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ORDINANCE N0. ~q~4~ <br />A SPECIAL ORDINANCE GRANTING <br />TO THE AN EXEMPTION <br />APPLICATION 4F EUGENE CODE 1 <br />SECTION 6.2OD~ 911, <br />AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />The City Council of the Cit of • <br />y Eugene finds as follows: <br />1. Eugene Code, 191 Section • <br />6,240 proscribes the ractice <br />p <br />of open burning wi th i n the C i t of • • <br />y Eugene with spec7f~ed exce tion <br />p s <br />to this ban. This ordinance i <br />s a component of local measures <br />designed to assure cam fiance i <br />p w th federal ambient air ualilt <br />q y <br />standards. <br />2. Maintenance and enhancemen <br />t of air quality ~s Cr~tTCal <br />to the health and welfare of me <br />trapol~tan area residents the <br />area's ability to attract new busine • <br />sses, and avoidance of sanctions <br />for noncompliance. <br />3, The EugeneawSpringfield Metro <br />pol~tan Area General Plan <br />Metro Plank adopted and acknowl • <br />edged ~n ~98Z, ~dent~f~es the <br />Willow Creek Basin as a ma 'or row • <br />J g th area for the C1ty. A portion <br />of the Basin is denominated "Park ~~ <br />s and open Space. That area <br />is the habitat of several uni u • <br />q e and rare species of plants <br />~Lomatium bradshaii, Eri eron d <br />g ecumbens var, decumbens, Aster <br />Curtis ~~ common names Bradshaw's ] • <br />omat~um, W~ llamette valley <br />daisy, wh i te~~~top aster These <br />~ species at one time recta <br />p m~nated <br />in the Willamette vane Their <br />y habitat area ~s quite limited <br />now. This special habitat area was id • <br />ent~f~ed ~n the July, I98Z <br />Willow Creek Special Area Stud <br />y~ <br />4. Subsequent to these acti <br />ons and pursuant to their <br />terms, the Nature Conservanc bec <br />y ame the managers of this sensitive <br />1 ~~ Ordinance <br />