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Statewide Planning Goals: Goal 3: Agricultural Lands Goal 4: Forest Lands Goal 5: Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resources Goal 11;Public Facilities and Services Goal 12: Transportation Goal 14: Urbanization Many of these issues have been addressed by the reduction of the area of amendment from 28.3 $ acres to 9.1 acres and by the addition of a concurrent amendment to the Airport Master Plan refinement plan} On Airport Land Use Plan diagram that will designate the property as Air Cargo to limit future use of the property, The reduction in area of the amendment avoids areas with hydric soils and jurisdictional wetlands Goal 5 concerns}, and avoids adding new areas of undetermined use to the airport, for which traffic generation Goal 12} was an issue. Additional traffic information is provided below under Goal 12 to assess the probable traffic impacts of this amendment. Other issues collectively pertained to the transition of rural lands to that of airportwrelated uses. Generally, Statewide Planning Goals require that urban development and public facilities serving that urban development be restricted to areas within Urban Growth Boundaries ~UGBs}. Expansion of UGBs or extension of facilities beyond those boundaries typically require exceptions to one or more Statewide Planning Goals. Airports are transportation facilities that serve both urban and rural areas. Airports are often not compatible with other urban development due to noise, traffic, and hazards, and are typically located outside UGBs to provide a separation between airport activities and urban areas. The Transportation Planning Rule addresses the apparent paradox of locating large facilities like airports outside UGBs and, as stated below, "identifies transportation facilities, services, and improvements which may be permitted on rural lands consistent with Goals 3, 4,11, and 14 without a oal exce tion" SOAR 660-~ 12-0065 1 }, emphasis added}: The following transportation improvements are consistent with goals 3, 4,11, and 14 subject to the requirements of this rule: fin) Expansions or alterations of public use airports that do not permit service to a larger class of airplanes. SOAR 660-012- 065~3}fin}} This rule exempts this expansion to the Eugene Airport from needing exceptions to Statewide Planning Goals 3 Agricultural Lands}, Goal 4 Forest Lands}, Goal 11(Public Facilities and Services}, and Goal 14 ~[Jrbanization}. Exhibit C, Findings - 2