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ORDINANCE NO. 20535 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ENVISION EUGENE RESIDENTIAL REDESIGNATION TO REDESIGNATE AND REZONE ANNEXED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES BY AMENDING THE EUGENE- SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DIAGRAM; AMENDING THE EUGENE ZONING MAP; AMENDING THE WILLOW CREEK SPECIAL AREA STUDYDIAGRAM AND TEXT; AMENDING THE WILLAKENZIE AREA PLANDIAGRAM AND TEXT PURSUANT TO SECTION 9.7750(4) OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AMENDING SECTION 9.9710 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AND ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. The amendments contained in this ordinance are intended to implement recommendations contained in Envision Eugene, A Community Vision for 2032, including the establishment of a Eugene-specific urbangrowth boundary. Specifically, these amendments are intended to accommodatemore of the city’s 20-year housing needsinside the current urban growth boundary. The amendmentsinclude changes to the Metro Plan Land Use Diagram and corresponding changes to the Willow Creek Special Area Study Land Use Diagram and Text, the Willakenzie Area Plan Land Use Diagram and Text, the Eugene Zoning Map and the Willow Creek Special Area Study text in section 9.9710 of the Eugene Code, 1971. The areas affected include the Crow Road Study Areaand theGilham Road siteas identified in Exhibit A. B. The amendments contained in this Ordinance are based on the recommendation of the Eugene Planning Commission.The City of Eugene Planning Commission and Lane County Planning Commission held a joint public hearing on the amendments contained in this Ordinance on November 19, 2013, and the Eugene Planning Commission forwarded its recommendations to the Eugene City Council for amendments to the Metropolitan Area General Land Use Diagram as shown on Exhibits A,Band C.On June 3, 2014, the Eugene City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners held a joint public hearing to consider the amendments and the governing bodies deliberated separately onJuly 9, 2014 and July 8, 2014,respectively. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Metro Plan Diagram is hereby amended to change the land use designations for certain properties as indicated on Exhibit A attached to this Ordinance, and depicted on the maps attached as Exhibits B, and Cto this Ordinance.Specifically, the Metro Plan Diagram for the identifiedCrow Road Study Area properties is amended from a designation of Medium Density Residential to a designation of Low Density Ordinance -Page 1of 4