15th and High Street 6-plex Page 9 of 10 <br />Adjustment Review Application: Written Statement <br />January 14, 2026 <br /> <br />Schirmer Consulting, LLC · PO Box 10424, Eugene, OR 97440 · (541) 234-5108 <br />Landscape Architecture + Land Use Planning <br />street classification if the parking lot is for 3 or more cars. The City of Eugene prioritizes safety of pedestrians, cyclists <br />and vehicles by limiting this opportunity. Backing movements have the highest collision rate. <br /> <br />These 2 access points will be removed and replaced with residential units that take access from High Street from a <br />single 20 foot wide access that allows only forward movement to leave the site. Six residential units will generate 3.06 <br />peak hour trips (ITE Trip Generation Manual, 11th Edition: Multifamily Housing: Low Rise: .51 peak hour trips). <br /> <br />By removing the 38 feet (the lot frontage is 78.71’) of access from East 15th Avenue the sidewalk is dedicated <br />exclusively to pedestrians. The park strip that is currently made up of concrete driveway aprons will be replaced with <br />street trees and pervious surface. Residential units, front porches and residential scale planting will replace the <br />existing office building and existing parking lot that is between the building and the sidewalk on East 15th Avenue. <br /> <br />The pedestrian environment along this frontage will be greatly improved. The sidewalk is now framed by landscaped <br />planting on both sides and residential buildings with porches oriented toward the street on one side, creating a <br />pedestrian-friendly experience. This represents a substantial improvement over the previous condition, which was <br />characterized by two driveway access points on one side of the sidewalk and a parking lot on the other. The project <br />reduces vehicle conflicts with other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, improves visual interest, and provides a safer, <br />more comfortable walking environment. <br /> <br />Not only are parking areas and vehicular circulation areas minimized on East 15th Avenue, but they are also <br />eliminated. <br /> <br />High Street <br />The lot that fronts High Street has a 26 foot wide existing access that at some point in time provided access to a <br />single unit dwelling. See attached Sanborn maps. This residential dwelling was removed but the access still exists. <br />Likely the access allowed for backward movements onto High Street as it was a single unit dwelling. A single unit <br />dwelling generates 1 peak hour trip. The project proposes construction of a 20 foot wide access that generates 3.06 <br />peak hour trips with forward movement only (ITE Trip Generation Manual, 11th Edition: Multifamily Housing: Low Rise: <br />.51 peak hour trips). <br /> <br />The driveway is perpendicular to High Street. There are no line of sight obstructions between the site access and the <br />turning movements at the intersection of East 15th Avenue and High Street. Vehicles leaving the site can readily see <br />both cyclists in the bike lane and vehicles in High Street. See illustration at the end of this written statement. <br /> <br />The speed limit on High Street is 25 MPH for vehicles. Cyclists and pedestrians will be moving at slower speeds. <br />There is ample unobstructed view for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists leaving the site and passing by the site to see <br />and avoid conflict. <br /> <br />A vehicle entering the site can readily see pedestrians on the sidewalk, and cyclists in the bike lane <br /> <br />There are no opposing driveways on the east side of High Street. <br /> <br />Fronting High Street will be residential dwellings, front porches and residential scale landscaping. The pedestrian <br />environment along this frontage has been greatly improved. The sidewalk is now framed by landscaped planting on <br />both sides and residential buildings with porches oriented toward the street on one side, creating a pedestrian-friendly <br />streetscape. This represents a substantial enhancement over the previous condition, which was characterized by a <br />driveway access point on one side of the sidewalk and a vacant lot with chain-link fence on the other side. The project <br />reduces vehicle conflicts, improves visual interest, and provides a safer, more comfortable walking environment. <br /> <br />Consistency with Land Use Code: EC 9.8030(28) <br /> <br />9.8030(28) Public Access Required. The public access requirement of 9.6725(2) may be adjusted if the site <br />developer demonstrates any of the following: <br /> <br />(b) The proposed adjustments to the standards will provide safe ingress and egress to the