Attachment A <br />Topic 1: Willamette River Greenway Permits -15 Year History <br />A report summarizing the status of all Willamette River Greenway Permit applications received <br />in the last 15 years (2008-present) is provided in Attachment A. Here are some key takeaways <br />from the report: <br />• Since 2008, 37 applications were submitted, of which 34 were approved, 2 withdrawn, <br />and 1 is currently under review <br />• Of the 34 approved applications, the development included in 19 of the applications <br />have been fully completed, and the remaining 15 are either under construction or have <br />not begun construction. <br />• Of the 37 applications, 21 were applied for by a public entity, such as the City of Eugene, <br />Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), or the University of Oregon. <br />• Of the 37 applications, 16 include housing as part of the application. <br />• Of the 16 applications that included housing for private development, 6 proposals were <br />within 300 feet of the proposed Top of Bank (i.e. included property in the proposed <br />Greenway Setback Area or Tree Preservation Zones 1 & 2). <br />The report provided in Attachment A.1 also includes a link to relevant application materials and <br />decisions for each application for anyone interested in reviewing specific applications, related <br />site plans and other documentation. <br />Topic 2: Landscape Buffer Dimension & Native Species <br />At the January 24, 2023 Planning Commission deliberations, Commissioner Ramey requested <br />more information and analysis regarding the proposed landscape buffer' that will be required <br />along the landward side of the Greenway Setback line. As proposed, the draft amendments <br />would require a 10-foot deep landscape buffer comprised of low screen landscaping ("L-2"), <br />which includes a continuous 30-inch high screen of low shrubs, one canopy tree for every 30 <br />linear feet, and living plant material covering 70% of the required landscape area. Only native <br />plants may be planted in the landscape area. <br />Specifically, there was interest on the part of the Commission regarding other, existing code <br />provisions for a 10-foot deep landscape bed and whether that depth provides adequate room <br />for the required landscaping. The City's consultants at Cameron McCarthy Landscape <br />Architecture and Planning submitted a memorandum on February 9, 2023 that analyzes the <br />10-foot minimum depth standard for landscape beds and whether it is the appropriate depth <br />given other existing landscape standards throughout Eugene's land use code (see "Cameron <br />McCarthy Memo" in Attachment A.2). The Cameron McCarthy Memo concludes that proposed <br />10-foot landscape buffer width setback is sufficient to accommodate the largest permitted <br />canopy trees and low shrubs required to meet the L-2 Low Screen Landscape Standard. <br />1 The landscape buffer is required under EC 9.8812(3)(a) in the Draft Willamette River Greenway Code <br />Amendments. <br />Page 2 of 13 <br />Page 7 of 65 <br />