Capital Hill PUD Traffic Safety Analysis (14-020) <br />March 3, 2017 <br />located with the Ribbon Trail Park in between the site and Floral Hill Drive. Floral <br />Hill Drive is approximately 300 feet elevation difference over approximately 800 feet <br />linear distance, which is approximately a 35-40% downgradient from the site. Essex <br />Lane currently has unimproved right of way to complete a future connection <br />between Alta Vista Court and Spring Blvd. A connection from the site to Essex Lane <br />would not provide an improvement to travel distances or travel times over other <br />existing roadways or the planned private street connection or provide any <br />improvement to emergency vehicle access or emergency vehicle response times. The <br />slopes required to complete a connection would be too steep to feasibly <br />accommodate emergency vehicles and the City would not permit a public street <br />across land zoned/designated for park use. <br />(c) The proposed development shall include streets that extend to undeveloped or <br />partially developed land that is adjacent to the development site or that is <br />separated from the development site by a drainage channel, transmission <br />easement, survey gap, or similar property condition. The streets shall be in <br />locations that will enable adjoining properties to connect to the proposed <br />development's street system. <br />Findin : The site is separated from any undeveloped or partially developed land by <br />the Ribbon Trail and/or Hendricks Park. <br />(d) Secondary access for fire and emergency medical vehicles consistent with EC <br />9.6870 is required. <br />Finding: The proposed private street layout provides a looped path with frontage to <br />access proposed parcels. Access to lots 6,8,9 and 10 and to lots 19 and 20 are <br />proposed to be from separate access easements. All proposed access easements and <br />private street connections comply with the minimum secondary street width <br />standards shown in Table 9.6870. <br />(e) Except for applications proposing needed housing, all applicants shall show that <br />the proposed street alignment shall minimize excavation and embankment and <br />avoid impacts to natural resources, including water- related features. <br />Finding: The proposed private street alignment is designed to follow an existing <br />elevation contour on the site to minimize embankment cut and fill to the highest <br />extent practicable. The proposed private access easements to serve lots 6,8,9 and 10 <br />and lots 19 and 20 are also designed to minimize embankment cut and fill. <br />(f) In cases where a required street connection would result in the extension of an <br />existing street that is not improved to city standards and the street has an <br />inadequate driving surface, the developer shall construct a temporary barrier at the <br />entrance to the unimproved street section with provision for bicycle, pedestrian, <br />and emergency vehicle access. The barrier shall be removed by the city at the time <br />the existing street is improved to city standards or to an acceptable standard <br />adopted by the public works director. In making a determination of an inadequate <br />driving surface, the public works director shall consider the street rating according <br />to Eugene's Paving Management System and the anticipated traffic volume. <br />Findin : Capital Drive at the frontage will be improved to meet City standards, <br />including the driving surface. The remaining existing driving surfaces on Capital <br />© Branch Engineering, Inc. <br />Page 1 10 <br />