May 2, 2003, at least 45 days prior to the June 17, 2003 public hearing on the Metro Plan <br />Diagram amendments. <br />These processes afford ample opportunity for citizen involvement consistent with Goal L' <br />Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 1. <br />Goal 2-Land Use Planning: To establish a land use planning process and policy framework <br />as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land and to assure an adequate factual <br />base for such decisions and actions. <br />The following findings of consistency with Goal 2 pertain to Metro. Plan Housekeeping <br />Revisions, Metro Plan Chapter III-C, and the Metro Plan Diagram. <br />This proposal to amend the Metro Plan text and Diagram is consistent with Plan amendment <br />provisions found in the Metro Plan, as codified in the Eugene Code, Springfield <br />Development.Code and Lane County Code. The Metro Plan is an acknowledged <br />comprehensive plan, pursuant to provisions specified by the Land Conservation and <br />Development Commission. <br />On May 25, 1995, DLCD formally acknowledged the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Plan <br />Periodic Review Work Program, following adoption of the work. program by the Eugene and <br />Springfield City Councils and the Lane County Board of Commissioners. This action <br />initiated the Metro Plan text changes. The amendments to Metro Plan Chapter III-C, are one <br />of the products that implement the requirements of the Periodic Review Work Task <br />pertaining to the Metropolitan Natural Resource Study. The amendments to the Metro Plan <br />Diagram to.remove Urban Reserve designations were initiated by the Lane County Board of . <br />Commissioners and the Eugene and Springfield City Councils at individual meetings <br />following a joint work session of the Eugene, Springfield and Lane.County elected officials <br />on November. 29, 2000._ All three elected bodies directed staff to proceed with Metro Plan <br />amendments to remove the Urban Reserve-designation from the Metro Plan text and <br />diagram. Metro Plan Diagram updates for consistency with locally-adopted refinement plans <br />is an expansion of the Metro Plan housekeeping amendments Periodic Review Work Task. <br />These amendments are processed as Type II Metro Plan amendments. . Two joint public* <br />hearings before.the three metropolitan planning commissions were held: June 3, 2003 and <br />June 17, 2003. <br />Provisions in the Springfield Development Code (SDC 7.010 to 7.110), Eugene Code (EC <br />9.118 to 9.136), and Lane Code (LC 12.240) specify the means by which the Metro Plan <br />may be amended. This proposal, and the process for reviewing the requested amendments, <br />follow the procedures outlined in the Springfield, Eugene, and Lane County Codes, thus <br />conforming with the established land use planning process consistent with Goal 2. <br />229 <br />T1. r;,,.7;,.,., Q,,,,., + of AA^nHno 0rrl;nanr•A fnr fha FiioPnP_.Cnrinofiolrl Pane d of 1 5 <br />