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~ J ..!II At the same time, the site continues to meet the need for a transitional zone, providing a buffer between existing heavy industrial uses and low density residential-development. This is consistent with planning practice elsewhere in the Metro Plan and Springfield Refinement Plans. This amendment presents no issue of inconsistency with the area's refinement plan. The Metro Plan clearly provides that refinelnent plans are local, interpretative refinements of the Metro Plan. The do not amend the !\1etro Plan itself. In cases of conflict, the Metro Plan controls. The Plan provides at page 1-5 that, ~I Should inconsistencies occur, the Metro Plan; is the prevailing policy documel1t. tI :" The Plan clearly contemplates both that the Plan itself will be amended and that inconsistencies between the Plan and refinement plans will occur. When the Plan is amended, those elements of a refinenlent plan that are not consistent with the Plan as amended are ineffective to the extent of the conflict. III. THE Al\'lEl\~:\1ENT IS NOT A PLAN UP-DA TE Al\1EI\rol\IENT In determining the classification of a Plan alnendment, the Director of the home jurisdiction must take action within fi\'e days of acceptance of a complete application. On January 10, 1991, the following findings for classification as a Major Plan Amendment were made: A major plan amendment is defined as... II A change to the Metropolitan Plan which (1) amends the text of the Plan; (2) is a substantial diag...am anlendment; (3) requires an ESEE analysis under statewide planning Goal 5; (4) requires another concurrent Plan amendment to maintain plan consistency; or (5) substantively affects the City of Eugene, the City of Springfield and Lane County. II A substantial diagram amendment is defined as... II A change to the Metropolitan Plan diagram which is a change to or from medium or high density residential or commercial designations for more than 15 acres of land or which is any other change affecting more than 30 acres of land. II The proposed amendment would change the Metro Plan diagram from Light-Medium and Heavy Industrial to Medium Density Residential for 52 acres of land within the city limits of Springfield. Although this proposed amendment is substantive, it does not rise to the level of a plan update amendment which is defined as: · Any change to the Metropolitan Plan which (1) changes the urban growth boundary or the jurisdictional boundary of the Plan; (2) requires a goal exception to be taken under statewide planning goal 2; (3) amends a fundamental principle, metropolitan goal or policy set out in Chapter II of the Plan; or (4) requires a substantial diversion of budgeted planning resources fronl the approved work programs of affected city departments. 12