Item 2: Ordinance on South Willamette Metro Plan

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The TIA evaluates the current performance of the above transportation facilities, the performance of these facilities at year of opening, and in 2015, relative to current zoning/designations and proposed zoning/designations. The end of the planning period in the City’s adopted transportation system plan (TransPlan) is 2015. Regarding planned transportation facilities required to be addressed by OAR 660-012-0060(1), referral comments from Public Works staff indicate that there are no planned facilities in this area. In evaluating impacts, the TIA uses a “reasonable worst-case” scenario for an R-3 High Density Residential development as compared to a “reasonable worst-case” scenario for GO General Office uses, based on the maximum allowable density of dwelling units and floor area, respectively, and anticipated trip generation and distribution during the AM and PM Peak Hours. Based on the TIA, reasonable worst-case scenario development on the site under an R-3 zoning is anticipated to generate 32 trips in the PM peak hour (the period of greatest impact), and 51 trips under a GO zoning. Determination of Significant Effect The TPR requires a determination of which existing and planned transportation facilities will experience a significant effect as a result of the proposed plan amendment, and defines what constitutes a significant effect. One way in which an amendment will significantly affect an existing or planned transportation facility is, if at the end of the planning period, the amendment will reduce the performance of a transportation facility below the minimum acceptable performance standard or will worsen the performance of a transportation facility that is otherwise projected to perform below the minimum acceptable performance standard (OAR 660-012- 0060(1)(c)(B) and (C)). In determining whether there is a significant effect, Level of Service (LOS) is used to identify and analyze each facility for the minimum level of performance standard. As identified in TransPlan, LOS A represents the least congested conditions and LOS F the most congested. Under TransPlan policies, LOS D is the minimum adopted performance standard for the City of Eugene outside of the Central Area Transportation Study (CATS) area and nodal development areas. Although the applicant’s narrative makes numerous references to CATS, where LOS E is the minimum standard during peak hour traffic conditions, the subject property is located outside of those boundaries, th which end at 19 Avenue. Therefore, the CATS mobility standards are not applicable here. As the applicant’s TIA concludes, the proposed plan amendments will not significantly affect existing transportation facilities under OAR 660-012-0060(1)(a), relative to the functional classification of an existing or planned transportation facility, or under OAR 660-012-0060(1)(b), relative to standards implementing a functional classification system. Regarding subsections OAR 660-012-0060(1)(c), the proposed amendments will not significantly affect existing transportation facilities. As shown in Table 6 of the applicant’s November 18, 2009 th revised TIA analysis, the Willamette/24 Avenue intersection currently operates at LOS A in the Findings – South Willamette Properties Page 6 of 16