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Exhibit E Metro Plan and TransPlan Amendment (City File MA 13 -1) Concurrent with the land use code amendment to eliminate the requirement for a traffic impact analysis within the Downtown Plan area, with the exception of the EWEB Master Plan properties, is an amendment to the Metro Plan and TransPlan policies (Transportation System Improvements: Roadway Policy F.15 of Metro Plan and Transportation System Improvements: Roadway Policy 2 in TransPlan) to reduce the acceptable performance standard (from Level of Service E to F) for the corresponding area The policy (which is identical in both plans) with the amendment showing in bold underline italics is provided below: Motor vehicle level of service policy: (a) Use motor vehicle level of service standards to maintain acceptable and reliable performance on the roadway system. These standards shall be used for: 1. Identifying capacity deficiencies on the roadway system. 2. Evaluating the impacts on roadways of amendments to transportation plans, acknowledged comprehensive plans and land -use regulations, pursuant to the TPR (OAR 660 -12- 0060). 3. Evaluating development applications for consistency with the land -use regulations of the applicable local government jurisdiction. (b) Acceptable and reliable performance is defined by the following levels of service under peak hour traffic conditions: 1. Level of Service F within Eugene's Downtown Traffic Impact Analysis Exempt Area; 2. Level of Service E within the portion of Eugene's Central Area Transportation Study (CATS) area that is not within Eugene's Downtown Traffic Impact Analysis Exempt Area; and 3. Level of Service D elsewhere. (c) Performance standards from the OHP shall be applied on state facilities in the Eugene - Springfield metropolitan area. In some cases, the level of service on a facility may be substandard. The local government jurisdiction may find that transportation system improvements to bring performance up to standard within the planning horizon may not be feasible, and safety will not be compromised, and broader community goals would be better served by allowing a substandard level of service. The limitation on the feasibility of a transportation system improvement may arise from severe constraints including but not limit to environmental conditions, lack of public agency financial resources, or land use constraint factors. It is not the intent of Policy F -15: Motor Vehicle Level of Service to require deferral of development in such cases. The intent is to defer motor vehicle capacity increasing transportation system improvements until existing constraints can be overcome or develop an alternative mix of strategies (such as: land use measures, TDM, short - term safety improvements) to address the problem. Eugene Code Section 9.7730(3) requires that the following approval criteria (in bold italics) be Findings - 14