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Administrative Order -- Page 3 of 5 <br />(f) The efficient use of the public way by the public. <br /> <br />Removal and modification of parking allowances on W 1st Avenue is needed for more <br />efficient use of the roadway by ensuring adequate clearance for truck and traffic access to <br />and from adjacent commercial and industrial uses. <br /> <br />(g) The use of abutting property. <br /> <br />The abutting land use is industrial and commercial, including manufacturing and offices. <br /> <br />(h) The intensity of use of the street by vehicles and pedestrians. <br /> <br />i. By Ordinance No. 20181, the City Council adopted the Street Classification Map that <br />designated W 1st Avenue as a local street. By Resolution 4608, the City Council adopted <br />the Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Access <br />Ways. Parking is an optional feature on streets. <br />ii. Sidewalks are present on the west side and southern end of the street segment, south of the <br />southeast corner of the W 1st Avenue loop. This order will not impact, and may improve, <br />accessibility of use by pedestrians. <br /> <br />(i) The physical condition and characteristics of the street and abutting property. <br /> <br />i. The portion of W 1st Avenue west of S Bertelsen Road traveling north-south as shown in <br />Exhibit A is a local street with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour. The curb-to-curb width <br />of the street segment is approximately 42 feet wide with parking both sides of the street, <br />allowing approximately 28 feet of roadway for two-way travel. There are no bike lanes. <br />ii. The abutting properties include one- and two-story commercial buildings with asphalt <br />surface parking lots. The southernmost end of the street segment includes undeveloped <br />land. <br /> <br />(j) Emergencies. <br /> <br />i. Emergency service vehicles are accommodated through bi-directional travel on W 1st <br />Avenue. Removal and modification of parking will provide additional room for travel and <br />deployment of emergency vehicles. <br />ii. West 1st Avenue is not designated as an emergency ice or snow removal route. <br /> <br />(k) The public health, safety and welfare. <br /> <br />Extended on-street parking taking place in this area has resulted in unsafe vehicle passage <br />and turning clearance areas for the commercial and industrial uses. <br /> <br />(l) Special events of community interest including parades and public gatherings. <br /> <br />There are no special events of community interest that occur on the portion of W 1st <br />Avenue west of S Bertelsen Road traveling north-south as shown in Exhibit A.