Attachment 1 <br />standards that address compatibility of development with the Willamette River Greenway, aesthetics, open <br />space, and access to and along the river through the Greenway setback and native landscaping, tree <br />preservation and pedestrian access requirements. <br />Environmental Design Element Policy <br />E.1. In order to promote the greatest possible degree of diversity, a broad variety of commercial, <br />residential, and recreational land uses shall be encouraged when consistent with other <br />planning policies. <br />E.2 Natural vegetation, natural water features, and drainageways shall be protected and <br />retained to the maximum extent practical. Landscaping shall be utilized to enhance those <br />natural features. This policy does not preclude increasing their conveyance capacity in an <br />environmentally responsible manner. <br />The City Council finds that Goal 15 recognizes and supports development within the Willamette Greenway <br />boundary. Consistent with Goal 15 and Metro Plan Policy E.1, the Willamette River Greenway Code <br />Amendments will not change any existing base zone provisions and to that end, continue to allow for diversity of <br />uses within the Greenway, consistent with existing zoning. The Code Amendments also include requirements for <br />public access to the river under certain circumstances and continue to support the ample recreational <br />opportunities afforded by existing parks and the regional pathway system along the river. Consistent with <br />Metro Plan Policy E.2, the Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments address the protection of natural <br />vegetation, through development restrictions within the Greenway setback as well as native landscaping and <br />tree preservation requirements. <br />Applicable Refinement Plans <br />The following findings further demonstrate consistency of the Willamette Greenway Code Amendments with <br />applicable provisions from the City's locally adopted refinement plans. Adopted refinement plans with <br />boundaries that encompass a portion of lands within the Willamette River Greenway Boundary include the <br />Willakenzie Area Plan, Riverfront Park Study, Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan, Whiteaker Plan, and River <br />Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan. Each of these refinement plans are addressed in more detail below. <br />Willakenzie Area Plan <br />Adopted and acknowledged in 1992, the Willakenzie Area Plan (WAP) boundaries are the Willamette River on <br />the south and west sides, the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) on the north, and Interstate 5 (1-5) on the east. <br />Approximately six linear miles of Willamette River Greenway are located within the WAP's refinement plan <br />boundary. <br />The Willamette River Greenway is addressed in the WAP's Neighborhood Design Element. The "use <br />management standards" from the Neighborhood Design Element of the WAP, and applicable within the portion <br />of the Willamette River Greenway located within the WAP plan area, include an adopted Greenway setback line <br />to keep structures separated from the river that is 35 feet from the top of riverbank, with some exceptions as <br />noted below. Additional use management standards from the WAP that are relevant to the Willamette River <br />Greenway Code Amendments and were originally adopted to address Goal 15 requirements applicable within <br />the Greenway portion of the plan area, are also listed below. <br />Provisions that all new structures, expansion of existing structures, drives, parking area, or <br />storage areas shall not be permitted within the first 35 feet from the top of the riverbank, unless <br />the location of the floodway boundary requires a greater separation. There are three exceptions <br />to this standard: <br />Page 31 of 125 26 <br />