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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-23-32
of the
Traffic Engineer of Public Works Maintenance's Traffic Operations Team
of the City of Eugene
CONCERNING ON-STREET PARKING ON WEST BROADWAY
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 W Broadway.
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 some of the parking in this area to
commercial vehicles 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 – West Broadway between Garfield Street and Grant Street 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 36 feet wide with parking both sides of the street, allowing
approximately 22 feet of roadway for two-way travel in a mixed commercial and residential
area. Sidewalks are present on the north side of the street segment. Sidewalks are present
on the north side of the street segment between Garfield Street and Grant Steet. Sidewalks
are present on the south side of the street segment from the intersection with Garfield Street
heading east approximately 239 feet, resuming at Hayes Street and continuing to Grant
Street. There are no bike lanes.
ii. Vehicle Crashes - There were two motor vehicle crashes reported between 2007 and 2021
on the portion of W Broadway between Garfield Street and Grant Street (both with 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 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.
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(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.
(f) The efficient use of the public way by the public.
Removal and modification of parking allowances on W Broadway is needed for more
efficient use of the roadway by ensuring adequate clearance for truck and traffic access to
and from adjacent commercial uses.
(g) The use of abutting property.
The abutting land use is commercial and 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 W Broadway as a [insert street classification] 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 north side and a portion of the south 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. West Broadway between Garfield Street and Grant Street 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 36 feet wide with parking both sides of the street, allowing approximately
22 feet of roadway for two-way travel in a mixed commercial and residential area.
Sidewalks are present on the north side of the street segment. Sidewalks are present on the
north side of the street segment between Garfield Street and Grant Steet. Sidewalks are
present on the south side of the street segment from the intersection with Garfield Street
heading east approximately 239 feet, resuming at Hayes Street and continuing to Grant
Street. There are no bike lanes.
ii. The abutting properties on the northern side of the street segment include one single-story
commercial building, one residential property, and one large asphalt surface parking lot.
The southern side of the street segment includes one single-story commercial building,
several residential properties, and on house of worship.
(j) Emergencies.
i. Emergency service vehicles are accommodated through bi-directional travel on W
Broadway. Removal and modification of parking will provide additional room for travel
and deployment of emergency vehicles.
ii. W Broadway 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.
(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 W Broadway
as shown in Exhibit A.
(m) Construction within or adjacent to the street.
No construction is currently taking place on the portion of W Broadway 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 vehicles only to park 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 northern side of the street segment is zoned mixed-use employment. The southern
side of the street segment is a mixture of Special Area, General Office, and Medium-
Density Residential. The public parking areas are intended to serve those uses.
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(5) The location and physical characteristics of the parking area or facility;
Existing parking includes five surface lots belonging to adjacent properties, one
driveway belonging to a residential property, 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
i. 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.
ii. .
(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: Parking on W Broadway between Garfield
Street and Grant Street as 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 W
Broadway; and parking will not be permitted at any time in the yellow areas of Exhibit A. This is
more specifically described as follows:
a. Only commercial parking pertaining to a nearby commercial use shall be permitted
between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday, on the north side of W
Broadway between Garfield Street and Grant Street beginning from approximately 115
feet east of the intersection with Garfield and continuing east to approximately 56 feet west
of Hayes Street, resuming at approximately 130 feet east of Hayes Street and extending
east to approximately 50 feet west of Grant Street; and
b.Only commercial parking pertaining to a nearby commercial use shall be permitted
between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday, on the southside of W
Broadway between Garfield Street and Grant Street from approximately 96 feet east of the
intersection with Garfield, extending east approximately 20 feet and resuming at
approximately 109 feet west of Hayes Street, extending west approximately 54 feet; and
c.No parking of any kind shall be permitted in the yellow areas on the south side of W
Broadway between Garfield Street and Hayes Street indicated in Exhibit A to this Order;
and
d.No parking of any kind shall be permitted on the northern side of W Broadway between
Garfield Street and Grant Street not addressed in section a above. This area is indicated in
yellow in Exhibit A to this Order.
Dated and effective this r.hay of July, 2023.
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Christopher C. -, E
Traffic Engineer of Public Works Maintenance's
Traffic Operations Team