CC Minutes - 02/16/10 Public Hearing

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could be addressed with a trip cap on the property until such time that the infrastructure was improved. In regard to the decision to drop the site review overlay, she suggested that the current zone provide sufficient protections, making site review unnecessary. Dan Terrill, Law Offices of Dan Kloos, 375 West 4 Avenue, Suite 204, commended the Oregon Department of Transportation and City staff for their assistance in helping the applicant to develop a trip cap. He offered to answer any council questions. Mayor Piercy determined that councilors had no questions and did not wish to continue the hearing. She closed the public hearing. 4. PUBLIC HEARING Safe and Efficient Streets Through Access Management: An Ordinance Concerning Access Connection Location Requirements, Special Setbacks, and Street width; Amending Sections 9.0500, 9.5500 9.6506 9.6735 9.6745 9.6750 9.8030 9.8090 9.8415 9.6570 9,8675, 9.8680, and 7.420 of the Eugene Code, 1971; and Adding Sections 9.6703 and 9.6873 of that Code Peggy Keppler of the Public works Engineering Division reviewed three different examples provided to the council showing how the proposed ordinance would impact existing driveways in three different locations in the community. Mayor Piercy thanked staff for responding to the council's information requests and determined the three examples would be posted on the City's website. Mr. Poling noted the testimony submitted to the council by Jim Hanks of JRH Engineering, which made reference to the width of driveway Hairs. He asked if what Mr. Hanks described was similar to the driveways at T. J. Maxx' on Coburg Road. Ms. Keppler said no; she did not think Eugene had any driveways similar to those described by Mr. Hanks. She added that the code language would improve the situation that now existed on Coburg Road. She said staff agreed with much of what Mr. Hanks spoke to for commercial uses, and would prepare a response before the council took action. Mr. Poling noted that Mr. Hanks had advocated for extra curb width that would make wider driveway Hairs possible, and determined that Ms. Keppler would return with language making that change. Mr. Poling agreed, saying he would also like to see that change. He asked if the committee that studied the issues involved had reached consensus about its recommendations. Ms. Keppler said generally, it depended on the subject. Committee members had been clear about what they did and did not like and she was aware of at least one member who had not necessarily been in agreement with a recommendation but did not oppose it. She commended the quality of the committee and said many code changes were made in response to members' input. Referring to Example A, which illustrated the access into Blockbuster Video on west 11 th Avenue, Mr. Pryor acknowledged the reason for the proposal to limit access, but said as the City limited access on the main thoroughfare, it would need to be compensated by adding accesses between the commercial properties, such as the one that now existed between Fred Meyer and Lowe's on west 11 to Avenue. He had hoped to see more such connections, particularly in light of the interest expressed by the west Eugene Collaborative in improving inter- commercial access on west 11 th Avenue. Ms. Keppler noted that such connections were more easily facilitated when properties were in a single ownership. Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. There being no requests to speak, Mayor Piercy closed the public hearing. MINUTES--City Council February 16, 2010 Page 3