Admin Order 58-21-41 -- On-Street Parking Pitchford Avenue

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Administrative Order -- Page 2 of 5 (a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations. i. Pitchford Avenue between Westec Drive and Willow Creek Road is classified as a local street with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour. The street segment width ranges from approximately 59 feet wide to 44 feet wide, allowing approximately 45 feet to 30 feet, respectively, of roadway for two-way travel in a commercial / industrial business park. Parking is available on both sides of the street. A sidewalk segment is present on the north side of the street from the intersection with Westec Drive to approximately 163 feet east. There are no bike lanes. ii. There were two motor vehicle crashes reported between 2007 and 2019 on Pitchford Avenue between Westec Drive and Willow Creek Road, one with a suspected minor injury and one with property damage only. (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.