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Exhibit C Findings of Consistency with Refinement Plan Amendment Criteria Section 9.145 of the Eugene Code (1971) ("EC") provides the criteria to determine whether a proposed plan amendment should be approved. The proposed amendments must be consistent with the criteria in EC 9.145 to be approved. Section 9.145(2) "The planning commission shall review the proposed amendment and receive evidence, and decide whether the proposed change is consistent with the following approval criteria: (a) The plan amendment is consistent with the Metropolitan Area General Plan;" Findings: The attached ordinance does not contain any plan diagram changes. Therefore, these amendments are consistent with the Metro Plan diagram. The Metro Plan contains the following policies which address the proposed amendments (related findings follow each policy): Policy 1, page III-B-4: "Demonstrate a positive interest in existing and new industries, especially those providing above average wage and salary levels, an increased variety of job opportunities, a rise in the standard of living, and utilization of our existing comparative advantage in the level of education and skill of the resident labor force." While none of the proposed amendments addresses this policy directly, the amendments provide indirect support for new and existing industry through facilitating maintenance, repair and improvement to infrastructure on which industry depends. Policy 5, page III-B-5: "Provide existing industrial activities sufficient adjacent land for future expansion." None of the proposed policy amendments specifically addresses preservation of land for expansion of existing industrial development. Policy 18, page III-B-6: "Encourage the development of transportation facilities which would improve access to industrial and commercial areas and improve freight movement capabilities by implementing the policies and projects in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan (TransPlan)..." The Planned Transportation Corridor policy, would specifically encourage Text Amendments Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 1