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(b) Demonstrate, as required by ORS 197.296 that its comprehensive plan provides sufficient buildable lands within an urban growth boundary established pursuant to statewide planning goals to accommodate estimated housing needs for 20 years. In addition to the two actions described above, the statute also requires the demonstration in (b) to be completed by December 31, 2009. In order for the cities to comply with this statutory provision, a new population forecast for each city for the next 20 years needs to be prepared and adopted into the comprehensive plan (Metro Plan), or in "a document included in the plan by reference," such as an inventory, functional plan, or other refinement plan. (NOTE: A city may choose to adopt its forecast into a separate plan document specific to its jurisdictional area as well as into the main plan text.) LCDC's Urbanization Goal, also known as Goal 14, was amended in 2006 to require that Urban Growth Boundaries be consistent with a "20 -year forecast." LCDC's interpretive rules flesh this requirement out. OAR 660 - 024 -0040 provides as follows: (1) The UGB must be based on the adopted 20 year population forecast for the urban area described in OAR 660- 024 -0030, [or in ORS 197.036] and must provide for needed housing, employment and other urban uses such as public facilities, streets and roads, schools parks and open space over the 20 year planning period consistent with the land need requirements of Goal 14 and this rule. The 20 year need determinations are estimates which, although based on the best available information and methodologies, should not be held to an unreasonably high level ofprecision. (4) The determination of 20 year residential land needs for an urban area must be consistent with the adopted 20 year coordinated population forecast for the urban area, and with the requirements for determining housing needs in Goal 10, OAR 660, division 7 or 8, and applicable provisions of ORS 197.295 to 197.314 and 197.475 to 197.490. Metro Plan Amendment Criteria The proposed amendment is a non -site specific amendment of the Plan tent. Therefore it is classified as Type I Metro Plan amendment that requires participation and adoption by all three governing bodies. Springfield, Eugene and Lane County adopted identical Metro Plan amendment criteria into their respective implementing ordinances and codes. Springfield Development Code (SDC) Chapter 5, Section 5.14- 135(C) (1 & 2), Eugene Code 9.7730(3), and Lane Code 12.225(2) (a & b) include criteria of approval that require that the amendment be consistent with relevant statewide planning goals and that the amendment not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. These additional potential criteria and the staff responses fill the remaining pages of this report; however, all of the following findings are made subject to the reservation that they may be wholly or partially pre - empted by 1 "Sec.3 A local govemment that is subject to section 2 of this 2007 Act [197.304] shall complete the inventory, analysis and determination required under ORS 197.296(3) to begin compliance with section 2 of this 2007 Act within two years after the effective date of this 2007 Act [January 1, 20081" 2