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SeVeral of the detou~ bridge cotumns~ and perhaps some of the bridge approach fill~ on the north side °fthe River, will fall within the identified C~eenway Setback. Because ©D©T proposes to plaCe fil!, primely in the nature of concrete Columns, in the Greenwdy setback j(or the: PnrpOSes of supposing a temporary detour bfidg~ that w~ll be used w~ile the t;5 Bridge's ~ the Dep~ent respectfalty submits the following request for a g0aleXcepti°n in order to address'the ~an~que local requirement found in Metro Plan Willamette River Oreenway ?oticy 13. icable CriteCa Springfield Development Code, Article 7, Section 070 O), Criteria for~Approval of a Plan Amendment. The foLlowing criteria shall be applied by the Cite~ Coun~l ha approving or denying a Metro Plan amendment application: (a) The amendment mn'st be consistent with the relevant statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission; and CrO Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan interna~y inconsistent. The first SDC criterion is that the proposed amendment be consistent with-the rele3ant adop£ed Statewide Goals. Goal 15 ~s implemented by Oregon AdmLaistrative Rule 660~015- 0005. Exceptions m Goal 15 axe covered by OAR 660-004-002Z The applicable OAR criteria are provided below in italics, followed by findings of fact which show hoW. the application is consistent ~with the criteria. As noted earlier, the amendment is, on its ~hce, consistent with Goal 15 because the interstate bridg~ crossing the Willamette P, Jve is permitted as a use by Goal 15, is by its nature river dependent, and is now undergoing necessary maintenmn~e and repair of which the temporary bridge smactnre is one component. 660~004~0022 Reasons Necessary to ~[usti~' an Exception Under Goal 2, Part)fi(c) An exception Under Goal 2~ Part ~Y(c) can be taken for any' use not allo~4,ed by the applicable goal(s). The tzpes of reasons that may or may not be used to justify certain ~vpes of USes not allowed on resource lands are set forth in the following sections of this rule: OA~ 660~004~0022(5) ~Villamette Greemvay: Within an urban area desig/~ated on the approved F~qlIamette GreenWay £oundary maps, the siting Of uses which are neither water-dependent nor water-related within the setback line required by Section C. 3.k of the Goal may be approved where reasons demonstrate the following: (a) The use will not have a significant adve?~e effect on the greenway values of the site under consideration or on ~adjacent land or Water areas; ODOT is proposing a temporary bridge structure immediately east of the existing I-5 bridge~ The structure itself will be constructed entirely within the ODOT right-$f-way which bisects the riverfront park system in the metro area. The ODOT right-of-way.is not zoned by the City of W~ltm'ne~e ~er Greenway Goal Exception F~ndings Oregon DePartment 0fTranPortafion May 15; 2003 Page 2 of 9