Item 1: Ordinance on Oregon West Management

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To mitigate the significant effect that the proposed amendments will have on the River Road at Hunsaker LanelIrving intersection, the applicant has proposed the following improvements: . Construct an additional Hunsaker Lane westbound approach lane. Jurisdiction: Lane County . Construct an additional Green Lane westbound approach lane. Jurisdiction: City of Eugene The applicant states on pages 17-20 of the written statement that the mitigation is proposed under OAR 660-012-0060(2)(e), and also under OAR 660-012-0060(3) if the City chooses to invoke subsection (3). Based on the applicant's TIA and supplemental materials, it is determined that the proposed mitigation measures will not bring the significantly affected facility (River Road at Husakerllrving) up to the identified function, capacity and performance standards of the facility by the end of the planning period. Specifically, in order to demonstrate compliance \-\lith OAR 660- 012-0060(1) (as required by subsection (2)(e)), the applicant must provide enough mitigation to increase the performance of the intersection up to the minimum standard identified by Lane County.. 0.85 v/c. The proposed mitigation, as shown in Table 8 of the TIA (page 33), only improves the perfonnance of the intersection to 1.19 v/c. Accordingly, the applicant's proposed mitigation measures do not meet the requirements of OAR 660-012-0060(1) and OAR 660-012-0060(2)(e). However, as previously noted, the City may still approve the proposed amendment if the applicant demonstrates compliance with OAR 660-012-0060(3). This provision states that a local govermnent may approve an amendment that \vould significantly affect an existing transportation facility without assuring that the allowed land uses are consistent with the function, capacity and performance standards if the applicant can demonstrate compliance with the five requirements of subsection (3)(a) through (e) below. Findings addressing compliance with these requirements are provided below. OAR 660-012-0060(3)(a) The facility is already performing below the minimum acceptable performance standard identified in the 1'5;P or comprehensive plan on the date the amendment application is submitted; Consistent with this subsection, River Road at Hunsaker/Irving is currently performing at 0.91 vlc, which is below the acceptable performance standard of 0.85 vIe, as demonstrated in the applicant's TIA in Table 7 (page 29). OAR 660-012-0060(3)(b) In the absence of the amendment, planned tram]Jortation facilities. improvements and services as set forth in section (4) of this rule would not be adequate to achieve consistency yvith the identified function, capacity or performance standardfor that facility by the end of the planning period identified in the adopted TSP; As shown in the applicant's analysis in the TIA, in the absence of these amendments, the planned facilities, etc., would not be adequate to achieve consistency with the performance standard ofthe facility by the end of the planning period, consistent with this subsection. Findings- November 19,2007 Page 9