Attachment 1 <br />together these local regulations collectively ensure the protection of the Willamette River and its associated fish <br />and wildlife habitat. <br />e. Scenic qualities and views --identified scenic qualities and viewpoints shall be preserved; <br />According to the Metro Plan's Natural Assets and Constraints Working Paper for Scenic Sites (April 12, 1978), <br />ridgelines and water areas provide the greatest concentrations of scenic sites in the Eugene-Springfield Metro <br />area. These scenic sites include the Willamette River as well as several prominent viewpoints and areas of park <br />land such as Skinner's Butte Park and Alton Baker Park. Areas of prominent and plentiful vegetation are also <br />identified along the Willamette River. The vast majority of scenic areas located within the Greenway are <br />protected as public park land. These Code Amendments will ensure continued protection of identified scenic <br />qualities and views within the Greenway as required. The new clear and objective standards for the review of <br />proposed housing within the Greenway protect the scenic qualities of the Greenway and views to and from the <br />river by prohibiting structures other than pedestrian paths within the Greenway Setback, requiring native <br />landscape buffering between development and the edge of the Greenway setback, limiting on walls and fencing <br />near the river, and requiring tree preservation, with greater preservation required closer to the river. The Code <br />Amendments also require compliance with tree preservation standards for Willamette Greenway Permits <br />reviewed under the discretionary track. <br />f. Protection and safety --The Willamette River Green way Program shall provide for the <br />maintenance of public safety and protection of public and private property, especially from <br />vandalism and trespass in both rural and urban areas to the maximum extent practicable; <br />The Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments do not make any changes to public safety measures or <br />protection of property within the Greenway. The City Council finds that the majority of lands within the Greenway <br />are public, and many are designated as public parks. Nothing in these Code Amendments alters maintenance or <br />public safety activities conducted by the City within the Willamette River Greenway boundary. Additionally, <br />nothing in the Code Amendments alters or affects the rights of property owners to trespass individuals from their <br />property. <br />g. Vegetative fringe --The natural vegetative fringe along the River shall be enhanced and protected <br />to the maximum extent practicable; <br />As discussed under the Greenway compatibility review requirements of Goal 15 below, the City Council finds <br />that the tree preservation and native landscaping requirements, as well as the limits on allowed structures <br />within the Greenway Setback included in the Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments will protect and <br />enhance the natural vegetative fringe along the Willamette River consistent with this requirement. <br />h. Timber resource The partial harvest of timber shall be permitted beyond the vegetative fringes <br />in areas not covered by a scenic easement when the harvest is consistent with an approved plan <br />under the Forest Practices Act, or, if not covered by the Forest Practices Act, then with an <br />approved plan under the Greenway compatibility review provisions. Such plan shall insure that the <br />natural scenic qualities of the Greenway will be maintained to the greatest extent practicable or <br />restored within a brief period of time; <br />The Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments do not include any lands designated for forest use, nor do <br />they regulate plans approved under the Forest Practices Act for timber harvest. The amendments do include <br />new standards for tree preservation, removal, and mitigation (i.e. restoration through replanting of trees that <br />may be removed according to the new standards). The new tree preservation standards are included in both <br />the clear and objective approval criteria as well as the discretionary approval criteria for Willamette River <br />Greenway Permit applications. The City Council finds that to this extent this section of Goal 15 is applicable to <br />Page 20 of 125 15 <br />