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• Currently, all three governing bodies must approve a'site specific UGB or Metro Plan Boundary adjustments that cross the Willamette or McKenzie Rivers or that cross over a ridge into a new basin. The proposed amendments would instead require all three governing bodies approve amendments of the common UGB along 1 -5 and for UGB or Metro Plan Boundary changes that cross 1 -5. The proposed amendments remove references to Metro Plan amendments with "regional impact." Removal of the regional impact language does not change similar language that is found in Chapter VI of the Eugene - Springfield Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (PFSP) which provides for multi - jurisdictional review of public facility projects which have a significant impact on water, stormwater, wastewater and electrical facilities serving more than one jurisdiction. Amendments to other functional plans and refinement plans will be subject to the amended Chapter IV processes unless those documents specify a different amendment process like that found in the Public Facilities Plan. When governing bodies do not reach consensus on a Metro Plan amendment, the current policy sends the matter to the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC). The proposed amendments would send unresolved decisions to the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners and one or both of the Mayors of Eugene and Springfield, depending on how many governing bodies are participating in the decision. The proposed amendments do not change the goal of Chapter IV, which is to ensure that the Metro Plan is responsive to the changing conditions, needs, and attitudes of the community. The proposed amendments refine the amendment process to reflect the existence of separate UGBs. Goal — Agricultural Land. Goal 3 defines "agricultural lands." It then requires counties to inventory such lands and to "preserve and maintain" them through farm zoning. Finding #17. This goal generally does not apply within adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries. The Metro Plan Diagram describes an Agriculture designation (Metro Plan II -G -9). The amendments do not change Metro Plan policies concerning the Agriculture designation. The amendments do not change the policies or standards regulating Eugene's Agricultural Zone (EC 9.2000) or Lane County's Exclusive Farm Use Zone (LC 16.212) within the Metro Plan Boundary. The City of Springfield does not have an agricultural zoning district. Finding #18. The Environmental Resources Element includes policies addressing the use and preservation of agricultural lands (Metro Plan III -C -3). The proposed Chapter IV amendments do not change these policies. Goal 4 — Forest Land. This goal defines forest lands and requires counties to inventory them and adopt policies and ordinances that will "conserve forest lands for forest uses." Finding #19. This goal does not generally apply within adopted, acknowledged urban growth boundaries. The Metro Plan Diagram describes a Forest Lands designation. The proposed amendments do not change Metro Plan policies concerning the Forest lands designation. Neither Springfield nor Eugene has a forest zoning district. Lane County has Impacted and Non - Impacted Forest Zones (LC 16.211, LC 16.211). The proposed Chapter IV amendments do not change the County policies or standards governing these districts. Metro Plan Chapter IV Amendments TYP411 -00001 Exhibit A October 15, 2013 Page 5