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have misplaced or misfiled these proposaWhile there is still time for DLCD to
review the proposal before it is considered by the elected officials, you
do yourselves and the public a disservice if you make a recommendation
without the opportunity to review all relevant information.”
“By removing approximately 8,200 acres of rural
residential, forested, agricultural, and sensitive riparian areas from the metro plan are east
of I-5, there will no longer be any basiscoordinated planning between LC and the City
of Springfield.Coordination will be replaced with autonomy according to the staff report.”
“coordination will be
replaced with autonomy”.
“transparent
it is also
unclear if, or why, F2 rather that F1 zoning will be applied on some areas designated as
forestland.”
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While not actually a criterion listed within the Metro Plan, Lane Code Chapter 12.225(2)(b) (Criteria for a
approval of a Metro Plan amendment) requires that: Adoption of [an] amendment must not make the Metro Plan
internally inconsistent.
Local governments are not required to apply Goal 5 in consideration of a PAPA unless the PAPA
affects a Goal 5 resource. For purposes of this section, a PAPA would affect a Goal 5 resource only
if:
(a) The PAPA creates or amends a resource list or a portion of an acknowledged plan or land use
regulation adopted in order to protect a significant Goal 5 resource or to address specific
requirements of Goal 5;
(b) The PAPA allows new uses that could be conflicting uses with a particular significant Goal 5
resource site on an acknowledged resource list; or
(c) The PAPA amends an acknowledged UGB and factual information is submitted demonstrating
that a resource site, or the impact areas of such a site, is included in the amended UGB area.
interfaces between both
sides of the UGB are the most contentious issues brought forth to the CommissionFor a
fair and just evaluation of this boundary area, all jurisdictions must be involved to represent
all of the public’s concerns.”
“will reduce inter-governmental
collaboration in key areas to balance conservation of ‘green infrastructure’ and future urban
development.”
“make decisions of regional importance and impact without
official oversight and free from troublesome public scrutiny”.
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legitimateissueswithregardtothedraftfindingsregardingtheƉƌŽƉŽƐĂů͛Ɛconsistencywith
otherpartsoftheMetroPlan.However,itisnotclearthattheproposalwouldnecessarily
createaninternalinconsistencyorotherwisefailtoadequatelyaddressapplicablecriteria.
Priortofinalactionbytheelectedofficials,LaneCountystaff(astheprimarystaffforthe
proposal)haveadditionalopportunitiestosupplementthedraftfindingstoaddresstheissues
raisedsothat,iftheproposedamendmentisultimatelyapprovedandappealedtoLUBA,the
recordwillincludefindingstoassisttheCountyandSpringfieldinprovidingalegaldefense.