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the plan designation that has been determined through a formal adoption process is different from the designation in the database, the database must be corrected to reflect the adopted designation. The example offered in the testimony provides an excellent demonstration of this point. The map reference used by the applicant was not the "adopted" designation, but an incorrect data entry in RLID. The determination of most parceis is clear through a comparison to the adopted "blob" diagram and staff feels confident that those 90+% of all parcels in the metro area match the adopted Metro Plan Diagram. Staff cannot be confident about the edges of designated areas because the blob diagram does not follow tax lot lines. For this reason, the public process involved in making a case-by-case determination is the best and most reasonable course of action for those parcels. The alternative would be for the elected officials of Eugene and Springfield to go through a Metro Plan Diagram amendment process for each of those parcels where a zone change is requested. These zone changes are currently processed by hearings officials. · The proposal for a parcel specific diagram except for parcels that border a different plan designation provides less certainty for property owners than a diagram that is parcel-specific in its entirety. However, this certainty will work against property owners seeking a determination on their designation far more often than it would work in their favor because, again, a Metro Plan amendment would be required for every zone change where the owner wants to retain a zone that does not comply with the Diagram. The proposed level of parcel-specificity also works in favor of adjacent property owners who can comment on the interpretation of the designation during the zone change process. · The proposal is not an accommodation for Eugene. The same responses, above, apply equally to the City of Springfield. The proposal is an urban issue because the area designated for urbanization and development is within the UGB, where the two cities have jurisdiction for planning. For this reason, the area shown on the Metro Plan diagram outside the UGB is proposed to be parcel-specific. · The proposal for the Metro Plan Diagram will improve the relationship between refinement plans and the Metro Plan Diagram. Over 90% of the parcels in the new diagram will be parcel-specific. Refinement plans will be one of the tools used to help determine the plan designation for parcels that border a different plan designation. Recommendation: Staff recommends adoption of the Metro Plan Diagram proposed in Exhibit C and the text as proposed, which will allow this metro area to evolve comfortably into a parcel-specific plan diagram. Metro Plan Periodic Review Text and Diagram Amendments Staff Notes Page 23 of 28 City Council Agenda page 325