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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON NORTH CAMPUS CONDITIONAL USE & WILLAMETTE GREENWAY PERMIT APPLICATION Through consideration of the reduction in the number of fields, community feedback, and further analysis of potential university needs, the university determined it would propose a limited number of buildings north of the railroad tracks in the areas closest to existing and planned public infrastructure. While none of the potential buildings have been assigned specific uses, potential building types (that came up as ideas and potential needs during the Conceptual Study) include a 10 field house to support the recreation fields, a facility for the Outdoor Program, research greenhouses, an academic and/or research building focused on ecology, and other potential academic/and or research buildings. The conceptual study confirmed that the scale of these buildings could be accommodated in the limited areas.During the Conceptual Study, some members of the university and wider community questioned the universityÈs need to locate physical education and recreation fields north of the tracks due to their concern about the impact of year-round fields (likely artificial turf with field lights) on the river environment and wildlife. When the Framework Vision Project assessed locations for fields, it found that they could not be accommodated on existing campus open spaces due to their required dimensions. In addition, siting the fields elsewhere on campus would displace other uses that needed to be in those locations. It is also not possible to locate recreational fields on top of buildings or parking structures because the required field footprint greatly exceeds possible building footprints. Possible locations for recreational fields on campus lands were reassessed as part of the Conceptual Study and confirmed the results of the Framework Vision Project. The decision to accommodate physical education and recreation fields (outdoor classrooms) in North Campus is based on the need for physical education and recreational classes and activities to be in proximity to the students and other classroom facilities. The universityÈs current recreational fields (four artificial turf fields and two grass fields) accommodate over 700 students in physical education, over 400 students in club sports, and about 5,000 students in intramural sports annually. In addition, they accommodate open recreation for students and the community, university and community events, marching band practice, and summer camps. It is not known when the university will need to build new recreational fields in North Campus. However, at the time of a future project, the university would implement design strategies to minimize and mitigate the impact of fields and lighting on the environment and wildlife. In addition, the fields would be configured to maximize their distance from the riverÈs edge, as shown in the Conceptual Study and further refined in the Master Site Plan (which further reduces the number of the fields and establishes a 200-foot setback). This would allow for riparian restoration areas to be much wider than the 100-foot conservation setback required by the code. Through careful analysis of the site (including the Riparian Assessment and Management Report), and confirmed through engagement with UO faculty in the Ecology Focus Group, the project team accommodate future development in North Campus is greater than the study suggests. As mentioned, the Framework Vision Project is not an adopted plan, but a study which serves as a tool for informing changes to the Campus Plan and decisions related to campus development. 10th The Framework Vision Project identifies its current Outdoor Program location on 18 Avenue and University Street as a potential site for a future academic building, which if developed, would displace the current Outdoor Program facility. The project team explored the idea of locating a replacement facility near the river because of the programÈs relationship to the river and outdoors. Being located near the river would be beneficial to its aquatic programs and nature courses. Cameron McCarthy INITIAL SUBMITTAL | February 21, 2018 18