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are contained within several privately-owned apartment complexes. 21. Policy 2 (Willamette River Greenway, River Corridors, and Waterway Element Page ii;J- D-4) "Land use regulations and acquisition programs along river corridors and waterways shatl take into account all the concerns and needs of the community, including recreation, resource, and wildlife protection, enhancement of river corridor and waterway environments; potential for supporting nonautomobile transportation; opportunities fbr residential development; adjoining uses; and other compatible uses." The proposed plan preserves the existing Q Street Channel and related open drainage system within the nodal development area. The drainage corridors are planned as a linked open space system that provides for numerous recreational and resource values, including bike path connections between residences, public park, and surrounding neighborhoods, which supports nonantomobile transportation. The drainage con'idors provide a development amenity for adjacent high-density residential development. 22. Policy 5 (Willamette River Greenway, River Corridors, and Waterway Element Page [li- D-4) "New development that locates along river corridors and waterways shall be limited to uses that are compatible with the natural, scenic, and environmental qualities of those water features." Uses proposed along waterways in the nodal development concept plan include high-density housing, natural resources areas, bicycle and pedestrian trails, a park, and streets. The proposed uses adjacent to the waterways are the same as those approved under the Willakenzie Area Plan. The proposed amendments recognize the public ownership of these areas and do not change, in any practical manner, the future use of the waterways. The waterways will be a natural amenity for adjacent uses, while these uses allow more people to enjoy these amenities. These uses are relatively non-polluting compared to most commercial and industrial uses. 23. Policy 2 (Environmental Design Element Page Ill-E-3) " Natural vegetation, natural water features, and drainageways shall be protected and retained to the maximum extent practicable, considering the economic, social, environmental, and energy consequences in the design and construction of urban developments. Landscaping shall be utilized to enhance distinctive natural features." The site has been extensively disturbed through agricultural activity; little natural vegetation remains on the ske. The Willakenzie Area Plan land use diagram and policies protect the Q Street drainage channel and the windrow of large trees along I-5 freeway, respectively. Street improvements to Garden Way have been designed to extend the right-of-way easterly, away from the historic ensemble, to avoid mature trees near the street. Drainageways on the site are artificially made or have already been widened and deepened to promote positive drainage. The plan allows these areas to revegetate naturally, within the constraints that they continue to fi2nction for regional drainage. 24. Policy 3 (Environmental Design Element Page IH-E-3) "The planting of street trees Exhibit A - 13