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<br />on Hunsaker Lane as required at the time of future development. The development will be easy <br />to get around, and to do so on foot with an enhanced pedestrian connection at Green Lane that <br />will provide a linkage between conmlercial development to the north and residential <br />development to the south All streets will have wide sidewalks, some of them setback from <br />vehicle traffic. It will be convenient, and safe, to walk within the subject site and to nearby <br />commercial and residential activity centers. The provisions of the text amendments to the <br />refinement plan provide additional scrutiny to future design elements and amenities that must <br />entail size limitations appropriate to the needs of pedestrians and cyclists. As such this policy is <br />supported by the proposed amendments. <br /> <br />G. Public Facilities and Services Element <br /> <br />Response: <br />lyleiro Plan, Policy G.l: Extend the minimum level and full range of key urban jacilities and <br />services in an order~v and efficient manner consistent with the growth management policies in <br />Chapter II-B, relevant policies in this chapter, and other A.fetro Plan policies. <br /> <br />The parcels aflected by this application are currently within the Urban Growth Boundary and are <br />annexed into the City of Eugene. The annexation was made incompliance with an acknowledged <br />comprehensive plan and inwlementing ordinances, and established the availability of urban <br />facilities and services. A detailed analysis of the availability of those services is contained in the <br />applicant's response Statewide Planning Goal 11 - "Public Facilities and Services." Those <br />responses are hereby incorporated by reference. <br /> <br />Therefore, with regard to the Public Facilities and Services Element of the Metro Plan, the City <br />can find that the proposed amendments will not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. <br /> <br />H Parks and Recreation Element <br /> <br />Response: <br />The changes proposed by this application will have no impact on any recreation area, facility or <br />opportunity that has been inventoried and designated by the Metro Plan or any relevant facility <br />plan regarding the City's recreational needs. The recreational needs of the community are <br />adequately met by the existing and planned facilities enumerated in the City of Eugene Parh, <br />Recreation and Open Space Comprehensive Plan, 2006 and other associated documents. A <br />detailed analysis of the subject site in relation to the various parks and recreation system studies, <br />inventories, refinement plans, and facilities plans is contained in the applicant's response <br />Statewide Planning Goal 8 - "Recreation." Those responses are hereby incorporated by <br />reference. With regard to the Parks and Recreation Element of the Metro Plan, the City can find <br />that the proposed amendments will not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. <br /> <br />L Historic Preservation Element <br /> <br />Response: <br />The changes proposed by this application will have no impact on any historic resource that has <br />been inventoried and designated by the Metro Plan or any relevant facility plan or inventory <br />regarding the City's historic resources. With regard to the Historic Preservation Element of the <br /> <br />Santa Clara -- Metro Plan Amendment Application <br />Written Statement - August 2,2007 <br /> <br />Page 30 of 32 <br />