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<br />V. APPLICABLE CRITERIA AND FINDINGS <br /> <br />Eugene Code Section EC 9.7730 requires an evaluation of any Metro Plan amendment to <br />determine whether the amendment is consistent with the following criteria. Criteria are shov,rn in <br />bold and italics text. <br /> <br />EC 9.7730 (3) Criteria for Approval of Plan Amendment. The following criteria shall be <br />applied by the city council in approving or denying a Metro Plan amendment application: <br />(a) The amendment must be consistent with tlte relevant Statewide Planning Goals adopted by <br />tlte Land Conservation and Development Commi~sion; <br /> <br />Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement: To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the <br />opportunityfor citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. <br /> <br />Response: <br />The City of Eugene has an ackno\vledged citizen involvement program and an acknowledged <br />process expressed in the Eugene Code for securing citizen input on all proposed plan <br />amendments. It insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning <br />process and sets out :requirements for such involvement. The amendments proposed do not <br />amend the acknowledged citizen involvement program. The process for adopting these <br />amendments complies with the requirements of the citizen involvement provisions. <br /> <br />The Metro Plan contains an acknowledged citizen involvement program satisfying Goal 1. The <br />citizen involvement program is in Metro Plan Chapter III, pp. III-K-l to Ill-K-4. The proposed <br />amendments comply with and do not affect or amend the citizen involvement element in the <br />Metro Plan. <br /> <br />The proposed Rettnement Plan amendment is subject to the public notification and public <br />hearing processes provided for all Type IV application procedures as stipulated in EC 9.7400 <br />through EC 9.7455, which, along with the remainder of the Code and with Statewide Goals and <br />state statutes, provide the provisions for citizen involvement. <br /> <br />The City's acknowledged program for citizen involvement, including public notice, public <br />hearings at the level of the planning commission and city council.. notification of decision and <br />ndtification of the right of appeal.. provides citizens the opportunity to review and make <br />recommendations in written and oral testimony on the proposed amendments to the River <br />Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan diagram and the Metro Plan Diagram and on the <br />proposed zone change. In addition, the applicant has been to several Santa Clara Community <br />Organization meetings and plans to continue working with the SCCO by providing project <br />information and soliciting comments and critiques of the proposed development as it advances <br />through the planning and development process. These acknowledged citizen involvement <br />provisions afford ample opportunity for citizen involvement consistent with Goal 1. <br /> <br />For the reasons cited, including the Metro Plan"s and the City of Eugene's acknowledged <br />programs for citizen involvement the amendment is consistent with Goal 1. <br /> <br />Santa Clara -c- Metro Plan Amendment Application <br />Written Statement - August 2, 2007 <br /> <br />Page 7 of32 <br />