Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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Section 28. Section 9.9540 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is deleted: 9.9540 Eugene Downtown Plan Policies. [ A master plan for the EWEB riverfront property must be approved by the city before any redevelopment, land use application, rezoning, Metro Plan or refinement plan diagram amendments are approved for uses not associated with EWEB functions. The master plan shall be evaluated based on the master plan’s consistency with principles (1) through (4) below: (1) Create a “people place” that is active, vibrant, accessible and multi-use. (2) Provide appropriate setbacks, deeper where environmental or habitat issues are more critical, shallower in other areas. (3) Incorporate appropriate building and site design techniques that address environmental concerns. (4) Incorporate an educational aspect, so that the riverfront improvements teach us about our river, our history and our city. The master plan shall be considered using the City’s Type II application procedures, unless the applicant elects to have the master plan reviewed concurrently with a Type III, Type IV or Type V application. (Policy 3)] Section 29. The City Council hereby approves a Willamette Greenway Permit pursuant to EC 9.8800 – 9.8825, as those sections are amended by this Ordinance, for the portion of the Willamette River Greenway that is included within the boundaries of the S-DR Riverfront Special Area Zone to permit development consistent with the applicable S-DR Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone code provisions adopted by this Ordinance. The Willamette Greenway Permit approved by this Ordinance shall remain in effect for any lot within the Willamette Greenway boundaries in the S-DR zone for as long as that lot continues to be in the S-DR zone. In support of this approval, the City Council accepts as its own findings those findings provided by the Applicant in Section 5.6 of Exhibit 8 attached hereto. A Willamette River Greenway setback boundary is hereby established in accordance with the applicable approval criteria at Section 9.8815(5)(a) of the Eugene Code, as shown on Exhibit 9 attached to this Ordinance. Section 30. The “Prior Developed Areas” as shown on Exhibit 9 attached to this Ordinance are hereby acknowledged as being excluded from the /WR Water Resources conservation area, in accordance with Section 9.4920(5) of the Eugene Code. Section 31 . The EWEB Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit 2, and the Applicant’s December 5, 2012 Final Submittal Ordinance - Page 11 of 12