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INCOMPAllBLE ADJA~NT LAND USES IN THE WEP PROJECT AREA <br /> <br />USACE Prope~ ('~ 7053640'~) <br />This approximately 81.8 acre property contains the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Lane <br />Substation. <br /> <br />Summary of mpacts <br />Land use impacts usually associated with roadway projects in rura~ lands include: <br /> Displacements of houses and buildings <br /> Acreage losses from roadway rights-of-way and/or uneconomic remnants <br /> Parcelization, resulting in more complicated farming practices <br /> Complication of access to properties <br /> Visual modifications to the rural setting <br /> Potential induced (incompatible) development <br /> <br />Displacements of houses and buildings <br />Neither alternative would displace any residences or outbuildings in the project area~ <br /> <br />Acreage ~osses from roadway rights-of-way and/or uneconomic remnants <br />As mentioned previously, the BLM and ODOT have plans to purchase adjacent lands for wetland <br />mitigation and wetlan®'upland restoration efforts, respectively. ODOT has already purchased a <br />significant portion of adjacent lands. WEP would not result in acreage losses of the three large farm <br />operations in the project area; Allendar (170431 1500 and 1600), Estergard (170536 400) and <br />Kleingartner/Skoog (170525 2400). Additionally, there would not be any uneconomic remnants as a <br />result of the project. <br /> <br />Parce~ization, resulting in more complicated farming practices <br />The Approved Design would create several parcels between West 11th Avenue and the CORJ> railroad <br />tracks. However, th~s land is all in ODOT ownership. Neither alternative would result in the <br />parcelization of any agricultural properties. <br /> <br />Complication of access to properties <br />Both alternatives could impact access to the five residential properties on Goble Lane. <br /> <br />Visual modifications to the rura~ setting <br />With any road improvement project, visual modifications are inevitable.. However~ existing H~ghway <br />126 already dissects this rural area, thereby increasing urban character. WEP would also increase <br />urban character of the area. <br /> <br />Potential induced development <br />WEP'could expedite urban development in the Urban Reserve Area, and may result in increased rural <br />residential development, particularly near the western project terminus designated Rural Residential <br />5~acre minimum lot size (RR5) and Rural Residential 10-acre minimum lot size (~10). These uses <br />are not incompatible with existing plans m~d designations. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT C-3 -FINDINGS 9 <br /> <br /> <br />