The proposed Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments (City File: CA 22-1) are intended to <br />provide a clear and objective set of approval criteria and standards for the review and approval <br />of proposed housing development within the Willamette River Greenway, consistent with the <br />requirements of ORS 197.307 and Goal 15. The amendments include changes to the City's <br />existing Willamette Greenway permit procedures and criteria to establish a Type II land use <br />application process and a clear and objective set of approval criteria available for proposed <br />housing within the Willamette Greenway. The proposed amendments also include an adopted <br />map showing a setback from the Willamette River applicable to proposed housing uses. Finally, <br />the proposed amendments are supported by a Design Plan, as required by Goal 15. If the <br />proposed amendments are adopted, an applicant proposing to develop housing within the <br />Greenway will be able to choose to proceed under a set of new clear and objective standards <br />and a Type II application process or choose to proceed using a Type III application process, which <br />includes a public hearing, and the City's existing Willamette Greenway standards, located in <br />sections 9.8800-9.8825 of the Eugene Code. The proposed code amendments will not change <br />the adopted Willamette Greenway boundary. <br />