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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-23-30
of the
Traffic Engineer of Public Works Maintenance's Traffic Operations Team
of the City of Eugene
CONCERNING ON-STREET PARKING ON ALMADEN 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 Almaden Street.
F. In making the decision, I have considered all the applicable criteria set forth in EC
5.055. The following findings support my decision to limit parking in this area to commercial
vehicle parking only between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday.
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(a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations.
i. Classification - The Almaden Street between W 7th Avenue and W 8th Avenue as shown in
Exhibit A is classified as a local street with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour. The street
segment is approximately 34 feet wide with parking both sides of the street, allowing
approximately 20 feet of roadway for two-way travel in a predominantly commercial area.
Sidewalks are present on the east side of the street segment. Sidewalks are present on the
west side of the of the street starting at the intersection with W 7th Avenue heading south
approximately 290 feet. There are no bike lanes.
ii. Vehicle Crashes - There were no motor vehicle crashes reported between 2007 and 2021
on the portion of Almaden Street between W 7th Avenue and W 8th Avenue.
(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 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 transportation
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 Almaden Street is needed for more
efficient use of the roadway by ensuring adequate clearance for truck and traffic access to
and from adjacent commercial properties, as well as to create vehicle parking turnover.
(g) The use of abutting property.
The abutting land use is mixed Special Area Zone, General Office, and Limited High-
Density Residential.
(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 Almaden 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. There are sidewalks on the eastern side of the street as well as a portion of the west side of
the street segment. 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. Almaden Street between W 7th Avenue and W 8th Avenue as shown in Exhibit A is
classified as a local street with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour. The street segment is
approximately 34 feet wide with parking both sides of the street, allowing approximately
20 feet of roadway for two-way travel in a predominantly commercial area. Sidewalks are
present on the east side of the street segment. Sidewalks are present on the west side of the
of the street starting at the intersection with W 7th Avenue heading south approximately
290 feet. There are no bike lanes.
ii. The abutting properties on the eastern side of the street segment include one-story
commercial buildings with asphalt surface parking lots. The western side of the street
segment includes one- and two-story commercial buildings with asphalt surface parking
lots as well as a residential property with an entrance on W 8th Avenue.
(j) Emergencies.
i. Emergency service vehicles are accommodated through bi-directional travel on Almaden
Street. Removal and modification of parking will provide additional room for travel and
deployment of emergency vehicles.
ii. Almaden Street is not designated as an emergency ice or snow removal route.
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(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 uses, as well as lack of vehicle turnover
for general parking accessibility.
(l) Special events of community interest including parades and public gatherings.
There are no special events of community interest that occur on the portion of Almaden
Street as shown in Exhibit A.
(m) Construction within or adjacent to the street.
No construction is currently taking place on the portion of Almaden Street as shown in
Exhibit A. 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).
EC 5.040 authorizes the City Manager or the Manager's designee to take administrative
action establishing parking area time limitations, including the form of permissible
parking, and imposing conditions upon which the streets and other public property may
be used for parking. Notwithstanding any other administrative action to the contrary,
the portions of the streets described below and depicted on the map attached as Exhibit
A to this Order shall allow commercial vehicle parking only between the hours of 7:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(2) The vehicle type and purpose;
Parking for commercial vehicles supports 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 commercially zoned and the public parking areas are intended to serve that
use.
(5) The location and physical characteristics of the parking area or facility;
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Existing parking includes four (4) surface lots belonging to adjacent businesses and on-
street parking on both sides of the street.
(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. The City of Eugene’s 23/25 Biennium Budget provides ongoing resources to fund
enforcement services. If resources are not available for enforcement, then the parking
restrictions may be revisited.
(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.
(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
The City of Eugene’s 23/25 Biennium Budget provides ongoing resources to fund
enforcement services. If resources are not available for enforcement, then the parking
restrictions may be revisited.
(11) The availability of other parking spaces.
i. Parking is available on adjacent private property.
ii. Parking will remain available on the street between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
iii. Commercial vehicle parking will remain available on the street between 7:00 p.m. and
6:00 a.m.
On the basis of these findings, I order that: Parking on Almaden Street between W 7th A venue and W 8th A venue shown in Exhibit A to this Order shall be restricted to commercial
parking related to a commercial use on the adjacent property, and only in the red areas of Almaden
Street shown on the attached Exhibit A to this Order. This is more specifically described as
follows:
a.Only commercial parking shall be permitted between the hours of7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.,
Monday through Sunday, on the east side of Almaden Street between W 7th A venue and
W 8th Avenue from approximately 90 feet south of the intersection with W 7th A venue,
traveling south approximately 148 feet, resuming at approximately 51 feet n01ih of W 8thAvenue and continuing north for approximately 47 feet. No parking of any kind shall be
permitted on areas of Almaden Street not addressed in section a above.
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Dated and effective this _'--P_ day of July, 2023.
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Christopher C. ----1 ::...w.=
Traffic Engineer of Public Works Maintenance's
Traffic Operations Team