Item 1: Ordinances on Street Classification Map for Crest Drive

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ATTACHMENT B ORDINANCE NO. ___ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE NOVEMBER 1999 STREET CLASSIFICATION MAP ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 20181 TO CLASSIFY PORTIONS OF CREST DRIVE, STOREY BOULEVARD AND FRIENDLY STREET AS NEIGHBORHOOD COLLECTORS AND THE REMAINING STREETS IN THE CREST DRIVE AREA AS LOCAL STREETS. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. In Eugene, as in other cities, a large portion of the public right-of-way is devoted to transportation facilities such as streets, sidewalks, bikeways, and access ways used by automobiles, trucks, transit vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians. B. On November 22, 1999, by Ordinance No. 20181, the City Council adopted the November 1999 Street Classification Map (“1999 Map”). The 1999 Map depicts the classification of major streets within the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary. C . The 1999 Map did not classify all of the streets in the Crest Drive neighborhood. The 1999 Map shows a portion of the streets in the Crest Drive neighborhood with grey shading (the shaded area on the 1999 Map is hereinafter referred to as the “Crest Drive Area”). A corresponding note in the legend of the 1999 Map states that the streets within the shaded area will be classified after the adoption of a Crest Drive Area Transportation Study. D. On May 8, 2006, the City Council approved a context sensitive solution process to develop street designs for the Crest Drive Area. The context sensitive solutions process was a collaborative, interdisciplinary project development approach that involved all stakeholders to develop a transportation facility that fit its physical setting while maintaining safety and mobility for all users, and reflecting community needs. The goal of context sensitive solutions was to create early, open, honest and continuous communications and sharing of information and knowledge throughout the design process. E . On October 22, 2007, the City Council adopted Resolution 4919 amending the Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Accessways to allow for streets in the Crest Drive Area to have a 9’ minimum travel lane width. F . On April 14, 2008, the City Council approved the context sensitive street design for Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street. The approved street design includes a street width of 18 feet (two nine-foot travel lanes) and a sidewalk on one side Ordinance - 1