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BEFORE THE LAND USE BOARD OF APPEALS
Scott E. 01son, ,
Petitioner,
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The City of Springfield and
Springfield Police Department,
Respondent,
Scott E, Olson,
1127 B Street
Springfield, OR 97477
\ (541) 988-4687
Petitioner
Joseph J. Leahy,
OSB #70083
223 A Street, Suite D
Springfield, OR 97477
(541) 746-9621
Attorney for Respondent
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LUBA No. 207-201
PETITION FOR REVIEW
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Petitioner's Standing
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II. Statement of the Case
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A. Nature of the Land Use Decision and Relief Sought
B. Summary of Arguments
C Summary of Facts
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III. Jurisdiction
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FIRST ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR
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The city erred when it decided to vacate B Street without findings that the
closure and vacation of the street meet all of the approval criteria ofSDC 9.060 bO~N '-r fC)AlIt
by applying amended ~ri1eria to $is project yvhich w~ere developed Ib MCb-1 AIJ'1 'Of<..
, specifically to exempt the city from it's own-land use policy and regulation ALL- c./ZJ~,lA
pertaining to B Street. The previous land use approvals for tbis project have
avoided consideration of the street closure/vacation issue and code compliance
with the city's assertion that the street closure question was only relevant to the ""'/S 15 T'TLvE..
vacation process, not the Zone Cfumge ZON2006-00007, Discretionary Use
Approval DRC2006-00013, or Site Plan Review DRC2006-00033 land use
decisions wrJch have previously been approved. The city erred in not
considering all of the approval SDC criteria for each of these decisiol1s which
required findings that the street closure is consistent with the Metro Plan, the
TSP, the Downtown Refinement Plan and the SDC requirements. The city
failed to incorporated findings in any of the land use decisions including the No T
Vacation of the Right-of-W:aY_~:RP2007-00019 that address compliance with 1. T((..v~
The functional classification of B Street as a collector street, 2. The street
; connectivity requirements of the Nodal Development Overlay zone, or 3. the
, maximum block length St&'l.dards- of the SDC.
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SECOND ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR
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The city erred when it determined that the "Greater Public Interests" were
served by vacating B Street. i The'city has amended the Springfield
Development Code_ (SP~} 9.Q60(3) establishing new criteria for vacation of "
,right-of~way where the property will remain in public ownership anlWfU
continue to be used for a public purpose. The city has added these criteria to the
code April 3, 2007 in an attempt to avoid the established criteria for street
W'...~tlons.( Rec. at 773) The criteria for street vacations when the use will not
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be public remain unchanged and require findings that the vacation is compliant
with all of the code criteria The vacation ofB Street is not consistent with any
of the three established criteria still applicable to all private development.
THIRD ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR
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The city erred when it conspired to close B Street in spite of considerable land
/"' use policy and regulation to the contrary. The city's biase4 approach to "the
/ procedures applicable to the matter before it in a manner that prejudiced the
substantial rights of the petitioner" (OAR 197.835(9)(3), resulting in the loss of
the public commons for the use of city employees to park vehicles and '
construct a storage building in a public way that has been in continuous use by
the public for over 145 years. NOI -rR...\J6'
V. Conclusion
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1 1. Petitioner's Standing
2 Petitioner has standing under ORS 197.830(3)(b) to petition this board for review ofa
3 land use or limited land use decision made by the respondent, City of Springfield, because he
4 filed the Notice ofIntent to Appeal within 21 days of the CitYs Final Decision to Vacate a
5 264 foot long portion of B Street. There is no local appeal process, for the vacation of a street
6 right of way.
7 1. Statement of the Case
8 A. Nature of the Land Use Decision and Relief Sought
9 The challenged land use or limited land use decision is the Vacation ofB Street, City
10 of Springfield Case No. LRP2007-00019, approved 9/17/07. Pursuant to ORS 197.835
11 petitioner seeks reversal of the City's decision.
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B. Summary of Arguments
13 B Street can not be closed and vacated to accommodate Justice CcUkl parking and storage needs
14 because B Street is designated as a collector street on the Street Functional Classification Map in the
15 Metro Plan. The city desires to close B Street at its connection to Pioneer Parkway, an arterial
16 street, immediately adjacent to the site. Further the closure B Street would result in a block length of
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1 7 640 feet,,. 40 feet in excess of the Springfield Development Code, SDC 32.020(1)( aX 1) maximum
18 block length of 600 feet Finally, the area is within a Nodal Develvpulent Overlay zone and requires
19 extra ordinary measures for f'nhl'lucing the bicycle and ped",~lrian envhUUlUent. The closure and
20 vacation of B Street to construct a parking and storage area for the Justice Center is not consistent
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21 with the city's Comprehensive Plari, the Transportation System Plan, the Downtown Refinement
22 Plan., the Nodal Development Overlay zone, or the Springfield Development Code requirements
23 including block length standards.
PetItion For Review
Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
D3t~i r~aceived: IYY2c07
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1 The city has shamefully conspired to close B Street 'Without regard for the numerous clear
2 and obvious inconsistencies 'With the city's adopted land use plans and standards.
3 The ~~~,,~ vacation does not meet any of the three criteria previously established in the code. CD
4 The criteria related to the ~L.'""'t closure have not been addressed during the zone change, the
5 discretionary use approval, the site review, and now the ;)L.cc;.l: vacation. The city has completed nine
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6 separate land use approvals or actions to advance the Justice Center project without acknowledging
7 the inconsistencies. There is no variance process that makes 1hese policies and req~"lllents go
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9 The city has the hierarchy of the project planning criteria reversed. The community has
10 planned for the develuplllent desired in the downtown area Those plans are embodied in the
11 adopted public policy documents. The "l'PLuach to this project has been how we can change 1he
12 code to 8CCvllllUodate everything the police are asking for instead of how we can build consistent
13 'With our community plan and vision.
14 The project must conform to block and connectivity standards, and respect the
15 functional street plan. Particularly since this is a Nodal Development Overlay zone which
16 relies on enhanced connectivity and pedestrian and bicycle mobility. Ironically 1he cit)ls
17 maximum block length is the local implementing standard for the bicycle and pedestrian policies
18 contained in OAR 660-012-00045(3) which 1he city is now attempting to substitute for 1he city's clear
19 and objective standards contained in 1he Springfield Development Code.
20 C. Summary of Facts
2 I The city of Springfield voters c.l.ppLVVed a Measure 20-91 in November, 2004 for the
22 construction of a new Municipal Justice Center on the city owned site of the existing police fUld
23 municipal court facilities. The ballot measure indicated that the city might need to utilize 1he right-
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Petition For Review
Scott E, Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
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1 of-ways of both 41h and B Streets for the construction. In July of2005 the city entered into a sole
2 source personal services contract with Liebert and Associates for planning of the Justice Center. The
3 city council ap}Jl\wed the Functional and Space Program for the Justice Center Facility on
4 November 28, 2005 without public hearing. The city 2Lppwved LRP2005-0003l a Development
5 Code Amendment to Article 23 of the Springfield Develv}lll.lent Code (SDC) on February 6, 2006
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6 which added Justice Centers as an allowed use in the PLO district On April 18, 2006 the city
8 (with conditions) to provide for the Justice Center construction. A Site Plan Review
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7 conclulcully approved Zone Change ZON2006-00007 and Discretionary Use DRC2006-00013
9 DRC2006-00033, Amended Decision for the Justice Center was issued by the city on July 25, 2006,
10 The city amended the Springfield Development Code-Article 9, LRP2007 -00002 on April 2, 2007,
11 'Which modified the right-of-way vacation 2Lppwval criteria for publicly owned facilities. Finally the
12 city applV ved LRP2007 -000019 Vacation of the Public Right-of-Way on September 17, 2007.
