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Goal 11-Public Facilities and Services; ~o plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural development All key urban public facilities and services have been planned and developed in conjunction with previous subdivision approvals concerning the subject site. ~n particular, all streets and utility services water, sewer, and electricity} are currently available. Stormwater facilities were constructed in conjunction with development of the Wester Business Park. Accordingly, the amendment will not affect Metro Plan public facility and service provision and is consistent with statewide planning Croat 11. Goal 12-Transportation: To provide and encourage a safe, convenient and economic transportation system. The subject site is accessed by a transportation system that includes Pitchford Avenue and Wester Drive, which are fully improved local streets. These streets lead to Willow Creek Road, which was recently improved as a three-lane collector street feeding into West 11th Avenue and West 1 Sth Avenue, which are arterial streets. Commercial development at the Wester site will serve the nearby growing industrial development in the Willow Creek area ~i.e., Hyundai, Molecular Probes, Wester North and Wester South Business Parks}. The amendment locates the commercial use within convenient walking distance to those industrial developments. Providing complementary uses within walking distance of one another potentially reduces the number and length of auto trips, helping reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled ~vMT} as required in the state Transportation Planning Rule TPR as established in BAR 660-012-00354}. A Traff c Impact Study ~TIS} conducted by the applicant demonstrates that the proposed hotel use at the Wester site would not negatively impact traff c and would conform with other provisions of the TPR. [Pg. 3 67j Specifically, 4AR 660-012-0060 ~1} relates to comprehensive plan amendments which "significantly affect" a transportation facility. BAR 660-012-0060 ~2} outlines the means by which a plan amendment "significantly affects" a transportation facility: ~a} .Changes the functional classification of an existing or planned transportation facility; fib} Changes standards implementing a functianal classif cation system; ~c} Allows types or levels of land uses which would result in levels of travel or access which are inconsistent with the functional classification of a transportation facility; or ~d} Would reduce the level of service of the facility below the minimum acceptable level identif ed in the TSP. The amendment does not "significantly affect" a transportation facility per the above criteria 8