Exhibit D <br />FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EUGENE- <br />SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN (METRO PLAN) TO <br />ADOPT AS PART OF PERIODIC REVIEW METRO PLAN HOUSEKEEPING <br />REVISIONS, A NEW METRO PLAN CHAPTER III-C: ENVIRONMENTAL <br />RESOURCES ELEMENT, A NEW METRO PLAN DIAGRAM; AND ADOPTING <br />SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES. <br />The following criteria from Springfield Development Code 7.070(3), Eugene Code 9.7730(3), <br />and Lane Code 12.225(2) shall be applied by the elected officials in approving or denying an <br />amendment to the Metro Plan: <br />(a) The amendment must be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals <br />adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission; and <br />(b) Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. <br />The Eugene and Springfield City Councils and the Lane County Board of Commissioners make <br />the following findings with respect to the criteria set forth in Eugene Code Section 9.7730(3) and <br />Springfield Development Code 7.070(3), and Lane Code 12.225(2): <br />The following information, analysis, reports, minutes and materials are included along with other <br />material, in the record of this proceeding. While this supporting background material may not all <br />be specifically mentioned or referenced in the findings, they provide most of the factual basis for <br />these findings. <br />1. February 10, 2004 minutes and staff notes of the Joint Work Session and Public Hearing <br />of the Eugene and Springfield City Councils and Lane County Board of Commissioners; <br />and minutes and staff notes of the March 15 Springfield City Council, March 10 and <br />April 12 Eugene City Council, and March 17 and May 12 Lane County Board of <br />Commissioners. <br />2. Testimony submitted for the February 10, 2004 Public Hearing of the Eugene and <br />Springfield City Councils and Lane County Board of Commissioners; <br />3. September 23, 2003 Planning Commission Joint Work Session and June 3, 2003 and June <br />17, 2003 Joint Public Hearing staff notes and minutes; and staff notes and minutes for the <br />Eugene Planning Commission, November 3, 2003, Springfield Planning Commission, <br />November 4, 2003, and Lane County Planning Commission, November 18, 2003. <br />Exhibit D: Findings in Support of Adopting Ordinance for the Eugene-Springfield Page 1 of 15 <br />Metropolitan Plan (Metro Plan) Housekeeping Revisions, Metro Plan Chapter 111-C, <br />and the Metro Plan Diagram. <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 304 <br />