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<br />abandoned. Sites that were formerly within the planned alignment were re-
<br />evaluated under the new wetland designation criteria and several are
<br />recommended to be re-designated from Development to Protection (amendments
<br />numbered 1, 6 (portion), 7, 8 (portion) and 9).
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<br />Section 9.14S (2)( c)3. "Incorporation into the plan of new inventory material which relates
<br />to a statewide goal; or"
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<br />Findings:
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<br />The incorporation of new wetland sites into the plan (amendments numbered 9,
<br />10, 11, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 27a, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38 ,39, 39a,
<br />40,41,42, 42a, 43, 44, 45, 47a, 49, 50,51,53,54, 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59) is an
<br />incorporation of new inventory material which relates to statewide Goal 5. In the
<br />case of the West Eugene Wetlands Plan the Goal 5 ESEE analysis requirement is
<br />met through the approval process for a state-sanctioned Wetland Conservation
<br />Plan as provided for in ORS 196.684(8).
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<br />Conclusions: The proposed amendments listed above meet this criterion.
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<br />Section 9.14S (2)(c) 4. "A change in public policy."
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<br />Findings:
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<br />Proposed amendments numbered 1,6,9,17,18,19,22,37,38,41 and 51 involve
<br />designating all or a portion of a wetland site for "Planned Transportation
<br />Corridor". The "Planned Transportation Corridor" is a new Plan designation
<br />adopted in amendments approved by Eugene and Lane County in 1999. This
<br />designation is considered a "conservation" designation under state rules, which
<br />allows more uses than would be allowed within a wetland designated for
<br />Protection. These amendments respond to recent changes in the Oregon
<br />Administrative Rules which govern the Oregon Division of State Lands
<br />administration of the state's wetland regulatory system. These state rule changes,
<br />approved after adoption of the Plan in 1992, included provisions for allowing
<br />"utilities and transportation facilities not built, but specifically identified in the
<br />acknowledged local comprehensive plan" within otherwise protected areas (OAR
<br />141-120-030(2) and 141-120-130(2)(a)). The amendments listed above, made
<br />possible by the changes to OAR, ensure consistency between the Plan designation
<br />and policy contained in TransPlan, a refinement plan to the Metro Plan.
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<br />Following adoption of the Plan in 1992, new state rules were adopted governing
<br />wetlands designated for Protection in an adopted Wetland Conservation Plan.
<br />The West Eugene Wetlands Plan is the only approved Wetland Conservation Plan
<br />in Oregon. The new state rules specified the activities allowed within Protected
<br />wetlands, and raised uncertainty about whether certain maintenance or repair
<br />activities on existing utilities would be allowed. In order to address this conflict,
<br />/ a new policy was adopted to establish a special designation for existing utilities
<br />/ within protected wetlands, which is called Utility Corridor. This designation is
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<br />Multiple Site Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings)
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