Attachment 1 <br />The Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments have been reviewed in accordance with the City's <br />acknowledged Type V Application Procedures at EC 9.7500 through EC 9.7560, which include the opportunity to <br />submit written comment to the Planning Commission and City Council, public hearings before the Planning <br />Commission and City Council, a recommendation by the Planning Commission, and a final local decision by the <br />Eugene City Council. <br />As discussed below, notices of the proposed Code Amendments were provided in accordance with EC 9.7520 <br />Public Hearing Notice (Planning Commission) and EC 9.7545 Public Hearing Notice (City Council). Notice was <br />provided to recognized neighborhood organizations, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and <br />Development (DLCD), the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Oregon Parks & Recreation <br />Department (OPRD), as well as to other community groups and individuals who have requested notice (285 <br />interested parties). Notice consistent with ORS 227.186 (Measure 56) was also provided to owners and <br />occupants of properties affected by the proposed code amendments (over 2,800 mailed notices). Notice of the <br />public hearings was also published in the Register Guard according to Eugene Code requirements. <br />On February 1, 2022, the City provided notice of the proposed Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments to <br />DLCD. An initial public hearing conducted by the Planning Commission was held on March 8, 2022. Notice for <br />the initial public hearing was sent in accordance with Type V notice procedures referenced above, on February <br />1, 2022. Following the initial public hearing, staff received feedback from the public and direction from the <br />Planning Commission that resulted in significant changes to the draft Code Amendments that were the subject <br />of the initial hearing. Given the scale of change, additional notice and an updated draft of the proposed <br />Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments was provided to DLCD on December 5, 2022, and a second <br />Planning Commission public hearing was held on January 10, 2023. Notice of the second Planning Commission <br />public hearing was provided consistent with the Type V noticing procedures summarized above, on December 7, <br />2022. On , 2023, the Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council <br />the Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments. <br />In addition to the required public notices, the City prepared a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document, held <br />an initial Public Information Session to facilitate public participation, and provided a variety of relevant <br />information, mapping, and record materials on the City's website to help inform the public about the Willamette <br />River Greenway Code Amendments. <br />The Eugene City Council held a public hearing on the Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments on , <br />2023. In accordance with Type V notice procedures referenced above, notice of the City Council public hearing <br />was mailed to persons that provided oral or written testimony in a timely manner during the Planning <br />Commission hearing procedures, as well persons that requested notice of the Planning Commission's decision. <br />Notice of the City Council public hearing was published in the Register-Guard newspaper on , 2023. Notice <br />of the City Council public hearing, as well as the text of the Willamette Greenway Code Amendments were <br />posted on the City's website on 2023. The City Council continued to accept written public comment until <br />its decision on the Willamette Greenway Code Amendments. <br />These processes afforded ample opportunity for citizen involvement consistent with Goal 1. Therefore, the <br />amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 1. <br />Goal 2- Land Use Planning: To establish a land use planning process and policy framework as <br />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 />Eugene's land use code specifies the formal adoption procedure and approval criteria that were used in <br />considering the Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments. These findings and the record show that there is <br />an adequate factual basis for the Code Amendments. The Goal 2 coordination requirement is met when the City <br />Page 8 of 125 <br />