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ORDINANCE NO. 20234
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD
METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN TO ADOPT A
REVISED "TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT~' AND RELATED
CHANGES TO THE PLAN TEXT; ADOPTING REVISIONS
TO THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM PLAN (TRANSPLAN); REPEALING RESOLUTION
NOS. 2375~ 2650, 3103, 4171~ 4318 AND 4410; ADOPTING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. Chapter IV of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan)
sets forth, procedures for amendment of the Metro Plan, which for Eugene are implemented by
Sections 9.118 through 9.136 of the Eugene Code, 1971~
B. The Metro Plan identifies the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation
Plan (TransPlan) as a special purpose or functional plan which forms the basis for the Transportation
Element of the Metro Plan and guides surface transportation improvements in the metropolitan area~
C. TransPlan serves the goals, objectives and policies of the Metro Plan by addressing
mulfimodat transportation, including street and highway needs, bicycle facilities, transit and parking
'~acitifies based on development strategies in the Metro Plan and, in addition, TransPlan contains
policies relating to air quality and financing of transportation projects.
D. The current TransPlan, adopted in 1986 and amended in 1989 and 1992, is in need
of modification to reflect changes in State law and local transportation needs.
Following joint public hearings with the Lane County and Springfield Planning
Commissions and the Lane County Roads Advisory Committee on April 14 and 16, 1998 and an
individual hearing on June 30, 1998, the Eugene Planning Commission recornmended TransPlan
revisions to the Eugene C~ty Com~cil by action taken at public meetings held by the Planning
Commission.
F. The City Council has conducted public hearings and is now ready to take action based
upon the above recommendations and the evidence and testimony already in the record as well as
the evidence and testimony presented at the public hearings held on adopting revisions to the
TransPlan and amending the Metro Plan.
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The Eugene Bikeways Master Plan, which was previously adopted, and subsequently
amended, by City Council motions and Resolutions, is now included as part of the recormnended
TransPlan, and those Resolutions should be repealed.
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF E[JGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The "Transportation Element" (Section III.F.) of the Metro Plan is revised
as set forth in Part I of Exhibit A attached and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2~ Other axnendments to the provisions of the Metro Plan text necessary for
consistency with adoption of a revised "Transportation Element" are adopted as set forth in Part
of Exhibit A attached and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 3. The TransPlan, included in the Metro Plan by Ordinance No. 19385, enacted
on April 28, 1986, and amended by Ordinance No. 19584, enacted on November 28, 1988,
Ordinance No. 19857, enacted on June 8, 1992, Ordinance No. 19872, enacted on September 9,
1992, and Ordinance No. 19887 enacted on November 9, 1992, is hereby further revised as
described in TransPlan (September 2001) set forth in Exhibit B attached and incorporated herein by
this reference.
Section 4. In addition to the Goals and Policies adopted in Section 1 above, the project
lists included in the 1986 TransPlan as amended, with revisions resulting in the 20-year fiscally
constrained Capital havestment Actions project lists (programmed and unprogranmaed projects)
contained in Tables 1 a~ 2 and 3a of Chapter 3 of TransPlan (September 2001) are adopted by this
reference and made a part of the Metro Plan. Project timing and estimated costs are not adopted as
policy.
Section 5. Resolution No. 2375, adopting the Eugene Bikeways Master Plan (February
24, 1975); and Resolution No. 2650 (April 11, 1997), Resolution No. 3103 (March 26, 1979),
Resolution No. 4171 (March 12, 1990), Resolution No. 4318 (May 11, 1992) and Resolution No.
4410 (May 9, 1994) amending the Eugene Bikeways Master Plan, and any other amendments to the
Eugene Bikeways Master Plan are hereby repealed, as of the effective date of this Ordinance.
Sectioa6~ Although not part of this Ordinance, the City Council adopts the Legislative
Findings set forth in the attached Exhibit C in support of this action.
Section 7. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance
is ~br any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions hereof.
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Secti_on 8. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Eugene Charter of 1976, this Ordinance
shall not become effective until the Springfield City Council and Lane County Board of
Commissioners adopt provisions identical to those contained in Exhibits A and B.
Passed by the City Council this
Approved by the Mayor this
l0th day of September~ 20{)1
City Recorder
l0th day of September, 2001
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 20234
EXHIBITS A, B, AND C AVAILABLE
AS SEPARATE DOCUMENTS.
A FULL COpy OF THE SEPTEMBER 2001
TRANSPLAN DOCUMENT
IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY APPOINTMENT AT
THE CITY RECORDER'S OFFICE
777 PEARL STREET, ROOM 1 05
EUGENE, OREGON
541-682-8353