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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: July 6, 2009
Meeting Type: Regular
Department: Development Services
Staff Contact: Gregory Mott
S P R I N G FIE L D Staff Phone No: 726-3774
C I T Y C 0 U N C I L Estimated Time: 5 Minutes
ITEM TITLE: COUNCIL INITIA nON OF AN AMENDMENT TO TIlE METROPOLITAN
AREA GENERAL PLAN - WILLAMETTE RIVER GREENWAY GOAL
EXCEPTION
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Approval of the following motion:
Move to initiate a Metropolitan Area General Plan amendment required by Policy
# II, Chapter m, Section 0 which states: 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.
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
The Oregon Department of Transportation (0001) is proposing to construct a
bicycle/pedestrian viaduct on the south bank of the Willamette River that will
connect the western portion of the Glenwood bike path with the eastern portion of
the Eugene south bank bike path. The viaduct will have several support columns
that require fill placement within the Greenway Setback.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment I: Map of proposed viaduct.
DISCUSSION!
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
The existing bike path in Glenwood is on-street and requires a crossing of Franklin
Boulevard in order to continue into Eugene because of the narrow road width and
potentially hazardous circumstances for bicyclists along that stretch of Franklin that
approaches and then passes underneath 1-5. The viaduct is entirely off-street and
enables bicycles and pedestrians to remain river side and eliminates the need to
cross Franklin. TransPlan, the G1enwood Refinement Plan and the Willamalane
Parks Plan have envisioned a riverfront bike path along the south bank of the
Willamette River through Glenwood that connects to the Eugene riverfront system.
The viaduct is a first step towards realizing that vision.
The proposed viaduct will "take off" at approximately the western edge of the
Oldham Crane facility and will connect with Eugene's south bank trail
approximately 200 feet west of the 1-5 bridge. The viaduct will be supported by
structures salvaged from the soon-to-be dismantled temporary detour bridge; these
structures will be located within the Greenway Setback and/or the river channel
itself.
Policy # II referenced above requires an exception to the Willamette River
Greenway Goal. By definition, a goal exception is a Type 1 Metro Plan amendment
that must be initiated by one of the three governing bodies. A site-specific goal
exception not related to a UGB expansion requires the participation of all three
jurisdictions, even if the proposal is entirely within the city limits (SDC 5.14-
135(A) (2). Referrals have been sent to Lane County and Eugene requesting an
expedited schedule for public hearing on this matter.
Date Received:
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