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

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FXHIRIT F area. Since Lane County is amending the Metro Plan boundary and Plan, we are required to update the rural residential zoned lands within the Metro Plan area to comply with the Goal 14 Rule as directed by OAR 660- 004- 0040(3)(b). Staff has prepared a comparison analysis between uses and development authorized under LC 16.231 and LC 16.291, which is provided as Attachment 13 to the memo that these findings are included with. (2) Criteria. Zonings, rezonings and changes in the requirements of this chapter shall be enacted to achieve the general purpose of this chapter and shall not be contrary to the public interest. In addition, zonings and rezonings shall be consistent with the specific purposes of the zone classification proposed, applicable Rural Comprehensive Plan elements and components, and Statewide Planning Goals for any portion of Lane County which has not been acknowledged for compliance with the Statewide Planning Goals by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Any zoning or rezoning may be effected by Ordinance or Order of the Board of County Commissioners or the Hearings Official in accordance with the procedures in this section. Finding22: The rezoning of these properties will be enacted to achieve the general purpose of this chapter and not contrary to public interest. Findings of consistency with other applicable RCP provisions, and the Statewide Planning Goals are found elsewhere within this application. Should the rezoning be approved by the BCC they will be in effect by this approved Ordinance. (3) Initiation /Application. (a) By Planning Commission. The zoning of unzoned properties, the rezoning of properties and amendment of this chapter ma y be initiated by the Planning Commission upon its own motion or upon petition by the Planning Commission upon request of the Board as provided in LC 16.252(3)(b) below. (b) By Board. The zoning of unzoned properties, the rezoning of properties and the amendment of this chapter may be initiated by the Board in the form of a request to the Planning Commission that it consider the proposed zoning, rezoning or amendment. (c) By Applicant. Application for the zoning or rezoning of properties may be made by any person as provided in LC 14.050. Finding23 This Amendment proposal was initiated by Land Management Division staff at the direction of the Lane County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) as a high priority item in the adopted 2011 Long Range Planning Program. Therefore, Lane County is the applicant in this case. The Lane County Planning Commission will consider this proposal at the scheduled Public Hearing on July 19, 2011. Page 8 of 31 Page 8 — Ordinance No. PA 1283