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a. Tho location, quality, and quantity of sand and gravel resources within the resource areas designated in the Technical Supplement. b. Conduot reanalysis of the relationship between the demand for the resource and the land planned, zoned, and actually usable for-extraction. These studies should be conducted in cooperation with local sand and gravel industries. OI)en SI)ace (Goal 5) Findings 2415. While development and in-filling have decreased the mount of open space (and associated vegetation and wildlife habitat) within the urban service area, the compact urban growth form has protected open space on the urban fringe and in rural areas within the Plan Boundary. 2-316. Compact urban growth results in pressure on open space within the current urban service area UGB. Programs for preserving quality open space within the projected urban service ~-,,,,, UGB become more important as the area grows. 2-517. Open space provides many benefits in an urban area, including: retention of habitat for wildlife; filtration of polluted water, absorption of storm runoff flow; protection of scenic quality; provision of recreation opportunities; reduction of atmospheric temperatures, and personal well-being. 2-718. Urban agriculture, in other words, backyard and community gardens, and interim use of vacant and underdeveloped parcels, provides economic, social, and environmental benefits to the community. Policies ~..C. 19 Agricultural production shall be considered an acceptable interim and temporary use on urbanizable land and on vacant and underdeveloped urban land where no conflicts with adjacent urban uses exist. ~C.20 Continued local programs supporting community gardens on public land and programs promoting urban agriculture on private land shall be encouraged. Urban agriculture includes gardens in backyards and interim use of vacant and underdeveloped parcels. 24C.21 When planning for and regulating development, local governments shall consider the need for protection of open spaces, including those characterized by significant vegetation and wildlife. Means of protecting open space include but are not limited to outright acquisition, conservation easements, planned unit development ordinances, streamside protection ordinances, open space tax deferrals, donations to the public, and performance zoning. Exhibit B: Proposed amendments to Chapter III-C, Environmental Resources Element, Page 20 of 25 of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Plan (Metro Plan).