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The following comprise major changes to the Metropolitan Plan diagram (no text amendments are required) which would result from the Planning Commission's recommendation 1. Redesignate land (about 100 acres) at the northern edge of the Basin from special-light industrial to light-- medium industrial; 2. Redesignate land (about 230 acres) generally shown for low- density residential in the center of the Basin to special-light industrial; 3. Designate all land at the western edge of the Basin between the urban growth boundary and West 11th as medium-density residential . ,The need for diversification of the local economic base is well documented. Currently, while unemployment rates for the metropolitan area are not officially calculated, data available from the State Department of Labor placed the seasonly adjusted March 1982 unemployment rate for Lane County at 13.1 %. This is higher than the national and State averages and reflects a continued dependence upon certain types of employment activities throughout the entire County. Seven documents developed over the last few years are pertinent to the discussion of need for alteration to land use arrangements for the Wi 11 ow Creek Basi n as outl i ned i n the Metro PI an. A. Metro Plan Context. The entire W i l l o w Creek Basin was considered for inclusion within the urban growth boundary established by ,the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Ultimately, only a portion of the Basin was contained in the adopted Metro Plan, with the remainder designated urban reserve. Map B of the draft Study shows areas within the urban growth boundary and urban reserve areas adopted as part of the Metro Plan. These actions are supported by a series of background documents including Eugene's "Growth Management Studies - -Phases I and II ", and working papers. developed and technical supplement developed for the Metro Plan itself. By identifying the Basin for future growth of the community, the Metro Plan established the foundation for eventual urbanization of the area. The Metro Plan as well as other planning documents of the City of Eugene have established over time a nodal development concept which is meant to provide facilities for living, working, recreation and commerce within one general area. Other development nodes in Eugene include the downtown area, Goodpasture I s l a n d Road and the Coburg - Crescent area. The Planning Commission's recommendation, which involves an amendment to the Metro Plan involves, several changes to that document. All relate to land-use configurations generally depicted on the plan diagram. However, the proposed changes are consistent with and supported by adopted policies in the Metro Plan which provide a broad basis for public policy decisions within the metropolitan area. The proposed amendments are also consistent with the technical assumptions supporting the Metropolitan Plan diagram and the urban growth boundary. room