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P.O. Box 50721
Eugene, OR 97405
541-514-1029
teresa@bishowconsulting.com
November 20, 2024
Mark Rust, AICP
Planning Manager
225 Fifth Street
Springfield, OR 97477
Sent Via E-mail: mrust0_sr)rinafield-or.aov
RE: Hawes Business Park Pre -certification Reauest
The Hawes Business Park received a signed Letter of Intent from a prospective tenant to lease
25,000 square feet in the building located at 400 International Way in Springfield. The proposed
use is for "office and laboratory space for pathology and related diagnostic services". In
accordance with SDC 3.2.435, this is a request for the Director's determination that the use is
permitted in the Campus Industrial district.
The prospective tenant would occupy about 31.7% of the building and be split up between the
1st and 2"d floor spaces. We do not believe that they will serve the public and understand the
space will be used for back -office administration and laboratory testing. The collection of labs
from patients would be done elsewhere.
The prospective tenant will initially have about 45-50 full-time employees on site at any one time
but the work schedules will be spread from 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The prospective tenant
anticipates future growth with the total number of employees increasing to about 70.
The laboratory does use hazardous materials including 10% fix formalin, alcohols Xylene and
reagents. All materials will be stored in compliance with regulations on specific chemicals and
disposed of with a professional biohazard company.
According to the company's website, the prospective tenant was founded in 1932 and is an
established and respected member of the medical community in Western Oregon.
Table 3.2.450 includes Industrial Service as a permitted use in the Cl district.
The Industrial Service use includes "research, development and testing laboratories" as an
example of a permitted use.' The use will not require an addition or expansion of the building
gross floor area or impervious surface area. There are no anticipated changes to the site such
as vehicular access, parking, landscaping or pedestrian amenities. We believe the proposed
use does not meet the threshold of requiring a modification to the approved Site Plan Review.2
1 SDC 3.2.415(D)(2)
z SDC 5.17.100
Can you certify that the prospective tenant is a permitted use? Will the City require any land
use applications prior to issuance of building permits for tenant improvements?
Sincerely,
Te-e4w3Whaw
Teresa Bishow, AICP
Attachment:
Campus Industrial Pre -certification Form
cc: Andy Carlisle
Ron White
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