Attachment B <br />CAMERON MCCARTHY <br />LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: Gabe Flock <br />Principal Planner <br />From: Colin McArthur, AICP <br />Date: July 25, 2022 <br />Subject: WG Code Amendments (CA 22-1) <br />Greenway Setback Comparison <br />OVERVIEW <br />At the June 14, 2022, Planning Commission (PC) deliberations meeting, Commissioner Fragala <br />inquired about setback distances and processes used by other jurisdictions to review development <br />within the Willamette River Greenway Boundary, and specifically the Greenway Setback, as well as <br />uses approved through those processes. This memorandum provides a high-level comparative <br />analysis of Willamette River Greenway regulations, boundaries, setbacks, and approval processes in <br />selected Willamette Valley Cities including Springfield, Corvallis, Salem, Milwaukie, and Lake <br />Oswego. <br />COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS <br />Springfield <br />The City of Springfield administers Willamette Greenway provisions through an overlay district. The <br />overlay district applies to all lands which are within 150 feet of the ordinary low water line or are <br />adjacent to the river and are publicly owned for park and recreation purposes. Proposals for <br />development within the Greenway boundary are reviewed under the Discretionary Use (Type III) <br />procedure and Site Plan Review (Type II) process, where applicable. <br />Springfield requires that any request for development approval be accompanied by an application <br />for establishment of a Greenway Setback Line. The location of the Greenway Setback line is <br />determined consistent with the standards in Section C.3. of Goal 15. Uses allowed in the overlay <br />district are the same as those in the underlying zoning district. However, uses within the Greenway <br />Setback Area are limited to water-dependent or water-related uses. Springfield does not prescribe <br />a specific setback distance but sets out standards for the establishment of the setback. <br />Corvallis <br />The City of Corvallis administers Willamette River Greenway provisions through an overlay district. <br />The overlay district coincides with the City's adopted Greenway boundary and applies to all <br />CAMERON MCCARTHY <br />