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negatively impact the transportation system, surrounding neighborhoods or emergency access. Additionally, future planned development opportunities on the University of Oregon campus can be enhanced through the consolidation of the site. As a result, vacation of the requested street segment will be in the public interest. Detailed findings to support these conclusions are provided below. The requested vacation is related to major campus construction projects that have recently occurred on the University including the Matthew Knight Arena, Alumni Center and Academic Learning Center all of which have displaced existing parking in the campus area. Most recently, the East Campus Residence Hall is under construction which is displacing 311 parking spaces on campus which had been used for student, faculty and visitor parking. The University's 2010 Parking Plan replaces the lost supply of parking east and north of campus. Parking areas included in this plan that have been constructed include; the Northside Parking Project located north of Franklin Boulevard on Riverfiront Parkway ( 150 spaces); the Matthew Knight Arena Site Parking Garage (375 spaces); the former ODOT site and Romania SUV lot (196 spaces); Villard Alley Parking (56 spaces) and the Moss Street head in parking, which would include 107 spaces and is the subject of this vacation request. This street vacation request is therefore part of an overall plan to mitigate the impact of the recent parking losses on areas surrounding the University. Public Works staff has confirmed that adequate public rights -of -way exist to satisfy all access and traffic circulation needs in the vicinity. While the applicant notes that Moss Street will remain a two -way through street and the existing street width will be maintained, if vacated, Moss Street will not be required to remain open as a public street. While this street configuration will not be required to remain open as a public street, adjacent uses are all owned by the University and as necessary, adequate access including emergency access will be required through future building permits if the area redevelops. Adjacent uses on Moss Street include the new East Campus Residence Hall on the west side of Moss Street and the Moss Street Child Development Center on the east side of the street. The vacation of Moss Street will not cause additional out of direction travel as it is not a through street and ends in a "T" intersection at East 15 Avenue. Vehicles and bicyclists would need to go to Villard Street to the east or Agate Street to the .west to ' reach a through connections north to Franklin Boulevard with or without the vacation. Referral comments from Public Works staff, other affected City Departments and utility providers note that the provision of necessary public services and facilities such as transportation and utilities in the area can be maintained upon approval of the vacation request. The City's Public Works Transportation and Engineering staff and the Fire Marshal's office have confirmed that the vacations would not compromise transportation or emergency access. Referral comments and letters of concurrence from utility providers confirm that water and natural gas lines located in the street can be maintained by providing easements to EWEB and Northwest Natural Gas. Related City Policies —There are adopted policies in the Metro Plan and the applicable refinement plan (Fairmount/ U of O Special Area Study as amended by Ordinance 20312 and Ordinance 20460) that are relevant to the request. While these policies are not mandatory approval criteria, consistency with these policies demonstrates that the request is in the public interest. As described below the proposed vacation is consistent with relevant policies. Eugene- Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Policies Exhibit C: Findings Page 2