Item 3: Ordinance on Lane Memorial Metro Plan and Refinement Plan Amendment

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Exhibit C Findings Lane Memorial Gardens (MA 08-1 and Z 09-1) Metro Plan Diagram Amendment (MA 08-1) The proposed amendment changes the current Metro Plan land use diagram designation of 28.46 th acres of the southern portion of Lane Memorial Gardens Cemetery, on the south side of West 11 Avenue, from Parks and Open Space to Low Density Residential. In accordance with applicable Metro Plan amendment procedures, upon approval, the land use diagram of the Willow Creek Special Area Study will also be automatically and concurrently amended from Open Space to Low Density Residential. Eugene Code (EC) Section 9.7730(3) requires that the following criteria (in bold and italics) be applied to a Metro Plan diagram amendment: (a) The amendment must be consistent with the relevant Statewide Planning Goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission; and Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement: To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. The City has acknowledged provisions for citizen involvement that ensure the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process and set out requirements for such involvement. The action does not amend the citizen involvement program. The process for reviewing these amendments complies with Goal 1 since it complies with, and surpasses the requirements of, the citizen involvement provisions. The City of Eugene land use code implements Statewide Planning Goal 1 by requiring that notice of the proposed amendments be given and public hearings be held prior to adoption. Consideration of the amendments began with a City of Eugene Planning Commission public hearing on December 8, 2009. Subsequent to deeming the applications complete, on April 10, 2009, the City mailed notice of the proposed plan amendments to the Department of Land Conservation and Development, as required by the Eugene Code and in accordance with State statutes. Revised notice of the plan amendment was subsequently mailed October 23, 2009. Referrals concerning the pending applications were sent to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), City of Springfield, Lane County, the affected Neighborhood Association, the Churchill Area Neighbors and to City departments. Findings – Lane Memorial Gardens (MA 08-1and Z 09-1) Page 1