Item A: Introduction to Access Management

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Safe and Efficient Streets through Access Management Meeting Date: February 8, 2010 Agenda Item Number: A Department: Public Works Engineering Staff Contact: Peggy Keppler/Gary McNeel www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-2869/682-8451 ISSUE STATEMENT The purpose of this work session is to present the access management standards to the council on the proposed access management code amendments to Chapters 7 and 9 (Attachments A: Draft Access Connection Location Requirements, Special Setbacks, and Street Width Ordinance and Exhibit A of the Draft Chapter 9 and EC 7.420 Ordinance; Attachment B: Draft Access Connection Design and Construction Requirements Ordinance) in preparation for the two public hearings scheduled for February 16, 2010. The first public hearing will take testimony on the Access Connection Location Requirements, Special Setbacks, and Street Width (Chapter 9 and EC 7.420), and the second public hearing will take testimony on the Access Connection Design and Construction Requirements (Chapter 7) code amendments. BACKGROUND On October 9, 2006, the Eugene City Council unanimously moved to “support the initiation of regulatory changes to the land use code and associated administrative rule that would implement access management on the City’s arterial and collector street system.” Included in the agenda item summary for the October 9, 2006, council work session is the following statement: “The development of a land-use ordinance amending the code will be guided by a department advisory committee.” On May 21, 2007, the Planning Commission reviewed and approved an Access Management Citizen Involvement Plan initiating the development of access management strategies for improving the safety and efficiency of the City’s street system. A Department Advisory Committee (DAC) was convened October 1, 2008, to review staff’s proposed access management strategies and guide the development of an access management ordinance. The DAC (member list attached) met five times between October 2008, and January 2009, reviewing and testing staff-recommended strategies. On June 22 and July 13, 2009, Public Works staff presented an overview with the principles of safe and efficient streets through access management to the Planning Commission. On August 25, 2009, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on proposed code amendments to implement safe and efficient streets through access management. The Planning Commission heard Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M100208\S100208A.doc