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Draft 9/29/14 d.Only a governing body may initiate the adoption of a city-specific comprehensive plan, a refinement plan, afunctional plan, aspecial area study or the initiation of aPeriodic Review or Metro Planupdate. e.Metro Planupdates shall be initiated no less frequently than during the state required Periodic Review of the Metro Plan, although any governing body may initiate an update of the Metro Planatany time. 8.The approval process for Metro Planamendments shall be as follows: a.The initiating governing body of any Type I, II, or III Metro Planamendment shall notify all governing bodies of the intended amendment and the Type of amendment proposed. If any governing body disagrees with the Type of the proposed amendment that governing body may refer the matter to the processes provided in 8(d) or (e) as appropriate. b.When more than one governing body participates in the decision, the Planning Commissions of the bodies shall conduct a joint public hearing and forward that record and their recommendations to their respective elected officials. The elected officials shall also conduct a joint public hearing prior to making a final decision. c. If all participating governing bodies reach a consensus to approve a proposed amendment, substantively identical ordinances effecting the changes shall be adopted. When an amendment is not approved, it may not be re-initiated, except by one of the three governing bodies, for one year. d.A Type II amendment for which there is no consensus shall be referred to the Chair of the Lane County Board of Commissioners and the Mayor of the home city for further examination of the issue(s) in dispute and recommendation back to the governing bodies. e.A Type III amendment for which there is no consensus shall be referred to the Chair of the Lane County Board of Commissioners and the Mayors of Eugene and Springfield for further examination of the issue(s) in dispute and recommendation back to the governing bodies. f.Adopted or denied Metro Planamendments may be appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) or the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) according to applicable state law. g.The three governing bodies shall develop jointly and adopt Metro Plan amendment application procedures. h.A different process, time line, or both, than the processes and timelines specified in 8.b. through 8.g. above may be established by the governing bodies of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County for any government initiated Metro Plan amendment. IV-4