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EVALUATION OF METROPOLITAN PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST Metro Plan amendment requests are evaluated based on the three criteria highlighted below and on the following pages. These criteria have been adopted by Lane County, Eugene and Springfield as part of the Metro Plan amendment process. The staff analysis of this proposed amendment presented below addresses each of the criteria. The analysis is based on a review of pertinent information including staff research, the applicant's statement, referral responses from various service providers, the Oregon Statewide Planning Goals, and applicable policies in the Metro Plan. Metro Plan Amendment Criteria #1-The amendment must be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Goal 1-- Citizen Involvement To develop a citizen involvement program that ensures that opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. This amendment is being processed consistent with the adapted Metro Plan, amendment procedures. The adopted procedures provide for public notification ~ of the request and opportunities for public comment. For minor plan amendments, the current procedures provide for public hearings before the Planning Commissions and elected officials of the affected jurisdictions, Lane County and the City of Eugene in the case of this request. The City of Springfield was sent a referral on this request but is not required to take part in the processing of a minor amendment outside of its ~urisdicrion. - Consistent with adopted procedures, notice of the requested plan amendment and zone change was mailed to property owners and residents on the site and those within 30~ feet of the site, In this case "the site" was considered to be the entire area between Elizabeth Street and the urban growth boun ,south of Theona Drive. Nonce was also sent to other interested parties including the Industrial Corridor Community organization and the Bethel Neighborhood Associa~on; affected special districts, and other service providers, In addi~on, notices announcing the public hearing appeared in the local newspaper and were posted in the general vicinity of the site. 4pportunides for oral and written public tes~mony will. be provided at all public hearings on this matter. 0 2 --. Laid Plannin To establish a land use planning process and policy framework as a basis for all decisions and action related to use of land and to assure an adequate factual base for such decisions and actions. This goal requires that a planning process and policy framework be established for making REVISED STAFF NaTES -- December 2,1993 Page ~