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and removing references to the Metro Plan within the Riparian Code Ordinance. <br />He indicated those are considered housekeeping changes and if they make the <br />changes, they have to amend the riparian regulations to take out existing <br />references to the area that will no longer exist within the Metro Plan. <br />Ralston asked what happens to Springfield's Riparian Zone requirement when <br />adopting Goal 5. He asked if Lane County's requirement was different than <br />Springfield. <br />Greg Mott, city of Springfield, responded that there is not a direct answer. He <br />indicated that the city of Springfield undertook the periodic review assignment to <br />update their Goal 5 inventories within their UGB. He said that occurred during a <br />rule change regarding Goal 5 preservation. He noted that each city was able to <br />determine the values they would place on their Goal 5 inventories based on <br />protection regulations. He added that Springfield's are different than the city of <br />Eugene. He stated they recognize their wetlands and stream corridors based on <br />flow volume and presence of fish. He said at the time they were evaluating for <br />Goal 5 they were also subject to the Endangered Species Act and Clean Water <br />Act. He reported that they applied a simple preservation protection setback along <br />the streams, based on a 75 foot measurement. He added that they have adopted <br />measures to regulate the activities that can occur in that setback but they are <br />specific to streams of a certain volume and the presence of fish. He stated that <br />there is no guaranty their measures are the same as the city of Eugene or Lane <br />County. <br />Ralston asked about Lane County's requirements. <br />Miller explained that for Lane County's riparian regulations, because of the Metro <br />Plan and boundary, their current regulations inside the Metro Plan follow the <br />same as Springfield's based on the cubic feet per second flow. He added the <br />setbacks are either 50 feet or 75 feet. He reported that outside of the Metro Plan <br />Boundary, Lane County's riparian regulations are either 50 feet or 100 feet. He <br />explained that what they are proposing to do would create a larger buffer by <br />changing the riparian ordinances. <br />Ralston commented that as a Springfield City Councilor he wasn't sure that he <br />would want to have the same buffers Lane County is proposing because they are <br />talking about lands adjacent to Springfield that could someday come under <br />Springfield's jurisdiction and they will have to deal with buffer zones that don't <br />make sense. <br />Mott explained that the city of Springfield's regulations apply only within their <br />jurisdiction which is the UGB. He said in the event the city of Springfield sought <br />to expand the UGB, one of their obligations in the expansion would be to identify <br />Goal 5 resources. He said the County will have adopted their inventory. He <br />believed they would be subject to their own standards once it was being <br />5 <br />