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-2-3..1.5.. While development and in-filling have decreased the amount of open space (and <br /> associated vegetation and wildlife habitat) within the urban service area, the compact <br /> urban growth form has protected open space on the urban fringe and in rural areas within <br /> the Plan Boundary. <br /> <br />;2-316. Compact urban growth results in pressure on open space within the current urban <br /> <br /> .... ...... ~ 47:~.' ~("' ~'~ Programs for preserving quality open space within the projected "~-~ ............. ....... <br /> ,,,,~,, [~¢,B:become more important as the area grows. <br /> <br />.2-5.1...'~. Open space provides many benefits in an urban area, including: retention of habitat for <br /> wildlife; filtration of polluted water, absorption of storm runoff flow; protection of scenic <br /> quality; provision of recreation opportunities; reduction of atmospheric temperatures, and <br /> personal well-being. <br /> <br />_~k718. Urban agriculture, in other words, backyard and community gardens, and interim use of <br /> vacant and underdeveloped parcels, provides economic, social, and environmental <br /> benefits to the community. <br /> <br />Policies <br /> <br /> Agricultural production shall be considered an acceptable interim and temporary use on <br /> urbanizable land and on vacant and underdeveloped urban land where no conflicts with <br /> adjacent urban uses exist. <br /> <br />v?:C~.2~0.:.~:Continued local programs supporting community gardens on public land and programs <br /> promoting urban agriculture on private land shall be encouraged. Urban agriculture <br /> includes gardens in backyards and interim use of vacant and underdeveloped parcels. <br /> <br />24~):~..21When planning for and regulating development, local governments shall consider the <br /> need for protection of open spaces, including those characterized by significant vegetation <br /> and wildlife. Means of protecting open space include but are not limited to outright <br /> acquisition, conservation easements, planned unit development ordinances, streamside <br /> protection ordinances, open space tax deferrals, donations to the public, and performance <br /> zoning. <br /> <br />Noise .(Goal 6) <br /> <br />Findings <br /> <br />29.:!~:?:~: Noise sources of a nuisance nature (such as barking dogs, lawn mowers, loud parties, <br /> noisy mufflers, and squealing tires) are best addressed through nuisance ordinances rather <br /> than land use policies. <br /> <br /> Major sources of noise in the metropolitan area are airplanes, highway traffic, and some <br /> industrial and commercial activities. <br /> <br />Exhibit B: Proposed amendments to Chapter III-C, Environmental Resources Element,Page 20 of 25 <br />of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Plan (Metro Plan). <br /> <br /> <br />