EXHIBITS Page 171 <br />Plan Enabling Amendments. Citations of the current local land use codes as they apply to Metro Plan <br />amendments would not be accurate given the Chapter IV changes. For the purpose of this report, <br />references to the Metro Plan Chapter IV, as amended in 2013 will be made to show consistency with the <br />required procedures and criteria for approval of Metro Plan amendments. <br />Findings: <br />Finding #1. Section 5.14-115 of the Springfield Development Code (SDC), Eugene Code (EC) 9.7700, <br />and Lane Code 12.205 define various classifications of amendments to the Metro Plan. The amended <br />Chapter IV, Policy 6. (B)(ii) states that "non-site specific amendments that apply to all three jurisdictions" <br />are Type III amendments. The proposed Metro Plan Enabling Amendments are non-site specific text <br />amendments which meet the description of a Type III amendment. <br />Finding #2. EC 9.7715, SDC Section 5.14-120 and Lane Code 12.210 states that amendments to the <br />Metro Plan may be initiated by any of the three governing bodies. The amended Metro Plan Chapter IV, <br />Policy 7 (c) states: "A Type III amendment may be initiated by any one of the three governing bodies at <br />any time." The proposed Metro Plan Enabling Amendments were initiated by a motion of the <br />Springfield City Council on September 15, 2014. The Eugene Council initiated the amendment on <br />September 17, 2014. <br />Finding #3. A "Notice of Proposed Change to a Plan or Implementing Regulation" was filed with the <br />Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development on September 18, 2014, 35 days in advance <br />of the first evidentiary hearing. <br />Finding #4. SDC 5.14-135, EC 9.7730 and LC 12.225 states that to become effective, a non-site specific <br />Metro Plan amendment "shall be approved by all three governing bodies." The amended Metro Plan <br />Chapter IV, Policy 6 states that "AType III Amendment requires approval by all three governing bodies." <br />Finding #5. A public hearing on the proposed amendments is scheduled to come before the Joint <br />Planning Commissions of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County on October 23, 2014. The Joint Planning <br />Commissions met on that date. <br />Finding #6. A public hearing on the proposed amendments is scheduled to come before the Joint <br />Elected Officials of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County on November 10, 2014. <br />Finding #7. SDC Section 5.2-115 (B), EC 9.7745(3), LC 12.025(2) and LC 12.040(2) require that <br />proposed land use actions be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation, providing information <br />about the legislative action and the time, place and location of the hearing. <br />Finding #8. Notice of the public hearings concerning this matter was published on September 30, <br />2014 in the Register Guard, advertising hearing before the Joint Planning Commissions on October 23, <br />2014. A second notice was published in the Register Guard on October XX, 2014 advertising the <br />November 10, 2014 public hearing with the Eugene and Springfield City Councils and the Lane County <br />Board of Commissioners. The content of the notices followed the direction given in SDC Section 5.2-115 <br />B, EC 9.7735(3), LC 12.025(2) and LC 12.040(2). <br />Finding #9. Information concerning the proposed amendments to the Metro Plan Enabling <br />Amendments and the dates of the public hearings were posted on the City of Springfield and the City of <br />Metro Plan Enabling Amendments-Staff Findings <br />October 23, 2014 <br />Page 3 <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 734 <br />