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development of transportation facilities that will provide access to industrial and commercial land in West Eugene. This policy acknowledges the importance of transportation facilities that are included in adopted transportation plans, and allows construction of those projects within wetland areas that would otherwise be protected. Many of these planned facilities in west Eugene are adjacent to and would provide access to industrial land and existing industrial development. Therefore these amendments are consistent with this policy. Policy 18, page III-C-9: "Local governments shall develop plans and programs which carefully manage development on hillsides and in water bodies and restrict development in wetlands in order to protect the scenic quality, surface water and groundwater quality, forest values, vegetation, and wildlife values of those areas." This policy sets direction for future legislative implementation of the goals and policies of the Metro Plan and is not intended to be applied to a specific action or proposal. In addition, the West Eugene Wetlands Plan as a whole is a plan which outlines a program for management of development in and around wetlands to protect values as described in Policy 18. Policy 19, page III-C-9: "Local governments shall develop policies and local controls for protection and management of wetland areas by completion of the next Metro Plan Update." This policy sets direction for future legislative implementation of the goals and policies of the Metro. The West Eugene Wetlands Plan, which contains policies and local land use controls for wetlands in west Eugene, was adopted in 1992. The current proposed amendments will update the 1992 Plan. The proposed text amendments do not affect policies which prescribe the primary wetland protection measures to be implemented: wetland acquisition, wetland buffers and waterside setbacks. The proposed amendments will include provisions which address protection and management of wetland areas, and therefore they are consistent with this policy. Policy 27, page III-C-I0: "Local governments shall encourage further study by specialists of endangered and threatened plant and wildlife species in the metropolitan area. " Although it does not specifically address study of rare plants, the proposed language for the Utility Corridor policy specifically calls for avoiding rare plants when siting new utility lines, which will help retain current plant populations for possible future study. Similarly, the Planned Transportation Corridor policy requires that "roadway alignments shall be designed and constructed so as to avoid or minimize cumulative impacts to wetland functions and values, rare species and rare species habitat." These amendments include provisions which will protect rare plants, ensuring they are Text Amendments Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 2