Cottages at Delta Ridge PUD <br />Reeder to HO Final Argument <br />April 29, 2021 <br />Page 2of4 <br />"ADJUSTMENT-BLOCK STANDARDS <br />As discussed above, an adjustment, pursuant to EC 9.8030(8)(d), to the <br />block requirements of EC 9.5500(10) is necessary. Specifically, a request <br />to allow the internal circulation to be achieved through the construction <br />of parking and drive aisles, and not streets, is merited. As demonstrated <br />below and herein, the adjustment criteria can be met. <br />EC 9.8030(8)(d) <br />The requirements set forth in EC 9.5500(10) may be adjusted if the proposal <br />achieves at least one of the following. <br />1. Provides an equivalent or greater degree of vehicular and pedestrian <br />circulation. <br />As conceived, the project site layout will provide adequate drive <br />aisles, access, and pedestrian walkways and will not create any out <br />of direction travel for vehicles or pedestrians. The adjacent lots are <br />developed to existing zoning standards and have adequate access. <br />An east/west public street connection at the northern access <br />would not reduce travel distances. The existing travel to/from <br />adjacent lots is not significantly improved with any additional <br />internal public street beyond Umpqua Avenue. <br />A public north/south street connection through the project site <br />would not reduce travel distance to/from N. Delta Highway for <br />properties adjacent to the project site. <br />Drive aisles in lieu of streets will provide equivalent access and <br />circulation for the project and adjacent parcels. <br />2. Traditional block patterns that reduce the apparent scale of large <br />developments by breaking the site up into smaller land units. (See also EC 9.6810 <br />Block Length.) <br />The project site will contain traditional blocks, however with <br />internal drive aisles (not streets). The apparent scale of the project <br />will still be broken up into smaller land units thereby meeting this <br />code criterion." (bold and italics in original). <br />The Cooks assert that: <br />Of= cr vio"c: I'G78) J I 28' 5 3 P) 'd %1. 1, 1 A t.. 5.:... )OP) <br />=FCP`(n;Cl`egwI r,'I :,is~ rr;n f .1, ie. 0 rr. r 'l 1[l1 <br />CfCCcnl ndUSC.--oni <br />