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MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021 – Regular Meeting 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Commissioners: Ken Beeson (Vice Chair); Tiffany Edwards; Thomas Fiorelli; Lisa Fragala; Dan Isaacson; Chris Ramey (Chair); Kristen Taylor A. PUBLIC COMMENT The Planning Commission reserves 10 minutes at the beginning of this meeting for public comment. The public may comment on any matter, except for items scheduled for public hearing or public hearing items for which the record has already closed. Generally, the time limit for public comment is three minutes; however, the Planning Commission reserves the option to reduce the time allowed each speaker based on the number of people requesting to speak. B. WORK SESSION: RIVER ROAD/SANTA CLARA NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN UPDATE Staff: Chelsea Hartman, 541-682-5686, CHartman@eugene-or.gov C. ITEMS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF 1. Other Items from Staff 2. Other Items from Commission 3. Learning: How are we doing? 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International numbers available: https://eugene-or-gov.zoom.us/u/acRDLxDSxE Sign up to speak by dialing *9 (Star-9) Page 2 of 17  AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY July 26, 2021 To: Eugene Planning Commission From: Chelsea Hartman, Senior Planner, City of Eugene Planning Division Subject: River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Update ACTION REQUESTED At this meeting, the Planning Commission is being asked to discuss and provide feedback on key land use code questions, which will inform the development of draft land use code concepts and subsequent code amendments that will be included in the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan adoption package. BACKGROUND The River Road and Santa Clara Community Organizations, City and Lane County staff, consultants and neighborhood volunteers have been working together since the spring of 2017 to produce a neighborhood plan for the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods. The neighborhood planning process is divided into key phases, with opportunities for the Planning Commission to learn about and provide feedback on the project along the way. The first three phases of the project - Reaching Out, Visioning and Neighborhood Priorities, were completed between fall 2017 and summer 2018 and focused on asking community members what they value in their neighborhoods now and about their hopes and visions for the future. Through spring 2019, the Policy Development Phase focused on drafting policies that relate to the vision and neighborhood priorities. The draft policies are organized under eighteen high-level goals, which were written by the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) and vetted by topic area Working Groups and the project management team. Through spring 2021, the Action Planning Phase focused on drafting, evaluating and prioritizing actions, which have been identified by the community as possible strategies to implement the policies. The project team provided updates on the Action Planning Phase and received feedback on land use code related actions to focus on in the Adoption Phase at the March 22, 2021 Eugene Planning Commission work session and the April 6 and April 20, 2021 Lane County Planning Commission work sessions. In May 2021, the project team received direction from the Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners to move into the Adoption Phase and prepare the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan adoption package for community review. An overview of the Adoption Phase is provided in Attachment A. 1 Page 3 of 17 ADOPTION PHASE Adoption of the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan will provide policy direction to guide future plan implementation. The Neighborhood Plan adoption package will be comprised of the Neighborhood Plan document and associated comprehensive plan and refinement plan amendments, zone changes, and land use code amendments. Depending on the extent and location, these changes may require City approval, County approval or both. Plan designation and zone changes being considered are all within Eugene’s urban growth boundary. Any proposed zone and code changes outside the city limits but inside the urban growth boundary will only occur and become effective as property owners choose to annex. At this meeting, the project team is focusing on key code questions that will inform the development and refinement of draft code concepts. The project team will provide updates and seek Planning Commission feedback on other adoption package components as they are developed and refined throughout the Adoption Phase. River Road Corridor Study In alignment with the Envision Eugene key corridor strategy, the River Road Corridor Study conducted an in-depth analysis of the River Road corridor, from Northwest Expressway to Hunsaker Lane, funded by a Federal Transit Administration grant awarded to Lane Transit District and the City of Eugene. The Corridor Study included stakeholder interviews, public workshops, economic and demographic research, and conceptual design