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Policies <br />D.Conduct a study of riparian habitat values and <br />restoration opportunities within the Willamette <br />River riparian zone to guide protection and <br />1.Incorporate the Willamette River as an integral <br />restoration activities in that area, and to identify <br />element to downtown planning and development. <br />those areas of lower habitat value. <br />2.Collaborate with EWEB to encourage relocation <br />E.Enhance existing points of access from downtown <br />of their utility facilities. <br />to the river so that convenient connections are <br />visible both from the riverfront to downtown, and <br />3.A master plan for the EWEB riverfront property <br />from downtown to the river. <br />must be approved by the City before any <br />redevelopment, land use application, rezoning, <br />F.Explore possibilities for parks or public open <br />Metro Plan or refinement plan diagram <br />space along the riverfront. <br />amendments are approved for uses not associated <br />with EWEB functions. The master plan shall be <br />Projects <br />evaluated based on the master plan's consistency <br />with principles A through D below: <br />Examples of possible projects that address the <br />A.Create a Òpeople placeÓ that is active, <br />implementation strategies: <br />vibrant, accessible and multi-use. <br />B.Provide appropriate setbacks, deeper where <br />¥Partner with EWEB to develop a master plan for <br />environmental or habitat issues are more <br />the EWEB site. <br />critical, shallower in other areas. <br />C.Incorporate appropriate building and site <br />¥Assess and provide mitigation for stormwater <br />design techniques that address <br />issues related to the potential development of <br />environmental concerns. <br />riverfront properties. <br />D.Incorporate an educational aspect, so that <br />the riverfront improvements teach us about <br />¥Introduce pedestrian-related improvements along <br />our river, our history and our city. <br />all paths leading to the river. <br />The master plan shall be considered using the <br />City's Type II application procedures, unless the <br />¥Develop an adaptive use concept for EWEBÕs <br />applicant elects to have the master plan <br />Steam Plant. <br />reviewed concurrently with a Type III, Type IV <br />or Type V application. <br />¥Daylight the Millrace to connect downtown to <br />the river and capitalize on this historic waterway. <br />4. Facilitate dense development in the courthouse <br />area and other sites between the core of <br />downtown and the river. <br />Implementation Strategies <br />A.Create inviting physical and visual access to the <br />riverfront from 8th and 5th Avenues, and explore <br />opportunities for additional access between these <br />two points. <br />B.Rezone the Courthouse area from Light-Medium <br />Industrial I-2 to a commercial zone compatible <br />with downtown. <br />C.Reinforce the relationship between downtown <br />and the river through landscaping, art, signs, street <br />furniture, historic plaques and markers. <br />Fish mosaic benches at the library <br />reinforce the theme of downtown <br />and the river. <br />EUGENE DOWNTOWN PLAN ¥ APRIL 2004 <br />