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Amendment areas ~3 and I4 front on the Willamette River and are within the Willamette River Greenway. The draft plan contains guidelines for develop- ment within the Greenway which satisfy the Use Management Criteria required under Statewide Gva1 15 Willamette River Greenway}. Amendment areas I1 and 22 are within areas in which significant natural re- sources have been identified. The draft plan contains policies, both in the Public Facilities and Services Element Storm Drainage Facilities section}, and in the Neighborhood Design Element Natural Resource Area Protection section}, to conserve open space and preserve natural and scenic resources. Discussion within the refinement plan addresses considerations which need to be taken into account when development occurs in these areas. The refinement planning process included the preparation of an Historic Con- text Report for the area. This report is a preliminary step in the develop- ment of a full-scale historic inventory. The report indicated that as many as 13o historic structures, sites and landscape features may be present in the area. Amendment areas in which concentrations of potential historic resources exist include areas 20, 22, and 25. The Neighborhood Design Ele- ment Historic Preservation section} includes policies intended to encourage the City to; 1 } conduct an official inventory of historic and cultural re- sources, and 2} develop mechanisms to further the protection and preservation of significant historic and cultural resources i n the area. Goal 6 - Air Water and Land Resources ualit ~~ Goal 6 is intended to "maintain and improve the quality of the air, water and land resources of the state." The Willakenzie Plan addresses this goal by promoting or providing for: 1} the extension of sanitary sewers to urbanizable areas as they are annexed to the city, 2} a land use configura- tion that is more responsive to service by mass transit and other alternate modes resulting i n improved air quality, 3} industrial and commercial level - apment standards that will provide for improved compatibility with adjacent land uses, and 4} retention of existing natural drainage features to provide improved quality of storm water runoff, recreational and educational opportu- nities, wildlife habitat enhancement, environmental improvement, and aesthet- ic benefits. The issues that are raised by this goal are not confined to a specific amend- ment area but are more generalized and can be applied to the larger geograph- ~c area contained w~th~n the planning area boundaries. The Willakenzie plan contains numerous policies and proposed actions that address this goal. Specifically: - proposals within the plan's Land Use element encourage the development of residential/mixed use communities to bring about a reduction in vehi- cle-miles-traveled within the planning area, thereby affecting air qual- ity within the area; ~ . - policies and proposals within the Transportation Element are directed at ~} enhancing the area's transportation system to increase operational -3-