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He said the two inventories added by the revisions are good but the revisions do not contain a statement indicating that development will be- directed away from the river to the greatest possible degree. He said such a statement e should be included. If it is not, "urban usesll shoul d be defi ned because the intent of Goal 15 is that existing uses in the Greenway should continue and new urban uses should be prohibited. Mr. Urquhart said the proposed ordinance should not be approved because it does not include sufficient standards for development in the Greenway. For example, would a heavy industrial use be permitted on land zoned for it in the Riverfront Research Park? He said the ordinance should also include all the DLDC suggestions. For examp 1 e, it should designate the uses permitted in rural and urban areas. He also said all open spaces should be zoned "open space.1I Richard Gold, #58, 907 River Road, submitted a statement from Nan Cohen, 907 River Road, to the council. Referring to Section 9.260 (d) (3) concerning the protection of significant fish and wildlife habitats, Mr. Gold said the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife should not be required to determine significant sites. He said Eugene officials should determine significant wetlands. He read from hi s testimony at the September 9, 1986, public hearing of the Planning Commission and said the testimony had not been addressed. In his testimony he had urged protection of wetlands and groundwater. He sa i d there is a proposa 1 to develop a golf course along the Wi 1 lamette River and the chemicals which might be used to maintain grass could be a problem. e Barbara Kelley, 540 Kingswood, said she would like to submit written testimony about the code revisions to the council. Mayor Obie replied that the public hearing probably will be closed tonight but all citizens may correspond with the counci 1. Ms. Kelley said she agreed with Mr. Urquhart and Mr. Gold. She said the Willamette River is the home of waterfowl and it should be protected to the maximum. There being no additional requests to testify, Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. Answering questions from Ms. Bascom, Ms. Brody said the phrase IIprecluding the permi tted use" is ambi guous because a use is not really permi tted in the Greenway until a conditional use permit has been issued. Mr. Sercombe said "permitted usell might mean any of the uses which the zoning code permits in each zoning district. He said the purpose of the phrase IIprecluding the requested use" is to make sure that the cri teri a in Goal 15 are used to evaluate each development proposal. He read the statement in Goal 15 about directing development away from the river to the greatest possible degree. He said Goal 15 does not require development to be oriented away from the river if the development is in an urban area and receives a conditional use permit because all areas within the urban growth boundary are committed to urban uses. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 27, 1986 Page 4