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The Hearings Official states (p. 47): "Public Works Referral comments (page 12) recommend the proposed sidewalk along Capital Drive be widened to 5 -feet in width in order provide safe and adequate connection to the established neighborhood along Capital Drive. The hearing official agrees that the 5 -foot sidewalk is necessary in order to ensure safe and adequate access both within and adjacent to the proposed PUD. " The Hearings Official states the 5ft sidewalk is necessary in order to ensure safe and adequate access, but ignores the fact that the entire portion of Capital from Cresta de Ruta to the 5-way (1/4 mile) has either no sidewalk, or a 2-3 foot wide, below code, sidewalk. If a 5-foot sidewalk is necessary in order to ensure safe and adequate access, as the Hearings Official says, then it is clear that the entire portion of Capital Drive that has either no sidewalk or a below code 2-3 foot sidewalk does not have the necessary requirements to ensure safe and adequate access. When the 2 mile distance for bikes is included, many more safety issues arise. Disabled access is a major safety issue as well. Appeal Issue #19: The Hearings Official erred in determining compliance with EC 9.6870 Street Width. The street width at the sharp curve of Capital where lots 18 and 19 have a driveway access will not be improved to 21 feet in width, and there is no proposed or existing sidewalk at this part of the CHPUD development. The statement by the Hearings Official in bold below is thus factually incorrect because this portion of Capital Drive, clearly part of the proposed development, is not being improved to 21 feet, nor will it include a sidewalk. (p. 44-45): "Pursuant to EC 9.6870, the right-of-way and paving widths of streets shall conform to those widths designated on the adopted Street Right-of-Way map. When a street segment right-of-way width is not designated on ,the adopted Street Right-of-Way map, the required street width must be the minimum width shown for its type in Table 9.6870 Right-of-Way and Paving Widths. A greater width may be required based on adopted plans and policies, adopted Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Accessways or other factors which in the judgment of the Planning and Public Works Director necessitate a greater street width. Capital Drive, which is not identified on the adopted Street Classification Map or the adopted Right-of-Way Map (Fig. 60-61 of the Arterial and Collector Street Plan (ACSP)), is a local street. Capital Drive is characterized as a low-volume street. Under EC Table 9.6870, low volume local streets are required to have between 20 and 28 feet of paving width along with 45 to 55 feet of right-of-way width. The existing 50 foot right-of-way exceeds the minimum required right-of-way width of 45 feet for local streets and is also sufficient to construct the required improvements in Capital Drive, which includes a 21 foot wide paved street with curbs and gutters on both sides and a 5 -foot wide curbside sidewalk on the east side of the street. The proposed paving and right-of-way widths comply with the widths identified in Table 9.6870. The proposed street design will be more precisely reviewed for compliance with applicable 20