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(C) Degrade the performance of an existing or planned transportation facility that is otherwise projected to not meet the performance standards identified in the TSP or comprehensive plan. Traffic from the existing quarry will be unchanged by Applicant's proposal because no development is proposed by Applicant. ODOT and Marion County Public Works LDEP commented to repeat the conditions imposed in Marion County Planning File CU96-81 that heavy truck traffic from the Subject Property is prohibited from using Kingdom Lane between OR-22 and Old Mehama Road. Applicant is not proposing to change the functional classification of the roads or standards implementing them. The existing transportation system is sufficient to meet Applicant's proposal. The Board finds Goal 12 is satisfied. Goal 13: Energy Conservation. To conserve energy. Applicant's proposal will not increase energy consumption. The Board finds Goal 13 is satisfied. Goal 14: Urbanization. To provide for an orderly and efficient transition from rural to urban land use, to accommodate urban population and urban employment inside urban growth boundaries, to ensure efficient use of land, and to provide for livable communities. The Board finds Goal 14 inapplicable to the Subject Property because Applicant's proposal to designate the Subject Property as forest land and the zone as TC will not result in urbanization. Goals 15-19, Willamette River Greenwav, Estuarine Resources. Coastal Shorelands, Beaches and Dunes. and Ocean Resources. The Board finds Goals 15-19 inapplicable to the Subject Property. ZONE CHANGE 18. The proposal is to change the zoning from EFU to TC. 19. The following are the required criteria under MCC 17.123.060 for a zone change as well as the Board's findings demonstrating satisfaction of each criterion: A. The proposed zone is appropriate for the Comprehensive Plan land use designation on the property and is consistent with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan and the description and policies for the applicable land use classification in the Comprehensive Plan; and Applicant seeks to change the comprehensive plan designation to Forest Lands and the zone to Timber Conservation (TC). In Marion County, Forest Land designations have applied to land under forest management or other natural resource use. Here, the Subject Property is mostly comprised of non-high value farm soils as indicated by the USDA Soil Survey. This has led to