work. These efforts resulted in draft land use concepts and multimodal recommendations to encourage mixed-use neighborhood centers and a variety of housing types, integrating how people get around, where they shop and live, and how the corridor looks and feels to support implementation of the community vision along River Road. In December 2020, the project team wrapped up work with the Corridor Study consultants and submitted deliverables to the Federal Transit Administration with the acknowledgement that work would continue as part of the neighborhood planning process to refine the draft code concepts into adopted code for the key corridor. River Road-Santa Clara Special Area Zone Consultants with the firm Cameron McCarthy have joined the project team to further develop and refine the draft land use concepts from the River Road Corridor Study. The project outcome will be hearings-ready code provisions that will be part of the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan adoption package. More information regarding the consultant’s scope of work, which focuses on the draft Special Area Zone, as well as background information and the key code questions for Planning Commission discussion and feedback is provided in Attachment B. Maps showing draft proposed zone changes are included in Attachment C. The second map shows unincorporated areas since proposed changes in these areas will only occur and become effective as property owners choose to annex. At the July 20, 2021 CAC meeting, the CAC will also be discussing and providing feedback on the key code questions. A summary of the CAC discussion will be provided during the Planning Commission meeting. 2 Page 4 of 17 NEXT STEPS Discussion and feedback from the July 20 CAC meeting and July 26 Planning Commission work session will provide helpful guidance as the project team begins drafting code concepts for broader stakeholder outreach and input from the CAC, Planning Commission, and River Road and Santa Clara communities this fall as part of the Adoption Phase. For more information, see the project website: www.riverroad-santaclaraplan.org or Engage Eugene project page: engage.eugene-or.gov/rrsc-neighborhood-plan. ATTACHMENTS A. Adoption Phase Overview B. Key Code Questions C. Draft Zone Change Map FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Chelsea Hartman, Senior Planner Telephone: 541-682-5686 Staff E-Mail: CHartman@eugene-or.gov 3 Page 5 of 17  ATTACHMENT A Next Steps for the Neighborhood Plan In Spring 2021, the project team received direction from the Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners to move into the Adoption Phase and prepare a plan adoption package to vet through the River Road and Santa Clara communities. Community input will continue throughout the Adoption phase through newsletter updates, virtual input opportunities, involvement of the River Road and Santa Clara Community Organizations, mailed notices, and outreach to residents, businesses and property owners. This input will help inform the community recommendation from the River Road and Santa Clara Community Organizations and the Community Advisory Committee. The community recommendation will be forwarded to the Eugene and Lane County Planning Commissions to begin the formal adoption process. The formal adoption process will include work sessions and public hearings with Eugene and Lane County Planning Commissions as well as Eugene City Council and Board of Commissioners. The Planning Commissions will deliberate and form a recommendation to City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners. The Council and Board will then deliberate and ultimately take action to adopt the plan adoption package. Adoption Phase Timeline Spring 2021 Summer 2021 Fall 2021 Winter 2022 Spring 2022 Prepare Adoption Package and Community Vetting Formal Adoption Process • Staff and legal team prepare draft Adoption Package • Eugene and Lane County Planning Commissions hold work sessions and public hearings • Community vetting of Adoption Package • Planning Commissions deliberate and form a recommendation • Community Advisory Committee, River Road and Santa • City Council and Board of Commissioners hold Clara Community Organizations, and staff recommend draft work sessions and public hearings plan to Planning Commissions • Council and Board deliberate and take action to adopt plan adoption package What Will Be in the Adoption Package? • River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan Document • Articulates the vision in a goal and policy document that will be a formally adopted, legally binding land use plan. • Supported by the Action Plan, a non-regulatory document to guide implementation of the vision. • Plan and Code Amendments • To implement certain actions and support the vision for the area. • Plan Designation and Zone Change Tables and Maps • To encourage active neighborhood centers and a variety of housing types. Page 6 of 17  ATTACHMENT B RRSC Code Amendments City of Eugene KEY CODE QUESTIONS July 13, 2021 OVERVIEW Consultants with Cameron McCarthy (Code Team) are working with City staff to prepare code amendments to implement certain actions in the River Road-Santa Clara (RRSC) Neighborhood Plan (Neighborhood Plan) through a