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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON NORTH CAMPUS CONDITIONAL USE & WILLAMETTE GREENWAY PERMIT APPLICATION coverage of 40% to 50%). To the west of the Millrace (Area 4), the Applicant proposes a maximum building coverage of 15%; to the east of Riverfront Parkway (Area 6), the Applicant proposes a maximum building coverage of 16%. Between the Millrace and the Riverfront Parkway (Area 5), the Applicant proposes a maximum building coverage of 0.5%, and maximum field coverage of 47%. The maximum building coverage to the south of the tracks is proposed to comply with existing S-RP coverage standards. By maintaining current access points from Franklin Blvd, as well as electing to impose height limitations, the Applicant demonstrates a commitment to protecting visual access through regulation of building mass and scale. Therefore, this criterion is satisfied (2) Criteria for Development Within Willamette Greenway Boundaries. (a) Compliance with the criteria in EC 9.3725(1) Criteria for all Development above. Findings presented under EC 9.3725(1) satisfy this criterion, and are incorporated by reference herein. (b) The height and bulk of the proposed development shall be designed to consider the impacts on public open space, especially the buffer strips along the Willamette River and Millrace, and to adhere to the height limitations specified along the Willamette River. Building setbacks shall be varied to avoid the effect of a continuous wall along the minimum setback line and to adhere to the requirement for protection of designated features (i.e., Millrace and pedestrian linkage to the Autzen Stadium footbridge). As noted, the Applicant has established a Regulatory Plan, Sheet L01 Exhibit A, that applies more self-imposed, stringent development regulations than is required by code in order to facilitate riparian restoration, open space improvements, and for viewsheds to be protected. For example, the Applicant has established regulations regarding maximum building coverage that limit the height and bulk of development in consideration of open space preservation. North of the tracks, the Applicant is proposing maximum building coverages well below what is allowed by the code. The applicable S-RP zone states that at least 40% of the portion of the development site shall be shall be landscaped with living plant materials, requiring the building coverage and site elements to be contained within 60% of the development site (implying an allowed building coverage of 40% to 50%). To the west of the Millrace (Area 4), the Applicant proposes a maximum building coverage of 15%; to the east of Riverfront Parkway (Area 6), the Applicant proposes a maximum building coverage of 16%. Between the Millrace and the Riverfront Parkway (Area 5), the Applicant proposes a maximum building coverage of 0.5%, and maximum field coverage of 47%. The maximum building coverage to the south of the tracks is proposed to comply with existing S- RP coverage standards. In addition, the Applicant has established maximum building heights north of the tracks that are well below the code allowance. The applicable S-RP zone states that there is no height limitation for a structure outside 75 feet of the top of the south bank of the Willamette River. As the Applicant proposes that all development occur outside the 100-foot setback, theoretically no building height maximums are applicable by code. The applicant proposes a 45-foot maximum building height to the west of the Millrace (Area 4), and a 37-foot maximum east of Riverfront Cameron McCarthy INITIAL SUBMITTAL | February 21, 2018 75