HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Order 58-16-10ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-16-10
of the
Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene
CLOSURE OF PITCHFORD AVENUE WEST OF WESTEC DRIVE TO
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
The Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. EC 5.040 authorizes the City Manager or the Manager's designee W take
administrative action to close or open any street to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. EC 5.055 sets
forth the criteria the City Manager or the City Manager's designee should consider when taking
administrative action authorized by EC 5.040.
B. On September 24, 2009, the City Manager issued Administrative Order No. 58-09-
14 granting the Traffic Engineer and the Public Works Department the authority to exercise all of
the duties and responsibilities specifically defined as those of the City Manager in Section 5.040
and 5.050 of the Eugene Code, 1971.
C. By Administrative Order No. 58-16-06, the City Manager appointed me as the
City's AIC Traffic Engineer and delegated to me authority to exercise all duties and
responsibilities granted to the City Manager by EC 5.040 and 5.050.
D. Pursuant to the above -authority, I intend to close Pitchford Avenue west of Westec
Drive to vehicular traffic. In making the decision to close Pitchford Avenue west of Westec Drive
to vehicular traffic, I considered all of the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055, including the
consideration of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations. Based on the applicable
criteria set forth in EC 5.055, the following findings support my decision to close Pitchford Avenue
west of Westec Drive to vehicular traffic:
1. Pitchford Avenue from Westec Drive to its western terminus is a local street
approximately 1,500 -feet in length. It is bordered by five tax lots. Tax lots
1704333300700, 1704333300800 and 1804042000100 are adjacent to the north side of
the street and are undeveloped. The south side of the street is adjacent to tax lots
1804042000400 and 1804042000500 which are part of the Avago Technologies
campus. There are no accesses to adjacent property on Pitchford Avenue. A gate
located at the western terminus of the street controls access to unimproved City right-
of-way and adjacent properties.
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2. Illegal car camping and dumping of trash and debris along Pitchford Avenue west of
Westec Drive have created safety issues and has placed a burden on City resources.
3. Closure of Pitchford Avenue west of Westec Drive was requested and is supported by
adjacent property owners.
4. This segment of Pitchford Avenue does not currently serve as a vehicular route and
closure will not cause any detriment to the public or the abutting property owners. The
abutting property owners do not currently use this segment of Pitchford Avenue for on -
street parking purposes.
5. It is in the best interest of the public's health, safety and welfare to close the segment
of Pitchford Avenue west of Westec Drive to vehicular traffic until such time as one of
the abutting properties develops in a manner that will take access from this segment of
Pitchford Avenue or Pitchford Avenue is extended to make it a through street.
6. The closed segment of the Pitchford Avenue will remain accessible to emergency
vehicles.
7. ` The closed segment of Pitchford Avenue will remain open to pedestrians and
bicycles.
8. The City's adopted transportation -related plans and policies do not require that this
segment of Pitchford Avenue remain open to vehicular traffic. Upon development of
property that will take access from the segment to be closed, or extension of Pitchford
Avenue making it a through street, the segment will be reopened.
On the basis of these findings, I order that:
1. The segment of Pitchford Avenue west of the intersection with Westec Drive,
approximately 1,500 -feet in length is hereby closed to vehicular traffic until
property taking access from this street segment is developed or Pitchford Avenue
is extended to make it a through street.
2. Pedestrian and bicycle access remains open through the barricade.
Dated and effective this 8 day of April, 2016.
Matthew J. Rodrigues
AIC Traffic Engineer
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