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� I <br /> EUGENE Public Works <br /> Maintenance <br /> City of Eugene <br /> April 14, 1997 1820 Roosevelt Boulevard <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br /> (541) 687 -5220 <br /> To Candlelight Street neighbors adjacent to land owned by the City of Eugene and <br /> Lassen Brothers Builders: <br /> The City of Eugene Parks Planning Office has initiated a zone change request for its property on <br /> Royal Avenue, commonly known as Candlelight Park. This action has been prompted by both <br /> the Bethel Refinement Plan (adopted 1982) and the Eugene Parks and Recreation Plan (1983 and <br /> 1989), which called for this site to be relocated away from Royal Avenue at a location to the <br /> north, and that the first phase of development at the new location occur. Proposed development <br /> in this area has forced the City to now consider how this will happen. <br /> Enclosed is a plan vision for how the ultimate development of the current City/Lassen Brothers <br /> parcel might look. The current park land is proposed to be divided, with a 3.516 acre portion to <br /> be exchanged with the Lassen Brothers for a new site to the north, and a second 6.007 acre <br /> portion exchanged with a developer for a site to the southeast along Danebo Avenue. The second <br /> developer is expected to purchase an additional acre, leaving an open space strip approximately <br /> 100 feet wide immediately west of the houses on Candlelight Drive. <br /> The purpose of this strip is to provide an open space corridor that includes a broad swale for <br /> storm drainage which will look like a creek rather than a ditch. There will be opportunities for <br /> trees and trail leading to the park. This corridor will also buffer the impact of new residential <br /> development to the west. <br /> The design philosophy behind this proposed action is that there is sufficient acreage in the <br /> current site for at least two neighborhood parks. The Bethel Area is short on parks. Dividing <br /> and redistributing this land asset will allow more people to safely walk to parks. Royal Avenue, <br /> with higher speed and higher volume traffic, is viewed as a barrier for safe access by children to <br /> the park. The new park locations to the north and southeast largely eliminate this concern. <br /> The design of the residential areas and exact location of the northern park will be issues <br /> addressed during the development stages. Proposed streets, points of access and park <br /> configuration could vary from what is shown. The upcoming hearing addresses whether the zone <br /> change is consistent with adopted planning documents, particularly the Metro Plan. If you have <br /> questions, please feel free to contact me by phone at 682 -4909. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> C�JO /' ice• 0i G�� <br /> John Etter, Parks Planning Office <br /> Public Works Maintenance <br />