G <br />T ' <br />Access'Errgineering LLC <br />.October15, 2013.. . <br />3 <br />- <br />Hearings.OfficiaL <br />£ <br />c%o Steve Ochs, Planner <br />. <br />$ <br />99 W. .1 0th Avenue: <br />. <br />r. <br />y <br />- <br />Eugene, OR 97401, <br />41- <br />RE Oakleigh )VSeadows P.U.D. Co-housing Development <br />131 a ,3 QYn s. t.;2 <br />I am writing this letter in support of the proposed Oakleigh Meadows Co-housing <br />r <br />F~9°"e Dreg°n s7ao _ <br />development in response to testimony submitted. on October 9, 2013 by Mr. Paul Conte:,: <br />t <br />Phone & Faz <br />Ivlr Conte asserts that: Oakleigh Lane is classified as an "access lane"because the right ; <br />sd, aesa~,s <br />- 'ot way,is 20 feet north of the centerline implying that the total righf=of-way was planned.. <br />to be 40. feet in tiMdth. However; there. are properties that:have dedicated:. additional <br />right of-.way: tax lot 6401 has dedicated additional right-of-way to 25 feet south` of the <br />centerline and. tax lots 9400 and 4500 have dedicated ri ght-of-way to 30 feet north of thc;. <br />u <br />- <br />centerline. This, is.a common occurrence throughout the River Road area inhere former <br />.County roads,.have been annexed into the City. The City's:policy.is not to maintain <br />G, <br />ummproved streets,::If the street.were to be improved,. additional right-of--way should be <br />dedicated to match precious dedications which could then be :classified :as a'lo~v-<<olume <br />a . <br />t <br />residential street With a;45 to 55-fo6t right=of-N ay. . <br />M.r Conte also tries to increase the expected trip. generation of the site by using the <br />number..of parking spaces proposed-as.the number af:~-.ehicle' that utill generate trips. <br />The number ofparkingapaces is`not necessarily equal to'the number'of.ve}uclesin use . <br />. <br />by the sue. any are set aside: for guests and are not relevant to the peak hour or <br />average <br />daily traffic generated The. Ninth Edition:of the institute of Transportation Engtneers ; : . <br />Trip Generation Manual on.page 393 of Volume 2 states that he number of dwelling <br />units was generally used as the independent variable of choice because it is,.usually <br />T <br />rihsp°rtatton•EngFnoaring ' <br />_ <br />- <br />readily~available, easy to project, and had a high correlation with average weekday . <br />{ <br />`Tr tnc`oastan <br />vehicle.trip ends." <br />-,T ,,P G n ratJOn - <br />A <br />M <br />n <br />= <br />- <br />The ITE trips generated by the site will be 28 units times Q.52 taps/peak hour or 15 peak <br />i <br />" <br />ceese <br />a <br />agement <br />' <br /> <br />- - <br />hour `trips and 28 units.times 5:81 or 163 daily trips. These numbers are: nowhere <br />near <br />' <br />s t~~ `°°nta <br />. <br />_ . <br />1.9 tirhes the existing volume on the street. <br />Yours very truly, <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />S7 <br />- <br />RENEW. 6130114 <br />Michael Weishar, PE <br />Access Engineering LLC <br />611 <br />