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Exhibit C Findings of Consistency with Refinement Plan Amendment Criteria Eugene Code section 9.145 provides the criteria to determine whether a proposed plan amendment should be approved. The propased amendments must be consistent with the criteria in EC 9.145 to be approved. Section 9.1452} "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 propased amendments related Endings 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." Several of the proposed policies indirectly acknowledge the value of existing and new industrial development. These include amendments numbers 6Z criteria for designating wetlands for development}, 75-78 and 82-83 mitigation bank program policies}. These policies continue provide a framework for allowing wetland of lesser value to be developed with planned industrial uses, and for those wetlands to be replaced through the mitigation bank with greater ease. Policy 5, page III-B-S: "Provide existing industrial activities sufficient adjacent land for future expansion." None of the proposed policies specifically address preservation of land for expansion of existing industrial development. However, the criteria for identifying sites suitable for development Amendment #6Z} acknowledge the economic value of certain sites in subsections 3-6. In addition amendment #b2 includes adding a new criterion for designating sites for development that acknowledges the unique characteristics of a site which make it of greater importance to the economic value of the area. Under some circumstances, this criterion could address expansion of existing businesses. ~'ext Amendments Ordinance, Exhibit C ~Re~nement Plan Amendment Findings} Page 1