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<br />., REPORTS OF, BOARDS AND COl'+HSSIONS
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<br />A PERMANENT REPORT O~ THE PLANNING.COMMISSION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 3, 1959 WAS SUBMITTED AND
<br />READ AS FOLLOWS: ' ,. . ..
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<br />'~'As A PERMANENT REPORT, PURSUANT TO THE RESOLUTION Of' THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
<br />THE CITY Of' EUGENE, DIRECTING THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO HOLD A HEARING AND
<br />PREPARE REPORTS UPON THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR A VARIANCE TO EXISTING ZONING,
<br />AND REZONING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEREBY AOOPTS AS ITS PERMANENT REPORT THE
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<br />THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE FOLLOWING. REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO
<br />R-I ZONE f'OR PARKINGWT f'OR APARTMENT BE GRANTED:
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<br />VERNON D,.SCOT'f.
<br />LOT 20, BLOCK, 11" fAIRMOUNT AMENDED ,ADDITION.
<br />LOCATEDP,AT ,1553 ,ORCHARD. STREET. . . e
<br />REQUESTS VARIANCE 'f.0 R-I ZONE f'OR,PARKINGLOT,FOR APARTMENT, .,
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<br />AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE FOLLOWING REQUEST FOR REZONING
<br />WHICH WAS DENIED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON JANUARY 6, 1959 AND REFERRED BACK
<br />TO ,THEPLANNING,COMMISSION:BY THE COUNCIL. FOR FURTHER STUDY, BE DENIEO:
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<br />RICHARD B. HILL - 2790 PORTLAND STREET
<br />LOTS 19, 20, 21 AND 22, BLOC~ 19, FRASIER & HYLAND ADDITION
<br />RE,QUESTSR,E.ZO,N I NGFROM. RA. PUTER, RE,S I DEN.T IAL AREA TO R-3, MULTIPLE
<br />FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREA '
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<br />AND,"IN RESPONSE TO THE COUNCIL'S REQUEST O~ JAN~RY 26, 1959 THAT:THE,PLANNING
<br />COMMISSION STUDY THE.QUESTION,OF WHETHER.OR NOT.19TH STREET SHOULD BE OPENED
<br />WEST FROM TVLER STREET, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSED ,THE MATTER AT .LENGTH:
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<br />IT WAS POINTED OUT ,THAT PRIOR TO,THE.DESIGN,AND ADOPTION, OF' THE: PARK-.
<br />AIRE SUBDIVISION THE QUESTION OF OPENING 19TH TO,CHAMBERS STREET,WAS
<br />CONSIDERED. LAND SUBJECT TO DEVELOPMENT ON THE WEST SIDE O~ TOWN AND
<br />DEPENDENT ON 18TH AS A MEANS OF ACCESS TO THE CENTRAL CITY WAS ANALYZED,
<br />AND IT WAS CALCULATED THAT 18TH AS A 4-LANE STREET COULD ADEQUATELY
<br />HANDLE THE, FUTURE TRAFFIC, LOAD. TOWARD THAT END AN: 80 FT R/W WAS DEDI-
<br />CATED,:ANDTHROUGH THE PARK-AIRE SUBDIVISION ACCESS TO 18TH WAS LIMITED
<br />TO CURB CUTS FOR THE COMMERCIAL AREAS, POLK STREET, TVLER STREET AND
<br />CHAMBERS STREET. THIS TYPE OF HIGHWAY, IF AND WHEN CONSTRUCTED AS A
<br />4-LANE ROUTE, COULD HANDLE MORE. THAN, ANY ANTI C,I PATED LOAD, FOR THE AREA.
<br />CURRENT TRAFFIC ON 18TH EAST OF POLK IS APPROXIMATELY 6250 CARS PER DAV.
