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Exhibit B Findings of Consistency with Oregon Statewide Planning Goals The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan is a local com rehensive lan . p. p acknowledged by the state s Land Conservation and Development Commission and the West Eugene wetlands Plan is an adopted refinement plan to the Metro Plan. This document contains findings that address the consistency of the attached amendments to the West Eu ene wetlands . g Plan with applicable Oregon Statewide Planza~ng Goals, These amendments to the west Eugene wetlands Plan will result in chan es to existin locall g g y adopted policy that addresses three land use categories: natural resources, industrial and commercial lands, and residential lands, Accordingly, this analysis addresses Ore on Statewide ., g Planning Goal 1 ~C~t~zen Involvement}, Goal 5 Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas and Natural Resources}, Goal 9 Economic Development} and Goal 14 ~Housin . This anal sis g} y concludes that these refinement plan amendments are consistent with applicable Ore on g Statewide Planning Goals, Background The amendments analyzed herein are changes to policies and text of the west Eu ene wetlands . g Plan, They establish two new wetland designations for areas previously des Hated as rotected g P wetlands. The two new designations, Planned Transportation Corridor and Utili Corridor will . tY allow certain kinds of work on public streets, road and utilities, while maintainin rotection of . gp the wetland against all other types of unpacts. These amendments create these new deli nations . g but do not apply them to any specific properties. The new designations will be a lied to pp specific properties in subsequent amendments. Planned Transportation Corridor: This designation will be primarily applied to areas previously designated for protection to allow previously planned roadway improvements. Since these areas are currently Han-buildable ~i.e., wetlands designated for protection and it onI . } Y allows road improvements, it will not affect the buildable land inventory when a lied to these . Pp properties. The only possible impact to buildable lands would be ~f the designation was a lied pp to a new wetland site not yet incorporated into the plan. In this case the area so designated would no longer be available for commercial, residential or industrial development; it could onl be ... y used for transportation facilities and enhancements. Utility Corridor: This designation will be primarily applied to areas previously desi Hated for g protection to allow required maintenance and emergency repairs, and in limited cases, construction of new utilities. Since these previously designated areas are currently non-buildable ~i.e,, wetlands designated for protection} and the policy only allows utility work, it will not affect P2'C/UC Amendments Grdinance, Exhibit B Statewide Planning Goal Findings} ,page 1