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Metro Plan Element Ap Policy A.17 states: Provide opportunities for a full range of choice in housing type, density, size, cost and location. The establishment of the/ND overlay zone will provide additional implementation tools which promote development patterns offering a variety of housing types and development patterns. Metro Plan Element A~ Policy A~35 states: Coordinate local residential land use and housing planning with other elements of this plan, inctuding public faci[ities and services, and other local plans; to ensure consistency among policies. The application of the/ND overlay zone is kself~ an acknowledgment that the subject sites shouldbe developed in a manner which more efficiently utilizes the existing infrastructure and services in the area. The sv, bject properties were identified as sites which possess these tics. The proposed zone change will therefore help to achieve this policy. Metro Plan Element F~ Policy F. 1 states: Apply the nodal development strategy in areas selected by each jurisdiction that hcrve ident~?ed potentiaI for this type of transportation efficient land use pattern~ TransPlan identifies the area within which the subject parcels are located as ha,ring potential for nodal development (Node 5F). In February 2002, the Eugene City Council selected node 5F~ renamed "Lower River Road~' as one of eight new nodes, in addition to the Royal and Chase Gardens nodal development areas, it wanted to designate and zone ~br nodal development in FY03. In 1March 2002, the Eugene City Council initiated proceedings to apply the ND Metro Plan diagram designation and/ND Nodal Development Overlay Zone to the Lower River Road nodal development area. l'he Metro Plan amendment facilitates the application of the nodal development strategy outlined in the policy above and the City is gtrther encouragk~g nodal development in this area by applying the/ND nodal development overlay zone to incorporated property withk~ the node. Metro Plan Element F, Policy F.5 states: F~qthin three years of TransPlan adoption, apply the ND, Nodal Development designation to areas selected by each jurisdiction, adopt and apply measures 'to protect designated nodes~om incompatible development and adopt a schedule for completion of nodal &velopment plans and implementing ordinances. The ms specdfically addresses this policy by applying the ND, Nodal Development Metro Plan diagrm designation to the entire Lower River Road area and the/ND Nod~ Developmem overlay zone m incorporated parcels Mth an area selected by the City of Eugene as aPfiority nodal development area. Under the Metro plan~ annexation is required prior to new ExNbit C - i 1