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3 Wetland Hydrology Yes 4 Lacks Infrastructure Yes 5 Larger than 15 acres or contiguous with No protected waterway Total Restoration Criteria Met (out of S) 4 The EWEB site has low values for both Protection and Development criteria, but meets four out of five Restoration criteria. In recent re-mapping of the wetlands on this site, only a small percentage was shown to be jurisdictional wetland. According to the new wetland delineation mapping, approximately half (0.09 acre) of the wetlands are concentrated in the eastern 75 feet of the site. Approximately 0.09 acre of wetland is scattered throughout the western 175 feet of the site (see figures 1 and 2, attached). If this eastern area were allowed to be developed, it could accommodate a smaller substation facility, while preserving 50% of the wetlands and allowing space for on-site mitigation to replace the wetlands displaced by the substation (see figure 2, attached). This designation is supported by several characteristics of this site: 1) no wet prairie habitat or other moderate to high quality wetland habitat exists on the site, 2) the amount of wetland impact would be extremely small (0.09 acre) and 3) there is enough suitable land in the eastern portion of the site to accommodate mitigation for all wetland impacts on-site. The designation incorporates the Planned Transportation Corridor designation for wetlands within 20 feet of the eastern property line, along Greenhill Road, which would only impact 0.007 acre of wetland along the eastern edge of the site. B. Consistency of Proposed Designations for the proposed EWEB Substation Site with Approval Criteria for Refinement Plan Amendments Section 9.145(2) of the Eugene Code gives the criteria used to determine whether a proposed plan amendment should be approved or not. The proposed amendments must be consistent with the criteria in section 9.145(2) to be approved. The analysis below considers the planning commission recommendation to designate the western 0.09 acres of wetland for Development and retain the Restoration designation on the remainder of the wetlands. Section 9.14S (2) "The planning commission shall review the proposed amendment and receive evidence, and decide whether the proposed change is consistent with the following approval criteria: (a) The plan amendment is consistent with the Metropolitan Area General Plan;" 1. Metro Plan Policies Multiple Site Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 23