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6.7 All utilities shall be installed underground unless specifi- cally exempted through the master development plan approval process. 5ection_?, Review Procedures. The master site plan far developments proposed w~~thin the Riverfront 5D District shall be reviewed throu h the con-- g ditiona1 use permit process provided in Chapter 9 of the Eugene Code, 1971. For the purpose of this review, the following criteria shall be ap lied in p lieu of the criteria provided in Sections 9.14 and 9.~6a of the Eu ene Code 1971: g ' 7,1 Criteria far Al 1 Devel o ment. a, The proposed development shall be consistent with the Metropolitan Area General Plan, Riverfront Park Study, and other applicable policy documents or functional plans. b. Based on technical analysis (particularly with respect to transportation facilities, planned public facilities shall be shown to accommodate the requirements of the proposed development. . c. The proposed development shall protect visual access from may n entry points from Frankl i n Boulevard to the river/riparian vegetation. 7. ~ Criteria for Devel o meet Within Greenway Baundari es. a, Criteria 7.1.a, 7.1.b and 7.1.c above. . b. The height and bulk of the proposed development shall be designed to consider the impacts on public open space, especially the buffer strips along the Willamette River and Millrace, and to adhere to the height limitations specified along the Willamette River. Building setbacks shall be varied to avoid the effect of a continuous wall along the minimum setback line and to adhere to the requirements for protection of designated features (i.e., Mill- race and pedestrian linkage to the Autzen Stadium footbridge. c. To the greatest possible degree, the intensification, change of use, or development will provide the maximum possible landscaped area, open space, or vegetation between the activity and the river. d. To the maximum extent practicable, the proposed develop- ment shall provide for protection and enhancement of the natural vegetative fringe along the Willamette River. This means protec- tion and enhancement of trees and understory characteristic of native vegetation within the riparian strip along the Willamette River. It also means removal, and active management to prevent reintroduction of, disturbance vegetation such as Himalayan bloc k berries and English ivy. As used here, the riparian strip means the area between the top of the river bank and the water's edge. Ordinance - 9