Factor 3: Comparative Environmental: Environmental: Some Environmental: environmental, energy, Minimal—no wetlands wetlands on this Wetlands exist near economic and social or floodplains in this site, but they are Hwy 99 on this site and consequences area. located at the fringes could not be avoided. and could largely be Best option under this Worst option under avoided. criteria this criteria Second best option Energy: Development of Energy: Development of under this criteria a commercial center a commercial center would reduce trips to Energy: Development of reduce trips to Eugene reducing a commercial center Eugene reducing energy consumption. reduce trips to energy consumption. Because the site is not Eugene reducing Site is not as close to large enough to energy consumption. City core as other sites, accommodate all of the thus energy benefits Best option this proposed uses, the would not be as criteria energy benefits would significant. Economic: not be as much as for a Worst option under Development of a single site. this criteria commercial center Second best option would have positive Economic: under this criteria economic impacts by Development of a Economic: capturing sales leakage commercial center Development of a and creating jobs. would have positive commercial center economic impacts by Options under would have positive capturing sales leakage this criteria economic impacts by and creating jobs. Social: Development of capturing sales leakage Options equal under a commercial center and creating jobs. this criteria would have positive Options equal under social impacts by Social: Development of this criteria creating more a commercial center Social: Development of community amenities would have positive a commercial center and jobs. social impacts by would have positive creating more Options equal under social impacts by community amenities this criteria creating more and jobs. community amenities Options equal under and jobs. this criteria Options equal under this criteria Factor 4: Compatibility This site is bounded on The site is bounded one This site is bounded on of the proposed urban two sides and a portion side (west) by ag use three sides by active uses with nearby of a third side by active and a portion of the agricultural use (grass agricultural and forest agricultural use. south side. The site seed farming). activities occurring on borders existing Commercial use would Second best option farm and forest land businesses on the conflict with recreational under this criteria outside the urban south, Hwy 99 on the uses at the Junction growth boundary east, and Hwy 36 on City Pond to the South. the north. Worst option under Best option under this this criteria criteria
Factor 3: Comparative environmental, energy, economic and social consequences Environmental: Minimal—no wetlands or floodplains in this area. Best option under this criteria Energy: Development of a commercial center would reduce trips to Eugene reducing energy consumption. Because the site is not large enough to accommodate all of the proposed uses, the energy benefits would not be as much as for a single site. Second best option under this criteria Economic: Development of a commercial center would have positive economic impacts by capturing sales leakage and creating jobs. Options equal under this criteria Social: Development of a commercial center would have positive social impacts by creating more community amenities and jobs. Options equal under this criteria Environmental: Some wetlands on this site, but they are located at the fringes and could largely be avoided. Second best option under this criteria Energy: Development of a commercial center reduce trips to Eugene reducing energy consumption. Best option this criteria Economic: Development of a commercial center would have positive economic impacts by capturing sales leakage and creating jobs. Options under this criteria Social: Development of a commercial center would have positive social impacts by creating more community amenities and jobs. Options equal under this criteria Environmental: Wetlands exist near Hwy 99 on this site and could not be avoided. Worst option under this criteria Energy: Development of a commercial center reduce trips to Eugene reducing energy consumption. Site is not as close to City core as other sites, thus energy benefits would not be as significant. Worst option under this criteria Economic: Development of a commercial center would have positive economic impacts by capturing sales leakage and creating jobs. Options equal under this criteria Social: Development of a commercial center would have positive social impacts by creating more community amenities and jobs. Options equal under this criteria Factor 4: Compatibility of the proposed urban uses with nearby agricultural and forest activities occurring on farm and forest land outside the urban growth boundary This site is bounded on two sides and a portion of a third side by active agricultural use. Second best option under this criteria The site is bounded one side (west) by ag use and a portion of the south side. The site borders existing businesses on the south, Hwy 99 on the east, and Hwy 36 on the north. Best option under this criteria This site is bounded on three sides by active agricultural use (grass seed farming). Commercial use would conflict with recreational uses at the Junction City Pond to the South. Worst option under this criteria
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