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(3) the case o£ establis?nnent of a special area zone, is consistent with EC 9.3020 Criteria ~hment of an S Speci:al Area Zone. Findings of Consistency With the Statewide Planning Goals Goal i: Citizen !nvolvemeat To develop a ckizen involvement program that insures the opportunities for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. The two amendments to the Land Use Code effected by this Ordinance were part of a package of minor amendments developed by the Planning Commission to address errors, omissions and cl~fications identiSed by staff, by the public at training sessions on the new Land Use Code, and tl:~rou~ review of building permit and land use apphcations submitted alker the new Land Use Code took effect. On July 27~ 2001~ the Notice of Proposed Action was submitted to DLCD as required by ORS 19T610(1), YVritten notice of the joint Eugene and Lane County planning commissions public hearing on the minor Land Use Code amendments was mailed on Friday, August 10. Written notice was mailed to individuals who requested notice of adoption of the new Land Use Code, who attended training sessions on the new Land Use Code, to Eugene neighborhood associations, and to a!ist of interested p~es for Lane County planning commission pubhc hearings provided by Lane County staff. Notice of the joint planning commission public hearing was also published in the Eugene Register-Guard 20 days in advance of the joint planning commission hearing. Written comments received in advance of the September 11, 2001 joint Eugene and Lane Contrary planning commission public hearing were distributed to the planning comanissions prior to the public heafing~ Written co--eats received at the public hearing were dis~buted prior to Eugene and Lane County planning commission meetings on recommendatior~s to the elected officials. The Eugene Planning Corm~nission held two work sessions on the minor Land Use Code amendments and forwarded a reco~endation to the Eugene City Council on October 1, 2001. Written notice of the Eugene City Co~cil public hearing was sent to the interested parties list, inc!u&g all who submitted written or oral testimony to the planning corranissions, on September 25, 2001. The Eugene City Council held a public hearing on the full package of minor Land Use Code amendments on October 8, 2001. At that time the Eugene City Council removed for future consideration the items that are the subject of the attached Ordinance and effected the other minor amendments by adoption of Ordinance No. 20235. On December 10, 2001 the Eugene City Council held another pubhc hearing on the two amendments to the Land Use Code proposed in the attached Ordinance. The citizen involvement program described above exceeds local and state requirements for arnendmenB to the Eugene Code, I971 and has provided ample opportunities for citize-~s to be involved throughout the process. Therefore, these amendments comply with Goal 1. Exhibk A F~dings Page 2