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(b) Recognizing the need of thee people 'qf this state for existing residential commercial and. agricult~iral use of lands along the Willamette River, finds it necessat3, to permit the continuation of existing uses of lands that are included within such greenway; but, for the benefit of the people qf thix state, also to limit the intens~cation and change in the u~ of su& lands so that such uses shall remain, to the greatest~ossible de~ee, compatible with the presem~ation of the natural scenic, hiswrica[ and recreational qualities of such lands. .The cu=ent I-5 Bridge ~s an existing use ~d is allowed under the C~eenway policies ~d legislative ~tent. ~e plac~ent of the t~pora~, bridge s~cmre is required to allow ~e repair for khe exgst~g I-5 bridge st~cmre. Repair of the e~sfing"bfidge s~acmre i~ necessa~ to allow ~r ~e continuation of ~ ex~sfing ~se. Fu~, ~e r~r of~e bfidge.s~cV~e ~s not considered "~ntens~ficatiof' of a use. OA~ 660-015-0005(K)(3) pro,des that "[m]a~ten~ce m~d repair usual mqd necessary for the confinumqce of an eXisting use is not ~tens~fication.' ~us the placement of a t~pora~ bridge stm~xe w~t~n the ~eenway setback to 'allow for the rep~ of the ex~sting bridge is ~nsistent with ~s policy. ~e placement of ~&e temp°r~d b~dge struc~e is not a pe~n~ent c~ge on ~eenway l~ds. Even so, the placement of ~e tempor~y bridge will, to the ~eatest extent possible, prese~e ~e natural ~d recreational q~aalifies ofhhe l~d. (c) Recognizing that the Use' of lands for farm use is compatible with the purposes of the Willamette River Greenway finds that the use of lands for farm use should be continued within the greenway withou~ restriction. ~e placement of ~e t~_por~y bridge s~cmre ~s'wholly w~n the ~rb~ed ~ea of Springfield ~d Eug~e~ and not upon nor nero f~ land w~n ~e Greenway provision ~s not <¢pl]cable. (~) Recognizing the needf°r cen~al coordination of such greenway for the best interests of ail t~he pe%v[e of this smte, finds it necessa~ tO place the responxibili~ for the coordination of the d~,elopment and maintenance of such ~eenway in the State Par~ and.Recreation Department. ~s t~por~y bridge propos~.~n no way l~its or ch~ges ~egon State Pinks resPomib]l~D coord~ate development ~d ma~ten~ce of~e Greenway. (e) Reco~izing the lack of need for (he acquisition Of fee title to all lan~ along the Willamette R~veb for ~clusive ~ublic use for recreational pU~oses in such ~eenway, fin~ it necessary to [imit the area within such ~eenwWJ that may be acquired for state par~ and recreation areas and~r ~ublic recreational Use within the boun&ries of units of local government along the Willamette River. []973 c. 558 ~e.temporavd bridge s~cmre will be locmed on ODOT fi~t of way. T~s l~d ~s in ~e public doma~ ~d w~ll rerna]n ~ ~e public domain ager the completion of ff~e repairs ~d the remov~ of the tempor~ bridge s~cmre. These findings clearly demonstrate that th/s application clearly meets the requirement that it is in compliance with the relevant Statewide Pla~xfing Goal 15. W~llamette River Greenway G0al Exception Findings Oregon Department of Trhnpor~afion May 15~ 2003 Page 5 of 9