G. Metro Plan Diagram <br />The Metro Plan Diagram is a generalized map and graphic expression of the goals, objectives, <br />and recommendations found elsewhere in the Metro Plan. Rather than an accurate <br />representation of actual size and shape, the arrangement of existing and, to an even greater <br />degree, projected land uses illustrated on the Metro Plan Diagram, is based on 'the various <br />elements and principles embodied in the Metro Plan. Likewise, statements in this section that <br />prescribe specific courses of action regarding the community's future should be regarded as <br />policies. <br />Projections indicate a population of approximately 286,000G9 is expected to wil-l-reside and <br />wWCi,l, in the metropolitan area around the year 201509. The allocation of living, working, and <br />recreational areas and supporting public facilities shown on the Metro Plan Diagram in this <br />section and on the Public Facilities Maps in Appendix A ii this section generally respond& to that <br />projection. The Metro Plan Diagram represents the land use needs and supporting facilities <br />necessary to serve a certain number of people rather than a point in time. The process used to <br />allocate land uses ion the Metro Plan Diagram, fully documented in the Technical Supplement, <br />can be repeated for any population. <br />Finally, the Metro Plan Diagram is drawn at a metropolitan scale, necessitating supplementary <br />planning on a local level. The original Metro Plan Diagram adopted in the 1982 Metro Plan and <br />subsequently amended was not tax lot-specific, although eException areas wereare site specific, <br />with exact designation boundaries shown in supporting working papers. The use of the Regional <br />Land Information Database d 1D data .for long-range planning studies led to the decision to <br />base the Metro Plan Diagram on RLID data, as described below. The Metro Plan Diagram and <br />text provide the overall framework within which more detailed planning occurs on the local <br />level. When local plans include densities or land use allocations significant on a metropolitan <br />scale, their adoption requires analysis of metropolitan implications, followed by amendments to <br />the Metro Plan, when necessary. Standards for identifying factors of metropolitan significance <br />need to be defined and agreed to by Springfield, Lane County, and Eugene. <br />In practice, the process of referrals between the three bodies will also determine issues of <br />metropolitan significance on a case-by-case basis. <br />Major Influences <br />The Metro Plan Diagram reflects the influence of many sources. Particularly noteworthy are the <br />following: <br />1. The Land Conservation and Development Commission's (LCDC) Statewide Planning <br />Goals, as published in April 1977, and subsequently amended. <br />2. The Ewge e-Spr-in fiel Mstra ~n rA^ 1990 Plan, predecessor of this document; <br />particularly the concept of compact urban growth. <br />11-G-1 <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 151 <br />