HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Order 58-20-11ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-20-11
of the
Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene
CLOSURE OF EMPIRE PARK DRIVE 430-FEET NORTH OF BARGER
DRIVE TO ITS NORTHERN TERMINUS.
The Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. EC 5.040 authorizes the City Manager or the Manager's designee to 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. 58-17-08, the City Manager appointed me as the City' s
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 Empire Park Drive from 430-feet north
of Barger Drive to its northern terminus to vehicular traffic. In making the decision to close Empire
Park 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
consideration of the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055, the following findings support my
decision to close Empire Park Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its northern terminus to
vehicular traffic:
1. Empire Park Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its northern terminus is a local
street approximately 1250-feet in length. It is bordered by sixteen tax lots on the west
side and City of Eugene right-of-way to the east.
2. Illegal car camping on Empire Park Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to the
northern terminus and the associated dumping of trash and debris have created public
health, safety and welfare issues and have placed a burden on City resources.
3. This segment of Empire Park Drive, from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its northern
terminus, does not currently serve as a vehicular route and closure will not cause any
detriment to the public or the abutting property owners.
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4. It is in the best interest of the public's health, safety and welfare to close Empire Park
Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its northern terminus to vehicular traffic.
5. The closed segments of the Empire Park Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its
northern terminus will remain accessible to emergency vehicles.
6. The closed segments of Empire Park Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its
northern terminus will remain open to pedestrians and bicycles.
7. The City's adopted transportation -related plans and policies do not require that Empire
Park Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its northern terminus remain open to
vehicular traffic.
On the basis of these findings, I order that:
Empire Park Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its northern terminus is hereby
closed to vehicular traffic.
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Dated and effective this 3 day p of April, 2020
MattheYv J. Rodrigues
Traffic Engineer
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