Item C: An Ordinance Amending Metro Plan and Jefferson/Far West Refinement Plan

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The subject property is not within the boundaries of the Willamette River Greenway. Therefore, Statewide Planning Goal 15 does not apply. Goal 16 through 19 - Estuarine Resources, Coastal Shorelands, Beaches and Dunes, and Ocean Resources: There are no coastal, ocean, estuarine, or beach and dune resources related to the area affected by these amendments. Therefore, these goals are not relevant and the amendments will not affect compliance with Statewide Planning Goals 16 through 19. (b) Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. The Metro Plan diagram amendment to re-designate 57 acres of land from Medium Density Residential to Low Density Residential will not create an internal conflict with the remainder of the Metro Plan. No text or other diagram changes are necessary to ensure internal consistency with the proposed diagram amendments; adoption of this amendment will not make the Metro Plan internally consistent. The findings below demonstrate how the Metro Plan diagram amendment is consistent with the policy direction contained in the Metro Plan. Policies found to be applicable to this request are addressed below. Residential Land Use and Housing Element These amendments respond to concerns about inappropriate infill in a portion of the Jefferson- Westside neighborhood. While the amendments will reduce potential density, on balance, the amendments are consistent with the overall policy intent to address the impacts of increased residential density on existing neighborhoods of historic character. Furthermore, other portions of the Jefferson-Westside neighborhood will remain designated for medium and high density residential uses. Other Residential Land Use and Housing Element policies promote higher density development within the urban core and where existing services and utilities are available (policies A.10, A.11, and A.12). The proposed amendments can be found consistent with these policies when the Jefferson-Westside neighborhood is considered as a whole. Portions of the neighborhood accommodate some of the higher residential density projects in Eugene, including Lane Towers and the Tate Building on Olive Street, and Willamette Towers on Lincoln Street. Refinement Plan Amendments Eugene Code Section 9.8424 requires that the following bold and italic criteria (in ) be applied to a Refinement Plan amendment.