Bend Area General Plan APPENDIX D: Goal 5 Inventory, ESEE Analysis, Local Wetlands Inventory E x h i b i t “ A ” Goal 5 Inventory and Analysis Report Adopted by City Council November 20, 2002 Effective December 20, 2002 City of Bend Periodic Review – Goal 5 Inventory and Analysis i City of Bend Periodic Review Goal 5 Inventory and Analysis December 2000 Prepared for the City of Bend By Darcy McNamara, Bend Riverway City of Bend Periodic Review – Goal 5 Inventory and Analysis ii City of Bend Periodic Review, Goal 5 Inventory and Analysis by Darcy McNamara, December 2000 on behalf of the Bend Riverway with edits and additions by the City of Bend Planning Staff Contributors: Christina Veverka: Wetland inventory, public involvement Pamela Bodie, MLA. Research, public involvement, mapping, and regulatory analysis The Bend Riverway is a community project of the Bend Park and Recreation Foundation. Other documents prepared concurrently for Goal 5: Goal 5 Reference Material for the City of Bend City of Bend Local Wetlands Inventory Reprints with credit to the Bend Riverway, the City of Bend and the author. City of Bend Periodic Review – Goal 5 Inventory and Analysis iii Acknowledgements Many thanks to: Mike Byers, Principal Planner, City of Bend Wendy Robinson, Senior Planner, City of Bend Many state and local community members helped in preparing this report. Special thanks to the following agency and non-profit representatives for their assistance. Dana Field, Wetlands Planner, Oregon Division of State Lands Steven George, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Kyle Gorman, Oregon Water Resources Department David Dobkin, High Desert Ecological Research Institute Jan Houck, Oregon State Parks Bonnie Lamb, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Dave Leslie, Deschutes County Community Development Laren Woolley, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development ACRONYMS UGB Urban Growth Boundary ESEE Economic, Social, Environment and Energy FIRM Federal Insurance Rate Map OSW Oregon Scenic Waterway OFWAM Oregon Freshwater Wetland Assessment Methodology LWI Local Wetland Inventory NWI National Wetland Inventory SWI State Wetland Inventory OAR Oregon Administrative Rule Agency and Committee Acronyms BUAPC Bend Urban Area Planning Commission BMPRD Bend Metro Park and Recreation District COID Central Oregon Irrigation District DEQ Department of Environmental Quality DLCD Department of Land Conservation and Development DSL Oregon Division of State Lands FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency LCDC Land Conservation and Development Commission LUBA Land Use Board of Appeals ODFW Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife OPRD Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department TID Tumalo Irrigation District City of Bend Periodic Review – Goal 5 Inventory and Analysis iv Table of Contents Acknowledgements............................................................................................................ iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................viii BACKGROUND...................................................................................................... 1 CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT............................................................................ 3 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Public Meetings ................................................................................................................................... 3 Other Public Involvement............................................................................................................ 12 GOAL 5 WORK ITEMS.................................................................................. 14 Riparian Areas ............................................................................................................................ 14 Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Goal 5 Riparian Resources Defined ...................................................................................... 14 Inventory Methodology................................................................................................................. 15 Inventory Results .............................................................................................................................. 16 Regulatory Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 34 Options for Protection.................................................................................................................... 40 Wetlands ............................................................................................................................................ 44 Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 44 Goal 5 Wetlands Defined............................................................................................................. 44 Inventory Methodology................................................................................................................. 46 Inventory Results .............................................................................................................................. 48 Regulatory Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 56 Options for Protection.................................................................................................................... 58 Wildlife Habitat.......................................................................................................................... 59 Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 59 Goal 5 Wildlife Habitat Defined.............................................................................................. 59 Inventory Methodology................................................................................................................. 59 Inventory Results .............................................................................................................................. 60 Regulatory Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 78 Options for Protection.................................................................................................................... 83 State Scenic Waterways..................................................................................................... 84 Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 84 Goal 5 Scenic Resources Defined........................................................................................... 84 Inventory Methodology................................................................................................................. 84 Inventory Results .............................................................................................................................. 84 City of Bend Periodic Review – Goal 5 Inventory and Analysis v Regulatory Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 85 Options for Protection.................................................................................................................... 87 APPENDIX A: ............................................................................... GLOSSARY 88 General Definitions....................................................................................................................................... 88 Safe Harbor Definition ................................................................................................................................. 89 Riparian Corridor Definitions....................................................................................................................... 89 Wetland Definitions...................................................................................................................................... 89 APPENDIX B: ..................................................................... REFERENCES 91 APPENDIX C: CITIZEN AND AGENCY INVOLVEMENT . 94 Agency letter: ODFW................................................................................................................................... 96 Wildlife Biologist Letter............................................................................................................................... 99 MAPS Study Area ......................................................................................................................... 2 South Canyon Reach ....................................................................................................... 3 Pioneer Reach.................................................................................................................. 21 Awbrey Reach ................................................................................................................. 23 Steep Slopes ....................................................................................................................