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authorized impacts on other sites, that is, in places where they will contribute to the connectedness of wetlands, waterways and upland natural areas. Designation of a 900 foot corridor, south of the Speedway facility, along the eastern edge of the property would facilitate future mitigation in an area that would provide a connection of wetlands on-site to Willow Creek and the Willow Creek Natural Area to the south. The 900 foot width provides a better connection with the WCNA than a narrower corridor would because it has a broader shared boundary with the WCNA. The wider connection provides more points of access for animal movement, more contact with wind-borne seeds and more buffering effect for the WCNA by keeping development further from sensitive rare plant areas. These aspects of the wetland designations for the Speedway site make them consistent with Policy 4.1. Policy 4.3 "Mitigation efforts shall concentrate on restoring wetland type, habitat, functions and values that represent the historic ecological landscape of the Amazon Creek basin." Most of the historic wetlands on the valley floor of the Willamette River valley were wet prairie wetlands. These seasonally wet prairies historically comprised approximately 400,000 acres in the valley. Designation of the restoration corridor along Willow Creek will enhance the chances of restoration of the wet prairie habitat on the site, where existing wet prairie provides a natural seed bank. We conclude that designation of the Restoration corridor is consistent with Policy 4.3. D. Additional Criteria for Approval of Refinement Plan Amendments The following sections address the remaining approval criteria in the Eugene Code for refinement plan amendments. Section 9.145 (2)(c) "The plan amendment is found to address one or more of the following: 1. An error in the publication of the plan; Not applicable. Section 9.145 (2)(c) 2. "A change of circumstances in a substantial manner not anticipated in the plan;" Not applicable. Section 9.145 (2)(c)3. "Incorporation into the plan of new inventory material which relates to a statewide goal; or" The wetlands on this site have been re-delineated and new rare plant inventories have been conducted on this site. Re-de1ineation was required by a policy in the original Speedway Site Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 24