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Exhibit B FINDINGS FOR METROPOLITAN PLAN CONSISTENCY AMENDMENTS TO URBAN AND URBANIZABLE LAND, RIVER ROAD AND SANTA CLARA The fallowing findings of consistency with the fundamental principles and applicable pvl~c~es of the Metropolitan Area General Plan Plan} are made in connection with amendments to the part of the P1 an entitled, "River Road and Santa Clara" in Section D of Chapter II of the Plan. 1. The purpose of the Plan amendments i s to al 1 ow sewer connections to developed 1 and i n the River Road/Santa C1 ara area without annexat i an of those tracts . Tying annexation and service connection has resulted i n too slow of a connection rate to remedy the groundwater pol 1 uti on problem and to conform to the timetable for connections imposed by the federal government. The P1 an amendments are necessary i n order to assure the timely provision of sewer services in the River Road/Santa Clara area. Thus, the Plan amendments are consistent with goals and policies of the Plan requiring provision of urban services in an order- ly, efficient and timely manner. See, Public Utilities, Services and Facilities Goal, p. II-A-2. 2. There are no fundamental principles which preclude extraterritorial sewer connections which are 1 i mi ted to developed properties . Since only developed properties are affected, the principle of compact urban growth i s not undercut fundamental Principle 3, p. I I -1 } . Provision of these services by the City of Eugene is consistent with Fundamental Principle 6. 3. The Plan amendments facilitate accomplishment of several of the Plan goals. Provision of sewer services to developed residential properties implements the Residents a1 land Use and Housing Goal to provide vi abl e residential communities. Plan, p. II-A-1. Stopping groundwater pollu- tion helps to provide a "healthy environment for the metropolitan population" under the Env~ronmenta1 Resources Goal. Plan, p. II-A-1. Amendment of the Plan to reflect changing conditions is consistent with the P1 an Review, Amendment and Refinement Goal set out at P1 an, p. II-A-2. 4. The connections al 1 owed by the Plan amendments are exceptions to the general rules set out in Growth Management Policies 20 and 21 at P1 an, p. II-B-1. These policies generally require annexation or an annexa- tion agreement or petition for an extraterritorial service extension. The Plan amendments create an exception to this general rule for sewer extensi ans to developed properties within a part i cul ar geographic area where there is groundwater contamination. The ordinance adopting these P1 an amendments makes ci ear that the general rule stated i n Policies 20 and 21 do not apply to the subject matter of the Pi an amendments. The Plan amendments are otherwise cons i stmt with Pot i c i es I and 15 of th i s part of the P1 an relating to provision of services inside the urban service area. The Plan amendments are a1 so consistent with Publ i c Utilities Element Pot icy 2 which regulates service extensions outside Exhibit B - 1