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ORDINANCE NO. 20415 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WILLAKENZIE AREA PLAN TEXT IN THE WILLAMETTE GREENWAY SECTION; ADOPTING AN EXCEPTION TO STATEWIDE PLANNING GOAL 15 WILLAMETTE RIVER GREENWAY; AND ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. On February 1, 2008 the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) submitted an application to the City of Eugene for a Metro Plan text amendment, an Exception to Goal 15 Willamette River Greenway for the 1-5 Willamette Bridge Project. An application was submitted at the same time for a text amendment to the Willakenzie Area Plan to allow for placement of fill within 35 feet from the top of bank of the Willamette River. Pursuant to provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, the applications were processed concurrently. B. A joint public hearing of the Planning Commissions of the City of Eugene, City of Springfield and Lane County was held on April 29, 2008 and a joint public meeting of the three Planning Commissions was held on June 3, 2008. Following the June 3, 2008 meeting the Eugene Planning Commission recommended approval of the Willakenzie Area Plan amendment and the taking of an exception to Statewide Planning Goal 15 Willamette River Greenway, to the Eugene City Council. C. The Eugene City Council conducted a joint public hearing on this amendment on June 24, 2008 with the Springfield City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners, and is now ready to take action based upon the above recommendation and evidence and testimony already in the record as well as the evidence and testimony presented at the joint elected officials public hearing. D. Substantial evidence exists within the record demonstrating that the proposal meets the requirements of consistency with the approval criteria of EC 9.8424, and of applicable state and local law as described in Exhibit A and Exhibit B, attached hereto and which are adopted in support of this Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 1. of the Willamette Greenway section of the Neighborhood Design Element of the Willakenzie Area Plan as currently set forth on page 155 of the Plan, is hereby amended to read and provide as follows: 1. Provision that all new structures, expansion of existing structures, drives, parking areas, or storage areas shall not be permitted within the first 35 feet back from the top of the Ordinance - 1