Special Area Zone (SAZ). The Code Team’s scope of work involves research and analysis, developing code concepts with supporting graphics and illustrations, and drafting code amendments. The code concepts will include refining sections of the draft RRSC SAZ, such as: • Corridor Mixed Use zone • Corridor Residential zone • Residential Middle and Middle Plus zones • Transition standards • Parking standards • Willamette Greenway Overlay Code concept development will focus on alignment and consistency with the Eugene Code, the draft River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan, and other guiding and regulatory documents. The code concepts will be site tested to examine feasibility using constructed projects and will be subject to a round of review in order to collect input from stakeholders including City staff, CAC, and the Planning Commission, in addition to broader community outreach. In addition to revisions to the draft RRSC SAZ, code amendments may include definitions, general standards, application procedures, and plan policies. The project outcome will be hearings-ready code provisions that will be part of the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan adoption package. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss key code questions which will inform the development of code concepts and subsequent revisions to the draft RRSC SAZ. BACKGROUND Neighborhood Plan The Neighborhood Plan envisions the future of River Road and Santa Clara through five topic areas: Economic Development, Transportation, Parks & Natural Resources, Land Use, and Community. To see the latest draft vision statements, goals, policies and actions, visit the Topic Area webpages. The draft goals, policies and actions are subject to change based on community and staff review as part of the Adoption Phase. The SAZ specifically implements aspects of the Page 7 of 17 1 RRSC Code Amendments City of Eugene Key Code Questions July 13, 2021 Land Use goals, policies, and actions, as well as supporting other policies and actions through standards for land use and development. The Land Use vision statement, goals, and policies from the draft Neighborhood Plan are provided here: Goal 11: Support development that is well designed and economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. 11.1 Effective Public Process: Encourage effective collaboration between developers, public agencies, and neighbors through local land use regulations. 11.2 Well Designed Built Environment: Promote building design, size, scale and site layout that provide gradual transitions between different uses and scales and incorporates pedestrian scale design through local land use regulations. 11.3 Well Designed Community Space: Use well-designed public and private community space to support the goals and policies of the Neighborhood Plan and other applicable City and State-wide goals through collaboration between the City, County, and local businesses and residents. 11.4 Green and Resilient Properties: Encourage actions on residential, commercial, and public properties that enhance food and energy production, water storage and conservation, and social interaction on site through local regulations and incentives. Goal 12: Plan for future housing that addresses the needs of the community. Page 8 of 17 2 RRSC Code Amendments City of Eugene Key Code Questions July 13, 2021 12.1 Compatible Infill: Allow for residential infill development that provides gradual transitions using a variety of housing types with pedestrian scale development standards through local land use regulations, programs and incentives. 12.2 Affordable Availability: Plan for affordable housing, as well as, low and moderate income housing that is available and dispersed throughout the River Road/Santa Clara neighborhoods through local land use regulations, strategies, funding and partnerships. 12.3 Support limited agricultural worker housing on parcels outside the UGB and inside the neighborhood boundaries by identifying solutions that honor Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 3 through collaboration between the Santa Clara neighborhood, Lane County, and Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development. 12.4 Facilitate collaborative planning efforts between the neighborhood organizations, city, and county to promote innovative housing strategies. 12.5 At five-year intervals after adoption of this plan, measure the effectiveness of policies and actions established in this plan. Utilize the results to review the document and adopt revisions to achieve those policies and actions that are still applicable. Goal 13: Support a thriving, vibrant and active River Road corridor. 13.1 Key Areas for Development: Support development and redevelopment that contributes to a thriving, vibrant and active River Road corridor in key areas designated in the River Road Corridor Study for residential and commercial/mixed-use development through local land use regulations and incentives. 13.2 20-minute neighborhoods: Support walkable neighborhoods where people can meet most of their daily needs within a 20-minute walk through local land use regulations, development standards and incentives. Goal 14: Promote land use and development that protects and enhances neighborhood character. 