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Exhibit C Findings of Consistency with Refinement Plan Amendment Criteria Section 9.145 of the Eugene Code X1971} ~"EC"} provides the criteria to determine whether a proposed plan amendment should be appraved. The proposed 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 a royal . PP crlterza: ~a} The plan amendment ~s 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 Endings follow each policy}: Policy 1, page TTT-B-4: "Demonstrate a positive interest in existing and new industries, especially those providing above average wage and salary levels, an increased variety of ~ ob 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 ITT-B-5: "Provide existing industrial activities sufficient adjacent land for future expansion." None of the proposed policy amendments specifically addresses preservation of land far expansion of existing industrial development. Policy 1 S, 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-Springf eld Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan ~TransPlan}..," The Planned Transportation Corridor policy, would specifically encourage ~'ext Amendments Ordinance, exhibit C ~Refrnement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 1