UNIVERSITY OF OREGON <br />NORTH CAMPUS <br />CONDITIONAL USE & WILLAMETTE GREENWAY PERMIT APPLICATION <br /> <br />The subject site is not within the boundaries of the Willakenzie Area Plan. Therefore, this criterion <br />is not applicable. <br />(5) In areas not covered by subsection (4) of this section, the intensification, <br />change of use, or development shall conform with the following <br />applicable standards: <br />(a) Establishment of adequate setback lines to keep structures <br />separated from the Willamette River to protect, maintain, preserve, <br />and enhance the natural, scenic, historic, and recreational qualities <br />of the Willamette Greenway. Setback lines need not apply to water <br />related or water dependent activities as defined in the Oregon <br />Statewide Planning Goals and Guidelines (OAR 660-15-000 et seq.). <br />The subject property does not have an established Willamette Greenway setback line. As <br />illustrated on Sheets L01 Regulatory Plan (Exhibit A), the Applicant proposes the establishment of <br />a Willamette Greenway setback line to keep structures separated from the river and to protect, <br />maintain, preserve, and enhance the natural, scenic, historic, and recreational qualities of the <br />Willamette Greenway. The proposed setback line is coterminous with the required 100-foot <br />conservation area setback from the top of bank of the Willamette River as established by the /WR <br />Conservation Overlay Zone. <br />Section C.3 of Goal 15 sets out use management considerations and requirements for local plans <br />and implementing measures. Subsection (k) provides for the Greenway setback. Other relevant <br />considerations include providing adequate public access to the river, protection of significant fish <br />and wildlife habitat, and enhancing and protecting the natural vegetative fringe along the River. <br />Through establishment of the setback line, this criterion is satisfied. <br /> (b) Protection of significant fish and wildlife habitats as identified in the <br />Metropolitan Plan Natural Assets and Constraints Working Paper. <br />Sites subsequently determined to be significant by the Oregon <br />Department of Fish and Wildlife shall also be protected. <br />As noted, the majority of the subject site is within the Willamette River Greenway, a natural asset, <br />as identified in the . The Willamette River is <br />Metro Natural Assets & Constraints Working Papers <br />adjacent to the site and is identified as a Goal 5 Water Resource by the <br />Goal 5 Water Resource <br />. As identified on the <br />Conservation PlanAdopted Protection Designations for the Eugene Goal 5 <br /> dated November 14, 2005, the <br />Wetland, Riparian, and Upland Wildlife Habitat Inventories Map <br />Willamette River is categorized a Category A Stream. All parcels within the subject site that abut <br />the Willamette River have /WR Water Resource Conservation overlay zoning. Pursuant to EC <br />9.4920(1)(c)(1.), Category A streams with a distinguishable high bank have a 100 foot setback <br />applied to top of bank (TOB) as part of the /WR overlay zoning. The proposed amendments do not <br />change protections established by the required 100-foot /WR conservation setback in EC <br />9.4920(1)(c)(1.) or affect inventoried Goal 5 Water Resources. <br />In order to support wildlife habitat, the proposal draws from the findings of the <br />Riparian <br />(Exhibit B), which found several key sensitive aquatic <br />Assessment and Management Report <br />species, and rare species historically documented within one mile of the site: <br />Sensitive Aquatic Species <br />Cameron McCarthy FINAL SUBMITTAL | Revised August 13, 2018 84 <br /> <br />