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<br />Exhibit B <br /> <br />Findings of Consistency with <br />Oregon Statewide Planning Goals <br /> <br />The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan is a local comprehensive plan <br />acknowledged by the state's Land Conservation and Development Commission, and the West <br />Eugene Wetlands Plan is an adopted refinement plan to the Metro Plan. This document contains <br />findings that address the consistency of the attached amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands <br />Plan with applicable Oregon Statewide Planning Goals. <br /> <br />These amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan will result in changes to existing locally <br />adopted policy that addresses three land use categories: natural resources, industrial and <br />commercial lands, and residential lands. Accordingly, this analysis addresses Oregon Statewide <br />Planning Goal! (Citizen Involvement), Goal 5 (Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and <br />Natural Resources), Goal 9 (Economic Development) and Goal 10 (Housing). This analysis <br />concludes that these refinement plan amendments are consistent with applicable Oregon <br />Statewide Planning Goals. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The amendments analyzed herein are changes to policies and text of the West Eugene Wetlands <br />Plan. They establish two new wetland designations for areas previously designated as protected <br />wetlands. The two new designations, Planned Transportation Corridor and Utility Corridor, will <br />allow certain kinds of work on public streets, road and utilities, while maintaining protection of <br />the wetland against all other types of impacts. These amendments create these new designations, <br />but do not apply them to any specific properties. The new designations will be applied to <br />specific properties in subsequent amendments. <br /> <br />Planned Transportation Corridor: This designation will be primarily applied to areas <br />previously designated for protection to allow previously planned roadway improvements. Since <br />these areas are currently non-buildable (i.e., wetlands designated for protection) and it only <br />allows road improvements, it will not affect the buildable land inventory when applied to these <br />properties. The only possible impact to buildable lands would be if the designation was applied <br />to a new wetland site not yet incorporated into the plan. In this case the area so designated would <br />no longer be available for commercial, residential or industrial development; it could only be <br />used for transportation facilities and enhancements. <br /> <br />Utility Corridor: This designation will be primarily applied to areas previously designated for <br />protection to allow required maintenance and emergency repairs, and in limited cases, <br />construction of new utilities. Since these previously designated areas are currently non-buildable <br />(i.e., wetlands designated for protection) and the policy only allows utility work, it will not affect <br /> <br />PTC/UC Amendments Ordinance, Exhibit B (Statewide Planning Goal Findings) <br /> <br />Page 1 <br />