<br />ACCORDING TO THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING HANDBOOK PUBLISHED BY THE INSTITUTE
<br />, OF TRAFFIC ENG I N_E_E,R~,A ..4-L,ANE, _R.~RAL. R~AD WI TH,90%P,ASSENGER, ,V.EH I CL.E,S,
<br />ANDlcv,< TRUCKING WILL CARRY ,17,500 CARS PER DAY, AND A 4-LANEURBAN
<br />EXPRESSWAY WILL CARRY' 34,000 CARS PER DAY. 18TH AVENUE THROUGH PARK-
<br />AIRE, IS VIRTUALLY EXPRESSWAV STANDARD.
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<br />PR lOR', TO THE. ADOPT I ON OF, THE PARK-A IRE, SUBD I V I S ION" THE C I TY.MANAGER,
<br />CALLED A JOINT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL",PLANN1NG,COMMISSION AND THE
<br />EUGENE SCHOOL BoARD. THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS AND THE BENEFITS.OF THE,PRO-
<br />POSED PLAN WERE DISCUSSED, AND,THE P-LAN"AS, ADOPTED WAS. APPROVED,BY.Al.a.
<br />THREE AGENCIES. THIS PLAN ESTABLISHED THE AREA TO BE ACQUIRED AND IM-
<br />PROVED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE DEDICATION OF 47 ACRES FOR PARK
<br />DEVELOPMENT, THE ROADS TO BE IMPROVED, ,PARKING FAC1LIT,IES to BE DEVELOPED
<br />BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE BUREAU OF' PARK AND RECREATION, THE LAND
<br />TO BE ZONED AND SOLD FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THE PROPERTIES TO
<br />BE SUBDIVIDED INTO RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITES. THESE PLANS WERE LATER
<br />TRANSLATED INTO SUBDIVISION COVENANTS, APPROVED BY THE, PLANNING COMMIS-,
<br />SION AND THE COUNC1L~ AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECORDED IN THE COURT HOUSE.
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<br />IT WAS POINTED. OUT THAT IF ,19TH AVE WERE NOW TO: BE EXTENDED, THE LAND-
<br />LYING ,BETWEEN, 18TH AND. 19TH WOULD BECOME USELESS FOR-PARK DEVELOPMENT.,
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<br />- IT VAS ,.URTHER.POINTED,OUT,THAT THE TRAFFIC LOAD WOULD NATURALLY IN- -
<br />CREASE ON IS.THJAS IT APPROACHES WILLAMETTE.STREET" AND: THAT. IF THE 42
<br />FT PAVEMENT EASTERLY FROM,JEFFERSON STREET PROVED. TO BE INADEQUATE"
<br />IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE, TO MAKE 18TH. AND 19TH ONE-WAY. COUPLETS THROUGH
<br />THE MORE CONGESTED AREA. THE GENERAL ATTITUDE OF THE COMMISSION, HOW-
<br />EVER, WAS THAT EVEN THIS WOULD NOT BE DESIRABLE DUE: TO THE STEEPNESS
<br />O~ 19TH AT COLLEGE HILL, THE BLIND INTERSECTIONS AND. STEEP APPROACHES.
<br />TO 19TH ON COLLEGE HILL, ACTIVITY AT WASHINGTON STREET PARK, AND THE
<br />LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT IN FRONT O~ SOUTH
<br />EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL. FOR THESE REASONS IT WOULD BE BETTER TO FOLLOW
<br />THE ORIGINAL PLAN OF MAKING 18TH A 4-LANE ROUTE THROUGHOUT ITS ENTIRE
<br />LENGTH WHENEVER THE TRAFFIC LOAD DEMANDS SUCH ACTI,ON. As A SUPPLE-
<br />MENTARY BENEFIT, OF NO SMALL IMPORTANCE, IS THE RETENTION OF 19TH AVE
<br />AS A REASONABLY QUIET STREET THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD."
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
<br />BE ADOPTED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED ON A 3-3 VOTE WITH MAYOR CONE VOTING AYE.
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