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DRAFT WILLAMETTE RIVER GREENWAY DESIGN PLAN linear miles of Willamette Greenway lie within the Plan boundary. The Willamette Greenway is addressed in the Plan's Neighborhood Design Element. The element's use management standard (1) establishes a Willamette Greenway setback line that is 35 feet from the top of bank, with certain exceptions: linear miles of Willamette Greenway are within the Plan boundary. The Willamette Greenway is addressed in the Plan's Neighborhood Design Element. The elements use management standard (1) establishes a Willamette Greenway setback line to keep structures separated from the river that is 35 feet from the top of riverbank, with exceptions: Provision that all new structures, expansions of existing structure, drives, parking areas, or storage areas, shall not be permitted within the first 35 feet back from the top of riverbank, unless the location of the floodway boundary requires greater separation. There are three exceptions to the standard. a. Structures designed solely for recreation use (e.g. a deck or steps leading to the river) and driveways for boat landings and water-related or water-dependent uses are permitted within the 35 foot setback b. Public improvements, including pedestrian and bicycle trails, public plazas, and similar amenities, but excluding roads and parking areas, are exempt from the setback requirements. c. Structures existing as of the date of adoption of this plan shall be allowed to rebuild at the some distance from the river that they were before destruction by fire, flood, or other disaster. Willamette Greenway Permit Approvals Certain past Willamette Greenway Permit approvals have included the establishment of a Willamette Greenway setback line as part of demonstrating compliance with applicable approval criteria. Applications are listed by file number, applicant name, and project name, including a list of map and tax lot numbers for which the Willamette Greenway Permit approval was granted. WG 19-3, City of Eugene, Downtown Riverfront The Downtown Riverfront Project is located within Eugene's Downtown Plan boundary, on the west bank of the Willamette River south of the DeFazio Bridge, east of the 5th Street Market commercial area, and north of the Union Pacific railroad tracks. The project includes redevelopment of several properties formerly owned by the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) in order to construct a public park as well as housing and commercial uses. The City of Eugene established a Willamette Greenway setback line on the Downtown Riverfront project site to keep structures separated from the river and to protect, maintain, preserve, and enhance the natural, scenic, historic, and recreational qualities of the Willamette Greenway. The setback line is site specific, context sensitive, and responds to existing conditions and the redevelopment vision. As illustrated on the application's Regulatory Plan, the Greenway setback is measured from top-of-bank and varies in width from 25 feet to 125 feet. The setback's variable width responds to existing site conditions and anticipated redevelopment consistent with the Downtown Riverfront Concept Plan vision. Existing structures, including the EWEB Headquarters, Steam Plant, and Willamette Substation, are excluded from the setback area. The EWEB Headquarters and Steam Plant are envisioned for adaptive reuse and are therefore excluded from the setback to enable future redevelopment. At the northern extent of the project site, the setback is approximately 160 feet in width and encompasses all property currently in use as open space and proposed to be Riverfront Park. The setback aligns with the eastern perimeter of the EWEB Headquarters North Building and EWEB Headquarters South Building and increases to approximately 110 feet in width to encompass the EWEB waterfront plaza and public access - Page 63 of 91 WILLAMETTE RIVER GREENWAY CODE AMENDMENTS 28