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Finding#36.TheMetroPlanParkandRecreationFacilitiesElementcontainspoliciesaddressing <br />recreationalneeds(MetroPlanpg.IIIH4).Theproposedamendmentsdonotchangethesepolicies. <br />Finding#37.Parksandrecreationfacilitiesandprogramsareadministeredbyparkandrecreation <br />agenciesinEugeneandLaneCountyandbytwoparkandrecreationdistricts(RiverRoadParkand <br />RecreationDistrictandWillamalaneParkandRecreationDistrict).Willamalaneservesthegreater <br />Springfieldarea.RiverRoadservestheRiverRoadneighborhoodintheNorthEugene.These <br />amendmentsdonotaffecteitherĐŝƚLJ͛Ɛprovisionsforrecreationareas,facilitiesorrecreational <br />opportunities. <br />Goal9ʹEconomicDevelopment.Goal9callsfordiversificationandimprovementoftheeconomy.It <br />askscommunitiestoinventorycommercialandindustriallands,projectfutureneedsforsuchlands, <br />andplanandzoneenoughlandtomeetthoseneeds. <br />Finding#38.TheMetroPlanEconomicElementcontainspolicies(MetroPlanpg.IIIB4)addressing <br />economicdevelopment.Eugene,SpringfieldandLaneCountyadoptedtheMetropolitanIndustrial <br />LandsInventoryReportandMetropolitanIndustrialLandsPolicyReportin1993.Thesereportsprovided <br />thejurisdictionswithadatabaseandpolicyrecommendationsneededtoplanforanadequateand <br />appropriatesupplyofindustrialland.Theproposedamendmentdoesnotchangethesepolicies. <br />Finding#39.TheAdministrativeRuleforStatewidePlanningGoal9(OAR660,Division9)requires <br />citiestoevaluatethesupplyanddemandofcommerciallandrelativetocommunityeconomic <br />objectives.TheEugeneCommercialLandStudy(October1992)wasadoptedbytheCityofEugeneasa <br />refinementoftheMetroPlan,andcomplieswiththerequirementsofGoal9anditsAdministrativeRule. <br />TheSpringfieldCommercialLandsStudywasadoptedinFebruary2000asapolicydocumenttoguide <br />theprovisionofcommerciallandwithininitsplanningjurisdiction.Theamendmentsdonotimpactthe <br />supplyofindustrialorcommerciallands.Therefore,theamendmentsareconsistentwithStatewide <br />PlanningGoal9. <br />Goal10ʹHousing.Thisgoalspecifiesthateachcitymustplanforandaccommodateneededhousing <br />types,suchasmultifamilyandmanufacturedhousing. <br />Finding#40.TheMetroPlanResidentialLandUseandHousingElementaddressesthehousingneeds <br />ofcurrentandfutureresidentsofthemetropolitanarea.TheElementincludesaprojectionofhousing <br />needbasedonacoordinatedpopulationprojectionandpolices(MetroPlanpg.IIIA7)aimedat <br />meetingthecalculatedneed.Theproposedamendmentswillnotreduceavailablehousingcapacityand <br />willnotimpactneededhousing. <br />Finding#41.In2011,theCityofSpringfieldandLaneCountyadoptedaResidentialLandUseand <br />3 <br />HousingElementthataddresses^ƉƌŝŶŐĨŝĞůĚ͛Ɛcityspecificresidentiallandneedsthrough2030.This <br />SpringfieldspecificactionwasbasedonthemandatessetoutinORS197.304.Inadoptingitscity <br />specificupdatein2011,Springfieldmadeitclearthattheregionalhousinggoalsandpoliciesinthis <br />MetropolitanResidentialLandUseandHousingElementwouldcontinuetoapplytoSpringfield. <br />However,thefindingsinthisMetroPlanelementnolongerapplyontheeastsideofInterstate5.The <br />entiretyofthiselementwillcontinuetoapplyonthewestsideofInterstate5untilsuchtimeastheCity <br /> <br />3 <br />Seethe͞^ƉƌŝŶŐĨŝĞůĚ2030RefinementPlanResidentialLandUseandHousingůĞŵĞŶƚ͟adoptedbySpringfield <br />OrdinanceNo.6268andLaneCountyOrdinanceNo.PA1274. <br />MetroPlanEnablingŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚƐͶ^ƚĂĨĨFindings <br />{00142030;1} <br />November10,2014Page9 <br />