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ORDINANCE NO. a A SPECIAL QRDINANCE GRANTING AN EXEMPTION To THE APPLICATION of EUGENE CGDE,1971, SECTIaN b.~04. The City Caunc~ of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. Section G.2oo of the Eugene Code, 19? 1, proscribes the practice of open burning within the City of Eugene with specified exceptions to this ban. This ordinance is a component of local measures designed to assure compliance with federal ambient air quality standards. B. Maintenaaace and enhancement of air quality is critical to the health and welfare of metropolitan area residents, the area's ability to attract new businesses, and the avoidance of sanctions for noncompliance. C. The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Metro Plan} adopted and acknowledged in 1982, identifies the West Eugene Yndustrial Area as a maj or growth area for the City. . D. The West Eugene Wetlands Plan was adopted by the City Council on May 20,199 by Ordinance No.19853 as a refinement to the Metro Plan. The West Eugene Wetlands Plan Plan} sets forth policies for preserving significant wetlands in West Eugene, allowing development of lower quality wetlands, and establishing a system for mitigation of fi11ed wetlands. The Plan also includes goals and policies for protecting and expanding populafions and habitats of rare, threatened. or endangered plants, including Bradshaw's lomatium (.~omatr`um bradshawii}, Willamette Valley daisy ~Erxgeron decum~ens var. decumbens}, and white-top aster ~~4ster curtus}, and policies for managing the preserved wetlands in public ownership. E. Experimental burns conducted in.1986,1957 and 1991 in the Willow Creek natural area within wetland habitat cont~aanulg the above-mentioned plant species have resulted in expansion of populations of those plants in the areas burned. F. Management of these wetlands and preservation of plant species requires a "species protection" open burning of vegetation for scientific purposes and to foster growth of wetlands species in the areas noted on the map attached as Exhibit A hereto and incorporated hereua by reference. This burning of vegetation in these areas will, restore them to their historical condifion and replicate the indigenous environment for the plants. G. A limited and special exception to the open burning ban in Eugene Code, 1971, Section G.200 is necessary for this purpose. This limited exception is based upon the high costs and Muted practicability of alternative vegetation control methods, the limited nature of the expected Grdnnance -1