Attachment 1 <br />D.2 Land use regulations and acquisition programs along river corridors and waterways shall <br />take into account all the concerns and needs of the community, including recreation, <br />resource, and wildlife protection; enhancement of river corridor and waterway <br />environments; potential for supporting non-automobile transportation; opportunities for <br />residential development, and other compatible uses. <br />The Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments include updates to the City's land use regulations for <br />Willamette River Greenway Permits consistent with this policy by considering extensive public input through the <br />adoption process, including both oral and written testimony at public hearings before the Eugene Planning <br />Commission and City Council. These Code Amendments have appropriately taken community input into account <br />as evidenced by substantial revisions to the initial draft code and further refinements throughout the process to <br />date, related to public access for the recreational use and enjoyment of the river by pedestrians and bicyclists <br />(non-automobile transportation), as well as resource protections related to the scenic and wildlife habitat values <br />of the Greenway. The City Council finds that these concerns have been properly balanced with the need to <br />ensure continuing compliance with Goal 15 and State law by providing clear and objective standards for the <br />review of proposed residential development within the Greenway, where already allowed according to existing <br />zoning and plan designations. The addition of discretionary tree preservation standards to the City's will also <br />provide comparable standards between the two review tracks, including the review of Willamette Greenway <br />Permits to ensure the compatibility of non-residential uses that do not qualify for review under the new clear <br />and objective track. These Code Amendments are therefore consistent with Metro Plan Policy D.2. <br />D.3 Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County shall continue to cooperate in expanding water- <br />related parks and other facilities, where appropriate, that allow access to and enjoyment <br />of river and waterway corridors. <br />The City's continuing cooperation with Springfield and Lane County as it relates to expansion of water-related <br />parks and other facilities is unaffected by the Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments. As described <br />elsewhere in these findings, these amendments do however include new standards that will allow, and in some <br />cases will have the effect of improving access for enjoyment of the river through the required provision of <br />pedestrian pathways and public accessways according to the clear and objective standards for proposed housing <br />within the Greenway. <br />D.4 Lane County, Springfield, and Eugene shall continue to participate in efforts to determine <br />the feasibility of an urban canal that would connect Eugene's historic Millrace to <br />Amazon Creek. Likewise, Springfield's efforts to improve the scenic quality of its Millrace <br />should be encouraged. <br />The Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments do not relate to the above policy concerning efforts to <br />determine the feasibility of an urban canal that would connect Eugene's historic Millrace to Amazon Creek, nor <br />the Millrace in Springfield which is outside of Eugene's jurisdiction. Therefore, Metro Plan Policy D.4 does not <br />apply. <br />D.5 New development that locates along river corridors and waterways shall be limited to <br />uses that are compatible with the natural, scenic, and environmental qualities of those <br />water features. <br />As addressed previously in these findings, the Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments will not change <br />allowed uses according to the existing zoning and plan designations of lands within the Greenway, and <br />otherwise comply with required compatibility review provisions under Statewide Planning Goal 15. The Code <br />Amendments include new clear and objective standards for the review proposed housing to ensure that allowed <br />residential uses (subject to approval of a Willamette River Greenway Permit) are compatible with the natural, <br />Page 28 of 125 23 <br />