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Goal 3, Agricultural Land: To preserve and maintain agricultural lands. There are no agricultural lands, by zoning, designation or use, involved with or affected by this application. Therefore this Goal is not relevant and the amendment does not affect Metro Plan compliance with Goal 3. Goal 4, Forest Land: To conserve forest lands by maintaining the forest land base and to protect the state's forest economy by mak~'ng possible economically efficient forest practices that assure the continuous growing and harvesting of forest tree species as the leading use on forest land consistent with sound management of soil, air, water, and~sh and wildlife resources and to provide for recreational opportunities and agriculture. There are no forest lands related to this application, so this Goal is also not relevant and the amendment does not affect Metro Plan compliance with Gval 4. Goal 5, Gpen Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resources: To conserve open space and protect natural and scenic resources. The Q Street Channel is identif ed as a jurisdictional wetland National Wetlands Inventory, Eugene East map]. This application does not seek to change the Park and Cpen Space Metro Plan designation for the Q Street Channel, but merely corrects a difference between the property's underlying zoning classification and the existing Commercial Plan designation for the western portion of the property, south of the Q Street Channel, There are no other inventoried Goa15 resources on the property. The amendment, therefore, is consistent with and complies with Goal 5. Goal G, Air, Water and Land Resources Quality; Ta maintain and improve the quality of the air, water and land resources of the state. The application for Metro Plan diagram amendment does not concern waste and process discharges that would impact the quality of air, water, and land resources. Any and all future development on the property will comply with all local, state, and federal standards and guidelines. The Q Street Channel functions as an open stormwater conveyance and could receive stormwater runoff from future development on the site Eugene Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan, November 1993, pg. 4-7]. These and other Goal 6 considerations would be addressed through the site planning process should future development occur on the property. As development is not proposed at this time, and the application fvr a Metro Plan diagram amendment is intended to rectify the difference between the site's Commercial Plan designation and underlying zoning, this Goal is not relevant and the amendment does not affect Metro Plan compliance with Goal 6. 2