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Sb8b Chapter I INTRODUCTION A, Preface The Metropolitan Area General Plan is the first update of the Eugene- Springfield Area 1990 General Plan. The 1990 Plan, adopted in 1972, provided that a major update of the General Plan should be ' initiated every five years, This reflects the fact that a' General Plan must be adaptable to the changing needs and c of the community if it is to retain its validity and usefulness. Therefore, this Metropolitan Area General Plan is not an entirely new product, but rather has evolved from and reflects needed changes to� the 1990 General Plan'. B. Purpose The Eugene - Springfield Metropolitan Area General P l a n is the official long -range general plan (publ policy document) of metropolitan Lane County and the cities . of Eugene and S p r i n g f i e l d . Its p o l i c i e s and land use designations are intended to apply only within the area under the Jurisdiction of the plan. The plan sets forth general planning po and land use allocations and serves as the basis for the coordinated devel opment of programs - ,concern i ng the use and conservation of physical resources, furtherance of assets, and development or redevelopment of the metropolitan area, The Plan is intended to designate a sufficient amount of urbanizable land to accommodate the need for further' urban expansion, taking into account the growth policy of the area for the project population of 293,700 (which is projected by the year 2000) . More spec i f i cal 1 y, the General Plan provides the overall framework for the following planning functions. The Plan Z , Gu i des all government and agencies in the metropolitan area in developing and implementing their own activities which rel ate to the public planning process, 2. Establishes the policy basis for a general, coordinated long - -range approach among affected agencies for the provision of the f a c i l i t i e s and services needed in the metropolitan area. 3. Makes planning information available to assist citizens to better understand the basis for public and private pl ann.ing decisions and encourages their participation in the planning process, 4. Provides the - public with general guidelines for i n d i v i d u a l planning d e c i s i o n s . Reference to supplemental planning documents of a more localized scope, including neighborhood refinement plans, is advisable when applying the Plan to s p e c i f i c -parcels of land or i n d i v i d u a l tax lots. 5. Assists citizens in measuring the progress of the community and its officials in achieving the Plan's goals and objectives. I -1