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University of Oregon Indoor Football Practice Facility Sign Variance Application January 22, 2025 4 2.0 LAND USE PROPOSAL 2.1 Overview The University of Oregon, acting through the University of Oregon Foundation and PHIT TOO, LLC (“the Applicant”), requests approval for two sign variances for wall signs serving the new Indoor and Outdoor Football Practice Facilities (“practice facilities”) in the Autzen Stadium Complex (“Complex”). The subject site is comprised of one parcel identified on Assessor’s Map 17-03-29-40 as Tax Lot 00301. The property is zoned PL Public Land. The Autzen Stadium Complex is an 81.5-acre site bounded by Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (“MLK”) to the north and east and Leo Harris Parkway to the south and west. The new football practice facilities, which are currently under construction, include one new indoor practice facility and two new outdoor practice fields. These new facilities are in the northwest corner of the Autzen Stadium Complex at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Leo Harris Parkway. The Indoor Football Practice Facility is a 130,000 SF practice field that replaces an existing facility, which is undersized. The two proposed signs are located on the northern and southern façades of the Indoor football practice facility building. The sign on the northern façade (“northern “O” wall sign”) is located along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The sign on the southern façade (“southern “O” wall sign) overlooks the new Outdoor Practice Fields and will be visible from the Leo Harris Parkway right-of-way. The two proposed signs are the University of Oregon “O” logos. The northern “O” wall sign is integrated into a textured metal wall, as shown in Exhibit A. The southern “O” wall sign is a metal lighted wall sign. The applicant requests variances to Eugene Code (EC) standards in EC 9.6655 (3)(c), 9.6655 (4)(b), and 9.6655 (4)(c) for the elements described below:  EC 9.6655 (3)(c) Maximum Number of Signs: One wall sign is allowed per business occupant. The applicant requests two (2) wall signs. The northern “O” wall sign visible on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and the southern “O” wall sign visible from Leo Harris Parkway.  EC 9.6655 (4)(b) Maximum Sign Area: The sum area of all wall signs shall be limited to 0.5 square feet times the length of the perimeter wall upon which the signs are located. The applicant requests a variance for the northern wall sign. The area of the two proposed signs are included below. Northern “O” Wall Sign o Sign Dimensions: 24 feet wide x 29 feet High