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INCOMPATIBLE A~ACENT LAND USES IN THE WEP PROJECT AREA Severa~ modifications have been proposed for the Approved Design, resulting in the Modified project; Wh~Ch is a 9fi~kilometer i51~i~ile)10ng aii~mentl This would be I;cated along the north side or,he Centre! Oregon and Pacific Railroad (CORP) alignment west of Terry Street, rather than along the soudl s~de as proposed in the Appr°ved Desigm This would be accomplished with a grade- separated crossing over the tracks and the Amazon Channel near Terry Street, and would also require that the project be lengthened about 400 meters (t,300 feet) on the west end at its connection with H~ghway 126~ Like the Approved Design~ the Modified Project would have four 3.6-meter (l 2~foot) Wide travel lanes with 2~4*meter (8-foot)wide shoulders on the outside of the lanes. The center median would yaw in width from 3.6 to 4.4 meters (12 to 14 feet). See Figure I for location of both alternatives in the project area. In general; both alternatives would improve accessibility to points west of the WEP, including Veneta and other nearby communities. Improved access would contribute to the liveability of the area and influence future development. Plannin§ Co ntext The projec~ area is located outside the UGB and would therefore primarily be under the ~and use jurisdiction of Lane County~ The Approved Design would be in Lane County from its western tetanus to Greenh~ll Road, where Jt would cross into Eugene. The Modified Project would be subject to Lane County land use jurisdiction f~om the western end to Te~ Street, where k would cross Eugene's c[W l~m~ts. Aklmugh the Lane County Rural Comprehensive Plan guides future land uses outside the Metro plann~g area~U~fir~ l~n~ U~S ~n muc~ 6(~he pmj~rea w~ll also be ~nfluenced by special wetland protection and development provisions of the West E~ege Wetlands Plan (WEWP). The WEWP ~s a refinement 0f~he EU~ene~'fingfieldM X~:Gener~i Pfa~n, ~87, a guiding document for PUblF dec~sj°ns affe~fig the ~;tropol[t~n region. " As ~dem~fied in the WEWP, the West Eugene Wetlands Study Area extends approximately t .3 k[lometem (.8 m~les)west ofGreenhJll Road into the project area. W[~n this pa~ of the project area, wedands ~e ~denfified (Palustfine Emergent, Scrub~Shrub & Prairie Grasslands) to be protected, developed, or enhanced for mff~gafion cmdk. Fu~her info~ation regarding wetlands and T&E species can be found ~n the follow~ng documents: FES~ ~994. A~temati~es Ana!ys~s fo~theWe~t Eugene pa~way, West 11t"S~met-Ga~e!dStreet; F~omn~-Eugene Highway, South A~temative vs~ Noah A~ernat~e, Highway 126 to Danebo Road. Fishman Environmental Se~i~s, PoA~and, Oregon. FES. ~996; B~o!ogi~[ ~sessment on,he Effe~s of the West1 ~ Street~Ga~e~d Street West Eugene Pa~way on Bradshaw's Iomatium; Lomatium bradshawii. Fishman Environmental Se~i~s, PoAland, Oregon. FES. ~994~ Biolog~m~ Eva!uation~ Effe~s or,he West ~ ~ Street-Ga~e!d Street West Eugene Parkway on the Western Pond TuA~e (clemmys ma~ora~a). F~shman Environmental Se~,i~s, PoAland, Oregon. Galen, C. ~995~ Threatened and E~dangered botan[~tSu~eys for West 1~t" St. ~a~eld St, F~orence~Eugene Highway, Land County Proje~ ~es[ Eugene Pa~way). Fishman Environmental Se~i~s, PoAland, Omgen. Memorandum. LCOG ~99~ West Eugene Wet, ands Speda~ Study Area. Land [Countyl Council of Governments, Eugene, Oregon. Technica~ RepoA. LGQG. t992. Wes~ Eugene Wetlands Plan. Lane [count] counci~ of Governments, Eugene, Oregon. FHWA and ODOT. ~985. Dra~Environmen~a~ ~mpa~Statement. West l~*~a~eid, Floren~Eugene Highway. Lane COUnty Federal Highway Administration and Oregon DepaAment of TranspoAation, Salem, Oregon. Powers~ R. t983i Biology Techni~ RepoA: W 11%Ga~eld, 6%7t~ Street Extension, Lane Count, Oregon. Oregon DepaAment of TranspoAafion, Salem, Oregen. E~IBIT C-3 - FINDINGS 2