amendments are consistent with the transportation policies above to create <br />more walkable neighborhoods, compact development, and less dependence on automobiles. <br />Refinement Plan Policies <br />River Road -Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan <br />Although none of the policies in the Neighborhood Plan are mandatory approval criteria for individual <br />land use applications, the proposed Code Amendments implement and are consistent with policies in <br />the Neighborhood Plan. <br />Policy 1.4 Regulatory Environment: Strive for a local regulatory environment that is supportive of <br />economic development in line with neighborhood vision (such as creating small commercial nodes). <br />The Code Amendments allow for the display and sale of agricultural products grown offsite on R-1 zoned <br />properties located within the city limits and within the Neighborhood Plan Boundary. This expands <br />opportunities for urban farmers to collectively sell produce, in line with the neighborhood vision and the <br />actions that support this policy. <br />13 <br />