HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Order 58-21-38 -- On-Street Parking Arrowsmith StreetAdministrative Order -- Page 1 of 6
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-21-38
of the
Traffic Engineer of Public Works Maintenance's Traffic Operations Team
of the City of Eugene
CONCERNING ON-STREET PARKING ON ARROWSMITH STREET.
The Traffic Engineer of Public Works Maintenance's Traffic Operations Team of the
City of Eugene finds that:
A. Under the provisions of Chapter IV, Section 16 of the Eugene Charter of 2002, the
City Manager is designated as the administrative head of the City and is specifically authorized to
enforce all ordinances of the City. In addition, EC 5.040 authorizes the City Manager or the
Manager’s designee to “establish, maintain, remove, or alter . . . parking areas and time limitations,
including the form of permissible parking” and to “impose conditions upon which the streets and
other public property may be used for parking.” 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 August 5, 2020, the City Manager issued Administrative Order No. 58-20-17
granting the Executive Director of the Public Works Department the authority to exercise all of
the duties and responsibilities specifically defined as those of the City Manager in Sections 5.040,
5.045 and 5.050 of the Eugene Code, 1971. That Order also granted the Executive Director of the
Public Works Department the authority to further delegate those duties and responsibilities to such
person or persons qualified to perform the delegated duties.
C. On August 6, 2020, the Executive Director of the Public Works Department issued
Administrative Order No. 58-20-18 granting the City Engineer the authority to perform the duties
and responsibilities specifically defined as those of the City Manager in Sections 5.040, 5.045 and
5.050 of the Eugene Code, 1971. That Order also granted the City Engineer the authority to further
delegate those duties and responsibilities to such person or persons qualified to perform the
delegated duties.
D. On August 11, 2020, the City Engineer issued Administrative Order No. 58-20-19
granting the Traffic Engineer of Public Works Maintenance's Traffic Operations Team the
authority to perform the duties and responsibilities specifically defined as those of the City
Manager in Sections 5.040, 5.045 and 5.050 of the Eugene Code, 1971.
E. For purposes of public health, safety, and welfare, it is necessary to remove and
modify parking on a portion of Arrowsmith Street.
F. In making the decision, I have considered all of the applicable criteria set forth in
EC 5.055. The following findings support my decision to limit parking in this area to only
commercial parking:
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(a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations.
i. Arrowsmith Street north of W 11th Avenue is classified as a local street with a speed limit
of 25 miles per hour. The street segment is approximately 42 feet wide with parking both
sides of the street, allowing approximately 28 feet of roadway for two-way travel in a
commercial / industrial business park. Sidewalks are present on the southeastern side of
the street beginning at the intersection between Arrowsmith Street and W 11th Avenue,
continuing north for approximately 593 feet. A sidewalk segment is present on the
southwestern side of the street beginning at the intersection of Arrowsmith Street and W
11th Avenue, continuing north for approximately 194 feet. There are no bike lanes.
ii. There was a single motor vehicle crash between 2007 and 2019 on Arrowsmith Street north
of W 11th Avenue, which resulted in property damage only.
(b) Standards, limitations, and rules promulgated by the Oregon Transportation Commission or
the Oregon Public Utility Commission or their successors.
There are no such standards, limitations or rules that apply.
(c) Other recognized traffic control standards.
The City will apply the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for size, type and
location for sign installation.
(d) The city’s adopted transportation-related plans and policies.
The City’s 2035 Transportation System Plan does not include any policies that specifically
relate to the provision or removal of on-street parking in commercial / industrial areas.
Roadway and Parking Policy No. 1 a “Complete Streets Policy,” is to “Design, construct,
maintain, and operate all streets to provide comprehensive and integrated transportation
networks that serve people of all ages and abilities, promote commerce, and support the
comprehensive land use plan’s vision for growth and development in a responsible and
efficient manner. A “complete street” allows safe travel for automobiles and emergency
responders, bicycles, walking, transit, and freight. In addition to fulfilling a street’s basic
transportation functions and providing access to properties, streets and sidewalks should
be designed to be attractive, safe, accessible, sustainable, and healthy components of the
City's environment.” Limiting parking to only the parking needed to ensure a traffic
network that allows safe travel for automobiles and emergency responders, bicycles,
walking, transit, and—importantly for this commercial / industrial area—freight is
consistent with this policy.
(e) Existing state and local laws regulating use of public ways.
The use of the City’s public ways for parking is regulated at the local level. EC
5.040(1)(h)(5) and EC 5.040(1)(p) establish authority to manage parking.
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(f) The efficient use of the public way by the public.
Removal and modification of parking allowances on Arrowsmith Street is needed for more
efficient use of the roadway by ensuring adequate clearance for truck and traffic access to
and from adjacent commercial and industrial uses.
(g) The use of abutting property.
The abutting land use is industrial and commercial, including manufacturing and offices.
(h) The intensity of use of the street by vehicles and pedestrians.
i. By Ordinance No. 20181, the City Council adopted the Street Classification Map that
designated Arrowsmith Street as a local street. By Resolution 4608, the City Council
adopted the Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and
Access Ways. Parking is an optional feature on streets.
ii. Sidewalks are present on the southeastern side of the street beginning at the intersection
between Arrowsmith Street and W 11th Avenue, continuing north for approximately 593
feet. A sidewalk segment is present on the southwestern side of the street beginning at the
intersection between Arrowsmith Street and W 11th Avenue, continuing north for
approximately 194 feet. This order will not impact, and may improve, accessibility of use
by pedestrians.
