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Criteria for Concurrent Automatic Amendment of Refinement Pian Dia ram: g EC 9.13 6 4 When a Metro Plan amendment is enacted that re wires an amendment to a refinement lan or functional Ian dia ram or ma for consistenc the Metro Plan amendment automaticall amends the refinement lan or functional Ian dia ram or ma if no amendment to the ref nement lan or functional Ian text is involved. The subject site is located within the Willow Creek Special Area Study WCSAS . Pa e 26 of . } g the Willow Creek Special Area Study states that the Plan Diagram is intended to canoe tuall p Y identify land use arrangements in the Willow Creek basin which would ultimatel be • ~' implemented by other more specific public actions, such as zoning and other im lementation . P techniques. ~Pg, 268] The WCSAS emphasizes the nodal development concept, which seeks the "location of commercial activities at the northern edge of the Basin inproximity tolight-medium industrial activities." [Pg. 269] With the development of Hyundai, Molecular Probes, and the Westec Business Parks, this area is arguably becoming the most signif cant employment center in the Willow Creek area. As envisioned in the WCSAS, the amendment would enable the arrangement of land uses to maximize the nodal development concept by locating complementary commercial uses adj acent to the target industrial market, However, to assure that Goal 12 requirements are met, the City Council will initiate roceedin s P g to amend the WCSAS text and diagram for the Willow Creek site. This will allow a new record to be opened to develop studies and findings to assure compliance with the re uirements of the q TPR. CRITERIA FUR EVALUATING A ZONE CHANGE The applicant requested a concurrent zone change as provided for in EC 9.474 3 . The ~} following criteria from EC 9.675 shall be applied by the City Council in ap rovin or den in p g Yg the zone change request: ~a} The uses and density that will be allowed in the location of the proposed char e can be g served through orderly and efficient extension of key urban facilities and services prescribed in the Metropolitan Area General Plan, and are consistent with the princi les p of compact and sequential growth; fib} The proposed change is consistent with the Metropolitan Area General Plan, a licable Pp text, specific elements related to the uses listed in the proposed zoning districts, and applicable land use designations. The written text of the Plan takes precedence over the Plan diagram where apparent conflicts or inconsistencies exist; and ~c} The proposed change is consistent with applicable adopted neighborhood refinement plans, In the event of inconsistencies between these plans or studies and the Metropolitan Area General Plan, the latter is the prevailing document. Based on substantial evidence in the record, and subject to revision and adoption of additional l~