13 _ B Street is designated as a COl1~tVl street on the Street Functional Classification Map of the
14 Cvulpldlensive Plan, It h{U;;l~ts with the arterial street, Pioneer Parkway East immediately
15 adjacent to the proposed Justice Center site. The Justice Center site is within a Nodal Development
16 Overlay zone which emphasizes street connectivity, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities. The city
17 has vacated a portion ofB Street to accommodate a secure parking area and a storage building
18 associated with the construction of a new Justice Center.
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Ill. Jurisdiction
20 The appealed decision is a final decision or detennination of a local government concerning the
21 application of a land use regulation under ORS 197.015 (11 X a)(A)(ili) or a limited land use decision
22 pertaining to a site within an urban growth boundary 'Which concerns the applvVal or denial of an
23 application based on discretionary standards designed to regulate the physical characteristics of a use
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Petition For Review
Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Oakl F~eceived: 1;2./~kT
Planner: AL / I
1 pennitted outright, including but not limited to site review and design review. ORS 197.015(13)(b),
2 LUBAhas jurisdiction of this matter under ORS 197.825.
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IV. Argument'
4 FIRST ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR
5 The city erred when it decided to vacate B Street without fmdings that the closure and
6 vacation of the street meet all of the apprQval criteria ofSDC 9.060 by applying amended
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7 ,criteria to this project which where developed specifically to exempt the city from ies own
8 land use policy and regulation pe~ng to-8 Street.
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9 The previous land use approvals for this project have avoided consideration of the
10 street closure/vacation issue and code compliance with the city's assertion that the street
11 closure question was only relevant to the vacation process, not the Zone Chan~e
12 ZON2006-00007, Discretionary Use Approval DRC2006-00013, or Site Plan Review
13 DRC2006-00033 land use decisions which have previously been approved. The city erred in
14 not considering all of the approval SDC criteria for each of these decisions which required
15 findings that the street closure is consistent with the Metro Plan, the TSP, the Downtown
16 Refmement Plan and the SDC requhl:<lllents. The city failed to incorporated findings in any
17 \ of the land us.e decisions includipg"the Vacation of the Right-of-Way LRP2007-00019 that
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18 \ address compliance with 1. The functional classification of B Street as a collector street, 2.
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20 \~um block length standards of the SDC.
21 The Springfield Development Code 9.060(2) establishes criteria for the a}Jp1UVal of
22 street vacations,
23 The application shall be approved if the Vacation is found to be consistent with the
24 following approval criteria.
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Petition For Review
Scott E, Olson
PetitIoner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Dat€'I Received' /Y;~7
Planner: AL
1 (a) The Vacation shall be in conformance with the Metro Plan, TransPlan, the ,
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3 Local Street Map and adopted Functional Plans, and applicable Refinement Plan
4 diagram, Plan District map, or ConcepUliU Development Plan;
5 (b) The Vacation shall not conflict \Vith the provisions of Springfield Municipal Code
6 1997; and this Code, including but not limited to, street connectivity standards and
7 blocklengfhs;and
8 -(c) There shall be no negative effects on access, traffic circulation, emergency service
9 protection or any other benefit derived from the public right-of-way, publicly owned
10 land or Partition or Subdivision Plat.
11 The vacation ofB StreeUs not consistent with any of the three criteria established in ~
12 ,the SDC. The petitioner provided 16 pages of specific policy and code inconsistencies in his
13 March 28, 2006 submittal to the record of Discretionary Use and Zone Change. (Rec. at 138).
14 The city subsequently approved the zone change and discretionary use, dismissing the
15 petitioners 16 pages of testimony with the following two sentences:
16 "The issues raised by Mr. Olson pertain almost exclusively to the proposed street
17 vacation and block lengfh variance applications that would be referred to the Planning
18 Commission for a recommendation at a future public hearing, prior to being presented
19 to City Council at another public hearing meeting. Staff is unable to respond to these
20 issues as the Discretionary: Use and Zone Change request criteria do not have any
21 direct relationship to the Metro Plan and Trans Plan transportation goals, objectives
22 and policies."(Rec. At 1505)
23 The city's response is rather preposterous since the approval criteria for the Discretionary Use
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25 SDC 10.030 CRITERIA
26 A Discretionary Use may be approved only if the Planning Commission or Hearings
27 Official finds that the proposal conforms with the Site Plan Review approval criteria
28 specified in Section 31.060 of this Code, where applicable, and the following
29 approval criteria:
30 (1) The proposed use conforms with the applicable:
31 (a) Provisions of the Metro Plan:
32 (b) Refinement vlans:
33 (c) Plan District standards:
34 (d) Conceptual Development Plans; or
3 5 (e) Special use standards in this Code;
36 (2) The site under consideration is suitable for the proposed use, considering:
37 (a) The location, size, design and overatinf! characteristics of the use (overatinfT.
38 characteristics include but are not limited to varkim!. trafflc, noise, vibration,
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Petition For Review
Scott E, Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
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emissions, light, glare, odor, dust, visibility, safety, and aesthetic
considerations, where applicable);
(b) Adeauate and safe circulation exists for vehicular access to and from the
DroDosed site. and on-site circulation and emerIlencv reSDonse as well as
pedestrian. bicvcle and transit circulation: \
(c) The natural and physical features of the site, including but not limited to,
riparian areas, regulated wetlands, natural stormwater management/drainage
areas and wooded areas shall be adequately considered in the project design;
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(d) Adeauate DubUc facilities and services are available. includinf! but not limited
to. utilities. streets. storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewer and other public
infrastructure. (Emphasis added.)
