finalplats,thereshallappearthereonarestrictionshowingcompliancewiththis <br />subsection. <br />Applicationstates:“Acknowledgedandagreed.” <br />TheCommitteepointsoutthat theproposedPUDcannotcomplywithEC9.6500Easements <br />(3)above,becauseofthefollowing: <br />Inthe8/22/17Application,TractAconsistsof2.33acresoflandthatislabeledasCommon <br />PreservationArea.Throughoutthe8/22/17Applicationand,morespecifically,onPage26of <br />67,theApplicationstatesthatCommonPreservationAreasarepreciselythat-anareathat <br />“preservesexistingvegetation.” <br />However,theapproximate7,400SFportion(approx.40ft.wideand185ft.long)ofTractAthat <br />liesbetweenLot13andLot14isslatedtobewhattheApplicationinsistsisa“wildlife <br />corridor.” <br />However,thisareaonthe1/19/18L2.0SitePlancontainsalarge(40-foot-wide)“private”utility <br />easementforundergroundstormwaterpipes.Thiseasementwillrunfromtheeasternedgeof <br />CupolaDrivedownhill(approximately37%slope)about185feettowardthelargehorizontal <br />(north/south)sectionofTractAthatabutstheCityofEugenepropertyalongtheRibbonTrail. <br />Thiseasementisintendedprimarilytoaccommodatetheinstallationandmaintenanceoftwo <br />undergroundstormwaterpipes.Theprimaryunderlyingreasonforthecreationofthisstripof <br />landdownthemiddleoftheprojectisforautilityeasementandtwostormdrainchannels. <br />Additionally,weresuchanareatrulydesignatedasawildlifecorridor,itwouldnothavean <br />extensivesixfoothighfenceatthebottom(veryeasternboundaryoftheproject)which <br />increasesdifficultyforwildlifetopassthrough.Nodesigndetailsforthisfencearecontainedin <br />the8/27/17Applicationorthe11/27/18AmendmentLetter. <br />Infact,theCommitteecanfindnoreferencewhatsoeveraboutthisfenceotherthanasmall <br />notationonSitePlanL2.0.Whydoesn’ttheApplicationeverdiscussthissixfoothighfence <br />anditsphysical/visualimpactontheproposedproject?Seeadditionalcommentsbelowin <br />Sectionaddressing“fences.” <br />Moreover,howcansuchanundergroundimprovementsuchasthetwoproposedstormwater <br />linesbeinstalledwithoutdisturbingexistingtreesandheavyunderbrushandthecriticalroot <br />zonesthatsupportthemandneighboringtrees?Giventhesteepnessofthispieceofland <br />(approximately37%slope),vegetationinthisareawilllikelyneedtoberemovedsothat <br />equipmentcanlaterallyaccessthesteepsiteandexcavatefortheutilityequipment.Whenthis <br />removalofvegetationoccurs,whathappenstothequalifier“Preservation”inthephrase <br />“PreservationArea”?Destructionofnativetreesandvegetationandtrenchingarenotactions <br />that“preserve”or“maintain”thisareaofland. <br />107 <br /> <br />