1 <br />JANISCH Amy C <br />From:KNAPP Jennifer L <br />Sent:Tuesday, June 09, 2015 5:12 PM <br />To:KNAPP Jennifer L <br />Subject:FW: SW Special Area Zone and Design Code <br />  <br />  <br />From: Kristina [mailto:kristinalang@hotmail.com] <br />Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 2:51 PM <br />To: KNAPP Jennifer L <br />Subject: South Willamette Special Area Zone and Design Code <br /> <br />To: The Planning Commission, c/o Jennifer Knapp <br /> <br />First, thank you for all of your hard work on this important project. I have attended a lot of meetings over the past 4-5 <br />years and am in favor of increasing density and walkability in my neighborhood. <br /> <br />Many of the concerns I have relate to the Street Zone Typologies, which I was not aware of until the most recent draft <br />of the Special Area Zone. Is this new? <br /> <br />My Street: I live on High Street, between 28th and 29th (2848 High). Our street is the narrowest of the group of <br />residential streets that parallel ours. I believe we have a 45' right-of-way, while Ferry, Mill, and Pearl have a 60' right- <br />of-way. Complicating our narrow street is the fact that people often use it as a cut-through from Amazon Parkway to <br />29th. We have a dangerous conditions, as our street is also popular for bicyclists, dog walkers, and stroller pushers, all <br />currently without sidewalks. The Street Zone Typology for our block is designated as "J", allowing parking only on one <br />side. With the increased density of our neighborhood, including apartments along 29th, there will not be enough <br />parking. One side parking would not be sufficient now, with less than half of the potential density that is planned for. <br />We need some kind of traffic calming. I would prefer making our street a dead end at 28th, just as Ferry and Mill are. <br />Making it a dead end would be consistent with those two streets, as we will all zoned as SFO, setting this block of SFO <br />housing with a consistent typology. In the least, we could be one way heading north, with parking on both sides. <br /> <br />28th Ave: Designated as type "G", the street is not as wide as listed. There is currently not enough space for parking on <br />both sides and two travel lanes. <br /> <br />High Street between 24th Place and 28th Ave: Every street in the zone has been designated by a Street Typology, <br />except for this long stretch of High Street. Why leave it out? <br /> <br />Other Issues: <br /> <br />Willard school site: I hope that 4J does not sell off this property, as the increased density will likely increase the need <br />for a neighborhood school. Currently, our neighborhood school is Adams, which is two miles away and over college <br />hill. In the case that the site is redeveloped, there is a discrepancy in the building height for a portion of the code. The <br />proposed Metro Plan designates part of the site as Low Density Residential, but Figure 9.3854(2) Regulating Plan - <br />Building Height, shows the height as 3 story. Shouldn't the building height be listed as SFO or 2 story? 3 story <br />buildings would be obtrusive to those who live in nearby neighborhoods. <br /> <br />Active frontage: I am very excited about potential changes to S. Willamette Street. I often walk on S. Willamette with <br />my young children, and it is terrifying to have traffic so close to the sidewalk and bikes trying to navigate the same <br />narrow space. On Figure 9.3832 - Subdistricts and Overlay Subdistricts, Active frontage should be indicated along all <br />of S. Willamette, including the space that is currently used to access Woodfield Station, in case of redevelopment.