<br />BOHNER Rodney T <br />From:STARK Donna L <br />Sent:Thursday, July 12, 2018 4:02 PM <br />To:BOHNER Rodney T <br />Subject:SR 18-3 PW response to additional public comment <br />Rodney,additionalinformationwasenteredintotherecordbyGreenlightEngineeringandSandowEngineering.Public <br />Worksstaffoffersthefollowingcommentsrelatedtotheissuesofvisionclearance,streetimprovementsrequirements, <br />andtheproposedaccesstoRiverRoad. <br />VisionClearanceAreaisdefinedinEugeneCodeasanareawithinalotimmediatelyadjacenttotheintersection <br />ofstreets.Therearenointersectionsofstreetswithinorimmediatelyadjacenttothedevelopmentsite,and <br />thiscodeprovisiondoesnotapplytothisapplication.StaffalsonotesthatinthoseareaswhereEC9.6780 <br />applies(notalloftheexamplesreferencedarewithintheEugenecitylimits),maintainingaclearVision <br />ClearanceAreaistheresponsibilityoftheadjacentpropertyowner. <br />ThePublicImprovementStandardsofEC9.6505addressrequirementsforstreetimprovementswithinand <br />adjacenttothedevelopmentsite.TherequirementofEC9.6505(3)(a)toconstructstreetswithinthe <br />developmentsitetotheappropriatestandardisaddressedbytheğƦƦƌźĭğƓƷ͸ƭproposaltoconstructthenew <br />segment(extension)ofLombardStreet.EC9.6505(3)(b)ismetbecauseRiverRoad,adjacenttothesitetothe <br />west,isalreadyimproved.ExistingportionsofLombardStreetandFirLanearenotconsideredadjacenttothe <br />siteinthecontextofthissectionofcitycode.Asdeterminedpreviously,thedevelopmentproposalisnot <br />subjecttotheTrafficImpactAnalysisReviewprovisionsofEC9.6850Α9.8680.Potentialimpactstotheroadway <br />systeminthevicinityoftheproposeddevelopment,outsideofthescopeofthePublicImprovementStandards <br />in9.6505,cannotbeconsideredinthecontextofthislanduseapplication. <br />EC9.6815(2)(f)providesfortheconstructionoftemporarybarrierswherethereisaninadequatedrivingsurface. <br />Itisnotedthatroadsurfacesthatarelessthanfullimprovementtocitystandardsarenotnecessarilyconsidered <br />tobeͻźƓğķĻƨǒğƷĻͼinthiscontext.Theapplicanthasproposedasuitabletransitionsurfacebetweenthenew <br />andexistingsegmentsofLombardStreet. <br />Asnotedinthememo,EC9.6735(2)providesthataccessconnectionsbelocatedperthestandardsatEC7.420 <br />andEC9.6735(3)providescriteriaforadjustingthestandardatEC9.8030(28).Itisnotedthattheadjustment <br />reviewcriteriadonotincludecitinganeedorbenefitfortheproposedconnection,norconsiderationofaccess <br />restrictions.Indeed,theadjustmentreviewprocessspecificallyallowsanaccesstobelocatedinamannerother <br />thanthestandardsandrestrictionsprescribedinEC7.420.ItisalsonotedthatƭƷğŅŅ͸ƭunderstandingofthe <br />EmergencyVehicleAccessnotationontheoriginalsiteplanwastoshowthatsuchaccesswasaccommodated, <br />notthattheaccesswouldberestrictedtoemergencyvehiclesonly. <br />DonnaStark <br />EngineeringAssociate <br />CityofEugenePublicWorksEngineering <br />99E.Broadway,Suite400EugeneOR97401 <br />541.682.5105 <br />1 <br />