Hearings Official Public Hearing Exhibit HE #6

rule, unless the amendment is allowed under section (3), (9) or (10) of this rule. A plan or land use regulation amendment significantly affects a transportation facility if it would: "(a) Change the functional classification of an existing or planned transportation facility (exclusive of correction of map errors in an adopted plan); "(b) Change standards implementing a functional classification system; or "(c) Result in any of the effects listed in paragraphs (A) through (C) of this subsection based on projected conditions measured at the end of the planning period identified in the adopted TSP. As part of evaluating projected conditions, the amount of traffic projected to be generated within the area of the amendment may be reduced if the amendment includes an enforceable, ongoing requirement that would demonstrably limit traffic generation, including, but not limited to, transportation demand management. This reduction may diminish or completely eliminate the significant effect of the amendment. "(A) Types or levels of travel or access that are inconsistent with the functional classification of an existing or planned transportation facility; "(B) Degrade the performance of an existing or planned transportation facility such that it would not meet the performance standards identified in the TSP or comprehensive plan; or "(C) Degrade the performance of an existing or planned transportation facility that is otherwise projected to not meet the performance standards identified in the TSP or comprehensive plan." If a proposed zone change would "significantly affect an existing or planned transportation facility" then certain measures must be put in place to approve the zone change. An applicant for a zone change may avoid the analysis of OAR 660-012-0060(1) if it qualifies for an exception under OAR 660-012-0060(9), which provides: