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(~a) S~a~ew[de ?lann~ng Goals LC_~m~able re amendment criterion not included in Lane C Area Se aad Zonin_n_~. The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan is a local comprehensive plan ac~owledged by the s~te's Land Conservation and Development Commission, and the Eugene- Springfield Metropolitan Area TranspOrtation System Plan (TransPlan) is an adopted refinement plan to the Metro Plan. Several amendments to the text and maps of the December 2001 TransPtan are proposed to include the entire West Eugene Parkway in the 20-Year Financially-Constrained roadway project list. In addition, amendments to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) and Lane County R:ural Comprehensive Plan to take exceptions to Statewqde Planning Go~s 3, 4, i 1 and 14 for property within the West Eugene Parkway aligvanent and outside the Urban Growth Boundary are required in conjunction with adoption of the TransPlan amendments. FindSngs supporting exceptions to State*~de Planning Goals 3, 4, 11 and 14 for the West Eugene Parkway Modified Pr~ect and demonstrat~g project consistency w4th other applicable Statewide Plann~g Go~s, prepared for the Oregon Department of Transportation, are incorporated by reference in this docament and attached as Exhibits "C-1 ,' "C-2,' and "C-3 .' The Exhibit 1 f' "C-2,' and C-3' findkngs address only that portion of the West Eugene Parkway that is west of Belttine, as portions east of Beltline have already been acknowledged as consistent with the Statewide Planning Goals. ~a[d; ,Citize, n [nvolvemen_ t To deve[o~v a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning ~vrocess. Chapter 9 of the Eugene Code, 1971 establishes procedures for Metro Plan and refinement plan arr~endments. Under the August 1, 2001 Land Use Code, notice requirements for refinement plan amendments exceed the notice requirements for Metro Plan amendments. On January 4, 2002, notice of the proposed amendments to TransPlan, the Metro Plan and the Lane County Rural Cornprehens~ve Plan and the West Eugene Wetlands Plan was delivered to the Depart~nent of Land Conservation and Development. An amended nofice, including revised date of final being, wa~s delivered to the Department of Land Conservation and Development on Februms, 1, 2002. Section 9.7520 of the August 1, 2001 Eugene Code requires that w~tten notice of the refinement plan amendment heating and the nature of the request be mailed at least 30 days before the pl~ng commission public heating to the Lane County and Springfield planning directors, all neighborhood groups officially recognized by the c~ty council and community OhS that have submitted written requests for notification. On January 18, 2002, wx/tten notice of the February 20, 2002 joint public heating of the Eugene, Lane Count>, and Springfield plarmSng co~issions and the Lane County Roads Advisow Committee (LCRAC) was mailed to a consolidated list of interested parties provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation (West Eugene Parkway list), Lane Council of Governments (TransPlan testimony list) and TransPlan and Metro plan Amendments Exhibit C ~- Findings P~e2