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habitat area and this area was annexed to the Cit . <br />y <br />5. Management of this habitat and preservation of the <br />rare plant species requires a "species protection" o en burnin <br />p g <br />of vegetation for scientific purposes and to foster rowth, This <br />9 <br />burning of these rare plants wi l 1 restore the area to its historical <br />prairie condition and replecate the indigenious environment for <br />the rare plants, <br />G. A limited and special exception to the o en burnin <br />p g <br />ban in Eugene Code, 191I, Section 6,240 is necessar for <br />y this <br />purpose, This limited exception is based upon the high Costs and <br />limited practicability of alternative vegetation control methods <br />the limited nature of the expected burn, air ollution control <br />p <br />strategies that wi l 1 be employed to prevent significant de radat i on <br />9 <br />of air quality, the special recognition given to this area and <br />habitat in the comprehensive planning documents, the Cit 's <br />y <br />direct responsibility under those plans for reservation of the <br />p <br />natural resources in this area, and the general public benefit <br />derived from the preservation of th i s habitat, This 1 invited <br />exceptian is unique and should not serve as precedent for future <br />exceptions or signal any relaxation of the City's commitment to <br />preservation of air quality, <br />Nod(, THEREFORE, <br />THE CITY of EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The findings set forth above are ado ted, <br />p <br />Section 2, The City shall continue to use its outdoor <br />burning ordinance as one method for maintaining and im rovin <br />P 9 <br />air quality of the metropolitan area, <br />2 ~.~ Ordinance <br />