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<br />enhance those natural features. This policy does not preclude increasing their <br />conveyance capacity in an environmentally responsible manner. <br /> <br />The provisions of the /WR overlay zone explicitly address the protection of natural vegetation, <br />water features, and drainageways and are therefore consistent with this policy. <br /> <br />Services to Development Within the Urban Growth Boundary: Stormwater <br />Policies <br /> <br />G.16 Manage or enhance waterways and open stormwater systems to reduce <br />water quality impacts from runoff and to improve stormwater conveyance. <br /> <br />By protecting riparian areas and stream corridors, the measures help to reduce water quality <br />impacts from runoff. <br /> <br />G.19 Maintain flood storage capacity within the floodplain, to the maximum <br />extent practical, through measures that may include reducing impervious <br />surface in the floodplain and adjacent areas. <br /> <br />By restricting development within riparian areas for the Willamette River, the measures help to <br />maintain flood storage capacity within that floodplain. <br /> <br />Code Amendments Eugene Code Section 9.8065 requires that the following criteria (in <br />bold and italic) be applied to a code amendment. <br /> <br />(1) Is consistent with applicable statewide planning goals as adopted by the Land <br />Conservation and Development Commission. <br /> <br />See above. <br /> <br />(2) Is consistent with applicable provisions of the Metro Plan and applicable adopted <br />refinement plans. <br /> <br />See above. <br /> <br />(3) In the case of establishment of a special area zone, is consistent with EC 9.3020 <br />Criteria for Establishment of an S Special Area Zone. <br /> <br />The amendments do not establish a special area zone. <br /> <br />Application of the Overlav Zone The following criteria from EC 9.8856 apply to proposals to <br />rezone properties: <br /> <br />12 <br />