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<br />of the plan's policies. For .those that are aspirational and that apply to a proposed development, the <br />applicant will need only to show that the policy was considered. By ope~ation of state law, .the City <br />can. only require that an appli~ant requesting approv~l.of a partition, subdivision or site review (a <br />limited land use decision) address those plan policies if the City adds the policies to the code. Staff <br />recommends that the 'council does not add the nonmandatory/aspirational policIes to the.code. <br /> <br />If the council chooses to require that the. aspirational policies .be addressed as part of limited. land, use <br />decisions, regal staff recommends that each aspira~onal policy be revised to .make its aspiratiorial <br />nature clear before it is added"to the code. This is necessary because the"code will not include the <br />explanatory language from the plan's 'introduction, described above. The suggested revisions to do <br />so are attache~ hereto (Attachment D). <br /> <br />Timing <br />Final action on the updated Downtown Plan and related Metro Plan and Code" amendments is scheduled <br />to occur at this meeting, April 12, 2004. . Staff is in the process of developing a Downtown Work Plan as <br />noted at the public hearing on January 76. This work plan will be presented to the council at a future <br />work session. <br /> <br />OPTION.S <br />The council may: <br />1. Approve the Downtown Plan and adopt Ordin~ces No.. 1. and N~. 2; <br />2. Request changes to the D~wntown Plan and adopt. only Ordinance No.1; or <br />3. Request changes to the Downtown Plan and to both ordinances <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the council approve the DowntoWn Plan and adopt both ordinances. <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION . <br />Move to approve the Downtown Plan as revised and direct staff,to prepare a graphic copy for <br />publication. . <br /> <br />Move to adopt an or<l:inance amending the Eug,e,1e-Springfield Metropolitan Area general Plan Diagram <br />. to add the NO Symbol to the Eugene Downtown Plan Area; redesignating the Federal Courthouse site <br />from Heavy Industrial to Commercial; adopting a severability clause; and providing an effective date. <br /> <br />Move to adopt an ordin~nce adopting a New Eugene Downtown Plan'as a Refinement of the Eugene- <br />. Springfield Metropolitan.Area General Plan; repealing Resolution No. 3882 and the Eugene Downtown <br />Plan adopted therein; amending Sec~ion 9.9540 of the. Eugene Code, 1971; adopting a severability <br />clause; and providing an effective date. . <br /> <br />L:\CM0\2004 Council Agendas\M0404'12\S040412B.doc <br /> <br />~;$ ~..s <br />