14.1 Compatibility Transitions: Promote compatibility between new developments and existing properties with development standards such as height and scale transitions, setbacks, buffering with trees, and window offsets whenever adjacent properties are zoned differently. 14.2 Neighborhood Livability: Retain and enhance neighborhood livability by mitigating noise, identifying and preserving historical and cultural properties, and encouraging green development and design at pedestrian scale. 14.3 Willamette River Compatibility: Create clear and objective development standards such as height limits, sloped setbacks, and buffering standards for development fronting the Willamette Greenway in the Neighborhood Plan area to better implement the Willamette Greenway state and local policies. 14.4 Maintain existing plan designations within the Willamette Greenway adjacent to the east boundary of the Willamette Greenway boundary. Action Plan The Action Plan captures and catalogues community identified actions that are possible strategies to implement the policies of the Neighborhood Plan. The actions focus community work on the vision for how the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods will look, feel, and function over the next 20 years and beyond. Actions will be implemented as resources allow and will involve collaboration between the City of Eugene, Lane County, River Road and Santa Clara communities, and other community partners. For more information, see the draft Action Plan. Page 9 of 17 3 RRSC Code Amendments City of Eugene Key Code Questions July 13, 2021 Actions may be implemented by one or more project type. Group 1 priority code amendments and zone changes, which are related to the SAZ and code amendments, are recommended to be implemented with adoption of the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan and are provided here: 1.2.3 Develop and adopt land use code that favors small independent businesses over large national chains. 1.4.3 Adjust land use regulations to encourage local community investments that produce employment opportunities recognizing the importance of living and working within the neighborhood. 1.4.4 Reduce zoning barriers that preclude urban farmers from collectively selling produce on-site. 1.4.5 Storage and warehouse facilities should only be allowed as an accessory (30% of the gross floor area of building or the first level of multi-level building). 1.4.6 Self-storage facilities should only be allowed in Employment and Industrial zones. 3.1.2 Allow for the rezoning of properties along River Road to support employment growth consistent with the neighborhood vision. (i.e. E2) 3.1.5 Support rezoning properties for neighborhood commercial as appropriate. 3.2.2 Assure that commercial development near the River Road/Beltline intersection is appropriately sized for compatibility with neighborhoods. 3.2.4 Encourage co-locating commercial growth in conjunction with transportation options. 5.3.5 Provide zoning that reflects the development and implementation of the 20-minute neighborhoods policy and encourage the design of commercial areas (through code and design overlays) that support and prioritize active transportation access. (see Land Use for details) 5.3.6 Enable more shared parking among adjacent businesses and reclaim unneeded spaces for other pedestrian uses. 5.4.5 Reduce number of vehicular accesses to River Road by businesses by using shared driveways or existing side street accesses. 10.3.3 Amend zoning to permit small scale collective sale of neighborhood grown produce. 10.3.5 Allow for increased opportunities for urban animal husbandry while balancing compatibility with neighboring uses. Page 10 of 17 4 RRSC Code Amendments City of Eugene Key Code Questions July 13, 2021 11.2.1 Minimize land use conflict by adding code requirements that adjoining low density and higher-density residential land are designed to be more compatible, as well as between residential and non-residential uses. Develop and adopt development standards that provide form and site transitions such as sloped setbacks, balcony offsets, and buffering between properties zoned Single family Residential and denser development in adjacent multifamily housing and commercial zones. Prohibit upper story balconies on housing walls that abut R-1 rear yards unless the buildings are at least 50 feet from the property line. 12.1.3 Adopt flexible code that allows infill opportunities that are more compatible to adjacent neighbors than the typically current flag lots. 13.1.1 Utilize the River Road Corridor Study to designate key areas for residential and commercial/mixed-use development at appropriate density and scale along the River Road corridor and minor arterials in the River Road and Santa Clara Neighborhoods. 13.1.2 Utilize the River Road Special Area Zone as a tool to redevelop the area on River Road north of the Special Area Zone area. 13.1.3 Rezone C -2 Community Commercial areas outside the River Road Special Area Zone area but within the River Road-Santa Clara neighborhood plan area for mixed use commercial with development standards. 13.1.4 Allow developments of 4-6 stories in designated nodes along River Road as long as public amenities are provided by the developer. 