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Tualatin, Oregon's Natural Resource Protection Overlay District is intended to identify and protect by preservation and conservation the designated significant natural resources and Other Natural Areas. The designated significant natural resources are greenways and natural areas, which include the riparian areas and scenic areas of the Tualatin River and certain creeks and drainage swales, wetlands, upland forests, meadows, fish and wildlife resources, and the geologic features of the Tonquin Scablands. The significant natural resources designated for Natural Resource Protection Overlay District status are shown on Tualatin Development Code Map 72-1. Please see Tualatin Development Code Chapter 72: Natural Resource Protection Overlay District (NRPO)for more information.
Tualatin's Wetlands Protection District contains in excess of 300 acres of highly desirable developed and developable land within which there are situated certain natural marshes and wetlands. These natural marshes and wetlands constitute a wildlife habitat and natural resource of important physical, biological, recreational, aesthetic, educational and economic value to the existing and future residents of the City of Tualatin. The Wetlands Protection District (WPD) was established as an overriding planning district classification in the expressed intent of protecting the natural marshes and wetlands within the district while simultaneously permitting and encouraging development and use of the lands adjacent to those areas. For a complete description please refer to Tualatin Development Code Chapter 71: Wetlands Protection District (WPD).