Item A: Ordinance on Airport Master Plan

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require additional public process and formal adoption by the affected jurisdiction(s) in the future. As addressed in the findings below, the current update of the Eugene Airport Master Plan is consistent with the process and regulations established for airport planning and administered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Oregon Department of Aviation (ODA). The master plan update follows the process set forth in FAA Advisory Circular 150-5070-6B, Airport Master Plans, and complies with the State’s airport planning regulations including applicable Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) and Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs). The findings below further demonstrate that adoption of the Eugene Airport Master Plan update is consistent with the applicable local approval criteria for adoption as a refinement to the Metro Plan. The need for joint City and County adoption of the updated master plan stems from the location of the Eugene Airport outside the City’s urban growth boundary (UGB), but within the Metro Plan boundary. As a matter of Metro Plan policy, the airport is located outside the UGB to protect aviation functions from incompatible development, as well as to reduce airport-related impacts on development within the UGB. Due to this location, land use regulations for the airport property are under Lane County jurisdiction, and adoption of the refinement plan for this City-owned facility necessarily includes both governing bodies. The joint adoption is also appropriate as the updated Eugene Airport Master Plan will replace the existing plan, which was also adopted jointly. Approval Criteria and Evaluation Eugene Code (EC) 9.8424 requires that the following criteria (in bold) must be met for adoption of the updated Eugene Airport Master Plan, as a refinement to the Metro Plan: (1)The refinement plan amendment is consistent with all of the following: (a)Statewide Planning Goals; (b)Applicable provisions of the Metro Plan; (c)Remaining portions of the refinement plan. (2)The refinement plan amendment addresses one or more of the following: (a)An error in the publication of the refinement plan. (b)New inventory material which relates to a statewide planning goal. (c)New or amended community policies. (d)New or amended provisions in federal law or regulation, state statute, state regulation, statewide planning goal, or state agency land use plan. (e)A change in circumstances in a substantial manner that was not anticipated at the time the refinement plan was adopted. Lane Code (LC) criteria at LC 12.060, for approval of a refinement plan amendment, are also included below: The Refinement Plan amendment must be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission and the Metro Plan. The findings below address consistency with the applicable approval criteria in support of Findings – Eugene Airport Master Plan Update (RA 10-2 and PA 10-5284) Page 2