Item 7: Ordinances on Goal 5 Natrual Resources Study

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17.5 ESEE Conclusions and Recommendations Sites E37 H (S Hills at Upper Owl Road); E371 (S Hills at St. Clair Lane); E37J (S Hills at Lower Owl Road/Fox Hollow); E37K (S Hills at Canyon Drive/Fox Hollow), E37L (S Hills at Center Way); E37M (S Hills at Dillard); AMA-13 (Owl Road wetland) 17.5.1 Conclusions and Recommendations on Allowing/Limiting/Prohibiting Uses The OARs require local governments to determine whether to allow, limit, or prohibit identified conflicting uses for Goal 5 resource sites, based on the ESEE analysis. 660-023-0040 (5). A local government may decide that: 1) a site is of such importance that conflicting uses should be prohibited; or 2) that both the resource site and the conflicting uses are important relative to each other and, therefore, conflicting uses should be allowed in a limited way; or that 3) conflicting uses should be allowed fully. This section summarizes the conclusions and recommendations on the above sites. Additional conclusions and recommendations for the above sites are contained in Section 5, Conclusions and Recommendations. (I) South Hills at Upper Owl Road (E37H): Limiting conflicting uses recommended. Based on key resource characteristics, this site (E37H) is a relatively higher quality site. The riparian area is relatively intact, with primarily native species, and high vegetative and structural diversity. The steepness of the riparian area also makes it valuable for erosion control and protection of downstream water quality. The three segments of the stream make the site relatively lengthy, but it is no longer a continuous habitat to the Amazon. Based on these resource characteristics and the ESEE analysis above, limiting most conflicting uses is recommended for this site. The resource values provided by the site are more important to the community as a whole, than the conflicting uses that would occur here. The negative economic, social, environmental and energy consequences of fully allowing conflicting uses within these sites outweigh the positive consequences. The positive economic, social, environmental and energy consequences of prohibiting conflicting uses within this site outweigh the negative consequences. However, limiting most conflicting uses would adequately protect the resource while allowing for some uses with minimal impacts to the resource. Therefore, the positive economic, social, environmental and energy consequences of limiting conflicting uses within these sites outweigh the negative. The positive economic, social, environmental and energy consequences of limiting conflicting uses outweigh the positive consequences that would result if all conflicting uses were prohibited. Therefore, limiting conflicting uses is recommended for these sites. (2) South Hills at St. Clair Lane (E371-1, 1-2, 1-3): Limiting conflicting uses recommended. Although portions of the riparian area in this site (E37 I) have been disturbed by clearing and driveways, it provides viable riparian habitat, including a canopy of native trees, a moderately intact riparian understory. The steepness of the surrounding slopes also makes this riparian area valuable for protecting downstream water quality in Amazon Creek from sedimentation. The site by itself is not lengthy, but it ends approximately 2 blocks from Amazon Creek, where the undeveloped portion of the school property extends down to the creek. Based on these key resource characteristics, Site E37I is a relatively higher quality site. Based on these factors, and the ESEE analysis above, the importance of the site is greater than the ESEE Analysis Page 13 October 24, 2005 replacement page