rrLnynn},.•ec,n..it~~ e <br />The 7r~n~fi leeat iecta) quality, and quantity of nnti lri~j1 <br />a. 1 + <br />AVsV IRl VV areas designated in the Tec-bnieal Supplement. <br />planned, b. Ganduet reafia4ysis of the %iatiomhip between the demand for- the Fesouree and <br />the land zoned, and aetua4ly usable for- ' <br />These stu 1es shout be GorAi,Gte44*-e~eoperatie with lnnnl sand an g .al <br />Open Space (Goal 5) <br />Findings <br />2-215. While development and in-filling have decreased the amount of open space (and <br />associated vegetation and wildlife habitat) within the urban service area, the compact <br />urban growth form has protected open space on the urban fringe and in rural areas within <br />the Plan Boundary. <br />2416. Compact urban growth results in pressure on open space within the current free <br />ar-ea~[.UB. Programs for preserving quality open space within the projected urban se'ie@ <br />area UGB become more important as the area grows. <br />2417. Open space provides many benefits in an urban area, including: retention of habitat for <br />wildlife; filtration of polluted water, absorption of storm runoff flow; protection of scenic <br />quality; provision of recreation opportunities; reduction of atmospheric temperatures, and <br />personal well-being. <br />X18. Urban agriculture, in other words, backyard and community gardens, and interim use of <br />vacant and underdeveloped parcels, provides economic, social, and environmental <br />benefits to the community. <br />Policies <br />4-.C_.19 Agricultural production shall be considered an acceptable interim and temporary use on <br />urbanizable land and on vacant and underdeveloped urban land where no conflicts with <br />adjacent urban uses exist. <br />{ 770.20 Continued local programs supporting community gardens on public land and programs <br />promoting urban agriculture on private land shall be encouraged. Urban agriculture <br />includes gardens in backyards and interim use of vacant and underdeveloped parcels. <br />240.21 When planning for and regulating development, local governments shall consider the <br />need for protection of open spaces, including those characterized by significant vegetation <br />and wildlife. Means of protecting open space include but are not limited to outright <br />-acquisition, conservation easements, planned unit development ordinances, streamside <br />protection ordinances, open space tax deferrals, donations to the public, and performance <br />zoning. <br />Exhibit E: Proposed amendments to Chapter III-C, Environmental Resources Element, Page 20 of 25 <br />of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Plan (Metro Plan). <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 297 <br />