Item 3: Ordinance on Extraterritorial Extension Procedures

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Exhibit A FINDINGS The following criteria from EC 9.8065 shall be applied to the proposed code amendment: (1) The amendment is consistent with applicable statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement. To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. The City has acknowledged provisions for citizen involvement which insure the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process and set out requirements for such involvement. The action taken did not amend the citizen involvement program. The process for adopting these amendments complies with Goal 1 because it is consistent with the citizen involvement provisions. Specifically, the Planning Commission held a public hearing followed by a similar public hearing process before the City Council. Additionally, the proposed amendments will provide increased opportunity for public involvement by requiring a public hearing and increasing the public notice requirements. These amendments further support this goal. Based on this information, the process followed is consistent with Goal 1. Goal 2 - Land Use Planning. To establish a land use planning process and policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land and to assure an adequate factual basis for such decisions and actions. The Eugene Land Use Code specifies the procedure and criteria that were used in considering these amendments to the code. The record shows that there is an adequate factual basis for the amendments. Specifically, the City Council held a work session to discuss this matter and ultimately voted to direct staff to prepare the draft ordinance now under consideration. The Goal 2 coordination requirement is met when the City engages in an exchange, or invites such an exchange, between the City and any affected governmental unit and when the City uses the information obtained in the exchange to balance the needs of the citizens. To comply with the Goal 2 coordination requirement, the City engaged in an exchange about the subject of this amendment with all of the affected governmental units. Specifically, the City provided notice of the proposed action and opportunity to comment to Lane County, Springfield and the Department of Land Conservation and Development.