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Exhibit B Findings of Consistency with Oregon Statewide Planning Goals The Eugene-Springf eld Metropolitan Area General Plan Metro Plan} is a local comprehensive plan acknowledged by the state's Land Conservation and Development Commission, and the West Eugene Wetlands Plan is an adapted refinement plan to the Metro Plan. This document contains findings that address the consistency of the attached amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan with applicable Oregon Statewide Planning Goals. These amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan ~WEWP} will result in changes to existing locally adopted policy that address four land use categories: natural resources, Industrial lands, commercial lands, and residential lands. Accordingly, this analysis addresses Dregon Statewide Planning Goal 1 Citizen Involvement}, Goal 5 ~Dpen Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resources}, Goal 9 Economic Development} and Goal 10 Housing}. This analysis concludes that these refinement plan amendments are consistent with applicable Dregon Statewide Planning Croats. Background The amendments analyzed herein are changes to policies and text of the West Eugene Wetlands Plan. The amendments include 1 } changes to the criteria used to designate wetlands for protection, restoration or development and 2} changes to related policies and plan text necessary to maintain consistency with the new criteria. These amendments will not change the plan designation of any land. These amendments clarify and further ref ne the WEWP. The f ndings of goat compliance made as part of initial adoption of the WEWP remain essentially unaffected by these amendments. The amendments do not significantly alter the function, design or structure of the WEWP. Goal 1-Citizen Involvement Statewide Goal 1 calls for local governments "to devetop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process." The planning and adoption process for these amendments has incorporated many opportunities for citizen involvement at all phases of the process as detailed below. l . Preliminary staff recommendations for policy and text amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan were first presented to the public in a workshop held on June 28,1994. Notices were sent to all affected owners, and everyone on the West Eugene Wetlands Plan interested parties list amore than 80o people}. Policy Amendments d~dinance, Exhibit B Statewide Planning Goat Findings) Page ~