Item 5: Ordinance Amending the Metro Plan Boundary (Springfield Side)

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EXHIBIT E 5. An amendment to the RCP policies and Lane Code to apply existing Goal 5 Metro Plan Policies to Goal 5 resources removed from the Metro and amend Lane Code 16.253 (Riparian Regulations) to maintain existing safe harbor riparian setback regulations to lands removed from the Metro Plan. Throughout these findings the amendments listed above are simply referred to as "this amendment, "the(se) amendments" or "the(se) proposed amendments ". These amendments include both RCP components, and an amendment to the Eugene - Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan). Item No. 1 is a Metro Plan Amendment and the other four items constitute an amendments to the Lane County Rural RCP. As this Amendment deals with the Metro Plan, specific criteria direct a tri- jurisdictional referral and review with the Lane County Planning Commissioners (LCPC), and the Planning Commissioners of Springfield and Eugene, and the City Councils of Springfield and Eugene. Items 2 -5, which are RCP amendments will require the sole recommendation of the LCPC to the BCC. This is because once the Metro Plan boundary is adjusted to Springfield's Urban Growth Boundary, the geographic area will be subject to Lane County's RCP within the sole planning jurisdiction the Lane County. Therefore, items related to the RCP will be evaluated with findings in these Code sections below. (Findings of consistency concerning the Metro Plan components can be found later in this application in LC Ch. 12, and Metro Plan sections). A staff report will be mailed to each of the Commissioners prior to the public hearing to assist in their recommendations as required above. Therefore, this request is in conformance with the criteria above. (b) Planning Commission - Hearing and Notice. (i) The Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing before making a recommendation to the Board on a Rural Comprehensive Plan component, or an amendment to such Plan component, and the hearing shall be conducted pursuant to LC 14.300. Finding2 Again, there are five items involved in this proposal as explained above. LIVID Staff is required to harmonize and meet two different "process" criteria for both the Metro Plan and RCP components for this proposal. Because staff is dealing with two sets of "process" criteria, staff will use the more restrictive (or widespread) criteria. Thus, the requirements above will be followed or exceeded for the processing of this proposal. The Joint Planning Commission public hearing for this Proposal is scheduled to occur July 19, 2011 and will be conducted pursuant to Lane Code (LC) 14.300, LC 12.230- 12.340, and the Metro Plan. More than one hearing may be necessary in order for the Planning Commissions to hear the matter and make their recommendations to the BCC Page 2 of 31 Page 2 — Ordinance No. PA 1283