to you approach the single access point from either the west or the south. The Fire Marshal has <br />submitted comments, following state fire code, that the narrow 21-foot paved streets will need to be <br />signed “No Parking-Fire Lane” on both sides. Additionally, the Fire Marshal has stated all homes will need <br />to have an internal sprinkler system, due to the lack of true secondary access, again as per state Fire <br />Code. <br />So let me get this straight. The developer is appealing and arguing that they shouldn’t have to agree to <br />put “No Parking-Fire Lane” signage into the plan as a condition of compliance. In other words, they <br />don’t want anyone to know yet that there will be no street parking allowed at all. One has to wonder <br />why? Is it because it might make it less palatable to a prospective buyer? <br />Here’s my question: <br />• Let ’s say a fire breaks out at a home or even an undeveloped area, on the lots abutting the single <br />access point; lots 24, 25 and 29. How do the people in the other lots escape if necessary? And if <br />they can’t, who do they get to blame and hold responsible? <br />• Due to our past practices of fire suppression, Eugene and Lane County can be another Los <br />Angeles, or Lahaina. And, according to the insurance companies who have already canceled <br />insurance for some of my neighbors, the likelihood is high. We need to learn from their <br />experiences. Secondary access is also secondary egress. When fleeing residents can’t exit their <br />single egress point due to the traffic jam of evacuating cars blocking it, or the incoming fire <br />engines, what will the cost be, and who bears the blame? The City will be ripe for lawsuits. <br />On the agenda, to be read at the beginning of the hearing, is the City ’s Land Acknowledgement <br />statement. I can’t help but think about the ancient oaks on this property that we are working so hard to <br />preserve for future generations. They were alive when the Kalapuya called this area home. The oaks <br />provided food and shelter to the Kalapuya and still do for the wildlife. Every spring the Camas on the <br />property still bloom, reminding us of the Indigenous peoples who once lived here and relied on it. The <br />last line of the statement reads:” Therefore, the Planning Commission recognizes that what we do today <br />will affect the many generations who will come after us.” I sincerely hope the Commission today gives it <br />more than just lip-service. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Appeal Testimony (PDT 24-01 & ST 24-03) - Batch #2 Page 5 of 37