13.2.1 Coordinate site designs with Street design for Arterials and Collector Streets to improve public right-of-way. Provide adequate sidewalk space for pedestrian movement, street trees, landscaping, street furniture, lighting, pedestrian shelters, sidewalk cafes, and other elements of active pedestrian areas. Require components in building designs that offer protection to pedestrians, such as awnings and canopies, as a means to encourage pedestrian activity along the street and within shopping areas. 13.2.2 Evaluate current commercial standards and where appropriate revise them to facilitate non-automobile forms of access and utilization. No use may include a drive-through facility, excepting those that provide financial services, pharmaceutical prescription dispensing or businesses where the building is 600 square feet or less. 13.2.3 Coordinate with Lane Transit District to ensure that the design of new buildings support Transit Oriented Development. 14.2.5 Ameliorate the effect of increased density and infill by providing both a clear and objective design path and discretionary path with standards and design review processes. 14.2.4 Identify incompatible zoning and plan designations and inappropriate zoning and plan designation adjacencies and work to align the zoning and plan designations to make them compatible. Page 11 of 17 5 RRSC Code Amendments City of Eugene Key Code Questions July 13, 2021 14.3.1 Adopt lot-specific plan designations and zoning with development standards such as height limits, sloped setbacks, and buffering standards in a defined area along the Willamette Greenway within the neighborhood plan area to maintain a low density edge. 14.3.2 Rewrite Willamette River Greenway permit provisions to provide adequate protection for natural resources. 14.3.3 Include clear and objective standards for development that lies within the greenway boundaries. 17.2.6 Optimize conditions for the establishment of an urgent care center in the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhood. 18.2.3 Permit small scale collective sale of neighborhood produce. River Road Corridor Study The Neighborhood Plan vision includes “thriving, vibrant and active mixed neighborhood centers along the River Road corridor” and “a transportation system that is safe, accessible, affordable, environmentally responsible and transitions to zero carbon,” which informed the River Road Corridor Study. The River Road Corridor Study conducted an in-depth analysis of the River Road corridor, from Northwest Expressway to Hunsaker Lane, funded by a Federal Transit Administration grant awarded to Lane Transit District and the City of Eugene. The Corridor Study drafted land use concepts to encourage mixed- use neighborhood centers and a variety of housing types. These concepts are captured in the draft SAZ and will be further refined as part of the neighborhood planning process. Page 12 of 17 6 RRSC Code Amendments City of Eugene Key Code Questions July 13, 2021 KEY CODE QUESTIONS The Code Team requests input on the following questions, which are designed to prompt discussion and outline the contours for broad direction regarding how the goals, policies, and actions will be explored through code concepts and implemented through the SAZ and other code amendments. For reference purposes, the draft SAZ that was created as part of the River Road Corridor Study includes four proposed subdistricts, listed and described below. The key code questions use terminology from the draft SAZ; however, the number and names of subdistricts may change as a result of this project and code refinements. • Corridor Mixed-Use (COR-MU). The purpose of the Corridor Mixed-Use (COR-MU) subdistrict is to create thriving mixed-use neighborhood centers at key locations to provide a community gathering space, commercial services, and a 20-minute neighborhood for the residential zones adjacent to the corridor. • Corridor Residential (COR-RES). The purpose of the Corridor Residential (COR-RES) subdistrict is to allow increased density and housing choices along key transit corridors and adjacent to neighborhood centers and transition from higher density mixed-use districts to lower density residential areas. • Residential Middle Plus (R-M+). The purpose of the Residential Middle Plus (R-M Plus) subdistrict is to allow increased density and housing choices near key transit corridors that fit into the scale and character of existing residential neighborhoods. The R-M Plus district is located along major connector streets to create a strong street presence. • Residential Middle (R-M). The purpose of the Residential Middle (R-M) subdistrict is to allow increased density and housing choices near key transit corridors that fit into the scale and character of existing residential neighborhoods. The R-M district has a lower density and a lesser height limit than R-M+. Residential Middle Plus and Residential Middle will be revised in order to be consistent with the City’s Middle Housing Code Amendments project, which will implement House Bill 2001. 