Fred Wilson <br />July 16, 2018 <br />Page 2 <br />with the preservation of the natural, scenic, historical and recreational qualities of <br />such lands. <br />The legislature placed primary responsibility for the coordination of the <br />development and maintenance of the Greenway with the State Parks and Recreation <br />Department (department). ORS 390.314(2)(d). The legislature then charged the <br />department, in cooperation with local governments that have greenway lands within <br />their boundaries, to prepare a plan for the development and management of the <br />Greenway. <br />In 1975, the department, in cooperation with nine counties and other local <br />governments along the Greenway, submitted to \[the Land Conservation and <br />Development Commission\] a preliminary greenway plan, a greenway goal, and <br />policies for a completed greenway plan. On December 6, 1975, the commission <br />adopted the Willamette River Greenway Program, consisting of an order adopting <br />a Preliminary Willamette Greenway Plan and Statewide Planning Goal 15 (Goal <br />15). <br />Goal 15 provides that each city and county in which the Greenway is located must <br />incorporate portions of the Willamette River Greenway Plan into its comprehensive <br />plan, implementing ordinances and other implementing measures. <br />Cities and counties are also required to ‘establish provisions by ordinance for the <br />review of intensifications, changes of use and developments to ensure their <br />compatibility with the Willamette River Greenway.’ OAR 660-015-0005; Goal 15, <br />Paragraph F(3). Those ordinances must include ‘\[t\]he review of intensification, <br />changes of use and developments as authorized by the Comprehensive Plan and <br />zoning ordinance to insure their compatibility with the Greenway statutes and to <br />insure that the best possible appearance, landscaping and public access are <br />provided.’ OAR 660-015-0005; Goal 15, Paragraph F(3)(b). The review must <br />include findings that \[to the greatest possible degree\] the intensification, change of <br />use, or development ‘will provide the maximum possible landscaped area, open <br />space or vegetation between the activity and the river\[.\]’ OAR 660-015-0005; Goal <br />15, Paragraph F(3)(b)(1). <br />Gunderson,352 Or at 650-53. <br /> To comply with state law regulating the Willamette Greenway, the City adopted Resolution <br />2592 in 1976, setting the boundaries of the Willamette Greenway within the Eugene city limits. <br />Resolution 2592 provides that “\[p\]rivate development within the Greenway will be reviewed to <br />insure that adequate provision has been made for public access to and along the river, consistency <br />{00285705;2 } <br /> <br />