Item 1: Ordinance on Oregon West Management

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MEMORANDUM Date: April 16, 2007 TO: Damien Gilbert, P.E., Branch Engineering Gary McNeel, S1'. Transportation Analyst, City of Eugene cc: Ed Moore, Sr. Plmmer, ODOT, Area 5 FROM: Shashi Bajracharya, Lane County, Transportation Planning Subject: Scope for TIA on River Rd / Hunsaker property (former Santa Clara Elementary School) Staff at Lane County Transpoltation Planning h3..<; reviewed the Branch Engineering request for a TIA scope proposal and the City of Eugene TIA scope response received on April 11, 2007. The proposal is for Zone change and Metro Plan amendment for the properties fOffiler!y owned by Santa Clara Elementary School which is annexed into the City of Eugene limits. Lane County generally concurs \vith the City of Eugene scope. The follov,ring are the additional requirements applicable for Lane County Roads. The subject properties abut three roads. Hunsaker Ln to the north is a county road; functionally classified as an Urban Minor Collector Rd. The section of River Road to the west of the properties is under the City's jurisdiction. Green Ln to the south of the properties is also tmder the City's Jurisdiction. According to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Eugene and the County, Hunsaker Ln and Green Ln aTe under county's maintenance jurisdiction. LC chapter 15 governs roads in Lane County's operation and maintenance jurisdiction. This code can be vievv'ed at www.lanecountv.on~, then follow the link "Lane Code". LC 15.697 specifies the LC Traffic Impact Analysis Requirements. Pursuant to LC 15.697 (I) (c), a traffic impact analysis is required as part of a complete land use application when any plan amendment proposal is considered. The following are the requirements of a TIA that studies the impacts of the plan amendment proposal. (1) The TIA shall evaluate all road facilities \vhere direct access is proposed, including proposed access points, nearby intersections, and the nearest major intersections with a traffic signal. We concur \vith the City of Eugene's intersection study requirements. The TIA shall document compliance with the goals and policies of the applicable transpOltation system plan. (2) The TIA shall document compliance with the requirements and guidelines of LC 15.696 Roadvv'ay Performance Standards. Lane County uses vie as the basi(; peak hour performance. Per Table 4-Maximum Volume to Capacity Ratio (vie) Peak Hour Operating Conditions 011 Lane County Roads, the applicable v/c ratio to achieve within the Eugene-Springfield Metro area is 0.85.