(~~}--~~=r~-Ce~a~y; Ii~3g~n~ t~nd~-pri~lg~c~lcl-~k~11-eat-~r~~~~-te-suppa~t-tl~e <br />b TI -A <br />i i~de~ ; tltc l a 7e- f , t V F i i l <br />xy~g yor.t, It tee; vieten- he hefen~Ta~1CL <br />-GT~iF1TLTC nt:-111Gn: Ll~rJ r~.7 <br />iw <br />ielerrti ~:ecl-a;;-tl~~ ~~-e1=et-~'~r~-apE~~rtf~-l~ro~~ icy e-l~f~rg-t'n~--pro#~zi-4.€=-th~ <br />he... flrtr -D,.-,,,enn i.;rrrnrr .-.v n.~i.7:yrr -long .-m..v.ni..anfinn nft7.n ewfwy <br />t-brough-kxlcl-cc~l-~~r~~all--l~w les~ly~arcito~-ed.-d~kh~g-play-a-upd~~~ <br />b.;_ -For4h0-G cztz# u 3.ec= laa cl -GWY- ' <br />(1-)a. The heronry shall be protected by a Natural Resource_ desi-nation_ on the Metro <br />Plan Diagram, pm eetive desigii tin„ ari zoning, and the application of <br />restrictions identified below. <br />(2)b. The operational buffer shall extend 1,000 feet from the southerly nesting tree. <br />Operational restrictions shall be in effect for the area contained within the 1,000 <br />foot buffer between February 1 and July 15. These restrictions shall include: no <br />tree felling, no aggregate extraction, and no operation of any mechanized <br />equipment or motorized vehicle for recreation use or for the purpose of farm and <br />forest activities. Upon on-site verification from the Oregon Department of Fish <br />and Wildlife that fledging is completed, the period of operational restrictions may <br />be shortened. <br />(.)c. Permits from the state and county are an appropriate mechanism for addressing <br />details of sand and gravel operations. Specifically, flood hazard concerns and <br />associated erosion potential will have to be addressed. <br />(4)d. Protection of riparian habitat on the periphery of the island shall be achieved by <br />maintaining an adequate Willamette River Greenway vegetative fringe in order to <br />address erosion, scenic, and wildlife habitat concerns. <br />(5)e. Park use on the island should be discouraged by the state. <br />(6)f. Controls on sand and gravel extraction should be developed between the operator <br />and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife through the mining permit <br />procedures in order to protect the heronry resource. <br />()g. Property owners and the state shall be encouraged to exchange land to place the <br />Confluence Island Heronry and buffer in perpetual ownership by the public. The <br />state may then protect and manage the heromy resource with compensation to the <br />property owners. <br />Lane _ , Eugene, and Spi-ing-field shall pufsue the deyelapmeRt of a mast <br />1 47- <br />and the D.1iddle Fat'k of the Willamette Rivu. This mastef plaii shall be <br />ee..','Iete within th fee yws <br />Exhibit B: Proposed amendments to Chapter Ili-C, Environmental Resources Element, Page 17 of 25 <br />of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Plan (Metro Plan). <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 294 <br />