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Criteria #2 - Adoption of Metro Plan amendments must not make the Plan internally inconsistent. The Metro Plan includes 8 policies that address the airport. They are in the Transpor- tation Element beginning on page III-F-6. The proposed amendment is consistent with these S policies and the overall principles in the Metro Plan. The Metro Plan recognizes the airport at its present location and anticipates future land acquisition and expansion of the facility. Policy S -- This policy states that the Airport Plan is to be the guide far facility and service improvements at the airport. The adopted Airport Master Plan identiftes facilities that projections indicate will be needed at the airport through 20x9. The proposed air cargo facility is identified in the Airport Master Plan as an improvement that is needed at the present time. Policy 9 -- This policy states that the airport shall be served with urban services sa that it can operate as an urban facility. In accordance with adopted policies, Eugene provides urban services including storm and sanitary sewers, hre and police protection to the airport. Additional services are provided by utilities and special districts. Services can be extended to serve the proposed air cargo facility by existing service providers. Policy 10; This policy states that urban services cannot be extended to development that is near the airport, outside the UGB, and is not located an airport city owned} property. The site for the proposed air cargo facility is in the City's possession and will remain under City ownership and part of the overall airport facility after development. The A-irpart Master Plan does not identify any facilities requiring urban services that would be developed on private land outside the airport. In fact, the Plan calls for additional land to be acquired by the City to provide protection from future incompatible urban develop- ment. Policy 11-- This policy states that airport-related commercial and industrial development is to locate on airport-owned property or on private property within the UGB. The air cargo facility is an airport related use and will be located on airport-owned property, Policy 12 -- This policy states that the airport environs that are not within the jurisdiction of the Metro Plan are to be protected through the Lane County General Plan know called the Lane County Rural Comprehensive .Plan} and supporting ordinances and regulations. Portions within the jurisdiction of the Metro Plan are to be protected by the Plan's supporting ordinances and regulations. In its off-airport componen#, the Airport Master Plan recognizes the importance of protecting the airport from incompatible land uses. It acknowledges that so far local Exh~~it A -Findings - 7