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The proposed designation for the Hyundai site includes allowing development within wetlands in the "north area" as shown on Map 1. As in the West Eugene Wetlands Plan as a whole, the recommendation for this site aims to protect the most important wetland areas while allowing development within the less valuable wetlands. This proposed designation has allowed significant development on the site as a whole, and leaves additional land for expansion. The framework of the West Eugene Wetlands Plan facilitated Hyundai's receipt of a permit to fill wetlands within the phase 1 and 2 areas. Without a very specific development proposal, it is not possible to evaluate the impact of the wetland designations for the Hyundai site on jobs with certain characteristics, such as those mentioned in Policy 1 above. However, taken in whole, the recommendation for this site recognizes the value of economic development and job creation, though it does not maximize either, in part because they are balanced against other values on the site. Policy 5, page III-B-5: "Provide existing industrial activities sufficient adjacent land for future expansion." The d~signation of wetlands within the "north area" for Development provides land for future expansion of Hyundai's current facilities on the site. Therefore, this amendment is consistent with Policy 5, above. Policy 18, page III-B-6: "Encourage the development of transportation facilities which would improve access to industrial and commercial areas and improve freight movement capabilities by implementing the policies and projects in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan (TransPlan) . . . " N one of the proposed designations for the Hyundai site would conflict with any proposed future transportation projects needed to serve industrial and commercial uses in the area. We conclude, therefore, that the proposed designation for the site, including the Restoration designation for the southeast field, is consistent with the above policy. Policy 18, page III-C-9: "Local governments shall develop plans and programs which carefully manage development on hillsides and in water bodies and restrict development in wetlands in order to protect the scenic quality, surface water and groundwater quality, forest values, vegetation, and wildlife values of those areas." Policy 18 directs the local jurisdictions to adopt policy and develop programs to protect wetlands and waterways. It also provides direction about what values to consider when determining which wetlands to protect: scenic quality, surface and groundwater quality, forest values, vegetation, and wildlife values. Policy 18 does not direct the City to protect all wetlands. The wetland designations for the Hyundai site include Protection or Restoration of most of the wetlands on the site, while allowing the lower quality wetlands to be filled. Some lower quality wetlands on the site have already been displaced by the development of phase 1. Development on this site has already had significant impacts on scenic quality in the Willow Hyundai Site Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 18