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The amendments clarify and further refine the WEWP. The findings of goal compliance made as part of initial adoption of the WEWP remain essentially unaffected by these amendments. The amendments which create the new Planned Transportation Corridor and Utility Corridor are not site specific and do not significantly alter the function, design and structure of the WEWP. Both policies provide partial protection, allowing certain conflicting uses, as allowed under the Goal 5 process. The fundamental program developed for Goal 5 compliance essentially remains unchanged. The policies and criteria of the WEWP operate as a tool to further Goal 5 compliance by assisting in determining the significance of wetland resources, the conflicts and the economic, social, environmental and energy values involved in protecting the resource. That analysis approaches the wetlands of West Eugene as part of an interconnected natural system rather than as separate, discrete sites. The focus remains inside the West Eugene Wetlands Special Study Area, keeping in mind that the larger system of which these wetlands are a part extends beyond this and other political boundaries. As detailed in Exhibit C, the amendments are consistent with the applicable policies of the Metro Plan and the West Eugene Wetlands Plan. Those are the same policies previously acknowledged as being in compliance with statewide planning goals; and, in the case of the West Eugene Wetlands Plan policies, deemed to be in compliance with applicable statewide goals by DSL approval of the WEWP as a wetlands conservation plan. The plan amendments comply with ORS 196.681 to 196.684 and OAR 141, Divisionl20. For those reasons, the Planned Transportation Corridor and Utility Corridor policy and text amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan comply with Statewide Planning Goal 5. Goal 9 - Economic Development The purpose of Goal 9 is to provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of economic activities vital to the health, wealth, and prosperity of Oregon's citizens. Findings: Industrial and Commercial Lands: The amendments which create the new Planned Transportation Corridor and Utility Corridor will not have any impact on the supply of buildable industrial and commercial land. The policies themselves do not directly affect any specific properties. It is only when they are applied to specific properties in subsequent Plan amendments that any impact to buildable lands might result. Both policies create a wetland designation that will only be applied to wetlands that are currently designated as protected or that would be designated for protection in the absence of these new designations. The majority of sites where the new designations will be applied will be in wetlands now designated for protection, and, therefore, not presently available for industrial or commercial development. In short, these new designations will not preclude any development PTC/UC Amendments Ordinance, Exhibit B (Statewide Planning Goal Findings) Page 4