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(c) If the refinement plan or special area study process has not begun within three months of the date of the Metro Plan amendment application, the city shall continue processing the Metro Plan amendment. (d) A Metro Plan amendment need not be postponed under subsection (a) of this section if the planning director finds: 1. There is a public need for more immediate consideration of the proposed plan amendment, or 2. Review of the proposed plan amendment as part of a refinement plan or special area study adoption or amendment process will interfere with timely completion of that process. (4) Limitation on Refiling .The city shall not consider a property owner-initiated Metro Plan amendment application if a substantially similar or identical plan amendment has been denied by the city within the year prior to the application date unless the facts forming the basis for the denial have changed so as to allow approval. The planning director shall determine whether the proposed amendment is substantially similar or identical after providing the applicant with an opportunity to comment on the matter in writing. Section 7. Section 9.7725 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 9.7725Metro Plan Amendments – Referrals and Public Notice. (1) Referrals . Within 20 days of city initiation of any Type I, II, or III Metro Plan amendment, the city shall notify Springfield and Lane County 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 EC 9.7730(6)(a) or (b) as appropriate. All property owner-initiated Metro Plan amendments shall be referred to Springfield and Lane County at least 20 days prior to the planning commission public hearing. (2) Public Notice . At least 20 days before the planning commission hearing, notice of the hearing shall be published in a local newspaper of general circulation and mailed to the applicant and to persons who have requested notice. At least 20 days before the planning commission hearing, notice of the hearing shall also be mailed to the owners and occupants of properties that are the subject of the proposed amendment and to property owners of record within 300 feet of the subject property. The content of the notice and conduct of the hearing on the amendment shall be as required by this land use code and state law. Section 8. Section 9.7730 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 9.7730Metro Plan Amendments - Approval Process. (1) Type I . Amendment ProcessThe following process shall be used to consider Type I Metro Plan amendments. (a) Investigation and Report. After the Metro Plan amendment initiation date, planning staff shall investigate the facts bearing on the amendment application, prepare a report, and submit it to the planning Ordinance - Page 4 of 8