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amend a list of Goal 5 resources, does not amend a plan or code provision adopted in order to protect a significant Goal 5 resource or to address specific requirements of Goal 5, and does not amend the acknowledged Urban Growth Boundary. Therefore, the proposed amendment is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 5. Goal 6 - Air. Water and Land Resources Qualitv: To maintain and improve the quality of the air, water, and land resources of the state. Goal 6 addresses waste and process discharges from development, and is aimed at protecting air, water and land from impacts from those discharges. Nothing in the proposal or the character of the site or potential uses indicates a future development that would compromise air, water and land resources. The proposal does not amend the metropolitan area's air, water quality or land resource policies. Therefore, the amendment is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 6. Goal 7 - Areas Subiect to Natural Disasters and Hazards: To protect life and property from natural disasters and hazards. Goal 7 requires that local government planning programs include provisions to protect people and property from natural hazards such as floods, land slides, earthquakes and related hazards, tsunamis and wildfires. The subject property is relatively flat in the midst of an urban area, and is not located within known areas of natural disasters or hazards. The subject property is outside the FEMA flood zone and is not subject to hazards normally associated with steep slopes, wildfires, or tsunamis. Other hazards, such as earthquakes and severe winter storms can be mitigated at the time of development based on accepted building codes and building techniques. Therefore, this amendment is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 7. Goal 8 - Recreational Needs: To satisfY the recreational needs of the citizens of the state and visitors and, where appropriate, to provide for the siting of necessary recreational facilities including destination resorts. Goal 8 ensures the provision of recreational facilities to Oregon citizens and is primarily concerned with the provision of those facilities in non-urban areas of the state. There are no public or private recreational facilities on or adjacent to the subject site. Therefore, the proposed amendment will not impact the provision of recreational facilities, nor will it affect access to existing or future recreational facilities. Therefore, the amendment is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 8. Goal 9 - Economic Development: To provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon 's citizens. The proposed amendment would change the property's plan designation from one that supports limited commercial use (Neighborhood Commercial) to another that supports a wider range of commercial uses (Community Commercial). Both designations would also allow a range of commercial uses. However, a C-2 zoning would allow for a wider range of uses. A zone change from one type of commercial zoning to another will not affect the supply of commercial land. The proposed reduction in Floor Area Ratio may further local goals for economic development by accommodating a wider range of commercial development in a wider variety of design, layout and intensity. As discussed in Section EC 9.8865(2) below, the proposed amendment is also consistent with several policies in the Eugene Commercial Lands Study (1992). Summer Oaks-Crescent Center - r:indings, September 17,2007 Page 3 ofl9