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NeW development that locates along river corridors and watern4,ays shall be limited to <br />uses that are compatible with the natural, scenic, and environmental qualities of those <br />fea(ures, <br /> <br />~The temporary bridge structure is not new development that will permanently locate along the <br />river. As noted earlier, the tempor~ bridge is necessary to perform needed maintenance and <br />re_pair on the exist~g structure and as such, is not considered an Lntensification of use under-the ' <br />V~llamette Greenway Goat. 15. The temporary bridge will remain in place for approxSmately 5 <br />years ~ order to repair the I-5 bridge. After the bridge is rCPaired, the temporary bridge <br />structure w~I1 be remo;~ed and the site fully restored. <br /> <br />New industrial development that locates along the 'Willamette and 3~cKenzie Rivers shall <br />enhance natural~ scenic~ and envi?onmentai qualities. <br /> <br />~e Proposed temporary bridge is not/ndustrial deVelopment. This policy .does not. apply. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Potential pz~blic access points in rural agricultural areas shall be carefully reviewed to <br />ensure jjreservation of the Willamette River Greenway environment, with special <br />emphasis on problems of vandalism and trespass. <br /> <br />.~e proposed temporary bridge replacement is located in an urban area. Th~s Potidy does not <br />apply. <br /> <br /> & Within thej~amework of mandatory statewide planning goals, local FP~'llamette Rib;er <br /> Green:wa? p[.ans shall allow a variety of means for pUb~ic enjoyment of the river~ including <br /> public acquisition areas, residential areas, and commercial areas. <br /> <br />The construction of a temporary bridge does not impact the ways in which local plans <br />contemplate the prtbl[c will enjoy the river. The temporary bridge Will be removed and the site <br />fully restored. T~rds policy does not apply. ~' <br /> <br />'The specific use mdnagement considerations and requirements of Goal J 5, "Willamette <br />River Green,;ay' shall be applied where they are not specifically addressed in policy or <br />land use designations elsewhere in the Plan, in local refinement plans and local <br />implementing ordinances. <br /> <br />Statewfde Plann~g Goal 15 re~,mlates the intensification, change of use or development of land <br />wffbSn the Greenway boundar/es: OAR 660-015-0005(G). The current I-5 bridge is ~n need of <br />repair: A temporary bridge structure is needed to accommodate traffic wl~le the bridge ~s <br />undergoing repair. OAR 660-015-0005(K)(3) provides that "[m]aintenance and repair usual <br />and necessapd for the continuance of an exis~fing use is not intensificafion.' ' This t~?e of activity <br />- the repair of the'I-5 Bridge -is allowed under the Goal. However the local Metro plan has <br />further specified that th/s bridge repair and Construction of a temporary bridge structure would <br />require a goal exception. Th/s application addresses those issues. <br /> <br />Willamette River Greenway Goa! Exception Findings <br />Oregon Depa~wment of Tranportafion <br />May 15, 2003 <br /> <br />Page 7 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />