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Growth Boundary is a specific response to the requirements of Goal 5. The inventory was conducted in accordance with the administrative rules for Goal 5 inventories for riparian corridors and wildlife habitat areas, as provided for in OAR 660-023, as detailed below. OAR 660-023-0090(4) sets out requirements for gathering infbrmation as part of a standard Goal 5 inventory for riparian corridors: (4) When following the standard inventory process in OAR 660-023-0030~ local governments shall collect information regarding all water areas, fish habitat, riparian areas~ and wetlands within riparian corridors. Local gove~ents may postpone determination of the precise location of the riparian area on lands designated for farm or forest use until receipt of applications for local permits fbr uses that would conflict with these resources. Local governments are encouraged, but not required, to conduct field investigations to verify the location, quality, and quantity of resources within the riparian corridor. At a minimum, local governments shall consult the following sources, where available, in order to inventory riparian corridors along rivers, lakes, and streams within the jurisdiction: (a) Oregon Department of Forestry stream classification maps; (b) Urfited States Geological Service (USGS) 7.5 minute quadrangle maps; (c) National Wett~ds Inventory maps; (d) Oregon Depment offish and Wildlife (ODFW) maps indicating fish habitat; (e) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps; and (f) Aerial photographs. The City collected information regarding all water areas, fish habitat, riparian areas and wetlands wkhin riparian condors. None of the areas affected by this adoption are designated for farm or forest use. A great deal of field investigation was performed. In addition to site visits during the application of the Wildlife Habitat Assessment, follow-up field investigations were perfo~ed on a case-by-case basis, where necessary to collect additional information on a particular site. The Goal 5 ~ventory of Riparian and Upland Wildlife Habitat Sites within the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary incorporated multiple reviews of data sources listed in (4)a-f above, during the development of the inventory. O~ 660-023-0110(3) sets out requirements for gathering information on wildlife habitat sites during fhe preparation of the inventow: (3) When gathering information regarding wildlife habitat under the standard inventory process in OAR 660~023-0030(2), local govemrnents shall obtain current habitat inventory information from the Oregon Department ofFish and Wildlifb (ODFW), and other state and federal agencies. These inventories shall include at least the following: (a) Threatened, endangered, and sensitive wildlife species habitat info~ation; (b) Sensitive bird site inventories; and (c) Wildlife species of concern and/or habitats of concern identified and mapped by ODFW (e.g., big game winter range and migration corridors, golden eagle and prairie