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EXHIBIT B Findings in Support of the Ordinance Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Plan Diagram to Re-designate Property to Light-Medium Industrial. 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 adopted Metro Plan amendment procedures. The adapted 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 jurisdiction. 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 300 feet of the site. In this case "the site" was considered to be the entire area between Elizabeth Street and the --~~ ~~~~ urban growth boundary, south of Theona Drive. Notice was also sent to other interested parties including the Industrial Corridor Community Organization and the Bethel Neighborhood Association, affected special districts, and other service providers. In addition, notices announcing the public hearing appeared in the local newspaper and were pasted in the general vicinity of the site, opportunities for oral and written public testimony will be provided at all public hearings on this matter. Goa12 -- Land Use Plannin Ta 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 far making land use decisions. The Metro Plan establishes the policy framework for land use decisions in the metropolitan area. This minor plan amendment is being processed consistent with ~ the amendment procedures adopted by Lane County, Eugene and Springfield as part of the Metro Plan. These staff notes provide a factual basis for making a decision on this request. Exhibit B ^ 1 Ill~~L3CL7 ~