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Campus Policy as a statement of University Policy. The University of Oregon's 2003 Development Policy for the East Campus Area updated in 2004 is the adopted East Campus Policy. The document contains seven policy elements which guide development in the area. The City recognizes this plan as a statement of University Policy. University of Oregon Lands Policies (East Campus Area) Policy 2 (Page 25 Fairmount SAS) The City shall encourage the University to use its property in East Campus in an orderly fashion: intensity of use will be greatest near the already dense Central Campus Area (Agate Street and 15` "Avenue) and become less intense as properties approach low- density residential uses. The requested vacation will allow the University to provide additional parking adjacent to the new East Campus residence hall and in proximity to other University uses including the Matthew Knight Arena and Hayward field. The use of the area for parking and access provides for an efficient use of the area consistent with this policy. University of Oregon Lands Policies (East Campus Area) Policy 3 (Page 25 Fairmount SAS) The City shall encourage the University to use its land currently zoned PL (Public Land District) with energy and space efficient structures and land -use patterns. The area surrounding the vacation is currently zoned PL (Public Land). The creation of head in parking along the vacated portion of the street will increase the number of parking spaces available within the same area. This will allow a more efficient use of the land, consistent with this policy. Traffic Circulation Policy2 (Page 42 Fairmount SAS, renumbered to Traffic Circulation Policy 1 by Ordinance 20460) The adverse effects of motor vehicle movement shall be mitigated as much as possible. The requested vacation of Moss Street is part of the 2010 University of Oregon Parking Plan which reorganizes the supply of parking in the east and north campus area. The plan is an effort to replace parking that will be lost due to recent construction projects thereby lessening the University related parking impacts and cut - through traffic Impacts on the residential neighborhoods surrounding the University. The vacation of Moss Street will not cause additional out of direction travel as it is not 'a through street and ends with 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 through connections north to Franklin Boulevard, regardless of the vacation. A portion of the parking spaces resulting from the vacation could be used for Matthew Knight Arena parking. To address parking and traffic specifically related to arena events, the City, Fairmount Neighbors and University entered into a legal agreement called the "Arena Impact Mitigation Agreement ". The agreement incorporates a Transportation Demand Management Plan (TDM) Plan which includes traffic control plans, and an event parking district was created that Exhibit C: Findings Page 4