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Exhibit B pool site, the subject property’s existing Industrial zoning confers non-conforming status to the existing and long-standing commercial use of the building and site, representing a distinct risk and challenge to future use or redevelopment on the property. 3. Applicable Approval Criteria 3. A. Metro Plan Amendment 1.EC 9.7730(3)(a):The amendment must be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Goal 1 – Citizen Involvement:To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. Findings: The City of Eugene has a process for engaging citizens in all phases of the land use process that is established in the City land use code and acknowledged by LCDC as consistent with Goal 1. EC 9.7007 requires the Applicant to coordinate with the applicable neighborhood association (in this case the Downtown Neighborhood Association, or “DNA”), post and mail notices two weeks in advance of a meeting to introduce the proposal, and host a meeting for owners and occupants of properties within 500 feet of the subject site as well as members of the DNA and City staff. Exhibit 7 includes the mailing lists of owners and occupants of property within 500 feet of the site that were mailed notice of the meeting, copies of the meeting notice mailed and the notice posted on-site, copies of the meeting sign-in sheet and notes from the meeting, copies of the graphics (i.e., Metro Plan diagram and zoning map excerpt) presented at the meeting, and affidavits that mailings and posting occurred consistent with City code requirements in EC 9.7010 and 9.7700 et seq. It should be noted further that the Applicant’s representative received only two responses to the meeting notice mailing – both of which supported the proposal. Only three people attended the neighborhood meeting, and all three expressed support for the proposal. The Applicant’s representative subsequently attended a meeting of the DNA Steering Committee, and received unanimous support of the proposal from the members in attendance. Under EC requirements, this proposal will be subject to duly noticed public hearings before the Eugene Planning Commission and City Council, with each hearing affording the opportunity to submit written and/or oral testimony. These procedures afford opportunities for interested citizens to be involved in the planning and approval processes, ensuring the requested Metro Plan amendment is consistent with Goal 1.