The city did acknowledge Metro Plan and SDC obstacles to proceeding with the
closure ofB Street in the staff report dated March 21,2006:
Additional Annrovals
The subject applications are the first steps in a series of development applications for
Planning Commission and Council consideration in order to allow develvplllent of a
Justice Center at the proposed location. If the Planning Commission approves the
Discretionary Use and Zoning Change requests, .an application would be taken to
Council for a Type II TransPlan amendment to remove the affected portion of B
Street from the colledor street network. Application also would be required to have
the affected portions of B Street, 4th Street, and the alley between A and B Streets
vacated. If a TransPlan amendment application is submitted, the Planning
Commission would be required to provide a recommendation to City Council on that
matter and proposed street and alley vacations. A variance to the block length
requirement also would be required upon vacation of B Street between Pioneer
Parkway East and 4th Street, as the perimeter travel distance would exceed the
parameters established by the SDC. (ree. at 1911)
.The city has not amended Trans Plan to remove B Street from the collector street
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network. Further the variance provisions of the SDC do not exist which apply to right of way
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vacation decisions. Additionally, a variance to city wide block length standards in a Nodal
Development Overlay is clearly inconsistent with the intent and requirements of the zone as
articulated in the Downtown Refinement Plan. The city erred in it's assertions that "the
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Discretionary Use and Zone Change request criteria do not have anY direct relationship to
the Metro Plan and Trans Plan transportation goals, objectives and policies",
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Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Petition For Review
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1 Further the city proceeded to approve Site Plan Review for the project and issued
2 building permits without consideration of the street closure and vacation as required in
3 Condition 1 of the Discretionary Use approval.
4 ], Prior to Final Site Plan Review approval for development of the Justice Center
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6 improvements are to b~ constructed witbin the B Street right~of-way between 4th Street
7 and Pioneer Parkway East, and public 'passage is not maintained, the City Council
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9 approve an alteration of use or vacation of the affected portIOn of B Street right-of-
10 way . (Rec. at 1494)
11 Prior to making any determination of the closure and vacation of B Street and
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13 Condition of Approval for the Discretionary Use Approval the city issued a Notice to Proceed
14 with construction of the facility on June 12,2007.
15 The city finally addressed the street closure issue in the city's July 17,2007 decision
16 to vacate B Street. However the decision is flawed since the city only considered the new B.)
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17 ',criteria amended to the code three months earlier, which were clearly concocted to usurp the
18 land use impediments to their desired street closure. The new criteria essentially provides for
19 the city to choose to ignore any land use policy or standard on public projects by making an
20 amorphous ~and undefined finding that "a greater public benefit" is derived from the street
21 vacation. Instead of addressing the clear and objective standards of the code, which have
22 been constructed to implement their adopted land use policies, the city has amended the code
23 in an attempt to avoid ever confronting the nonconformity of the proposed street closure.
24 The fmdings in support of the city's decision are based upon anecdotal and undocumented
25 testimony about damage to employee vehicle over a multitude of decades, and ~ssues with
26 police employees walking across a street.
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Petiuoner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Petition For Review
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Planner: AL . /
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7 focused the discussion on traffic carrying capacities of the adjacent streets where the traffic will be -. ""-"
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8 diverted. One should note that collector and local streets often look identical. The diIfc.H:;Uce is in the 6:>t.... t..tt..ToR
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9 effectiveness of the street system and Vv ~l':;"lC public inv=huent in traffic canying pavement bas been , J
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1 0 m~ilp A two lane ~hocl is capable of handling the same traffic whether it is a collector or a local street fv~r::.
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11 The pavements onA Street and C Sh.:..d have not been reconstructed to carry the collector street udffic 7<0 ;-
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12 that bas previously utilized B Street which was reconstructed to collector street standards in 1997 at a (NI/1 L- T I
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13 present value in excess of$l~OOO,OOO. Since the collector and local streets in the area are the same c..,'1 1
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1 Ironically, the petitioner's testimony which was dismissed as irrelevant to the
2 Discretionary Use approval and relevant only to the street vacation was ultimately dismissed
3 by the city as irrelevant to the new approval criteria for the vacation of the street. The city
4 has failed to establish that the street closure conforms with the comprehensive plan and
5 zoning requirements,
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The city has failed to even discuss the street function as a collector stree~ and has instead
14 widths~ it did not require a traffic engineer to come to that kind of conclusion. The staff report and
16 street or the functional impact to the adjacent streets. The Street FlIDctional Classification Map is an
17 element of the Metro Plan and a plan amendment is required to change a street's function.
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SDC 7.030 METRO PLAN AMENDMENT - DEFllv1110NS.
AMENDMENT. An amendment to or change in: (1) the text of the Metro Plan,
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or functional alan: or, (2) the diafffam of the Metro Plan, refinement alan or
functional vlan.
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The city erred in not addressing all of the criteria for street vacations. The city has
24 added criteria to the code in an attempt to avoid the established criteria for street vacations.
25 The criteria for street vacations when the use will not be public remain unchanged and
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Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Petition For Review
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1 require findings the vacation is compliant with the following criteria:
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2 (a) The Vacation shall be in conformance with the Metro Plan, Trans Plan, and the
3 Conceptual Local Street Map and adopted Functional Plans, and applicable
4 Refmement Plan diagram, Plan District map, or Conceptual Develvplllent Plan;
5 (b) The Vacation shall not conflict with the provisions of Springfield Municipal Code
6 1997;( and this Code, including but not limited to, street connectivity standards and
7 blocklengtlls;and
8 (c) There shall be no negative effects on access, traffic circulation, emergency service
9 protection or any other benefit derived from the public right-of-way, publicly owned
10 land or Partition or Subdivision Plat.
11 ,The vacation ofB Street is not consistent with any of the three criteria still applicable to any (f)
12 private development. The city has not justified why a public building can be allowed to
13 compromise the street connectivity but privately owned buildings could not. What if the
14 proposed street closure was to accommodate a privately owned hospital? The city has
15 implied a higher value to public ownership of property, without any rationale for granting
16 public construction exceptions to the rules. The new criteria for public improvements were
17 concocted to accommodate the proposed Justice Center project The city needs to consider all
18 of the land use requirements for new developments regardless of ownership or whether they
19 support their short term goals.
20 The SDC 32.020(1)(b) establishes a maximum block length stand throughout the city
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SDC 32. 020(1) (b) The lavout of streets should not create excessive travellem.!ths..
varticularlv for vedestrians-and cvclists, Block lenf!th for local streets shall not
exceed 600 feet. unless the developer demonstrates that a block length must be
greater than 600 feet because of the existence of one or more of the following
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i. Physical conditions preclude a block length 600 feet or less. These conditions may
include topography or the existence of physical features, including but not limited to:
wetlands, ponds,
streams, channels, rivers, lakes or steep grades, or a resource under protection by
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ii. Buildings or other existing development on adjacent lands, including previously
subdivided but vacant lots or parcels that physically preclude a block length 600 feet
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1127 B Street, Springfield
Petition For Review
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1 or less, considering the potential for redevelopment.
2 iii. In the case where the extension of a public street into the proposed development
3 would create a block length exceeding 600 feet, the total block length shall be as
4 close to 600 feet as possible.
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5 The city erred in deciding to vacate B Street because it results in a block length of 640
6 feet in excess of the maximum block length. Section 32.020 further requires that the street
7 system provide for the "locations shall ordinarily be shown in TransPlan; applicable
8 Refinement Plans, Plan Districts", B Street is identified in the "TransPlan" Functional
9 Classification Map as a collector street. It is also identified in the Downtown Refinement
1 0 Plan as a collector street. The "Plan District" has a Nodal Development overlay which
11 emphasizes street connectivity and pedestrian and bicycle safety and convienence.
