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projected to operate below the performance standard in the plan year regardless of the proposal under review. Therefore, no facilities are significantly affected under this definition. With regard to OAR 660-012-0060(1)(c)(C), the analysis determined that two facilities within the scope of the study are otherwise projected to operate below the perforn1ance standard in the plan year. These facilities are: . River Road at Green Lane intersection · River Road at Hunsaker Lane and Irving Road intersection. The commenting agencies determined that the proposal's contribution to the projected "F" Level of Service at the River Road at Green Lane intersection is negligible, not worsening the performance. Therefore under this definition, the proposal does not significantly affect that facility. By a small margin, the proposal worsens the performance of the River Road at Hunsaker Lane and Irving Road intersection in the plan year. Therefore, it significantly aflects that facility under this definition. OAR 660-012-0060(3) permits local governments to approve a PAPA that significantly affects a facility \vithout requiring that mitigations bring the facility up to the applicable performance standards. TIus is allowed only where the filCility is currently operating below the perfonnance standard and, despite any planned facilities as defined in Section (4) of the TPR,it is also projected to operate below the performance standard in the plan year. Taking into account all planned facilities, the TIA demonstrates that these conditions are met at the River Road at Hunsaker Lane and Irving Road intersection. OAR 660-012-0060(3)(c) requires transportation improvements that mitigate the net impact and avoid further degradation in the development (opening) year. The TIA used 2008 as the development year in this analysis. The impact analysis shows that even without mitigation there is no measurable development year degradation of the facility. Therefore, no mitigation is needed to meet the requirements of OAR 660-012- 0060(3)( c). Proposed Improvements: The TIA has shown that the Proposed PAPA significantly affects only one facility in the plan year and that the effect in the development year is so minute, the requirements of the TPR can be met without mitigation. Nonetheless, the applicant and commenting agencies have informally agreed that certain improvements to the existing facilities are desired. Because these improvements will be specified in conditions of approval for the proposed PAPA, the proposal must be reevaluated as conditioned~ The plalU1ed improvements are offered ao:; "minor transportation improvements" as defined OAR 660-0121-0005(15) and pursuant to OAR 660- 012-0060(2)(e). These improvements are: . Construct an additional Hunsaker Lane westbound approach lane · Construct an additional Green Lane westbound approach lane. With the proposed improvements specified as conditions of development, the IIA has determined that, measured at the end of the planning period, the proposed an1endment will neither reduce the performance of existing or planned transportation facilities below the miIumum acceptable performance standards identified in TransPlan. nor worsen the Santa Clara-- Zone Change Application Written Statement - August 2, 2007 Page 39 of 41