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We find that the proposed use of the expansion area will provide a continued stable and long- term source of sand and gravel aggregate material proximate to the Metro area market it serves. From an energy conservation perspective, an aggregate mining site located within the Metro area is highly preferable to a supply site located outside the Metro area which requires the transporting of the material, processed or otherwise, to the Metro area for use. Approval of the application would result in the establishment of a stable and long-term source of aggregate material without an increase in energy consumption. Therefore, we find that approval of the application would be consistent with the intent and purpose of Goal 13. Statewide Planning Goal 14 To provide for an orderly and efficient transition from rural to urban land use. Only resource use is proposed for the site and no urban facilities or services, other than those currently provided, are required to support that use. To the extent that Goal 14 is applicable to this application, we find that approval of the application would be consistent with its purpose and intent. Statewide Planning Goal 15 To protect, conserve, enhance and maintain the natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, economic and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette River as the Willamette River Greenway. The subject property is not located within the Willamette River Greenway. Accordingly, Goal 15 is not applicable. Statewide Planning Goal 16, 17, 18, 19 (Estuarine Resources, Coastal Shorelines, Beaches and Dunes, and Ocean Resources) The subj ect property contains no estuarine resources, shorelines, beaches, dunes, or ocean resources. Accordingly, Goals 16, 17, 18, and 19 are not applicable. Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally Inconsistent. Neither the Eugene Code nor the Metro Plan has been amended to adopt procedures and requirements consistent with the Goal 5 Rule for the consideration of PAPAs regarding the designation of significant aggregate sites or specific criteria regarding the consideration of a PAPA proposing to add a site to the Metro Plan's acknowledged list of significant aggregate sites. Therefore, only the provisions of the Goal 5 Rule are directly applicable to Eugene's consideration of this application. Metro Plan goals and policies and land use regulations of Lane County and the City of Eugene are not applicable to this application. The Land Use Board of Appeals has recently discussed OAR 660-023-0180's comprehensive regulatory scheme that is intended to supersede local land use laws and policies. Based on LUBA's decision in Eugene Sand and Gravel Inc. v. Lane County, 44 Or LUBA 50, rev 'd in part on other grounds, 189 Or App 21, 74 P3d 1085 (2003), it appears that LUBA believes the City is prohibited from considering or applying Metro plan policies that go beyond OAR 660- Exhibit A to Ordinance 20413 - 31