12 SDC 32.020(1) General Provisions
13 (a) The location, width and grade of streets shall be considered in their relation to
14 existing and planned streets, to topographical conditions, and to the planned use of
15 land to be served by the streets. The street svstem shall assure efficient traffic
16 circulation that is convenient and safe. ... Street locations shall ordinarilv be shown
17 in TransPlan: applicable Refinement Plans, Plan Districts. Master Plans, Conceptual
18 Development Plans; or the Conceptual Local Street Map. The arranf!ement of public
19 streets shall vrovide for the continuation or U.VVI ovriate projection of existin1! streets
20 in the surroundinf! area, unless topographical or other conditions make continuance
21 or coriformance to existing street alignments impractical,
22 1. The following street connection standards shall be used in evaluating street
23 alignment proposals not shown on an adopted plan or that are different from the
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25 g. Street desim shall enhance the efficiencv of the retzional collector and arterial
26 street svstem by providing relatively uniform volumes of traffic to provide for
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28 It is obvious that closing a collector street at it's intersection with an arterial street in a
29 Nodal Development zone is not consistent with the land use policy and requirements in
30 Springfield. The SDC established requirements for Nodal Development in SDC 41.010
31 ESTABLISHM:ENT OF THE NODAL DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY:
32 (1) PURPOSE The Nodal Development Overlay District (INDO) is established to
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Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Petition For Review
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1 work in conjunction with underlying zoning districts to implement transportation
2 related land use policies found in the Eugene-Springfield Area Transportation Plan
3 (TransPlan) and in the Eugene-Spr,ingfield Metro Area General Plan, The INDO
4 District also supports ''pedestrian-:friendly, mixed-use development" as outlmed in
5 the State Transportation Planning Rule.
6 Design standards for the INDO District are structured to foster the essential
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,10 (a) Design elements that support pedestrian environments and encourage transit
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12 (b) Transit access within walking distance (generally 1/4 mile) of anywhere in the
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16 (d) Public spaces, such as parks, public and private open ~pace, and public jacilitiestSJ } !?ANSIT
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18 (e) A mix of housing types and residential densities that achieve an overall net density NL-ABLF
19 of at least 12 units per acre. It is important to note that the Nodal Development
20 Overlay District works using the design and development standards found in Article
21 40-Mixed-Use Zoning Districts, as a basis for achieving pedestrian-friendly *' ~-r.,-
22 design, As such, there are frequent references in this article to standards found in
23 Article 40, The overlay district is needed to add those special standards and
24 prohibitions that help define a nodal development area under TransPlan.
25 The city erred when it did not consider the Nodal Development overlay requirements
26 in the decision to vacate B Street. The closure of a collector street that has been an open NoT Pl-A, I tl.>
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27 'pu~lic way for 145 years in a NDO overlay zone is clearly not consistent with the intent or I 'b1"J.-
28 the specific requirements of the zone designation.
29 Finally the SDC criteria for street vacation requires findings that "(c) There shall be
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30 no negative effects on access, traffic circulation, emergency service". It is apparent that such
31 a finding for the closure of B Street would be absurd.
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33 The city erred when it determined that the "Greater Public Interests" were served by
34 vacating B Street.
35 The city has amended the Spnngfield Development Code (SDC) 9.060(3)
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Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Petition For Review
Dat€'l Received: /2.Hko7
Planner: AL I I
1 establishing new criteria for vacation of right-of-way where the property will remain in
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2 public ownership and will continue to be used for a public purpose. The city has added these
3 criteria to the code April 3, 2007 in an attempt to avoid the established criteria for street
4 vacations.( Rec. at 773) The criteria for street vacations when the use will not be public
5 remain unchanged and require findings that the vacation is compliant with all of the code
6 criteria The vacation of B Street is not consistent with any of the three establisbed criteria (J)
7 still applicable to all private development.
8 The vacation decision is only supported with findings related ~o the new crite~ia' eD
9 which are clearly a constructed attempt of the city to exempt its self from compliance with
10 their own land use policies. The new criteria ofSDC 9.060(3) (a) The Vacation was initiated by
11 the Clty Council pursuant to ORS 271.130(1); this is a statutory requirement-for the vacation of
12 public ways and does not address the land use decision requirements associated with closing a publIc
13 collector street and constructing a public building in the street The city is attempting to default to the
14 statutory minirmnn procedures to vacate a public street The ORS Chapter 271 requirements do not
15 address the land use appJ.uval process necessary to consider the closme of a public way. Particularly a
16 collector street in a Nodal Develvpment Overlay zone. Being consistent with the ORS 271
17 requirements does not in any way assure consistency with loca1land use requirements.
18 the city has made findings that the vacation of B Street is consistent with the new @)
19 crit~ria ofSDC 9.060(3)(c):
20 Approval of the vacation would be consistent with provision of safe, convenient and
21 reasonably direct routes for cyclists and pedestrians as provided in OAR 660-012-
22 00045(3)
23 The city has made findings that the closure ofB Street is consistent with this criteria OARCJ
24 660-012 relates to requirements of the city to adopt regulations to implement the required
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Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Petition For Review
Dat~l f~eceived: 12-/~/2c()7
Planner: Al /
1 Transportation System Plans. The cited section begins:
2 (3) Local governments shall adopt land use or subdivision regulationsfor urban
3 areas and rural communities as set forth below, The purposes of this section
4 are to provide for safe and convenient pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular
5 circulation consistent with access management standards and the function of
6 affected streets, to ensure that new development provides on~site streets and
7 accessways that provide reasonably direct routes for pedestrian and bicycle
8 travel in areas where pedestrian and bicycle travel is likely if connections are
9 provided, and which avoids wherever possible levels of automobile traffic
10 which might interfere with or discourage pedestrian 'or bicycle travel.
11 Substituting this language as a means of avoiding the local adopted standards related
12 to street functional classification, block length standards, and Nodal Development zones is
13 absurd. The criteria the city is attempting to avoid are a direct consequence of this OAR
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14 Further the ~odal Development overlay is required for compliance with the Tran Plan t
15 requirements for vehicle mile reductions embodied in the Transportation Planning Rule
16 (TPR).
17 Substituting the broad pedestrian and bicycle connection criteria from the state's TPR
18 for required anywhere in the entire state for the specifics of the local Comprehensive Plan,
19 Transportation System Plan, Refinement Plans, Zoning Requirements and SDC requirements
20 is an obvio~~ttempt to avoi~pil~'With the local adopted policy and code
21 requirements. The basis of VpGtuUlll pedestrian trip lengths is CullllllOl1ly based upvlJ. the 10 minute
22 walking circle which is typically assigned a 1,14 mile radius. Adding a one block detour adds
23 Of-'PlUh..il1Jately 640 feet or 1/8 mile to the trip, effectively requiring 5 minutes walking out of direction
24 during the ideal 1 0 minute trip and cutting the effective ten minute trip to 1/8 mile. This is not
25 insignificant in the downtown, Nodal Development zone and the only neighborl100d in the city where
26 1he streets already ~nfV.ull to the city connectivity and block length standards. The closure ofB Street
27 is clearly inconsistent with adopted city policy regardless of the ;:o,l.a.o;ct vacation process or criteria. The
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Scott E, Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Dato Received: 10~o7
Planner: AL
Petition For Review
1 city findings in support of this criteria misconstrued basic pedestrian planning principles and
2 the intent of OAR 660-012 in arguing that the addition adding 40% out of direction travel to
3 the most desirable ~ mile pedestrian trip length is not consistent with accepted pedestrian
4 planning principles. (Finding 14, Rec. at 18).
