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<br />primarily by their size, location and connectivity to other wetlands or waterways. These wetlands <br />are very important to the functioning of the larger wetland and hydrologic system because of their <br />place in the landscape and their potential to be rehabilitated into higher quality wetlands. Where <br />this designation is applied to wetlands that were previously considered buildable, it is treated as a <br />subtraction from the buildable lands inventory. Where this designation is applied to wetlands <br />that were previously designated for protection it is ignored in this analysis. <br /> <br />Development: This designation is generally applied to wetlands that are highly disturbed, and <br />isolated and have services available for urban levels of development. Where this designation is <br />applied to a site that was previously not designated, it is treated as having no impact on the <br />buildable land inventory. Where this designation is applied to a site that was previously <br />designated either for restoration or protection, it is treated as an addition to the buildable lands <br />inventory . <br /> <br />Planned Transportation Corridor: This designation is applied to areas previously designated <br />for restoration or protection to allow needed roadway improvements. Since the application of <br />this designation occurs only in non-buildable areas (i.e., wetlands designated for protection or <br />restoration) and it only allows road improvements, it does not affect the buildable land <br />inventory . <br /> <br />Utility Corridor: This designation is applied to areas previously designated for restoration or <br />protection to allow necessary maintenance and repairs to existing utilities. It also would allow <br />construction of new underground facilities under certain circumstances. Like the Planned <br />Transportation Corridor above, this designation does not affect buildable lands except where it is <br />applied to new wetland sites. <br /> <br />Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement <br /> <br />Statewide Goal 1 calls for local governments "to develop a citizen involvement program that <br />insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process." The <br />planning and adoption process for these amendments has incorporated many opportunities for <br />citizen involvement at all phases of the process as detailed below. <br /> <br />1. This process began with a wetland inventory project in 1993, for which all <br />affected property owners were contacted to obtain permission for the study to be <br />conducted on their property. Only properties where owners gave permission were <br />included in an on-site study. <br /> <br />2. After the wetland inventory was completed, the results were presented at a public <br />workshop held on December 11, 1993. All affected owners, and everyone on the <br />West Eugene Wetlands Plan interested parties list (more than 800 people) were <br />sent notices about the workshop. <br /> <br />3. After studying the new wetland inventory data and incorporating citizen <br /> <br />Speedway Site Ordinance, Exhibit B (Statewide Planning Goal Findings) <br /> <br />Page 2 <br />