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University of Oregon Indoor Football Practice Facility Willamette Greenway Permit Application September 23, 2021 conforms to all the criteria in subsections (1) through (4), and the applicable standards of subsection (5) as follows: (1) To the greatest possible degree, the intensification, change of use, or development will provide the maximum possible landscaped area, open space, or vegetation between the activity and the river. The proposed project involves development of an Indoor Football Practice Facility, within the Greenway. The project is located entirely on University-owned land within the Public Land (PL) zoning district. All of the proposed improvements are well over 1/4- mile from the Willamette River. The Hearings Official in the prior approved Willamette Greenway permit for the Autzen Stadium expansion (WG 01-1) interpreted this criterion as follows: 'The intent of this criterion is, in large part, to ensure the continued integrity of the landscaping area and scenic qualities adjacent to the river, for the benefit of those enjoying the river's scenic and aesthetic attributes. " The Autzen Stadium Complex, and the proposed Indoor Football Practice Facility site within the complex, is separated from the river by the heavily wooded 375-acre Alton Baker Park. The park provides an extensive expanse of vegetation and natural landscaping along the river, which will not be impacted by the proposed project. The Indoor Football Practice Facility site occurs entirely in prior developed areas used as outdoor practice fields and surface parking and is further separated from the river by landscaping, surface parking, and Leo Harris Parkway to the south. The project site consists of an Indoor Football Practice Facility; landscape and pedestrian improvements; a weight room expansion to the east that connects to the existing weight room through the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex; and associated site infrastructure. The site is bounded by MLK Jr. Blvd. to the north, Autzen Stadium, the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex, Casanova Center, and the Moshofsky Center to the west, and Leo Harris Parkway to the south. All landscaping related to the proposed project will have minimal, if any impact on the river, or the scenic and aesthetic qualities sought to be maintained through this criterion. Because of the substantial distance between the Willamette River and the proposed project (2,200 feet), and the existing expanse of vegetation, open space and landscaping between the complex and the river, any changes in the landscaping proposed in conjunction with the proposed project will have minimal, if any, impact on the river's scenic qualities. CAMERON MCCARTHY 21