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EUGENE PAP~wAY ~FIED PROJECT--CONSIS~NCY NTH THE STATEV~[~ PLANNING GOALS AND TP~NSPORTAT~ON PLANNING RULE In 1973, the Oregon Legislature created the Land Conservation and Development Commission and directed it to adopt goals for use by local governments, state agencies and special districts in preparing, adopting, amending and implementing existing and future comprehensive plans. Over the next several years LCDC adopted 19 statewide planning goals, most of which have since been amended. As shown below, these goals address a broad range of topics, ranging from conservation of agricultural and forest lands and coastal and natural resources to urbanization and development concerns such as housing, jobs, public facilities and transportation. The goals also address procedural concerns including citizen involvement and coordination with affected local government entities and state and federal agencies, and they include an exceptmns process under which a local government or agency may be able tojustify an action that the goals otherwise would Prohibit. Over time, LCDC has adopted numerous administrative rules interpreting its goals and providing guidance on how the goals are satisfied. Since the goals were adopted, all cities and counties in Oregon have adopted comprehensive plans and land use regulations (such as zoning ordinances or development codes) to comply with the goals. These plans and regulations underwent formal review by LCDC for goal compliance, and were either "acknowledged' as in compliance with the goals or sent back for additional work. Today, all local governments in Oregon have acknowledged comprehensive plans and land use regulations. By state law, once the plan and regulations are acknowledged, then it is the plan and regulations, and not the goals, that apply to land use decisions, unless the land use proceeding before the local government is for a comprehensive Plan or land use regulation amendment or the adoption of a new land use regulation. Here, because plan amendments are requked, the statewide planning goals apply~ Goa i (Citizen nvo vement) Goal l[ requires opportunity for citizens to be involved Jn all phases of the planning process. Already, through development of the SDEJS, there has been substantial opportunity fbr citizen involvement through public information meetings and open houses, workshops~ newsletters, bus~nesx/community group briefings, WEP subcommittee meetings and other activities that were open to the public. See SDEI& Chapter 6. These opportunities can be considered as part of the overall citizen involvement program for purposes of satisfying Goal 1. Add~tionally, Goal I is met during the plan amendment adoption process, through Lane County and City of Eugene compliance with the plan amendment requirements in ORS 19T610 through ORS 197.625 and their acknowledged plan or land use ordinance procedures governing the adoption of plan or land use regulation amendments. Goal 2 (Land Use Planning) Goal 2, Land Use Plarming, consists of two parts. Part t (Plannk~g) addresses general planning and coordination requirements. Part II (Exceptions) addresses goal exceptions. Goa~ 2 Part i Like actions taken pursuant to NEPA, Goal 2 Part I (Planning) requires that local government comprehensive plan and land use regulation amendments be (1) coordinated with affected state and federal government agencies; (2) consistent with applicable c~ty, county and regional comprehensive plans; and (3) supported by an adequate factual base~ As described in Chapter 6 of the SDEIS and elsewhere, there have been substantial coordination efforts between the City of Eugene, Lane County, and a wide variety of affected or potentially affected federal and state agencies, includh~g, but not limited to, the federal Bureau of Land Management, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Army Corps EXH(B~ ~l ~ F~ND(NG$