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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 20119 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WEST EUGENE <br />WETLANDS PLAN BY ADOPTING NEW POLICIES AND <br />PLAN TEXT ESTABLISIDNG PLANNED <br />TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AND UTILITY <br />CORRIDOR WETLAND DESIGNATIONS <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: <br /> <br />A. On May 20, 1992, the Eugene City Council adopted Ordinance No. 19853 adopting <br />the West Eugene Wetlands Special Area Study, a refinement plan to the Eugene-Springfield <br />Metropolitan Area General Plan, subsequently amended in part by Ordinance No. 19867 adopted <br />by the City Council on August 10, 1992. <br /> <br />B. On March 6, 1995, the Eugene City Council adopted Ordinance No. 20002 <br />amending the West ~ugene Wetlands Special Area Study and changing the name to the West <br />Eugene Wetlands Plan. <br /> <br />C. The City of Eugene has initiated additional amendments to the West Eugene <br />Wetlands Plan to amend Plan policies and text, and to adopt wetland designations for certain <br />properties located within the Plan boundary. <br /> <br />D. On March 19, 1996, the Eugene Planning Commission conducted a joint public <br />hearing with the Lane County Planning Commission on draft amendments to the West Eugene <br />Wetlands Plan. <br /> <br />E. On May 6, 1996, the Eugene Planning Commission voted unanimously to <br />recommend approval of amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan. On June 4,1996, the <br />Lane County Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendments to the Lane <br />County Board of Commissioners, subject to review of testimony and evidence submitted after <br />the close of the record and not available to the Planning Commission at the time of its <br />deliberation. <br /> <br />F. On December 17, 1996, the Eugene Planning Commission conducted a second joint <br />public hearing with the Lane County Planning Commission on new evidence related to wetland <br />designations submitted after the close of the Planning Commission record. <br /> <br />G. On May 5 and May 12, 1997, the Eugene Planning Commission reaffirmed its <br />recommendation for wetland designations for the Speedway site, modified its recommendation <br />for the EWEB substation site, and forwarded a new recommendation to address underground <br />utilities within protected wetlands. On December 8, 1997, the Eugene Planning Commission <br />reaffirmed its recommendation for the Hyundai site. <br /> <br />Ordinance 1 of 3 <br />