5 This new \JJ.~k;L;a (c) suL~Glutes the generic definition of the statewide goal for pedestrian and
6 cyclist facilities for the specificity of the Springfield standards embodied within 1he city's
7 Development Code. Meeting the minimum req1fucuLents for anywhere in the state of Oregon for the
8 special and unique requirements of a collector street at its' intersection with an arterial street in
9 Downtown Springfield a Nodal Develui.I1Uent zone is ina.W.l.VpL~ and not consistent with the
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1 0 adop~ zoriing and Transportation System Plan policy or the specifics of the block length standards
11 which apply to all zones Vv~lL.;.u the city of Springfield.
12 The city's Finding 28, "that right-ol-way vacation will not compromise safe, convenient and
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13 reasonable direct routes for cyclists, pedestrians and vehicles as provided in OAR
14 660-012-0045(3)." (Rec. at 20)
15 This conclusion seems DreDosterou~. when what is being considered is the closure of a
16 collector street in a Nodal Development zone. The city's conclusions demonstrates the city's
17 .ina.hilitv to take an impartial view of the Police Department's insistence upon closing the
18 street. The city has failed to even be1Pn makiIlg a rational case for the closure of the street
19 even if the land use policy and code could accommodate it, which in fact they do not.
20 Lacking other clear and objective standards, the city erred in not applying the locally adopted
21 LUuillg and develupment code criteria and requirements in ddc.~g ~l1.ipliance with SDC 9.060(3)
22 (c).
23 In SDC 9.060(3)(d) Whether a greater public benefit would be obtainedfrom the
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Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Petition For Review
Dato :'<Hceived:
Planner: AL
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1 vacation than from retaining the right of way in its present status; the city has attempted to
2 justify compliance with this criteria through Finti;ngs 28 through 35 of the Findings of Fact
3 and Conclusions of Law for the street vacation approval. All of these fmdings are based
4 upon project requirements for parking and storage that should never have been planned for
5 the street.
6 In response to the city's Finding 33 related to the need for the ancillary Duilding, this
7 is a $30 million improvement and the records storage could have been designed in other
8 locations than in the street. The fact that the city insisted on placing the ancillary building in
9 the street even after being informed that their code would not allow that, is not a justification
] 0 for closing the street. In the day of electronic records, putting a building in the street to store
11 court records does not make sense. The city has been inflexible in developing alternative
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12 designs that avoid street closure and still build within the available funding. It was the city's
13 choice to design weapons and evidence storage in the street That does not justify the street
14 closure or provide a supporting argument.
15 The city has also concluded in Finding 32 that closure of the street is necessary to
16 enhance police emergency response times. Officers are not typically waiting at the station to
17 respond to emergencies. Emergency response is from officers on patrol. No meaningful
18 change in response times can legitimately be made based upon the street closure. If the time
19 to cross the street is of such concern, the city could designate the on street parking adjacent to
20 the facility for police parking and on duty officers responding from the justice center would
21 have less delay than if they needed to get their vehicle out of a secured compound.
22 In Finding 31 we learn that damage and vandalism to police vehicles is an ongoing problem,
23 Testimony from the Police Chief at hearings were vague anecdotal references to vandalism to
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Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Date Received: /2-J;/~7
Planner: AL
Petition For Review
1 personal vehicles. In his May 16,2007 memorandum (Rec. at 398) he offers two sentences
2 which state that "the Department has experienced damage to fleet vehicles, and employees
3 have suffered damage to their personal vehicles, during late evening and early morning
4 hours. Damage has ranged from paint scratches to slashed tires and broken windows." So
5 the city concludes that secure parking in the public street is justified to prevent the alleged
6 keying of personal vehicles or slashing tires. An undocumented problem and city objective
7 which clearly does not justify sacrificing the functionality of a million dollar collector street.
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8 The current police facility has a fenced parking compound but the gates remain open. It is
9 questionable how moving the parking into the street will resolve this problem.
1 0 Arguments about police response times seem equally absur<1. In Finding 32 the city
11 erroneously concludes closing the street "will result in quicker response times for police
12 officers because they don't have to cross a public street, " The city has strongly opposed any
13 suggested altema1ives to street closure throughout the planning process. More than once, suggestions
14 to construct an enclosed walkway over the street was met with the response that it could not work
15 since it would be vulnerable to bombing fiUlll a vehicle.
16 Additionally, the closure of the street is not necessary to ~1c.dU;; secure parking. If the :.L.ccl
17 remains the staff will need to cross a street to reach their vehicles. The city has not in the past provided
18 secure parking for ~llljJloyees and is not obligated to do so. The bond measure did not descnbe the
19 project as providing secme employee parking. If 1he city can do so within the land u...~ constraints at
20 the site and within the available funding it is likely a worthy obj"",,(j ve, but does not ~au.au.L
21 CvllljJromise to the greater public good and CuUlllllmity as envisioned in the land use policy of the city.
22 During the Planning CVlilluission hearing the Police Chief spoke of the eminent danger of an officer
23 responding fiUlll the building to an em';"~I:$Q.lcy being in a state of mind where eventually it was nearly
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Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Datf'1 Received: /,Zft/.kt?7
Planner: Al
Petition For Review
1 inevitable that someone would get hit while crossing this street to reach there police vehicle. It does
2 not seem reasonable to argue that a responding officer is in a state of mind where he is not capable of
3 safely crossing a neighLu~I.00d street but is still capable of .c.;)~nding Iluvugh the neighborhood at 50
4 mph in a police cruiser and potentially use deadly force. The police street crossing capabilities are not
5 a meaningful argmnent for closing ~ Street Further, suggestions that response times would be
6 enhance if the street remains open and the city designated the adjacent on street parking for police
7 vehicles allowing for response without opening gates to the secure compOlmd have been ignored by
8 the city.
9 In Finding 34 the city determined that the secure parking area is necessary for
10 emergency evacuation of the jail. During the design development when the use of the
11 proposed secure parking area for the evacuation of inmates was suggested, the project
12 architects pointed out that there is not a secure corridor leading from the proposed, jail on the
13 south half of the block to the secure parking to the north of the police and courts building.
14 Additionally the primary evacuation would be to the exercise area within the jail compound.
15 Secondary evacuation routes would most likely be out the corridor between the two buildings
16 onto Pioneer Parkway or to 4th Street This facility will incarcerate misdemeanor offenders.
17 Is it reasonable to close a collector street in a nodal development zone to have a secondary or
18 tertiary evacuation compound for misdemeanor offenders that ~e currently being matrixed
19 out on a daily basis? The functional space program developed by the city for this project
20 does not identify the need for the additional secure area for the evacuation of jail prisoners.
