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The proposed Utility Corridor designations within protected wetlands are consistent with state rules that allow for partial protection ("conservation" as opposed to "protection") of wetlands; therefore, this proposal is consistent with Goal 4.3. Goal 4.4 "Increase certainty in the development process." The proposed Utility Corridor designations within protected wetlands will not affect certainty for development of private land. Goal 4.5 "Minimize reductions to the existing industrial and commercial buildable lands inventory as a result of wetland protection." The proposed Utility Corridor designations within protected wetlands will not affect the supply of buildable land, since it only applies within otherwise protected wetlands. 3. WEWP Policies The West Eugene Wetlands Plan contains the following applicable Policies (related findings follow each Policy). The Plan states that "policies provide the basis for consistent action to move the community toward its goals. Policies are adopted by the City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners. These polices are used to evaluate actions relative to the Plan (WEWP preface, page x)." Policy 3.8 Establish, maintain and protect physical and hydrologic linkages between protected wetland and adjacent transitional and upland wildlife habitat and natural areas. The proposed Utility Corridor designations within protected wetlands attempts to maintain linkages between wetlands and adjacent transitional or upland wildlife habitat through post construction restoration. Restoration should be effective at maintaining physical linkages. Subsurface hydrological linkages may be altered somewhat by construction of new lines, due to deposition of gravel in the trench around a new pipe. In these cases, backfill with native soil is required by the proposed policy within three feet of the surface. This requirement and the avoidance and minimization requirements will help maintain existing linkages. These provisions will minimize disruption of existing linkages between protected wetlands and, therefore, proposed Utility Corridor designations are consistent with Policy 3.8. Policy 4.1 Mitigation efforts shall help to reestablish a connected system of wetlands, waterways and upland resources. Not applicable. Policy 4.3 Mitigation efforts shall concentrate on restoring wetland type, habitat, Multiple Site Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 38