Item B: Parks, Recreation and Open Space Comprehensive Plan

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General Plan, other adopted City policies, and the Statewide Planning Goals. That Resolution No. 4127, and the Eugene Parks and Recreation Plan adopted therein should be repealed; the entry for Eugene Parks and Recreation Plan – 1989 in Section 9.8010 of the Eugene Code, 1971 should be deleted; and Section 9.9550 of the Eugene Code, 1971, the Eugene Parks and Recreation Policies, should be repealed as hereinafter set forth. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Resolution No. 4127, and the Eugene Parks and Recreation Plan adopted therein, is hereby repealed, as of the effective date of this Ordinance. Section 2. Based on the above findings, and the legislative findings attached hereto as Exhibit A, which are adopted in support of this Ordinance, the PROS Comprehensive Plan a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B is hereby adopted as a refinement of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan. A final copy of the complete PROS Comprehensive Plan shall be attached to this Ordinance. Section 3. Table 9.8010 of the Eugene Code, 1971 is hereby amended by deleting the “Eugene Parks and Recreation Plan – 1989” entry therefrom, Section 4. Section 9.9550 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is repealed. [9.9550 Eugene Parks and Recreation Plan Policies. (1) Physical Access. (a) Provide safe parking at parks and recreational facilities that commonly draw crowds arriving by both automobiles and bicycles. (Policy 4) (b) Provide safe and convenient access to parks and recreational facilities for persons with disabilities. (Policy 5) (c) When possible, require land divisions and planned unit developments to provide for pedestrian access to parks and potential park sites. (Policy 6) (2) Urban Design. (a) Protect the unique geographical features, buttes, and other natural landmarks in parks and other recreational facilities for their contribution to the community’s identity. (Policy 1) (b) Use the Trees for Eugene street tree planting guide when designing streetscapes next to and within parks and other recreational facilities. (Policy 3) (c) Minimize the impacts of park use on surrounding lands through: 1. Buffering borders shared with residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural uses. 2. Expanding sub-standard sized parks, when possible, through acquisition to improve access, visibility, and aesthetic quality. 3. Careful siting of access roads, parking areas, and activities that require lighting or produce high noise levels. (Policy 4)] (d) Treat environmental enhancement as a component of recreational development. (Policy 5) (3) Willamette and McKenzie Rivers. (a) Use the January, 1985, Willamette River Greenway Management Ordinance - 2