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logical sequence. 5. The Joint Planning Commission Com.na~ittee reviewed the proposed revisions to Chapter N of the Metropolitan Plan on May 18, 1992. 6. The proposed revisions to Chapter N were reviewed by the three metropolitan planning commissions at a joint hearing on September 29,1992. T. The Lane County and the Eugene Planning Commissions have recommended adoption, with modifications regarding timelines, of the proposed revisions to Chapter N Goal Z -Land Use Plannin . Goal 2 states that "Opportunities shall be provided for review and comment by citizens and affected governmental units during preparation, review and revision on plans and implementation ordinances." Goal 2 further provides that all land use plans and implementation ordinances shall be reviewed on a periodic cycle in accord with a schedule set forth in the plan. 1. The proposed revisions to Chapter 1V clarifies the framework whereby citizens may initiate amendments to the Metropolitan Plan. Z. Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metropolitan Pian internally inconsistent. The proposed revisions to Chapter IV reorganize the fiirst 8 policies of that Chapter and change existing policy 6 to recognize that site-specific changes to the Metropolitan Plan text are also subject to citizen-initiated amendments to the Metropolitan Plan. 3. The amendment is not a plan update amendment, unless the amendment has been initiated by the governing bodies of the City of Eugene, City of Springfield, and Lane County. In determining whether a plan amendment is a plan update amendment, the City Council is not bound by the determination of the planning director or Metropolitan Policy Committee. Section 9.15 of the Eugene Code, 1971 defines a Plan Update Amendment 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 Exhibit A - 2