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Exhibit A Legislative Findings to Ordinance No. __________ Code Amendments. Eugene Code Section 9.8065 requires that the following criteria (in bold and italic) be applied to a code amendment. (1) Is consistent with applicable statewide planning goals as adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. 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 of Eugene’s land use code implements Statewide Planning Goal 1 by requiring that notice of the proposed land use code amendments be given and public hearings be held prior to adoption. Consideration of the amendments began with a Eugene Planning Commission work session on July 13, 2009. On August 25, 2009, a public hearing was held before the Eugene Planning Commission on the amendments. Department of Land Conservation and Development notice, notice to affected property owners, Planning Commissioners, neighborhood group leaders and interested parties, as well as a legal notice in the local newspaper was provided for that hearing. Additionally, a properly noticed public hearing before the Eugene City Council will be held on February 16, 2010. The process for adopting these amendments complies with Goal 1 since it complies with, and surpasses the requirements of the State’s citizen involvement provisions. Goal 2 - Land Use Planning: To establish a land use planning process and policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land and to assure an adequate factual base for such decisions and actions. The Eugene Land Use Code specifies the procedure and criteria that were used in considering these amendments to the code. The record shows that there is an adequate factual base for the amendments. The Goal 2 coordination requirement is met when the City engages in an exchange, or invites such an exchange, between the city and any affected governmental unit and when the City uses the information obtained in the exchange to balance the needs of the citizens. To comply with the Goal 2 coordination requirement, the City provided information and sought input on these proposed land use code amendments from all affected governmental units. Specifically, Lane County, Oregon Department of Transportation, Lane Transit District, the University of Oregon and other affected governmental agencies. There are no Goal 2 exceptions required for this ordinance. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Goal 2. Legislative Findings 1 of 6 Page