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report, the planning commissions of Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County shall hold a joint public hearing on the proposed plan amendment. The provisions of EC 9.7735(3) apply to the joint planning commission hearing. Within30days after the proposed plan amendment hearing and close of the evidentiary record, each planning commission shall make a recommendation to its governing body on the proposed Metro Plan amendment. (4) Governing Bodies' Action. Within 30 days after the last planning commission acts on the Metro Plan amendment proposal, the governing bodies of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County shall hold a joint public hearing on the plan amendment. The governing bodies' decision shall be based solely on the evidentiary record created before the planning commissions. No new evidence shall be allowed at the governing body joint hearing. Within 30 days after the joint public hearing, each governing body shall approve, modify and approve, or deny the proposed Metro Plan amendment. Each governing body shall take action by ordinance with adopted findings and conclusions on whether the proposal or modified proposal meets the approval criteria. The actions of the governing bodies are final if all 3 governing bodies adopt identical decisions. The date the last governing body acts shall be the date the action becomes effective. The conflict resolution provisions of EC 9.7740(5) apply if the governing bodies do not adopt identical ordinances. 9.7750 Metro Plan - Plan Amendment Processes: General Provisions (1) Process for Government Initiated Plan Amendments. A different process, time line, or both, than the processes and time lines specified in EC 9.7735, 9.7740, or 9.7745 may be established by the governing bodies of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County for any government initiated Metro Plan amendment. (2) Time Frame Waiver. The time frames prescribed in connection with the Metro Plan amendment processes can be waived if affected property owners agree to the waiver. (3) Bar on Resubmittal. The city shall not consider a privately initiated M etro Plan amendment application if a substantially similar or identical plan amendment has been denied by the city within the year prior to the application date unless the facts forming the basis for the denial have changed so as to allow approval. The planning director shall determine whether the proposed amendment is substantially similar or identical after providing the applicant with an opportunity to comment on the matter in writing. (4) Relationship to Refinement Plan or Functional Plan Amendments. When a Metro Plan amendment is enacted that requires an amendment to a refinement plan or functional plan diagram or map for consistency, the Metro Plan diagram amendment automatically amends the refinement plan or functional plan diagram or map if no amendment to the refinement plan or functional plan text is involved. When a Metro Plan diagram amendment requires a refinement plan Ordinance - 318