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Area General Plan (Metro Plan) is the acknowledged comprehensive plan that guides land use planning in Springfield, Eugene and Lane County. Finding #19. Part II of Goal 2 provides the conditions and standards for which a local jurisdiction can adopt an exception to a statewide goal. Relevant to this request is Statewide Planning Goal 15, Willamette River Greenway which does not allow non water - dependent, non water- related uses, such as the proposed transportation facility, within the greenway setback without receiving an exception. The need for a goal exception is specifically triggered by Policy D.11 of the Metro Plan, Willamette River Greenway, River Corridors, and Waterways Element. The exception to Goal 15 is discussed under section IV which is incorporated herein by reference. Chapter 111 -D of the Metro Plan specifically addresses issues related to the Willamette Greenway. The following policies found in Chapter 111 -D are cited below (emphasis added). Policy D.2 Land Use regulation and acquisition programs along river corridors and waterways shall take into account all the concerns and needs of the community, including recreation, resource, and wildlife protection; enhancement of river corridor and waterway environments; potential for supporting non - automobile transportation opportunities for residential development; and other compatible uses. Policy D.3 Eugene, Springfield and Lane County shall continue to cooperate in expanding water - related parks and other facilities where appropriate that allow access to and enioyment of the river and waterway corridors Policy D.11 states in part that: The taking of an exception shall be required if a non -water dependent transportation facility requires placing of fill within the Willamette River Greenway setback. Finding #20. TransPlan (2002) is Eugene - Springfield's local Transportation System Plan and is a functional plan of the Metro Plan. TransPlan provides policies addressing transportation facilities and policies for the Eugene - Springfield Metropolitan Area. Finding #21. TransPlan contains project lists and maps showing needed transportation facilities in the Metropolitan area. The Future Bikeway Project Map shows an off - street bike facility running along the south bank of the Willamette River underneath the 1 -5 Bridge. This bikeway is identified as project #851 South Bank Trail (A) with an estimated cost of $1,800,000 (Jurisdiction: Springfield). The viaduct would then connect with the existing bike path on the Eugene side of 1 -5, shown as an existing off - street bike facility on the TransPlan Financially - Constrained Bikeway System Projects map. The proposed viaduct and path facilities would implement a portion of project #851. Finding #22. Central Lane MPO Regional Transportation Plan lists the Glenwood Riverfront Park Path (Project 851) as a financially constrained project. It is classified as a multiuse path without road project. Finding #23. The Glenwood Refinement Plan (1999) is a refinement plan of the Metro Plan. It contains a map of proposed bicycle routes (pg. 53) that shows the South Bank Trail as an off - street path following the Willamette River, connecting the Eugene path system to the Springfield Bridges. Glenwood Refinement Plan Policy # 4.5 calls for the acquisition of Attachment 1 -6