21 In the lmll'k-elihood that there ever is an evacuation, an "uncontrolled release of all municipal
22 jail prisoners" would not be necessary, as the city should be able to identify which inmates
23 should be held on to as opposed to a general release of all prisoners. Even in the rare event
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Scott E. Olson
PetitJoner
1127 B Street. r;l-',;"'gfield
Date Received' /).../~~o7
/
Planner: AL
Petition For Review
1 (which is difficult to imagine) when all prisoners would be released, it would not be any
2 different than what is happening every day at this time throughout Lane County. Of course if
3 B Street remains open the secure parking area across the street would be available. 'Again,
4 the city is constructing far fetcbed arguments to justify the desired street ,closure. Statements
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5 about the need to evacuate inmates to the secure parking area in B Street are inconsistent
6 with what the CAC was t6ld about jail evacuations. The secure parking area is adjacent to
7 the Police Courts building not the jail on the opposite side of the block from B Street. The
8 need for this function in B Street is not part of the Functional and Space Program and is not
9 the primary evacuation plan.
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10 , The city has modified the code criteria for a street vacation in an attempt to avoid the
11 inconsistency with this project and the adopted land use policy. The criteria tail,ored
12 specifically to get this project around the land use policy impediments to desired street
13 closure are not grounded in any adopted land use policy and are yague and misleading in the
14 intent.
15 Ensuring that the vacated property will remain in public ownership inappropriately assumes
16 that the public interest is bdh:a. served by maximizing public property ownership as opposed
17 to protecting the publics legitimate interests in the function of the right of way. Further
18 "Whether a greater public benefit would be obtained from the vacation than from retaining
19 the right-of-way in its present status" lacks any criteria or measures grounded in any adopted
20 public policy and are purposefully vague and amorohous. It is clearly a relatively ,glide
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21 attempt to avoid complying with the land use policies of the city.
22 The May 16, 2007 memv~Cl.udUIll from the Police Chiefin support of the closure ofB Street
23 does not provide Cv~lling rationale for the closure of a collector street, severing it ~Vlll the adjacent
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Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Date ~eceived: /'-/~ ~,,~ 7
Planner: AL /
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1 arterial street. The Police Chief bas testified at the Planning Commission that the street closure was
2 pursued from the beginning because it was the lowest cost means to construct the ~';"'.:J facility. The
3 fact that it is ch~VJ. to build out into the street and not have to pay for :>u'-Cl ~.l}!J.v v'ements is not
4 disputed and is probably always true but it is not a legitimate rationale for closing the street. The cost
5 analysis did not consider the investment the city made to upgrade B Street in 1997. Such
6 reconstruction efforts are typically not made to local streets. IfB Street is severed from Pioneer
7 Parkway, it will function as a local street not a collector as it is still designated in the Street Functional
8 Classification Plan.
9 The city's decision to vacate B SL.c;ct is fOlmded on a misconception that using the street is the
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10 cheapest way to build and that the city can nwke the necessary accommodations in the land use
11 apP! vv'al process. In making the <k.;(.'-'l.Luination" a greater public benefit would be obtained from the
12 vacation than from retaining the right of way in its present status" the city caul in not applying the
13 clear and objective standards of the SDC which implements the adopted policies contained within the
14 Metro Plan, the TSP, and the Downtown Refinement Plan.
15 The city has not justified why a public building can be allowed to compromise the
16 street connectivity but privately owned buildings could not The amended SDC 9.060(3)(e)
17 provides for exemption to the city's land use rules when:
18 (e) Whether provisions have been made to ensure that the vacated property
19 will remain in public ownership.
20 What if the plVposed street closure was to accommodate a privately owned hospital? The
21 city has implied a higher value to public ownership of property, without any rationale for
22 granting public construction exceptions to the rules. The new criteria for public
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24 bas failed to demonstrate how the public would benefit in any 111"'''''~ way ll.Vll! the closure ofB
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Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Datr; ~eceived: /~h~7
Planner: Al 1-
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Petition For Review
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1 Street yet how it is in the "greater public benefit". The issue is whether a storage building and parldng
2 lot belongs in the street, not who should own it But is criteria (e) legitimate in the larger planning
3 Cvuk.<t? It ap~ to be a ~nstIuct in an attempt to avoid addressing 1he legitimate criteria that
4 implement the city's adopted land use policy.
5 THIRD ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR
6 The city erred when it conspired to close B Street in spite of considerable land use
7 policy and regulation to the contrary. The city's biased approach to "the procedures
8 applicable to the matter before it in a manner that prejudiced the substantial rights of the
9 petitioner" (PAR 197.835(9)(3), resulting in the loss of the public commons for the use of
10 city employees to park vehicles and construct a storage building in a public way that has been
11 in continuous use by the public for over 145 years. The city has been aware that the land
12 use requirements of this site preclude the intended development of the right.of -way and has
13 manipulated ~e Justice Center site planning and land use approval process to usurp the clear
14 and objective standards applicable to the site and has beU!g~rently insisted that the street
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15 closure is required. The city manipulated the public involvement process and refused to ever
16 consider Justice Center designs which respected the land use plans and requirements of the
17 area and and were within the available fmancial resources of the project.
18 The city processed woefu1~ inadeq~ land use applications that would never have
19 been accepted from other applicants. The application for the street vacation consists of the
20 cover sheet and a single sheet site plan. (Ree at 715). The application should never have
21 been accepted for review as complete, There is no evidence that the city even conducted a
22 completeness review of this application or the similarly deficient applications processed for
23 the Zone Change ZON2006.00007(Rec. at 2317), the Discretionary Use DRC2006-00013
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Petition For Review
Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Datfl Received: 10/~~7
Planner: AL
1 (Rec. at 2058), or Site Plan Review. (Rec. at 1089). Instead of fulfilling their duty to
2 provide an impartial analysis of the application and to provide balanced and complete review
3 of the applications consistencies with the land use requirements of the city, the review staff
4 conspired with the applicant to develop arguments in support of the application and to
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5 misconstrue the facts to achieve the desired closure ofB Street in spite of the considerable
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6 requirements to the contrary. The city has violated the public trust, failed to fairly. exercise
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7 its ad ministerial duties, and exhibited considerable misfeasance in the process of vacating B
8 Street. The city has been biased ,throughout the land use approval process and has
9 . misconstrued the requirements to keep B Street open as a public way.
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10 Further, the street grid is almost entirely intact in this area of Springfield. No other
11 neighborhood has developed the degree of street connectivity as exists in this historical core
12 of the Springfield community. The traditional street system has become increasingly valued
13 by urban planners ~gle with how to reduce our impacts on greenhouse gas
14 emissions and global warming. Closure ofB Street in a Nodal Development Overlay Zone
15 which emphasizes pedestrian and bicycle mobility is clearly obviously wrong:md the city
16 know it. The city has behayed outside of their authority to achieve their desired closure of
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18 The city has not made any attempt to make a balanced evaluation of the vacation and /
19 or closure of B Street. The staff reports are all defensive, argumentative and reach
20 unsupported conclusions. The city's preiudic~ and conflict of interest have been apparent and
21 throughout the Justice Center planning process. No opportunity to consider realistic
22 alternatives to the street closure were ever allowed. All of the land use approval applications
23 related to the Justice Center were incomplete and failed to provide supporting evidence
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Petition For Review'
Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Oal. I :. ~dceived:
Planner: AL
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1 addressing the approval criteria In fact they do not even identify the criteria
2 For this city sponsored project the review staff has consequently developed the
3 arguments in support of the applications and defended the applications against all of the
4 concerns with code and comprehensive plan compliance raised throughout the land use
5 approval process. There has not been even a pretense at impartiality. The city has failed to
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6 perfonn their due diligence and carry out their duty to apply the adopted land use policy to
7 the street closure issues. The city should have relied upon a third party hearings officer if
8 they could not refrain from a one sided commitment. The city's behavior has been
9 disappointing at best and raises ethical questions of conflict of interest.
