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10.2 Millrace Design Treatments - Staff recommends that policy guidance be included in the plan indicating that the Millrace be designed as an urban development amenity on the south side featuring a public access alley/bike path while acknowledging the limitations involved. The north side of the Millrace should be enhanced for habitat values to the greatest extent possible, while accommodating a 12-foot wide multi-use path that connects Autzen and Knickerbocker bridges. The aforementioned Millrace study would provide further guidance as to the eventual viability of this recommendation, however the overarching policy direction should remain as guidance. 10.3 Development Intensities Along the Millrace - Staff recommends a maximum building height for the Millrace edge of 50 feet. For remaining areas between Franklin Boulevard and the Millrace, it is recommended that building heights be stepped back from the Millrace, with a maximum height of 60 to 70 feet for development furthest from the Millrace edge. Staff recommends that the 50 foot building height limit be applied to the area north of the Millrace and to the first 20-50 feet from top of bank on south side. 10.4 Multi-Use Path - Staff recommends that a 12-foot wide bike path be located primarily along the north side of the Millrace, with three crossings to the south side to publicly owned parcels. 10.5 Habitat Enhancement - Staff recommends that habitat enhancement efforts include, at a minimum, removal of invasive species and planting of native species and some provision for on-going management of invasive species. In addition, habitat enhancement efforts should be supported by regulations and programs aimed at improved treatment of stormwater before it reaches the Millrace. 10.6 Stormwater - Staff recommends enhancement of water quality functions of the Millrace itself. In addition, a combination of special design standards and the City's stormwater standards should be applied within the Mixed Use Center area to achieve pre-treatment of stormwater prior to its entry into the Millrace channel, through the use of vegetated swales, eco-roofs, infiltration planters, and similar alternative treatment facilities. Opportunities for a coordinated, area-wide approach to stormwater treatment should be explored, including locating treatment facilities in right-of-way or park land, and re-designing portions of the Millrace setback as vegetated stormwater treatment facilities to help maintain buildable areas while providing habitat benefits. 11.New Parks – Staff recommends the creation of a 1.5-acre park on a triangle of land on the north side of the Millrace, east of Millrace Drive (Millrace Parcels Option). This will meet the anticipated need for a neighborhood park facility and will complement other recreation and open space recommendations along the Millrace and the South Bank Bike Path. It is worth noting that other park and open space amenities could be created in association with private development at some point in the future. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Walnut Station Agenda November 2007 4 Item Summary