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Exhibit A Findings Secondary Dwellings (Phase 1 Implementation of Senate Bill 1051) (City File CA 18-1) Overview The goal of this proposed land use code amendment is to allow churches and places of worship in R-1 Low Density Residential the ability to place two dwellings designated as affordable housing on their property (beyond any house for church personnel) as a permitted use. Findings Eugene Code Section 9.8065 requires that the following approval criteria (in bold italics) be applied to a code amendment: (1) The amendment is consistent with applicable statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement. To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. The City has acknowledged provisions for community involvement which insure the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process and set out requirements for such involvement. The code amendments do not amend the citizen involvement program. The process for adopting these amendments complied with Goal 1 because it is consistent with the acknowledged citizen involvement provisions. A Notice of Proposed Amendment was filed with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development on January 30, 2018. A public hearing was held by the Planning Commission on March 6, 2018. On March 26, 2018, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the proposed changes to allow two dwellings on the properties of churches and other places of worship. On March 27, 2018, a Revised Notice of Proposed Amendment was filed with the Oregon recommended amendments. A public hearing is scheduled before the City Council for April 16, 2018. Consistent with land use code requirements, the Planning Commission public hearing on the proposal was duly noticed to all neighborhood organizations in Eugene, as well as community groups and individuals who requested notice. In addition, notice of the public hearing was published in the Register Guard. Information concerning the proposed amendments, including the dates of the public hearings, were posted on the City of Eugene website. These processes afford ample opportunity for citizen involvement consistent with Goal 1. Therefore, the ordinance is consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 1. Goal 2 - Land Use Planning. To establish a land use planning process and policy framework as a basis Findings - 1