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Exhibit A expressed further in OAR 660-023-0240(2): "The requirements of Goals 15, ]6, ] 7 and ]9 shall supersede requirements of this division for natural resources that are also subject to and regulated under one or more of those goals. ' This relationship is not optional as the imperative verb makes perfectly clear. The exception process required for the proposed use in the Greenway is similar to the process used for evaluating Goal 5 resources: both require an economic, social, environmental, and energy consequences evaluation to determine if the competing value, in this case highway use, should be allowed. That evaluation is examined later in these findings under OAR 660-004-0020 Exception Requirements. The requirements of Goal 5 are met by the standards of the Willame~te ~ver Greenway; by the four factors of Goal 2, Part H(c) Exception Requirements; by the conclusions evaluating "significant adverse effect on the ~een-way values of the sim" under OAR 660-004-0022(5); and by the conditions of approval imposed by the Springfield Planning Commission in approving a Discretionary Use request ~br the detour bridge. Goal 6 - Air~ Water and Land Resources Quality To maintain and improve the quality of the air, water and land resources of the state. This goal is primarily concerned with compliance with federal and state enviromental quality statutes, and how this compliance is achieved as development proceeds in relationship m air sheds, river basins and land resources. This proposed exception will allow an existing, necessary transportation facility to be replaced without disruption to I- 5 travel As the evaluation under OAR 660-004-0020 demonstrates, the alternative to the detour bridge is routing a volume and type of traffic onto county roads and cky streets not designed for such trips. The ensuing de~adation to the air quality along these alternate routes caused by unmanageable congestion would be a direct contradiction of the purpose of~his goal. This goal is met by the proposed exception. Goal 7 - Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards To protect life and property from natural disasters and hazards. All sites within Springfield subject to these hazards (floodplain, erosion, landslides, earthquakes, weak foundation soils) are inventoried through a variety of sources and regulated by the Springfield Development Code, Article 26 HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT; Article 27 FLOODPLA~ OVERLAY DISTRICT; A~icle 31 SITE PLAN REVIEW; and Article 32 PU~BL~C AN3D PRIVATE /MPROVEMENTS. Bridge support structures and fill within the floodplain of the Willamette will require a Floodplain fill permit consistent with FEMA regulations. No other hazards are present. This goal is met by the application of Art/cie 27. 6