HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Order 58-21-39 -- On-Street Parking Terry StreetAdministrative Order -- Page 1 of 6
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-21-39
of the
Traffic Engineer of Public Works Maintenance's Traffic Operations Team
of the City of Eugene
CONCERNING ON-STREET PARKING ON TERRY 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 Terry 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. Terry Street from W 11th Avenue to the dead end approximately 315 feet north of Ed Cone
Boulevard is classified as a local street with a speed limit of 25 mph. The street segment is
approximately 46 feet wide with parking both sides of the street, allowing approximately
32 feet of roadway for two-way travel in a commercial / industrial business park. Sidewalks
are present on the eastern side of the street. On the western side of the street, sidewalk
facilities are available beginning approximately 137 feet north of the intersection with W
11th Avenue, continuing to approximately 51 feet north of Ed Cone Boulevard.
ii. There were 13 motor vehicle crashes between 2007 and 2019 on Terry Street from W 11th
Avenue to the dead end approximately 315 feet north of Ed Cone Boulevard, which
resulted in five possible injuries and nine 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 Terry 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, offices and a
restaurant / bar.
(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 Terry 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 eastern side of the street. On the western side of the street,
sidewalk facilities are available beginning approximately 137 feet north of the intersection
with W 11th Avenue, continuing to approximately 57 feet north of Ed Cone Boulevard.
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. Terry Street from W 11th Avenue to the dead end approximately 315 feet north of Ed Cone
Boulevard is a local street with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour. The curb-to-curb width
of the street segment is approximately 46 feet wide with parking both sides of the street,
allowing approximately 32 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 is undeveloped land on the most northwestern lot of the
street segment.
(j) Emergencies.
i. Emergency service vehicles are accommodated through bi-directional travel on Terry
Street. Removal and modification of parking will provide additional room for travel and
deployment of emergency vehicles.
ii. Terry Street from W 11th Avenue to the dead end approximately 315 feet north of Ed Cone
Boulevard 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 Terry Street from W 11th
Avenue to the dead end approximately 315 feet north of Ed Cone Boulevard.
(m) Construction within or adjacent to the street.
No construction is currently taking place on Terry Street from W 11th Avenue to the dead
end approximately 315 feet north of Ed Cone Boulevard. 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 six surface lots belonging to adjacent businesses and on-
street parking on both sides of Terry Street from W 11th Avenue to the dead end
approximately 315 feet north of Ed Cone Boulevard, some of which is reserved for
commercially marked vehicles all day, as noted in Exhibit A.
(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 Terry Street from W 11th Avenue to the dead end approximately 315 feet north of
Ed Cone Boulevard shall be commercial parking related to a commercial or industrial use on the
adjacent property, and only in the green areas of Terry 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 east side of Terry Street from approximately 315 feet north of the
intersection of Terry Street and W 11th Avenue, continuing north to 512 feet south
of the intersection of Terry Street and Ed Cone Boulevard, resuming again at 375
feet south of the same intersection continuing north to approximately 212 feet north
of the same intersection; and
2. On the west side of Terry Street beginning 315 feet north of the intersection of
Terry Street and W 11th Avenue and continuing to 425 feet north of the same
intersection, resuming at 502 feet north of the intersection of Terry Street and W
11th Avenue and continuing north to 468 feet south of the intersection of Terry
Street and Ed Cone Boulevard, resuming once again at 267 feet south of that same
intersection and continuing north to end at Ed Cone Boulevard.
No parking of any kind shall be permitted on areas of Terry Street from W 11th Avenue to the
dead end approximately 315 feet north of Ed Cone Boulevard not addressed in section a.
Dated and effective this i.4 ~ay of August, 2021.
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Christopher . enry, E
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Traffic Operations Team
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