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determining whether to protect a site. This is consistent with the Plan Goal of protecting a wetland system with a "high likelihood of long-term survival". The west Eugene wetlands Plan contains the following applicable Policies related findings follow each policy}; Policy 3.1 "Seek acquisition of protected wetland sites by federal, state and local public agencies and private, non-profit conservation organizations." The proposed amendments do not affect the on-going efforts of the west Eugene wetlands Program to acquire wetlands designated for development in the Plan. Summary Conclusions: west Eugene'Wetlands Plan Consistency The above findings indicate that the proposed amendments are consistent with the applicable policies in the remainder of the wEwP. The proposed amendments meet the criterion of consistency with the remainder of the refinement plan. Section 9.145 ~2}~c} "The plan amendment is found to address one or more of the following: 1, An error in the publication of the plan;" Findings: The proposed amendments do not contain any corrections of errors in the original Plan. However, the amendments do address omissions from the original Plan. Proposed amendment #63 gives direction to local governments about issuance of building permits within protected wetlands. This subject was also not addressed in the original Plan. Section 9.145 ~2}~c} 2. "A change of circumstances in a substantial manner not anticipated in the plan;" Findings: Seven proposed policies are introduced as clarifications of existing policies in the Plan. Property owners, developers, and various agency staff have on numerous occasions commented on the lack of clarity in the existing plan regarding:l } how the protection and development criteria are interpreted and applied, 2} what the relationship is between wetland protection policies and the city's buildling permit process, 3}how mitigation sites are identified, 4} whether the wetland designations map in the plan accurately reflects wetland boundaries, 5}whether roadside ditches are protected under the plan, 6} whether all wetlands on public land were intended to be protected, and 7} what the city's policy is regarding use of degraded wetlands far starmwater quality improvement. The lack of clarity of these policy areas was not anticipated at the time of Plan adoption. These amendments include numbers 62, 63, 64, 65, 70, 71, 72. Conclusions: The proposed amendments listed above regarding rare plants meet the criterion above because they respond to information about rare plants not available at the time of Plan adoption. The proposed amendments listed above which address lack of clarity Text Amendments Qrdinance, Exhibit C .Ref nement Plan Amendment Findings Page 7