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l'he property specifically affected by the amendments is designated in the Metro Plan and the Willakenzie .Aa~ea Plan as Commercial/Nodal Development". The con'anercial designation is ned in the QvSllakenzie Area Plan as "Neighborhood Commercial". (Inset Map D, page 65.) The property is within the Crescent Avenue Nodal Development Area. The amendments do not change the plan designation of the Summer Oaks Crescent Center. The amendments do not chm~ge the existing zoning of the property (C~l Neighborhood Comanerciat). There is no cha~nge in the quantity of land available for commercial development. The amendments only include removal of a specific prohibition against clinics. In all other areas in Eugene, medical clinics are a permitted use in C-1 Neighborhood Commercial. Removal of the restriction on clinics will provide additional opportunities for medical fhcilities enhancing the variety of economic activity that can occur on the site and better addressing the health needs of Oregon's citizens. Therefore~ the amendments are consistent with statewide planning Goal 9. Goal 10 - Housing: To provide for the housing needs of citizens of the state. The area affected by th~s ordinance is entirely planned and zoned for commercial use. The proposed change in policy to allow clinics will not impact the supply or availability of residential land. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with statewide planning Goal 10. Goal 11 - Public Facilities and Services: To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement of public fi~citities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural develo~2ment. The area affected by this ordinance is located in the city limits and served by pu?t>tic facilities in 'which the existing level of service is adequate to serve the needs of existing and future development. Therefore, the an~endments are consistent with statewide plato:ting Goal 1 t. Goal 12 - Transportation: To provide and encourage a sqfe, convenient and economic zransportation system. Goal 12 is implemented through the Transportation Planning Rule (TPR, OAR 660-12). The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan (TransPlan) provides the regional policy framework through which the TPR is enacted at the local level. The previous addition of the "ND Nodal Development" Metro Plan Diagram designation on the subject property implemented pohcy direction in the TransPlan, ackmowledged for compliance with Goat 12 in 2001. TransPlan Land Use Policy 5, which was also adopted as Metro Plan Transportation Policy F-5, specifically' relates to the completion of "nodal development plans" and states: Land Use Policy 5: ~thin three years of TransPlan adoption, apply' the ND, Nodal Development designation to areas selected by each jurisdiction, adopt and apply measures ~o protect designated nodes fi~om incompatible development and adopt a schedule for completion of nodal developmem plans and implementing ordinances. EX~fib/t A - Page 4