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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-24-16
of the
Traffic Engineer of Public Works Maintenance's Traffic Operations Team
of the City of Eugene
CONCERNING ON-STREET PARKING ON LONE OAK WAY
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 Lone Oak Way.
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
vehicles only between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
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(a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations.
i. Classification - Lone Oak Way between Lone Oak Way and Lone Oak Park as shown in
Exhibit A is classified as a local street with a speed limit of 20 miles per hour. The street
segment is approximately 27 feet wide with staggered parking bays on both sides of the
street, allowing approximately 20 feet of roadway for two-way travel in a commercial
business park. Sidewalks are present on both sides of the street segment. There are no bike
lanes.
ii. Vehicle Crashes - There were no motor vehicle crashes reported between 2007 and 2021
on the portion of Lone Oak Way between Lone Oak Way and Lone Oak Park.
(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.
(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.
Modification of parking allowances on Lone Oak Way is needed for more efficient use of
the roadway by ensuring adequate access for commercial vehicles in a commercial business
area.
(g) The use of abutting property.
The abutting land use is Community Commercial and Medium 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 Lone Oak Way 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 both sides 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. Lone Oak Way between Lone Oak Way and Lone Oak Park as shown in Exhibit A is
classified as a local street with a speed limit of 20 miles per hour. The street segment is
approximately 27 feet wide with staggered parking bays on both sides of the street,
allowing approximately 20 feet of roadway for two-way travel in a commercial business
park. Sidewalks are present on both sides of the street segment. There are no bike lanes.
ii. The abutting property on the northern side of the street segment is a fenced-in multi-family
residential building with asphalt surface parking lot that is accessed on Lone Oak Way
running north-south. The southern side of the street segment includes a one-story
commercial building with an asphalt surface parking lot.
(j) Emergencies.
i. Emergency service vehicles are accommodated through bi-directional travel on Lone Oak
Way. Removal and modification of parking will provide additional room for travel and
deployment of emergency vehicles.
ii. Lone Oak Way 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, access and turning clearance areas for commercial 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 the portion of Lone Oak
Way as shown in Exhibit A.
(m) Construction within or adjacent to the street.
No construction is currently taking place on the portion of Lone Oak Way 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. daily.
(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 that is not fenced off by the multi-family housing complex on the northern
side of the street 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;
Existing parking includes two surface lots belonging to adjacent properties and on-
street parking on both sides of the street.
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(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. 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;
Modification of parking supports the adjacent commercial use 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. 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. Commercial vehicle parking will remain available on the street.
iii. Time-limited parking will create vehicle turnover on the street.
On the basis of these findings, I order that: Parking on Lone Oak Way between Lone
Oak Way and Lone Oak Park 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 Lone
Oak Way. This is more specifically described as follows:
a. Commercial vehicle only parking only between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. shall
be permitted on the north side of Lone Oak Way between Lone Oak Way and Lone Oak
Park beginning from approximately 60 feet east of Lone Oak Way continuing east to
approximately 100 feet east of Lone Oak Way; resuming at approximately 171 feet east of
Lone Oak Way continuing east again to approximately 216 feet east of Lone Oak Way;
and
b. Commercial vehicle only parking only between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. shall
be permitted on the south side of Lone Oak Way between Lone Oak Way and Lone Oak