Admin Order 58-21-26 -- On-Street Parking on Owen Loop North

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Administrative Order -- Page 2 of 5 (a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations. i. The northeast segment of Owen Loop North is classified as a local street with a speed limit of 25 mph. The street segment is approximately 36 feet wide with parking both sides of the street, allowing approximately 22 feet of roadway for two-way travel in a commercial / industrial business park. Sidewalks are present on both sides of the street. ii. There were no crashes reported on Owen Loop North between 2007 and 2019. (b) Standards, limitations, and rules promulgated by the Oregon Transportation Commission or the Oregon Public Utility Commission or their successors. There are no such standards, limitations or rules that apply. (c) Other recognized traffic control standards. The City will apply the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for size, type, and location for sign installation. (d) The city’s adopted transportation-related plans and policies. The City’s 2035 Transportation System Plan does not include any policies that specifically relate to the provision or removal of on-street parking in commercial / industrial areas. Roadway and Parking Policy No. 1 a “Complete Streets Policy,” is to “Design, construct, maintain, and operate all streets to provide comprehensive and integrated transportation networks that serve people of all ages and abilities, promote commerce, and support the comprehensive land use plan’s vision for growth and development in a responsible and efficient manner. A “complete street” allows safe travel for automobiles and emergency responders, bicycles, walking, transit, and freight. In addition to fulfilling a street’s basic transportation functions and providing access to properties, streets and sidewalks should be designed to be attractive, safe, accessible, sustainable, and healthy components of the City's environment.” Limiting parking to only the parking needed to ensure a traffic network that allows safe travel for automobiles and emergency responders, bicycles, walking, transit, and – importantly for this commercial / industrial area – freight is consistent with this policy. (e) Existing state and local laws regulating use of public ways. The use of the City’s public ways for parking is regulated at the local level. EC 5.040(1)(h)(5) and EC 5.040(1)(p) establish authority to manage parking. (f) The efficient use of the public way by the public. i. Removal and modification of parking allowances on the northeast segment of Owen Loop North is needed for more efficient use of the roadway by ensuring there is adequate clearance for truck and traffic access to and from adjacent commercial and industrial uses.