• Eugene Public Works Maintenance Memorandum dated February 26, 2018 (Submitted as <br />Attachment V, Neighborhood Response Document): "Fire apparatus are often <br />approximately 10-feet in width from mirror to mirror." <br />• Referral Comments 4J School District, November 16 2017: 4J School District <br />"discontinued bus service to Capital, Madrona and Cresta De Ruta due to unsafe passing <br />and operating conditions for our school buses." Buses were described as 40 feet in length <br />and 10 feet in width, mirror-to-minor. <br />• Photographic evidence that two vehicles of that size cannot pass each other on an 18 foot <br />wide street (Neighborhood Response to PDT 17-1, pp. 168-169), despite the assertion by <br />Scott Gillespie, PE (December 8 2017, Attachment F Staff Report) that "From an <br />Engineering operations and safety perspective, there is no appreciable difference between <br />an 18 foot wide road and a 20 foot wide road. <br />2. The Hearings Official erred in finding that "it appears that, while the streets are narrow and <br />not constructed to current city standards, the street system does function adequately. Based on. <br />the above analysis, public facilities and services are either presently available, or can be <br />available, and can be extended to serve the proposed development, in compliance with EC <br />9.8320(7)." p. 59. <br />On page 58 the Hearings Official says, "However, they also note that through vigilance and <br />caution, they and their neighbors are able to navigate and drive safely through this <br />neighborhood. " The Hearings Official is basing her conclusion that the below standard street <br />system does function adequately on the notable vigilance and caution of the current neighbors. <br />This in no way shows that the system is adequate to serve the proposed development. It is a <br />situation that would be undermined by the addition of over 31-35 new homes and the increased <br />probability of less than vigilant and cautious drivers. <br />3. The Hearings Official improperly relied on demonstrably erroneous and unreliable evidence <br />by Scott Gillespie, Eugene Public Works. One of several examples is that she erred in accepting <br />his assertion that "From an Engineering operations and safety perspective, there is no appreciable <br />difference between an 18-foot-wide road and a 20-foot-wide road." This was accepted at face <br />value with no evidence to back it up. An 18ft wide road clearly does not provide as much room <br />for cars, pedestrians, and bikes as a 20ft wide road. Less room provides for a higher likelihood of <br />conflict. The Hearings Official explicitly or implicitly relied upon the false claim that Capital <br />Drive could function as a "queuing" street. <br />4. The Hearings Official erred in citing the evidence that on street parking on Capital Drive acts <br />as a traffic calming device. "The utilization of on street parking is sparse and the portions that <br />are being used support traffic calming in the area. " (p.58) The Hearings Official has already <br />accepted that the no parking on Capital (which is actually under appeal) is necessary for <br />emergency access, so the presence of parking cannot be cited as a traffic calming measure if it <br />will not exist. <br />5. The Hearings Official Erred in disregarding the many enforcement issues on Capital Drive <br />and surrounding streets. Regarding the Traffic Study provided by the Response Committee, the <br />Hearings Official states (p. 58): "However, that review primarily emphasizes how the current <br />26 <br />