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C.26 Localgovernmentsshallcontinuetomonitor,toplanfor,andtoenforceapplicable <br />airandwaterqualitystandardsandshallcooperateinmeetingapplicablefederal,state, <br />andlocalairandwaterstandards. <br />Theoverlayzoneisoneelementofabroaderpollutionreductionstrategyinresponseto <br />federalwaterqualitystandardsincludingtheCleanWaterActandrelatedUpper <br />WillametteTotalMaximumDailyLoad(TMDL). <br />C.33 Eugeneshallmaintainandimprovehillsidedevelopmentregulations. <br />Theoverlayzonepreventsdevelopmentimmediatelyadjacenttoheadwaterstreamsthat <br />areotherwiseunprotectedandwhichareparticularlysensitivetodevelopmentimpacts <br />thataredetrimentaltoreceivingwaterquality.Headwaterstreamsarestreamslocatedin <br />hillsideareasonslopesgreaterthan10%,inareaswithhighlyerodiblesoils,andthat <br />drainatleast10acres. <br />D.WillametteRiverGreenway,RiverCorridors,andWaterwaysElement <br />D.2 Landuseregulationsandacquisitionprogramsalongrivercorridorsand <br />waterwaysshalltakeintoaccountalltheconcernsandneedsofthecommunity,including <br />recreation,resource,andwildlifeprotection;enhancementofrivercorridorand <br />waterwayenvironments;potentialforsupportingnon-automobiletransportation; <br />opportunitiesforresidentialdevelopment;andothercompatibleuses. <br />Theallowedusesinthe/WQoverlayzoneareconsistentwiththispolicy. <br />D.5 Newdevelopmentthatlocatesalongrivercorridorsandwaterwaysshallbelimited <br />tousesthatarecompatiblewiththenatural,scenic,andenvironmentalqualitiesofthose <br />waterfeatures. <br />Theallowedusesinthe/WQoverlayzoneareconsistentwiththispolicy. <br />E.EnvironmentalDesignElement <br />E.2 Naturalvegetation,naturalwaterfeatures,anddrainage-waysshallbeprotected <br />andretainedtothemaximumextentpractical.Landscapingshallbeutilizedtoenhance <br />thosenaturalfeatures.Thispolicydoesnotprecludeincreasingtheirconveyance <br />capacityinanenvironmentallyresponsiblemanner. <br />Provisionsofthe/WQoverlayzoneexplicitlyaddresstheprotectionofnatural <br />vegetation,waterfeatures,anddrainagewaysandarethereforeconsistentwiththispolicy. <br />G.PublicFacilitiesandServicesElement <br />ServicestoDevelopmentWithintheUrbanGrowthBoundary:Stormwater <br />G.13 Improvesurfaceandgroundwaterqualityandquantityinthemetropolitanareaby <br />developingregulationsorinstitutingprogramsforstormwaterto: <br />UpdatedDraftLegislativeFindings-forCouncilMeetingMarch9,2009 <br />Page10of17 <br />