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Transportation System Plan indicates that the volume to capacity (vie) ratio of 0.85 is considered the minimum acceptable performance standard for Lane County facilities. As found below, the vlc performance standard is the focus of the proposed mitigation because a Lane County facility is determined to be significantly affected. The end of the planning period in the City's adopted transportation system plan (TransPlan) is 2015. During the TIA scoping process, based on input from technical staff from ODOT, Lane County and City, the applicant's analysis under OAR 660-012-0060 extends the planning period to 2022, which provides more conservative estimates by accounting for more background growth as well as a consistent year for analysis purposes. As the applicant states, the proposed plan anlendments will not significantly affect existing transportation facilities under OAR 660-0 I 2-0060(l)(a) or (l)(b). This is because the proposed amendments \vill not change the functional elassification of an existing or planned transportation facility under (1 )( a) or the standards implementing a functional classification facility under (1 )(b). Regarding subsections OAR 660-012-0060(1)(c)(A),(l)(c)(B) and (l)(c)(C), the applicant is correct that, vvith the exception of the River Road at Hansaker Lane/Irving intersection, the proposed amendments will not significantly affect existing transportation facilities. The performance of the River Road at Hunsaker Lane/Irving intersection is significantly affected by the proposed amendments in the context of subsection (l)(c)(C), with regard to Lane County's minimum vie performance standard. This is because the proposed anlendments would worsen the performance of a facility that is otherv.rise projected to perform below the minimum acceptable perfom1ance standard by the end of the planning period. Specifically, as sho"vn in Table 7 of the applicant's TIA (page 29), in 2022 the River Road at Hunsaker Lane/Irving is projected to perform below the minimum standard of 0.85 vlc by performing at 1.41 without the proposed amendments, and with the proposed amendments. With the proposed anlendments, in 2022 River Road at HunsakerlIrving intersection is projected to perfonn at 1.43 vie. Therefore, the River Road at Hunsaker Lane/Irving intersection is significantly affected by the proposed amendmentsl. See OAR 660-012 -0060( 1 )( e )(C). Mitigation of Impacts Pursuant to OAR 660-012-0060, a proposed amendment that significantly effects a transpoltation facility can be allowed, provided the applicant can demonstrate compliance with either OAR 660- 012-0060(2) or (3). Pursuant to OAR 660-012-0060(1), \:\;'hen a local government determines that an amendment would significantly affect an existing or planned transportation facility, the local government must put in place measures as provided in OAR 660-012-0060(2) to assure that the allowed land uses are consistent with the identified function, capacity and perfomlance standards (level of service, volume to capacity ratio, etc.) of the facility. If there are no measures that will assure that the allowed land uses are consistent with the identified function, capacity and perfonnance standards of the facility, the City could still approve the proposed amendment if the applicant demonstrates compliance with OAR 660-012-0060(3). I Note that the same intersection is not significantly affected with respect to City of Eugene LOS performance standard because the intersection is already projected to fail at LOS F and will not worsen by the proposal as it is projected to stay the same at LOS F with the proposed devClopment. Findings- November 19,2007 Page 8