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20414
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Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metro Plan Text, Chapter III, Section D, Policy D.11; Adopting an Exception to Statewide Planning Goal 15 Willamette River Greenway; Adopting Severability and Savings Clauses; and Providing an Effective Date
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7/28/2008
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7/31/2008
CMO_Effective_Date
8/31/2008
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Kitty Piercy
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<br />ODOT's right-of-way below the new bridges. Public access to the river will not be affected in any <br />significant long-term manner and protection to riparian areas and fish and wildlife habitat will be <br />maintained to the greatest possible extent. Additionally, specific development details will be <br />reviewed for minimizing impacts through compliance with applicable approval criteria, related <br />standards and any necessary conditions of approval, as further reviewed under local permitting <br />processes such as the Willamette Greenway and Water Resources Conservation Overlay Zone. <br /> <br />The applicant acknowledges that the project will create some short term impacts to Willamette <br />Greenway values during construction. Staging for bridge construction is likely to occupy up to five <br />acres of park open space for up to four years. The bicycle/pedestrian path crossing ODOT's right-of- <br />way will be closed for periods of up to a few days at a time; however, another path under the Canoe <br />Canal Bridge, located approximately 600 feet to the north of this path, would remain open during <br />any closures to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian traffic. <br /> <br />The new replacement bridges will span the Willamette River and Canoe Canal. Piers will be placed <br />in the Willamette River to support the bridge structures. The new bridges will each have one pier <br />near the center of the river and one on or near the south bank, but no piers will be located in the <br />Canoe Canal. By comparison, the decommissioned bridge has five piers in the water, and the detour <br />bridge has six, so the new bridges will provide a substantial net reduction in piers cornpared to the <br />existing number. At a conceptual level, any reduction in the number of piers will have a positive <br />rather than adverse effect on recreational use of the river, consistent with this standard. <br />Additionally, the applicant proposes to implement a plan to prevent construction deblis from <br />dropping into the Willamette River. At a conceptual level, with the reduction in the number of piers, <br />the new bridges spanning the Canoe Canal, and the construction measures proposed, the <br />replacement bridges will not have an adverse affect but will have a positive affect on recreational <br />use of the river, consistent with this standard. <br /> <br />Regarding environmental resources, at the conclusion of bridge construction, fill placed for the <br />detour bridge and for temporary work bridges will be removed and those areas will be restored. <br />Bridge construction and demolition, including construction and removal of associated temporary <br />work platforms, will impact riparian vegetation within the greenway (see Figure 6, Approximate <br />Vegetation Disturbance Areas). However, ODOT's temporary easement for use of Eastgate <br />Woodlands requires ODOT to restore the property within 5 years of completion of the permanent <br />replacement bridges. The applicant also proposes several construction, site preparation, post <br />development, and coordination measures to minimize impacts to natural resources discussed under <br />Metro Plan Policy E.2, which is incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, preliminary data <br />indicates that there will be a net decrease of 31 ,000 cubic yards of fill in the Willamette River <br />(30,000 cubic yards of fill added and 61,000 cubic yards of fill removed; application, page 5). With <br />the exception of a few of the temporary storage areas, the replacement bridges are proposed within <br />existing ODOT right-of-way which reduces impacts to non-transportation utilized areas. Based on <br />these measures, affects on environmental resources will be minimized and mitigated. Furthermore, <br />additional review of detailed site plans during the federal, state and local processes will require <br />mitigation as appropriate, subject to applicable standards. <br /> <br />Regarding scenic values of the Willamette River greenway, the reduction in the total number of <br />piers and in the number of piers within the Willamette River will improve views of the river and, as <br /> <br />Exhibit A - Findings <br />Page 6 <br />
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