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Metro Plan Amendment Procedures 9.7700 Description of Metro Plan Amendments. The Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) is the long -range general plan of metropolitan Lane County and the cities of Eugene and Springfield. The plan provides public policy direction concerning the growth and development of the metropolitan area. The plan is acknowledged by the State Land Conservation and Development Commission to be in compliance with the Statewide Planning Goals. Any changes to the plan must meet local approval and be found consistent with the Statewide Planning Goals. Metro Plan Amendments are separated into two types of amendments: (1) Type I Metro Plan amendments include any change to the Metro Plan which: (a) Changes the urban growth boundary or the jurisdictional boundary of the plan; (b) Requires a goal exception not related to a UGB expansion to be taken under statewide planning goal 2; or, (c) Is a non -site specific amendment of the plan text. (2) Type II Metro Plan amendments include any change to the Metro Plan which is not otherwise a Type I plan amendment and which: (a) Changes the plan diagram; or, (b) Is asite- specific plan text amendment. The review process of a Metro Plan amendment will be determined by how many of the 3 jurisdictions -- the City of Eugene, City of Springfield and Lane County -- are determined to be decision - makers. 9.7705 Metro Plan Amendments - Purpose. The Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) allows citizen - initiated Type II Metro Plan amendments to be initiated at any time. Amendments that require a final decision from 1 or 2 jurisdictions shall be concluded within 1.24 days of the initiating date. Amendments that require a final decision from all 3 governing bodies shall be concluded within 180 days of the initiation date. The city council may initiate a Type I or Type II Metro Plan amendment at any time. City council- initiated Metro Plan amendments are not subject to the 120- calendar -day review period. Metro Plan amendments shall be made in accordance with the standards contained in Chapter N of the Metro Plan and the provisions of this land use code. 9.7715 Metro Plan - Initiation of Plan Amendments. (1) Who Can Initiate Metro Plan Amendments. An amendment to the Metro Plan can be initiated by the following persons or entities: (a) Iype I non -sitespecific text amendments UGBIPlan boundga changes or Ordinance - 312