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ATTACHMENT A Findings in Support of Ordinance Adopting the Street Classit"icationhap and the Street Right-of- Way. The 1956 TransPlan adopted by the City Council is the current long-range transportation plan for the Eugene-Springfield area and is the basis for the transportation elements in the adopted and acknowledged Metra Plan. The City has the legal obligation to bring its land use regulations into conformity with its comprehensive plan. An essential element in the existing transportation system is the conce t of a ma'or street . ,. p J network which classifies streets accvrd~ng to transportation needs of the communi . The last general classification of streets within the city and surrounding area was in 1965 when the Council adopted the map entitled "Eugene Planned Street and Highwa Plan." Y The 1965 general street classification map is seriously out of date and inconsistent with the adopted TransPlan. In recent years, the enforcement of the 196$ classification has resulted in: 1. requiring the dedication of right-of-way or special setbacks on streets where future additional right-of-way may no longer be needed; 2. creating the need to process unnecessary temporary permits to avoid a harsh application of the special setback for some new development; 3. requiring the Council do special classifications of streets when creatin local . g nnprovement d~str~cts for street improvements so the abutting property owners could take advantage of reduced assessments because of the street classification; and 4, creating confusion when communicating with the public concernin the eneral . g g character of streets serving the neighborhoods of the city and its environs. The Eugene Planning Commission (Commission} conducted a public hearin on the .. g proposed Street Class~ficat~on Map and the Street Right-of-Way Map and the accom an ' .. p Ymg revisions to the Eugene Code, 1971, an January 5, 1993 and at its meeting of Janua 25, . rY 1993, unanimously recommended their adoption by the Council with the followin . g clar~catlon: ATTACHMENT A -Page 1 ORDINANCE No. 19922