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<br />Exhibit B <br /> <br />Findings of Consistency with <br />Oregon Statewide Planning Goals <br /> <br />The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan is a local comprehensive plan <br />acknowledged by the state's Land Conservation and Development Commission, and the West <br />Eugene Wetlands Plan is an adopted refinement plan to the Metro Plan. This document contains <br />findings that address the consistency of the attached amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands <br />Plan with applicable Oregon Statewide Planning Goals (City of Eugene File RA 96-001). <br /> <br />These amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan will result in changes to existing locally <br />adopted inventory information regarding three land use categories: natural resources, industrial <br />and commercial lands, and residential lands. Accordingly, this analysis addresses Oregon <br />Statewide Planning Goall (Citizen Involvement), Goal 5 (Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic <br />Areas, and Natural Resources), Goal 9 (Economic Development) and Goal 10 (Housing). Other <br />Statewide Planning Goals are not specifically implicated by this ordinance. This document also <br />contains analysis, findings and conclusions on the impacts of the amendments on the supply of <br />industrial, commercial and residential lands in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan area. This <br />analysis concludes that these refinement plan amendments are consistent with applicable Oregon <br />Statewide Planning Goals. <br /> <br />These amendments are part of a series of amendments, the remainder of which are contained in <br />two separate ordinances. Statewide Planning Goal findings similar to those contained in this <br />Exhibit are also contained in the exhibits to the other two ordinances. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The amendments analyzed herein are changes to the Wetland Designations Map (Map 3) of the <br />West Eugene Wetlands Plan for a portion of wetland site H2, known as the Speedway site. This <br />map applies one or more of several defined wetland designations to each inventoried wetland in <br />the study area. Each designation and its effect on buildable lands is explained in general terms <br />below. <br /> <br />Protection: This designation is applied to wetlands of exceptional value, and, coupled with state <br />and federal wetland laws, has the effect of preventing fill, disturbance or development within <br />wetlands so designated. Where this designation is applied to wetlands that were previously <br />considered buildable, it.is treated as a subtraction from the buildable lands inventory. Where this <br />designation is applied to wetlands that were previously designated for restoration it is ignored in <br />this analysis. <br /> <br />Restoration: This designation is applied to lower quality wetlands whose value is determined <br /> <br />Speedway Site Ordinance, Exhibit B (Statewide Planning Goal Findings) <br /> <br />Page 1 <br />