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The minimum lot size for rural residential areas located outside Urban Reserve areas shall be five acres. The minimum lot size for Rural Residential areas located within Urban Rcscrve areas shall be subject to Policies 25 and 26 in Chapter II B, Fundamental Principles (i.e., land divisions of less than ten acres are subject to the conditions of Policy 25; land divisions of less than five acres are subject to the conditions of Policies 25 and 26). Exceptions All new exceptions to, or expansion of, adopted exceptions onto rural resource lands or residential, commercial, industrial, or government non-resource Metro Plan Diagram designations or uses outside the UGB require application of Metro Plan amendment procedures in Chapter IV. and Appendix A. Those new or expanded exceptions must meet requirements of statewide planning goals and administrative rules and must comply with applicable Metro Plan policies. Background information on all adopted exception areas is detailed in the Exceptions Working Paper and its Addendum. Within adopted exception areas, uses and densities must be consistent with zoning and Metro Plan designations and policies. Changes to use, density, or zone which are not consistent with the Metro Plan require a Metro Plan amendment following the process in Chapter IV. Such amendments must be accompanied by an explanation of the reason for the amendment (proposed use, intensity, size, timing, available and proposed service and facility improvements) and must be in compliance with other applicable Metro Plan policies and the following criteria: · Compatibility with existing development pattern and density; · Adequacy of on-site sewage disposal suitability or community sewerage; · Domestic water supply availability; · Adequate access; · Availability of rural-level services (refer to Policy G.27 in Chapter III-G)page III G · Lack of natural hazards; and · Compatibility with resource lands adjacent to the exception area. The list of exceptions and site site-specific maps, which are amendments to the Metro Plan, are contained in Appendix C. Airoort Reserve Lands which may be acquired by Eugene at some future time in connection with the Eugene Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, and for which an exception to statewide plarming goals must be taken, if the zoning is changed from Exclusive Farm Use/Commercial Airport Safety Combining (E-40/GAS zone). University/Research This category represents property which is located in proximity to the University of Oregon campus. It is primarily intended to accommodate light industrial, research and development, and II-G-11