The site has frontage on West 18th Avenue south, Willow Creek Road to the west, and Slocum <br />Drive along a portion of the northern property line. The proposed development complies with <br />this standard. <br />(2) Access from a public street to a development site shall be located in accordance <br />with EC 7.420 Access Connections - Location. If a development will increase the <br />development site's peak hour trip generation by less than 50% and will generate less <br />than 20 additional peak hour trips, the development site's existing access connections <br />are exempt from this standard. <br />Proposed development includes access connections to West 18th Avenue, classified as a major <br />collector street, and to Slocum Drive, an undeveloped right-of-way designated as a local street. <br />The proposal is not exempt from this standard based on the number of trips generated. <br />Compliance with EC 7.420 is further discussed below: <br />EC 7.420 Access Connections - Location <br />(1) Access Connections to all Street Classifications. Access connections to all <br />street classifications shall be located in accordance with the following standards: <br />(a) No access connection shall be located to encompass a municipal utility. An <br />access connection may encompass a municipal utility if the applicant either: 1. <br />Executes a public utility easement for the encompassed municipal utility; or 2. <br />Agrees to accept financial responsibility for relocating and/ or adjusting the <br />encompassed municipal utility. <br />There are no conflicts with municipal utilities shown at the location of the proposed access <br />connections. <br />(b) Except when an existing lot or parcel frontage is located entirely within an <br />area where the adjacent street grade is over fifteen percent (15%), no access <br />connection shall be located in areas where the street grade is over fifteen <br />percent (15%). If an existing lot or parcel frontage is located entirely within an <br />area where the existing street grade is over fifteen percent (15%), one access <br />connection may be permitted at the point of lowest grade percentage. <br />This standard is not applicable as the adjacent street grades are less than 15%. <br />(c) If a parcel has frontage on two or more streets of different street <br />classifications, the access connection shall access the street with the lowest <br />classification. The access connection can access the street with the higher <br />classification if the applicant can demonstrate (1), (2) or (3): (3) The access <br />connection for a parcel with frontage on an arterial or major collector can be <br />located consistent with the requirements of EC 7.420(2)(a)-(e) <br />September 2020 Findings & Decision of the Planning Director Page 24 of 31 <br />Southwest Eugene Apartments (SR 20-3 & ARB 20-2) <br />