<br />Applicant’s Written Statement - Lincoln Commons Site Review 1 <br /> <br />APPLICANT’S WRITTEN STATEMENT FOR SITE REVIEW APPROVAL <br />ACCORDING TO HOUSING/CLEAR & OBJECTIVE APPROVAL CRITERIA FOR: <br />“LINCOLN COMMONS” AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT <br /> <br />Applicant/Owner: <br />Red Apple Square, LLC <br /> <br />Applicant’s Request: <br />Site Review approval under the City’s Housing/Clear & Objective approval criteria for a 75 -unit, <br />4-story affordable housing apartment project to be known as Lincoln Commons <br /> <br />Applicant’s Representatives: <br />Gabe Flock, Smooth Waters Consulting, Phone: 541-357-2054, Email: gflock@comcast.net <br />Mike Magee, BDA Architecture & Planning PC: 541-683-8661 x5, Email: magee@bdarch.net <br /> <br />Project Design Team Members: <br />Leanne Love, BDA Architecture & Planning PC <br />Matt Keenan, KPFF Engineering <br />David Dougherty, DLA Design <br /> <br />Subject Property/Location/Zoning: <br />Assessor’s Map/Tax Lots: 17-03-31-12/04100, 04200 & 04600 <br />Location: Southeast corner of Lincoln Street and West 5 th Avenue <br />Zoning: S-W/SR, Whiteaker Special Area Zone with Site Review Overlay <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction/Preliminary Details <br />The applicant’s request is for Site Review approval under the City’s “Housing/Clear & Objective” <br />approval criteria for a 75-unit, 4-story affordable housing apartment project to be known as <br />Lincoln Commons. Along with this written statement, the proposed development is depicted on <br />site plans and conceptual building elevations included with the application (see Attachment A), <br />The plans provide a variety of details necessary to demonstrate compliance with all applicable <br />Site Review approval criteria and related development standards under Eugene’s Land Use <br />Code (EC), primarily included at EC 9.8445. The applicant’s site plans will be referred to as part <br />of the findings below, as relevant under each of the various approval criteria and development <br />standards to help show how the proposed development meets the applicable standards and <br />provides a thorough basis for Site Review approval. The plans and related materials also include <br />necessary evidence that professional certification requirements are met with this application <br />according to EC 9.8435, including an Oregon licensed architect, civil engineer, and landscape <br />architect as part of the Project Design Team. <br /> <br />The subject development site is located in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood at the southeast <br />corner of Lincoln Street and West 5th Avenue, both of which are fully improved City streets <br />including bike lanes, on-street parking, street trees, and setback sidewalks. The site is mostly