10 The city's biased approach to the closure ofB Street has been backwards. The city
11 has attempted to work at modifying the planning framework to fit the proj ect instead of how
12 the project can be made to fit the land use requirements of the site they have selected. They @
13 have modified the develupment code standards twice~ changed the sites zoning, approved a
14 discretionary use which requires findings of compatibility that have not been addressed,
15 approved a Site Plan Review without the street vacation which is a condition of the
16 discretionary use approval, and finally approved the vacation of the street, all without
17 addressing the fact the the closure is clearly not consistent with code and Metro Plan
18 requirements.
19 No attempt was ever made to develop an alternative that was within the available
20 fimds and ~ "~pected the land use requirement for new development in this zone including the
21 closure of streets. The city has orchestrated a pl)'lnnlng process from the very beginnings of
22 this project in which no meaningful consideration has been given to alternatives to closing B
23 Street This effort has resulted in a failure to comply with Goal! requirements for the entire
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Petition For Review
Scott E, Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
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Datfll Received: / ~ h {07
Planner: Al I ~
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1 JustIce Center Planmng process.
2 The city has consistently refused to even discuss alternatives to closing B Street and
3 steadfastly argues, often _in absurd ways why the street should be closed. In the public
4 hearing before the Planning Commission the police chief stated more than once that if
5 officers responding to an emergency must cross the street to reach their vehicles,__ultimately
6 one is going to be so distracted with responding that they will run out in front of a car and be
7 hit. One must question the wisdom of such statemen~s when we arehusting that same
8 individual to get in a police cruiser and drive 50 miles per hour down residential streets and _
9 appropriately handle deadly weapons. Such arguments demonstrate the desperation with
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10 which supporting arguments for the street closure have been constructed.
11 Other ab_sur4,arguments have ~een constructed throughout the planning process. On
12 at least two separate occasions suggestions to construct a pedestrian over-crossing ofB Street
13 have been rebuffed by police statements that such a facility would be vulnerable to car
14 bombs.
15 The public bas very narrowly supported the project in both bond and jail uJ^i!aJons elections.
16 The projects approval can hardly be considered a mandate to ignore our land use policy and give the
17 police anything they ask for including a collector street so 1hey can park next to the door and store
18 paper records and stolen bicycles in what is now a collector s1reet
19 The city inappJ.upJ.;&ely p......,J1l1ed in the develvpLUent of1he preliminAry planning and cost
20 ~~~!Bting that the ~l...ccL right of ways were available for inCOtpulaiing into 1he new Justice Q:;u.ig
21 Facility. The fact that the possibility of street closures was mentioned in the ballot measure does not
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22 have any mc.cwit~ in the context of the land use Clp.PJ.U val for this project, or exCiJ.Up~ the city from.
23 adhering to their own land use policies and code requirements. The police chiefhas testified that the
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Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
DatA Received: /.:zfrA07
Planner: AL /
Petition For Review
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1 plan to build across B Street was based upon the lower cost to build into the o:>ltl:-c.t
2 The city app~oved a zone change from Mixed Use Commercia1/Nodal Develv1Jm~nt to Public
3 Land and Open Space/Nodal Develupment because a Justice Center is not listed in the MUC/NDO
4' District None of the staff r"1JuJ.~ reviewing the projects history have m(,;utioned the :fact that several
5 months priorto making the zone change application the city added Justice Ccuk:J.O:> as an allowed use in
6 the PLO/NOO zone. The project was not an allowed use at the site at th~ time the city asked voters to
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8 The city has failed to appropriately provide for public involvement in a meaningful
9 way throughout the planning process. A citizen advisory committee, (CAC) was formed "to
10 provide input throughout the design process in regard to outward design of the facility and its
11 relationship to downtown Springfield". City staff and their consultant developed a Functional and
12 Space Pro!:S1<1W prior to fonnation of the CAC. The draft document was p~".:.ented to the CAC.
13 However the committee was told it was for their infUlluation only and they would have no input on the
14 contents of the space pro/7C1.u1. The Functional and Space Pro&c:u.u was adopted by the city council
15 without public hearing or any changes to the consultant's recommencfutions in response to staffs'
16 direction. The public was not pluvided any opportunity to pcu [';cipak in what elements were being
17 inCv'J.}Mated into the project.
18 Public involvement is more than counting heads and number of meetings. The city
19 has never appropriately provided any-opportunity to even discuss the options. Instead the
20 process has been manipulated and controlled to move the original concept forward. Every
21 alternative considered was more expensive than the street closure option and no trade-offs
22 from the Functional Space Program were ever offered or considered in public.
23 The city has chosen to develop arguments countering every public concern raised
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Petition For Review
Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Dat€'I R'eceived:~fr4"7
Planner: AL I
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lover the !,~uposed street closure rather than impartially weighing the merits of the proposal
2 before them. The city has never yet addressed how closure ofB Street is consistent with the adopted
3 land use policy or the Develvp.l..Uent Code. During the zone change, the Di:...,n-;~onary UseApp~vval,
4 and the Site Review, no findings were offered with respect to block length~_ ::>L.cdL connectivity, and
5 numerous other code and plan issues raised during that process, claiming that those issues were to be
6 considered during the ::>L.o;;l vacation. These issues have never been addressed by the city. The
7 decision to vacate B Street should be reversed.
8 V. CONCLUSION
9 The city's decision to vacate B Street should be reversed ~ there is no suL~bilial
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10 evidence to support a conclusion that the closure and vacation of a collector street in a Nodal
11 Development Overlay Zone is in Cumpliance with the Metro Plan, Trans Plan, Dov..Hluwn Refinement
12 Plan, or the Springfield Develupment Code requirements. The city's decision should also be reversed
13 because there is no legal or factual basis to support the city's conclusion that the ~L.o;;t closure is
14 COnsbi.clll with the land use requirements of the site. Rather the evidence demonstrates that the city
15 erred in db~"'e:uding multiple criteria on which the determination should be based.
