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Exhibit C Policy 10. Annexation to a city through normal processes shall continue to be the highest priority. (page II-C-5). Policy 15. Ultimately, land within the UGB shall be annexed to a city and provided with the required minimum level of urban facilities and services. While the time frame for annexation may vary, annexation should occur as land transitions from urbanizable to urban. (page II-C-5) The following policy from the Residential Element of the Metro Plan is also applicable: Policy A.2 Residentially designated land within the UGB should be zoned consistent with the Metro Plan, and applicable plans and policies; however, existing agricultural zoning may be continued within the area between the city limits and UGB until rezoned for urban uses. The Metro Plan designates the property to be annexed as appropriate for high-density residential use and identifies the property as located within the Nodal Development Area. Per Eugene Code 9.7820(3)(a) any land identified as a Nodal Development Area shall be automatically included in the Eugene /ND Nodal Development Overlay Zone upon annexation. The property is currently zoned AG Agricultural with /UL Urbanizable Land overlay. In accordance with EC 9.7820(3), the /UL overlay will be automatically removed from the property and the /ND overlay will be added following annexation approval. It is noted that prior to new development on the site, the property will need to be rezoned consistent with the Metro Plan and applicable refinement plan designations. The Willakenzie Area Plan (WAP) is the adopted refinement plan for the subject property. The subject property is located within the WAP’s South Region and the Chase Gardens Subarea. The WAP designates the property for high-density residential use within the mixed-use subarea. With regard to applicable policies of the WAP, none of the listed policies for this subarea appear to be directly applicable to the subject property except Policy and Proposed Actions (11) which states, “Upon annexation and prior to land division or development, properties located along or east of Garden Way shall rezone to S-CN Chase Node Special Area Zone”. Based on this Policy, the property should rezone to S-CN Chase Node Special Area Zone prior to development of the site. The proposed annexation does not conflict with any of the Land Use Policies or Residential Policies in the WAP. The “Public Facilities and Services Element” policies of the WAP are directed at local government; however, the premise of these policies (regarding the provision of urban services) is the assumption that the properties within the UGB will be annexed. As previously discussed in this subsection, and further detailed under subsection (3) below, the proposed annexation is consistent with Metro Plan growth management policies and can be served by the minimum level of key urban services. The annexation procedures beginning at EC 9.7800 are consistent with State law and therefore, as found Cornerstone Community Housing (A 21-8) August 2021 Page 2