2017 Planning Commission Final Order on Remand (PDT 13-1 Re-Affirmed)

the Fire Marshal did not identify a significant risk to emergency response actions, and found that due to improvements including installation of a fire apparatus access road turnaround that eliminates a dead end situation, "[t]he proposed development accounts for actual safety improvements regarding emergency response for both fire related and medical related responses." The PC finds this as supplemental evidence that supports the PC's previous finding that the PUD itself would not be a significant impediment to emergency response. Constitutional Findings for Required Improvement It is in the public interest to have Oakleigh Lane consist of at least 14 feet of paving width within the dedicated right of way in order to ensure unimpeded emergency response to the existing residents of Oakleigh Lane and the future occupants of the proposed PUD. There is a nexus between the requirement to improve Oakleigh Lane to a minimum. 14 feet and the public interest at issue. The adopted Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Accessways provide minimum street standards for low volume residential streets such as Oakleigh Lane. For streets with traffic volumes less than 750 vehicles per day, the Design Standards and Guidelines allow for a minimum 14-foot travel lane. By requiring a minimum 14 feet of paving width, the PC will ensure compliance with adopted minimum travel lane width and the provision of unimpeded emergency response. The requirement to improve Oakleigh Lane to 14 feet of paving within the dedicated right of way is roughly proportional to the impact that the proposed development will have on the City's transportation facilities. The proposed development will result in 29 new residential units. These residential ;units will be accessible only from Oakleigh Lane. Currently, 25 lots, consisting of a mix of residential, general office and commercial zoning have structures that take access onto Oakleigh Lane; thus the additional 29 residential units will increase the number of structures that access Oakleigh Lane by over 100 percent. The construction of the new structures will result in an increase of vehicular traffic onto Oakleigh Lane by approximately 168 new vehicular trips per day. See Trip Generation Manual from Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) for Residential Condo/Townhouses (Category 230). The record shows that there is already 14 feet of paving within the dedicated right of way for almost the entire length of Oakleigh Lane. The requirement to improve Oakleigh Lane to 14 feet amounts to an improvement of very small fraction of the entire length of Oakleigh Lane. Given that the proposed PUD will generate an additional 168 new trips on Oakleigh Lane, and given the small amount of improvement, if any, that will be necessary, the requirement to improve Oakleigh Lane to a minimum of 14 feet within the right of way is roughly proportionate to the impact the proposed development will have on the City's transportation facilities. The PC notes that compliance with the condition of approval for at least 20 feet of paving width within the right-of-way of Oakleigh Lane, imposed by the PC in response to the "Second Assignment of Error," will necessarily also result compliance with the condition of approval of 14 feet of paving width imposed in response to this third assignment of error. Based on these findings, the conditions imposed by the HO, the condition of approval above, and the condition of approval imposed by the PC in response to the second assignment of error, the PC finds 2017 Final Order: Oakleigh Meadows Co-Housing PUD (PDT 13-1) Page 10