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<br />Willamette River as the Willamette River Greenway. <br /> <br />The Willamette Greenway area within the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary is governed by <br />existing local provisions which have been acknowledged as complying with Goal 15. Those <br />provisions are unchanged by this ordinance. <br /> <br />Goal 16 through 19 (Estuarine Resources, Coastal Shore lands, Beaches and Dunes, and Ocean <br />Resources): <br /> <br />There are no coastal, ocean, estuarine, or beach and dune resources related to the property <br />effected by this ordinance. Therefore, these goals are not relevant and the ordinance will not <br />affect compliance with Goals 16 through 19. <br /> <br />(2) The refinement plan amendment is consistent with the applicable provisions of the Metro <br />Plan. <br /> <br />Environmental Resources Elements Policies <br /> <br />18. Local governments shall develop plans and programs which carefully manage <br />development on hillsides and in water bodies, and restrict development in wetlands in <br />order to protect the scenic quality, surface water and groundwater quality, forest values, <br />vegetation, and wildlife values of those areas. <br /> <br />The refinement plan, a portion of which is adopted by this ordinance, is an integral part of a <br />protection program consistent with Policy 18. <br /> <br />19. Local governments shall develop policies and local controls for protection and <br />management of wetland areas by completion of the next Metro Plan update. <br /> <br />While some of the area's significant wetlands were already protected by the West Eugene <br />Wetlands Study, this ordinance helps to complete the area's program for wetlands. <br /> <br />24. When planningfor and regulating development, local governments shall consider the <br />need for protection of open spaces, including those characterized by significant <br />vegetation and wildlife. Means of protecting open space include but are not limited to <br />outright acquisition, conservation easements, planned unit development ordinances, <br />streamside protection ordinances, open space tax deferrals, donations to the public, and <br />performance zoning. <br /> <br />The /WR overlay zone establishes streamside protection measures for significant vegetation and <br />wildlife areas consistent with this policy. <br /> <br />27. Local governments shall protect endangered and threatened plant and wildlife species, as <br />recognized on a legally adopted statewide list, after notice and opportunity for public <br />input. <br /> <br />7 <br />