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ORDINANCE N0. 19422 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE WILLAMETTE GREENWAY; AND AMENDING SECTION 9.26Q OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 9.260 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to read and provide: 9.26o Willamette Greenway. ~1} The development of land within the corporate limits of the city and the boundaries of the Willamette River Greenway shall be accom~ plished in accordance with Planned Unit Development Regulations ~9.5Q$ - 9.52Q} or Conditional Use Procedures ~9.fi 96 - 9.722}, ~2} Fi ndi nos . Planned Unit Development or Candi ti oval Use Perini t approval may be granted only if the proposal conforms to all the following criteria: ~a} To the greatest degree passible, the intensification, change of use, or development will provide the maximum passible landscaped area, apes space, or vegetation between the activity and the River; fib} To the greatest passible degree, necessary and adequate public .access wi 11 be provided to and along the River by appro-~ priate legal means; and ~c} The intensification, change of use, ar development will conform with applicable Willamette Greenway policies as set forth in the Metropolitan Plan. ~d} The intensification, change of use, or development will conform with either ~i} an adopted refinement plan or ordinance that imposes use management requirements consistent with Statewide Goal 15, or iii} the use management considerations and requirements under Statewide Gaa1 15 as measured by the standards below: 1. Preservation and maintenance of any designated agri- cultural land as provided in Statewide Gaal 3, The inventory conducted in 1976 to establish the boundary of the Willamette River Greenway indicated that "there is no land within the Eugene City 1 i mi is which fal 1 s within the definition of agri - cultural lands . all land within the City is committed to urban use."}. 2. Establishment of adequate setback lines to keep structures separated from the River to protect, maintain, pre- serve, and enhance the natural, scenic, historic, and recre- ational qualities of the Greenway. Setback lines need not apply to water related or water dependent activities as de- fined in the Statewide Planning Goals and Guidelines SOAR fi6D-15-o0o et seq . } . 3. Protection of significant fish and wildlife habitats as identified in the Metropolitan Plan Natural Assets and Con- Ordinance - 1