Admin Order 58-21-23 -- Removing and Modifying Parking Owen Loop South

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Administrative Order -- Page 1 of 5 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-21-23 of the City Engineer of the City of Eugene REPEALING AND REPLACING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 58-21-19 CONCERNING ON-STREET PARKING FROM A PORTION OF OWEN LOOP SOUTH. The City Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that: A. Under the provisions of Chapter IV, Section 16 of the Eugene Charter of 2002, the City Manager is designated as the administrative head of the City and is specifically authorized to enforce all ordinances of the City. In addition, EC 5.040 authorizes the City Manager or the Manager’s designee to “establish, maintain, remove, or alter . . . parking areas and time limitations, including the form of permissible parking” and to “impose conditions upon which the streets and other public property may be used for parking.” EC 5.055 sets forth the criteria the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee should consider when taking administrative action authorized by EC 5.040. B. On August 5, 2020, the City Manager issued Administrative Order No. 58-20-17 granting the Executive Director of the Public Works Department the authority to exercise all of the duties and responsibilities specifically defined as those of the City Manager in Sections 5.040, 5.045 and 5.050 of the Eugene Code, 1971. That Order also granted the Executive Director of the Public Works Department the authority to further delegate those duties and responsibilities to such person or persons qualified to perform the delegated duties. C. On August 6, 2020, the Executive Director of the Public Works Department issued Administrative Order No. 58-20-18 granting the City Engineer the authority to perform the duties and responsibilities specifically defined as those of the City Manager in Sections 5.040, 5.045 and 5.050 of the Eugene Code, 1971. D. For purposes of public health, safety, and welfare, on April 9, 2021, I issued Administrative Order No. 58-21-19 to remove and modify parking on a portion of Owen Loop South. This Order is necessary to better address the parking problems in that area. E. In making the decision, I have considered all of the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055. The following findings support my decision to remove parking and establish commercial only parking: (a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations. i. Owen Loop South is classified as a local street with a speed limit of 25 mph. The street segment is approximately 36 feet wide with parking both sides of the street, allowing