(i) The physical condition and characteristics of the street and abutting property.
i. Arrowsmith Street north of W 11th Avenue is a local street with a speed limit of 25 miles
per hour. The curb-to-curb width of the street segment is approximately 42 feet wide with
parking both sides of the street, allowing approximately 28 feet of roadway for two-way
travel. There are no bike lanes.
ii. The abutting properties include several one- and two-story commercial buildings with
asphalt surface parking lots. There are undeveloped land segments on both the southeast
and northeast ends of the street.
(j) Emergencies.
i. Emergency service vehicles are accommodated through bi-directional travel on
Arrowsmith Street. Removal and modification of parking will provide additional room for
travel and deployment of emergency vehicles.
ii. Arrowsmith Street north of W 11th Avenue is not designated as an emergency ice or snow
removal route.
(k) The public health, safety and welfare.
Extended on-street parking taking place in this area has resulted in unsafe vehicle passage
and turning clearance areas for the commercial and industrial uses.
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(l) Special events of community interest including parades and public gatherings.
There are no special events of community interest that occur on Arrowsmith Street north
of W 11th Avenue.
(m) Construction within or adjacent to the street.
No construction is currently taking place on Arrowsmith Street north of W 11th Avenue.
The order will not impede, and may improve, access for the purpose of construction.
(n) When establishing conditions upon the use of parking in the public way and city-owned
parking facilities:
(1) Applicable and appropriate time limits;
EC 5.135(1) prohibits the storage of a motor vehicle or personal property on the street
for more than 72 hours. There are no additional time limits proposed for this area where
parking is to be allowed (except as described at the end of this order and noted in
Exhibit A).
(2) The vehicle type and purpose;
Parking for commercial vehicles support the intended land use.
(3) The relative, seasonal and special event demands for parking spaces within the areas of
the requested parking;
This Order is not a response to a request for new / additional parking spaces.
(4) The other public uses for the property;
The area is a commercial / industrially zoned area and the public parking areas are
intended to serve those uses.
(5) The location and physical characteristics of the parking area or facility;
Existing parking includes nine surface lots belonging to adjacent businesses and on-
street parking on both sides of Arrowsmith Street north of W 11th Avenue, some of
which is reserved for commercially marked vehicles.
(6) The demand for operating revenues, the costs of operations and enforcement;
i. Removal and modification of parking is not anticipated to significantly impact
operating revenues.
ii. Parking Fund financial instability means that there are limited staff resources available
to enforce parking time limits.
(7) The use of parking regulations to promote city adopted goals and policies;
Removal and modification of parking is consistent with City-adopted goals and
policies.
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(8) Abuse by applicants of any parking-related permits;
Not applicable.
(9) The impact on nearby commercial uses;
Removal and modification of parking supports adjacent commercial uses by ensuring
the parking and adjacent travel lanes are available, as needed, to support the
commercial uses.
(10) The ease of enforcing the provisions of this chapter; and
i. City staff prefer to establish parking time limits rather than prohibit parking entirely.
However, Parking Fund financial instability means that there are limited staff resources
available to enforce parking time limits.
ii. Prohibiting parking on portions of the street and establishing commercial parking only
on portions of the street would be necessary until funding and resources are available
at an undetermined time in the future to enforce parking with time limits.
(11) The availability of other parking spaces.
i. Parking is available on adjacent private property.
ii. Commercial vehicle parking will remain available on the street.
On the basis of these findings, I order that: The only on-street parking that shall be
permitted on Arrowsmith Street north of W 11th Avenue shall be commercial parking related to a
commercial or industrial use on the adjacent property, and only in the green areas of Arrowsmith
Street shown on the attached Exhibit A to this Order. This more specifically described as follows:
a. Only commercial parking shall be permitted at all times:
1. On the southeastern end of Arrowsmith Street beginning at approximately 323 feet
north of the intersection with W 11th Avenue, traveling north to approximately 490
feet north of the same intersection. Commercial parking resumes at 600 feet north
of the intersection with W 11th Avenue, traveling north to approximately 655 feet
north of the same intersection;
2. On the southwestern end of Arrowsmith Street beginning at approximately 270 feet
north of the intersection with W 11th Avenue, traveling north to approximately 490
feet north of the same intersection;
3. On the southern side of the northern end of Arrowsmith Street beginning at the
intersection with Terry Street, traveling southeast to approximately 680 feet
southeast of the same intersection; and
4. On the northernmost side of Arrowsmith Street beginning the intersection with
Terry Street, traveling approximately 176 feet east of the same intersection.
Commercial parking resumes at approximately 387 feet east of the intersection with
Terry Street, traveling south to approximately 520 feet east of the same intersection.
No parking of any kind shall be permitted on areas of Arrowsmith Street not addressed in section
a.
Dated and effective this 2.-4 ~y of August, 2021.
Christop er C. Henry, PE
Traffic girre or-Public Works Maintenance's
Traffic Operations Team
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