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Goal 4 - Forest Land: To conserve forest lands. There are no parcels within the airport boundary or surrounding area currently designated as Forest Land. Also, as found during the prior 1999 Airport Master Plan process, even if forest resources were feasible in the subject area, such uses could be considered incompatible with airport operations given height restrictions and air safety standards. Adoption of the current master plan update does not include any changes to existing Forest Land use designations, and OAR 660 - 012 - 0065(1) and (3)(n) allow airport improvements contemplated in the master plan update without the need for an exception to Goal 4. As such, adoption of the current master plan update is consistent with Goal 4 and will not otherwise affect Metro Plan compliance with this Goal. Goal 5 - Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resources: To conserve open space and protect natural and scenic resources. Adoption of the current Eugene Airport Master Plan update does not include any plan amendments that would affect Goal 5 resources. The following administrative rule (OAR 660 -023- 0250) is applicable to post - acknowledgement plan amendments concerning Goal 5: (3) Local governments are not required to apply Goal 5 in consideration of a PAPA unless the PAPA affects a Goal 5 resource. For purposes of this section, a PAPA would affect a Goal 5 resource only if: (a) The PAPA creates or amends a resource list or a portion of an acknowledged plan or land use regulation adopted in order to protect a significant Goal 5 resource or to address specific requirements of Goal 5; (b) The PAPA allows new uses that could be conflicting uses with a particular significant Goal 5 resource site on an acknowledged resource list; or (c) The PAPA amends an acknowledged UGB and factual information is submitted demonstrating that a resource site, or the impact areas of such a site, is included in the amended UGB area. Adoption of the Eugene Airport Master Plan update as a refinement to the Metro Plan will not create or amend a list of Goal 5 resources, a plan or a land use regulation adopted in order to protect a significant Goal 5 resource or to address specific requirements of Goal 5. Adoption of the master plan update will not allow any new conflicting uses or amend the acknowledged Urban Growth Boundary. Therefore, adoption does not trigger the need to consider Goal 5 pursuant to OAR 660 - 023 - 0250(3). The only Lane County Goal 5 waterway identified in the vicinity traverses the boundary of the site near its southwest corner and is not impacted by any of the recommendations in the master plan update. To the extent that construction of future airport improvements contemplated in the master plan update may impact other jurisdictional wetlands in the area, as discussed in Chapter 3, Alternative Plan Concepts, avoidance and minimization alternatives have been considered. Some of the wetland areas considered in alternative development scenarios for the airport have