Item 3: Ordinance on Walnut Station Mixed-Use Center (2)

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Version A: Attachment C -- appeal of design review to be considered by Hearing Official. following policy statements: (a) Future use of the ODOT lands shall be primarily residential. This use shall be for low- to medium-density residential development. (b) Future development of the ODOT lands shall preserve and enhance the special attention shall be given to developing a portion as a gateway park. (c) Under future development, office use on the ODOT lands shall be limited to the site of the present Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) building on the northwest corner of Tax Lot 1000--- 03-33- (d) Upon conversion of the ODOT lands from public to private ownership and the ensuing development of the lands shall be compatible with the th single-family development along East 15 Avenue, the commercial uses along Franklin Boulevard and Walnut Avenue, and the existing bike route. (Policy 2)] (4) Traffic Circulation Policies. []3 [(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles site shall continue to gain access from Walnut Avenue and not from Franklin Boulevard. (Policy 1)] (ba) The adverse effects of motor vehicle movement shall be mitigated as much as possible. (Policy 2) [(c) Primary vehicular access to the Oregon Department of Transportation Land should minimize impact on nearby residences and Fairmount Park. (Policy 3)] (db) Traffic management techniques shall continue to be used and new techniques developed to reinforce the idea of a hierarchy of streets in the plan area. Some streets shall combine their local, collector, or arterial function with a role as primary pedestrian or bicycle ways. The use of low-volume, local neighborhood streets for through movements by truck and heavy construction equipment shall be discouraged. (Policy 4) (ec) By March, 2005, the City shall initiate a study of Agate Street between th Franklin Boulevard and 19 Avenue. That study, conducted jointly with the University and the Fairmount Neighborhood Association, shall identify strategies to improve the function and carrying capacity of Agate according to the City criteria for its designated street classification. The City will implement the necessary changes. The University will participate in those improvements as development occurs and as required by the City code, to the extent that the University is directly responsible for the needed improvements. (Policy 6) (fd) The City, with the cooperation of the University and the Fairmount Neighborhood Association, shall initiate an area-wide traffic calming study for the streets within the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study boundary to determine appropriate mitigation for through- traffic utilizing neighborhood streets. Such study shall be initiated prior to December, 2008, subject to availability of funds. In the event that the City updates the Central Area Transportation Study (CATS) prior to 2008, the City shall fund and initiate an area-wide traffic calming study Ordinance - Page 15 of 17