1. Permitted and prohibited uses: The draft SAZ contains a traditional list of land use and permit requirements that prescribes uses by category and name. Other established SAZ’s—for example, the S-DR Downtown Riverfront SAZ—include permitted use categories and examples of permitted uses, in addition to a section of prohibited uses. This approach provides additional flexibility and adaptability to accommodate unforeseen or new uses that originate in response to economic or societal changes. The list of permitted office uses from S-DR is provided for reference: EC 9.3145 (2) Office Uses. Permitted in S-DR/MU, S-DR/MU/1 (above ground floor only), and S-DR/MU/2. This category of uses refers to activities conducted in an office setting generally focused on business, professional, medical, or financial services. Examples include, but are not limited to: (a) Financial businesses (including lenders, brokerage houses, bank headquarters, and real estate agents); (b) Medical, dental, and veterinarian clinics and laboratories; (c) Professional services (including lawyers, accountants, engineers, architects, and planners); (d) Sales offices; (e) TV and radio studios; Page 13 of 17 7 RRSC Code Amendments City of Eugene Key Code Questions July 13, 2021 (f) Live/work units (where there is an office on the ground floor with residential above in an interconnected unit). a. Is there support for using a flexible list approach similar to the example above to regulate permitted uses? b. As part of regulating uses, are there specific uses that should be prohibited in the RRSC SAZ? 2. Preserving and enhancing existing commercial areas and promoting a mix of uses: The draft SAZ zone permits a variety of residential uses in the COR-MU zone and does not require commercial uses as part of development. The draft SAZ permits entertainment, office, and institutional uses in the COR-RES zone. Retail sales and services and manufacturing and production uses are not permitted. The draft SAZ also explored requiring commercial uses at key intersections. a. Is there support for requiring commercial uses only at key intersections in the COR-MU zone? b. Is the concept of a string of Neighborhood Centers along the corridor with residential uses in between supported? c. Should retail sales and services uses such as day care centers, coffee shops, laundry services and other similar uses be permitted outright in the COR-RES zone if they support nearby residential uses? 3. Balancing economic feasibility with regulating form: The draft SAZ contains, in general, standards for building orientation and ground floor design, fenestration (window coverage), building massing (breaks, step backs), façade articulation (projections, horizontal and vertical articulation), architectural detailing and materials. Other adopted SAZ codes, such as S-DR and S-WS, contain, in general, similar standards regulating form. The Large Cities Model Middle Housing Code contains design standards for entry orientation, window coverage, and articulation, among other things, that are specific based on housing type. a. Is there support for regulating form to a greater extent than provided by current base zones (e.g. C-1, C-2, etc.)? b. What are some of the desired outcomes and associated priorities for built form (e.g. privacy and viewsheds, transitions, building character, buildings facing the street, solar access, tree preservation, open space preservation, etc.)? 4. Transition standards: The draft SAZ contains transition standards that apply to COR-MU and COR-RES zoned properties abutting residential (R-M, R-M+, and R-1) zoned properties. The proposed standards, in general, include landscape buffers, interior (lot line) setbacks, height transitions, and above grade open space location requirements. a. Are the proposed general standards sufficient, excessive, or insufficient? Page 14 of 17 8 RRSC Code Amendments City of Eugene Key Code Questions July 13, 2021 b. If insufficient, what additional transition standards or unique characteristics of the RRSC area should be considered? 5. Willamette Greenway standards: Eugene’s Willamette Greenway provisions are derived from Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 15 which requires cities and counties to establish provisions by ordinance for the review of intensifications, changes of use, or developments to ensure their compatibility with the Willamette River Greenway. Eugene has an established greenway boundary, and the provisions provide for the establishment of a setback to keep structures separated from the river. The draft SAZ contains setbacks and other design standards, including building massing and landscaping requirements that apply to development within the greenway. a. Is there support for keeping these requirements in the SAZ while exploring other, simpler approaches to how they are applied? b. Should the application of any other standards be considered? 6. Vehicle Parking standards: The draft SAZ contains standards for required motor vehicle parking that apply to uses permitted in the zone, as well as allowed reductions to minimum standards for right of development, mixed-use development, shared common parking facilities, and proximity to transit stops. a. What desired outcomes for vehicle parking should the Code Team work toward when developing concepts and revising the draft code? 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