Admin Order 58-21-52 -- On-Street Parking Commerce Street

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Administrative Order -- Page 3 of 6 (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. Removal and modification of parking allowances on Commerce Street is needed for more efficient use of the roadway by ensuring adequate clearance for truck and traffic access to and from adjacent commercial uses. (g) The use of abutting property. The abutting land use is commercial. There is an undeveloped land segment on the northernmost portion of the street. (h) The intensity of use of the street by vehicles and pedestrians. i. By Ordinance No. 20181, the City Council adopted the Street Classification Map that designated Pacific Avenue as a local street. By Resolution 4608, the City Council adopted the Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Access Ways. Parking is an optional feature on streets. ii. There are sidewalks on both sides of the street segment. This order will not impact, and may improve, accessibility of use by pedestrians. (i) The physical condition and characteristics of the street and abutting property. i. The portion of Commerce Street north of W 11th Avenue as shown in Exhibit A is classified as a local street with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour. The street segment is approximately 43 feet wide with parking both sides of the street, allowing approximately 29 feet of roadway for two-way travel in a commercial business park. Sidewalks are present on the north side of the street segment: from the westernmost intersection with W 11th Avenue heading north approximately 472 feet, and from the easternmost intersection with W 11th Avenue heading north approximately 234 feet. Sidewalks are present on the south side of the street segment: from the westernmost intersection with W 11th Avenue heading north approximately 258 feet, and from the easternmost intersection with W 11th Avenue heading north approximately 117 feet. There are no bike lanes. ii. The abutting properties on the northern side of the street segment include one- and two- story commercial buildings with asphalt surface parking lots as well as an undeveloped segment of land. The southern side of the street segment includes one- and two-story commercial buildings with asphalt surface parking lots.