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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 19385ARDINANCS No. 19385 AN ARDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS To THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD MBTRUPALITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN BY ADOPTING THS MSTR4PQLITAN AREA IRAN 5 PARTAT I QN PLAN WHICH SUPERSEDES THS T-- 2~~U PLAN AND BIKEWAY MASTER PLAN; ADAPTING E~CEPTIANS To LCDC GOALS 3, 4 AND 5; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: 1. The Eugene -Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Metro Plank was adopted by the Eugene City Council on July 28, 1980 and amendments thereto were subsequently adopted on February 8, 1982 by Eugene Ordinance No, 18927 on February 15 ~ 1984 by Eugene Ordinance No. 19229, on October 22, 1984 by Eugene Ordi-~ Hance Na, 19293, on July 17, 1985 by Eugene Ordinance Na, 19341, and an September 9, 1985 by Eugene Ordinance 19348. 2. The Metro Plan identifies the Eugene-Springfield Area 2000 Transportation Plan ~T-2000 Plank and the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Bikeway Master Plan Bikeway Master Plank as special purpose or functional plans and as the basis far guiding surface transportation impr_avements in the metropolitan area. 3. The T-2004 Plan and the Bikeway Master Plan are being superseded by the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transpa r- tation Plan ~TransPlan~ in order to update the surface transpor- tation element of the Metro Plan. 4. The TransPlan serves the goals, objectives and policies of the Metro Plan by addressing mint imadal t ranspo rtat i on , including street and highway needs, bicycle facilities, transit and parking facilities based an development strategies in the Ordinance ~- 1 Metro Plan; and, in addition, the TransPlan contains policies relating to air quality and financing of transportation projects. 5. A recommendation on the TransPlan has been received by the Council from the Eugene Planning Commission, which was adopted at a public meeting held by the Planning Commission on November 19, 1985. 6. The Lane County Board of Commissioners has received recommendations on the TransPlan from the Lane County Planning CammlSSlon, adopted at a public meeting held by the Planning Commission on November 19, 1985, and from the Lane County Raad s Advisory Committee, adapted at public meetings held on November 26 and December 10, 1985. 7. Based upon the above recommendations and the evidence . and testimony presently in the record, as well as the evidence and testimony addressed at the public hearings held in the matter of adopting the TransPlan and amending the Metro Plan, TSB CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan is amended to exclude the T-2044 Plan and the Bikeway Master Plan and to include the TransPlan as described in the attached Exhibits A and B, which are incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. Because a portion of each of the fal~.owing projects Street and Highway Projects 107 and 326 and Bicycle Projects 320, 125b, 223, 600, 410b, 265 and 689 as appearing in the October, 1985 TransPlan drafty is to be sited outside the urban growth boundary, exceptions based on need are taken to Statewide Planning Goals 3, 4 and 5. A canf lists analaysis under Ordinance - 2 statewide Planning Gaal 5 is also set forth. Specific details and findings supporting these exceptions are set f orth in Exhibit C hereto, which are adopted and incorporated herein by reference. Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, ar portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdic- tion, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. Section 4. As further support for its actions, the Council further adopts and incorporates herein, the Legislative Findings set forth in the attached Exhibits C and D hereto. Section 5 . That the matters contained herein concern the public welfare and safety. In order for the Land Conservation and Development Commission to consider this amendment for an amended acknowledgment of compliance at the earliest possible time, it is necessary for this Ordinance to be effective prior to the expiration of thirty days. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall be effective immedi- ately upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor, and ratification by the Lane Council of Governments Board. Passed by the City Council this Approved by the Mayor his 8th day of April, 1986 Z8th d A ~ ~ 86 1 Cit Recorder a r Exhibits A-B-C-D are located in the Eug/Spfg. Metro Legislative History File No. 134 Ordinance - 3