Item 1: Metro Plan Boundary Adjustment - Springfield

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Exhibit E Lane Code Ch. 12.215 Referral of Plan Amendment. All Metro Plan amendments affecting land outside the city limits of either city shall be referred to the other city for consideration of Regional Impact. Lane County shall participate in the hearing and decision of all Metro Plan amendments outside the city limits. All Metro Plan amendments affecting land inside the city limits of one city shall be referred to the other city and Lane County so that they may participate as parties to the hearing. All referrals shall occur within 10 days of the plan amendment initiation date. Any referral that is provided for the purpose of determining Regional Impact shall be answered by the referral jurisdiction within 45 days of receipt of the referral. Failure of a jurisdiction to take action on the referral within 45 days from the date of referral shall be deemed a finding of no Regional Impact. If a referral jurisdiction adopts a resolution, ordinance, or order finding that the proposed amendment has a Regional Impact that referral jurisdiction may participate in the decision if they so choose. All jurisdictions participating in the plan amendment decision process must approve the amendment in order to enact the amendment. Finding 37: This proposal was initiated by Lane County and is being referred to the two other participating cities; Eugene and Springfield. The proposal only involves land outside of the Urban Growth Boundary under the current plan document of the Metro Plan. The County has been coordinating with the both the City’s Planning agencies upon initiation of this Amendment application. Both city planning jurisdictions have chosen to participate in this Metro Plan amendment. It is understood that all jurisdictions participating in the amendment process must approve the Metro Plan component in order to enact this amendment. Lane Code Ch. 12.225 Metro Plan - Approval of A Plan Amendment. (1) Who Must Approve Plan Amendment. (a) Type I. (i) Non-Site Specific. To become effective, a non-site specific Metro Plan text Type I amendment must be approved by all three governing bodies. (ii) Site Specific. To become effective, a site specific Metro Plan Type I amendment that involves a UGB or Plan Boundary change that crosses the Willamette or McKenzie River, or that crosses over a ridge into a new basin, or that involves a goal exception not related to a UGB expansion, must be approved by all three governing bodies. (See Appendix "A) (iii) Site Specific. To become effective, a site specific Metro Plan Type I amendment that involves a UGB or Plan Boundary change must be approved by the Home City and Lane County. Exception: If the non-home City, after referral of the proposal, determines that the amendment has Regional Impact and, as a result of that determination, chooses to participate in the hearing, all three governing bodies must approve the amendment. Finding 38: The Metro Plan Amendment is classified as a Type I amendment and will be reviewed by all three governing bodies per (1)(a) above. (b) Type II. (i) Inside City Limits. To become effective, a Metro Plan Type II amendment inside the city limits must be approved by the Home City. (ii) Between the City Limits and Plan Boundary. To become effective, a Metro Plan Type II amendment between the city limits and the Plan Boundary must be approved by the Home City and Lane County. Exception: If the non-home City, after referral of the proposal, determines that the amendment has Regional Impact and, as a result of that Page 11 of 24