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Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 20238 FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR LAND USE CODE A~IENDMENTS INTRODUCTION In the Eugene~Springfield metropolitan area, comprehensive planning begins at the regional level. The Eugene~Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) is the acknowledged comprehensive plan for the cities of Eugene and Springfield and unincorporated areas of Lane Counkv within the Metro Plan boundary. Originally acknowledged by the Land Conservation and Development Commission in 1982, the Metro Plan is currently undergoing its second periodic review~ The Metro Plan is a frmnework plan and is supplemented by rnore detailed plans, which are adopted as refinements of the Metro Plan. Refinement plans include functional plans, special area studies and neighborhood plans. Land use regulations are a primary mechanism for implementing t'he Metro Plan. For the Eugene portion of the urban growth boundary, current land use regulations are primarily contained in Chapter 9 Land Use of the Eugene Code, 1971. Under the 1987 "urban transition" agreement between Lane county and the City of Eugene, Lane County amended Chapter 10 of the Lane Code to reflect adoption of the City's Land Use Code for application wkhin the uninco~orated portion of the Eugene urban growth boundary and transferred the responsibility and authority to administer the code to the City. As a result, amendments to the Land Use Code need to be adopted by the Lane County Board of Commissioners as well as the Eugene City' Council. In February 2001, the Eugene City Council adopted a new Land Use Code, effective August 1, 2001 for the area within the Eugene City 1/mks. Lane Co~ty adoption of the new Land Use Code for apPlication within the unincorporated port:ion of the Eugene urban growth boundary is pending. S~aff and the public identified errors, omissions and clarifications to the new Land Use Code that could only be corrected tbxough amendments to the Code. Most of those corrections were effected by adoption of Ordinance No. 20235, approved by the Council on October 8, 2001 and approved by the Mayor on October 10, 2001. Two of the items proposed for amer~dment were removed by the Co~c~t for future consideration, and are the sub, oct of the Ordinance to which these findings are attached. The following criteria shall be applied by the elected officials to the adoption of the Eugene Land Use Code: (1) Consistency with applicable statewide planning goals as adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission; (2) Consistency wifh applicable provisions of the Metro Plan and applicable adopted refinement plans; and Exhibit A Findings Page