Item 3: Ord. Vacating W 12th Ave, between Olive and Willamtte and Willamette Alley

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right-of-way, are required by statutes and local code. The vacation request was referred to affected City Departments and public utility service providers; referral responses indicate the following public interests: th  West 12 Avenue contains public utilities, including wastewater, stormwater, and gas, and provides a heavily-used bicycle and pedestrian connection between Olive and Willamette Streets.  Willamette Alley contains public utilities, including wastewater, cable, electric, and steam. The following findings demonstrate that the vacation request is in the public interest. This determination is based on the facts that the vacation, by the terms of the ordinance, will only take effect if the applicant’s development project proceeds to permitting and that, through other City actions, the applicant’s development project will include replacement of public infrastructure and enhancement of the bicycle and pedestrian connection through the site as more specifically described below. The transportation system will be further improved given that future development of this site will be subject to current Eugene Code standards for commercial zones, which require bicycle and pedestrian amenities such as bicycle parking and pedestrian connections. The Eugene Code will also require the developer to obtain Traffic Impact Analysis approval, which evaluates the developments impact on the transportation system and requires the developer to mitigate those impacts at its expense. th West 12 Avenue The applicant proposes to vacate the current right-of-way, which has an angled alignment and an uneven width, and rededicate a new alley that would be a uniform 20 feet between Olive and Willamette Streets. The new alley would be just south of the existing alley, in a more direct alignment with the existing public access way on the east side of Willamette Street. The applicant proposes to relocate public infrastructure within the new public way, including wastewater, stormwater, bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The existing public alley between Olive Street and Willamette Street is heavily used by bicycles and pedestrians. Redevelopment of the site will include dedication of a new 20 foot wide public alley for bicycles and pedestrians to continue to address this public interest. The new alley will include a 10-foot wide clear zone for bicyclists, free from obstructions and designed in a manner that minimizes potential conflicts. The future alley alignment benefits bicycles and pedestrians by providing a straight alley and without conflicts with automobiles, as vehicular movement will not be allowed in the rededicated alley location. To accommodate the new alley alignment, the developer will install related amenities in the adjacent Olive and Willamette Streets, as follows: 1) a bicycle crossing island at the intersection of West 12th Avenue and Olive Street that prohibits left turns for automobiles; and 2) a replacement crosswalk within Willamette Street that aligns the proposed bicycle connection through the site with the existing bicycle way east of Willamette Street. All improvements will be subject to a more detailed Exhibit C: Findings {00067184;2 }