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EXHIBIT C T he applicant also received statements of concurrence from affected utility providers for the vacation of the unimproved public utility easement. Compliance with Approval Criteria: Per EC 9.8725, the sole approval criterion for this vacation requires the City Council to find that approval of the requested vacation is in the public interest. The full text of the approval criterion is provided below, with findings demonstrating compliance: The city council shall approve, or approve with conditions and reservations of easements, the vacation of improved public right-of-way, public ways acquiredwith public funds, or undeveloped subdivision and partition plats, or portionsthereof, including public right-of- way and improved public easements located therein, only if the council finds that approval of the vacation is in the publicinterest. The required public notice and hearing have occurred on the vacation request in accordance with applicable statutory and local code requirements. Consent to the vacation request from abutting and affected owners, and payment of a special assessment for the area of vacated right-of-way, has been provided by the applicant, as required by statutes and local code. Utility concurrences were received from impacted utility providers, as required by statutes and local code. Vacation Findings The following findings demonstrate that a vacation of Slocum Drive and Songbird Loop and associated public utility easement is in the public interest. This determination is based on the conclusion that the vacation of these rights-of-way and public utility easement will provide an opportunity for the efficient use of land and will not negatively impact the transportation system, surrounding uses, or emergency access. The purpose of the applicant’svacation request is to: •A llow for the full development of the lots in accordance with their residential plan designation and zoning. •Satisfy Condition #14 of the approved Site Review application (City File: SR 20-3) to allow the development of Tax Lot 100 of Assessor’s Map 18-04-04-12 with apartment dwellings and associated amenities in accordance with the approved Site Review plans. •Remove rights-of-way and a public utility easement that are no longer necessary for the development of the Tax Lots 100 and 200 of Assessor’s Map 18-04-04-12. These undeveloped rights-of-way do not currently provide direct access to the surrounding streets.The undeveloped rights-of-way do not provide required frontage for any abutting lot, as all abutting lots have adequate frontage on Willow Creek Road in accordance with Eugene Code. The rights-of-way and public utility easement were intended as part of a development associated with the partition that was never developed. Page 2 of 3