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Scott E. Olson
Petitioner
1127 B Street, Springfield
Datf'1 ~eceived: /.l.~~07
Planner: Al /
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VACATION
ORDINANCE NO. 620;
AN ORDINANCE VACATING A 66 FOOT WIDE, 264 FOOT LONG PORTION OF B STREET IN
BLOCK 1 OF IJ:1.1i; MAP OF SPRINGl'll!tLD, BOOK 1, PAGE 1 OF PLAT RECORDS OF LAA"E
COUNTY, OREGON, DATElJ APRIL 5, 1872-
'WHEREAS, the Springfield Common Council has declared its intention to vacate public
right-of-way in the City of Springfield.; and
WHEREAS, the request for vacation was submitted in conformance with the provisions of
ORS 271.080 et seq., and with the provisions of Article 9 V A~ATIONS of the Springfield
Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the findings and testimony submitted by the applicant and those in support of
this vacation satisfy the criteria of approval for vacations found in Section 9.060(3) of the
Springfield Development Code; and
WHEREAS, such vacation is in the best interest of the City in carrying out its plans and
programs for the general development of the City; and
\VHEREAS, la\Vfu.l notice of the proposed vacation was published and posted; and
WHEREAS, the Springfield Planning Comniission conducted a public hearing on June 5,
2007 and June 19, 2007 in the Council Chambers of Springfield City Hall, 225 Fifth Street,
Springfield OR and recommended unconditional approval of this public right-of-way vacation
(LFlP2007-00019);and
WHEREAS, the Springfield Common Council met in Council Chambers, at 225 Fifth Street,
on Monday, the 2nd day of July, 2007, (First Reading) and on Monday, the 16th day of July, 2007,
(Second Reading) at the hour of7:00 p.m., to hear any objections to the proposed vacation and-L
persons appeared to object;
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NOW, THEREFORE, TIffi CITY OF SPRINGFIELD DOES ORDAIN, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Council finds that the legal notice of the hearing was lawfully published and
posted; that l. objections were made at the vacation hearing held; that the public interest will not
be impaired by the vacation of the street right-of-way, and that vacation of said street will be in the
best interest of the public and increase the benefit of the property involved..
Section 2: The public right-of-way in the City of Springfield, as generally depicted on the
site map and more particularly described in the property legal description which are together
attached as Exhibit A of this Ordinance, is declared to be vacated.
Section 3: Findings 1 through 36 and Conclusions of Law adopted by the Common Council
in support of the street right-of-way vacation are hereby made part of this Ordinance by reference.
Section 4: This right-of-way vacation is subject to the special provision that in the event the
vacated right-of-way ceases to be used for Justice Center purposes it shall revert to public right-of-
way.
Section 5: This right-of-way vacation is subject to the establishment of temporary
easements or licenses for existing utilities located within the right-of-way to be maintained.,
continued, repaired, reconstructed, renewed, replaced, rebuilt or enlarged subject to the provisions
of said temporary easements or licenses.
Section 6: The City Recorder is directed to file certified copies oftbis ordinance with the
Lane County Clerk, Lane County Assessor, and Lane County Surveyor.
ADO!" LtD by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 17 day of Sept ember ,
2007, by a vote of 4 for and 2 against.
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to the Southeast comer of Lot 8, Blo~ 28 of the Map of Springfield, which is the Northwest comer of B street and
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Street, 264 feet more or less, to the Northwest comer of Lot 4, Block 1 of the Map of Springfield, said point being
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VACATION OF rUlSLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
City of Springfield Case No. LRP2007-00019
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The City of Springfield and Springfield Police Department
VACATION ACTION
The vacation of a 66-foot wide by 264-foot long segment of public street right-pf-way.
LOCATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY TO BE VACAl.l!.V \
The public right-of-way (ROW) proposed to be vacated is a segment ofB Street located between 4th
Street and Pioneer Parkway East The right-of-way lies on the boundary between Lane County Tax Maps
17-03-35-24 and 17-03-35-31.
FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OFIJ::Lli; VACATION
Finding 1: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Section 271.080 prescribes:
(1) Whenever any person interested in any real property in an incorporated city in this state desires
to vacate all or part of any street, avenue, boulevard, alley, plat, public square or other public place,
such person may file a petition therefor setting forth a description of the ground proposed to be
vacated, the purpose for which the ground is proposed to be ured and the reason for such vacation.
(2) There shall be appended to such petition, as a part thereof and as a basis for granting the same,
the consent of the owners of all abutting property and of not less than two-thirds in area of the real
property aifefFted thereby_ The real property affected thereby shall be deemed to be the land lying on
either side of the street or portion thereofproposed to be vacated and extending laterally to the next
street that serves as a parallel street, but in any case not to exceed 200 feet, and the land for a like
lateral distance on either side of the streetfor 400feet along its course beyond each terminus of the
part proposed to be vacated. Where a street is proposed to be vacated to its termini, the land
embraced in an extension of the streetfor a distance of 400 feet beyond each terminus shall also be
counted. In the vacation of arT)' plat or part thereof the consent of the owner or owners of two-thirds
in area of the property embraced within such plat or part thereof proposed to be vacated shall be
sufficient, except where such vacation embraces street area, when, as to such street area the above
requirements shall also apply, The consent of the owners of the required amount of property shall be
in writing, [Amended by 1999 c.866 J2l
Finding 2: ORS Section 271.130(1) prescnbes:
The city governing body may initiate vacation proceedings authorized by ORS 271. 080 and make
such vacation without a petition or consent of property owners. Notice shall be given as provided by
OR? 271.110, but such vacation shall not be made bifore the date set for hearing, nor if the owners
of a mqjority of the area affected, computed on the basis provided in ORS 271.080, object in writing
thereto, nor shall any street area be vacated without the consent of the owners of the abutting
property if the vacation will substantially affect the market value of such property, unless the city
governing body provides for paying damages, Provision for paying such damages may be made by a
local assessment, or in Such other manner as the city charter may provide."
Finding 3: In accordance with ORS 271.080(1), the area being vacated is a one-block segment of public
street
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Finding 4: In accordance with ORS 271.080, the City of Springfield prepared a legal descriptioD of the
segment of public street to be vacated. The legal description was prepared by the City Surveyor and was
available for public review more than 20 days prior to the opening of the City Council Public Hearing on
the proposed vacation action. The legal description is attached to the enacting ordinance as Exhibit A.
Finding 5: In accordance with ORS 271.080, tbe City of Springfield stated the reason for the proposed
public street vacation and the purpose for which the ground would be used. The reason and purpose were
available for public review more than 20 days prior to the opening oftbe City Council Public Hearing on
the proposed vacation action. The reason and purpose for the vacation action are stated on the Public
Hearing Notices for the pl<lnni"g Commission Public Hearing held June 5, 2007 and the City Council
Public Hearing held July 2, 2007. The Public Hearing Notices were published in the newspaper and
mailed to adjacent landowners and residents as required by ORS 271.110 and provisions of the
Springfield Development Code.
Finding 6: In accordance with ORS 271.0&0 and 271.130(1), the Springfield City Council initiated the
vacation action by passing a motion on May 7,2007. The motion is noted in the minutes of the City
Council meeting of May 7, 2007.
Finding 7: Notification of the proposed vacation action was given in accordance with ORS 271.110 and
the Springfield Development Code Articles 3.100 and 9.050(2). "Notification of Street Vacation" signs
were posted in conspicuous locations at both ends of the segment of public street proposed for vacation; a
legal notice was published in a newspaper of general circulation (The Register-Guard) on June 15 and 22,
2007 prior to the City Council Public Hearing on the vacation action; and landowners and residen~
within a 400 foot radius oftbe street segment were notified in writing of the Public Hearing. Affidavits
for the public mailout notification and newspaper publication are part of the record for the vacation
action.
Finding 8: All properties that directly abut the segment of public right-of-way proposed for vacation are
owned by the City of Springfield. There are no third-party properties that would be isolated or deprived
of legal and physical access upon vacation of the right-of-way.
Finding 9: The Public Hearing was advertised, conducted and concluded before any fmal action on the
vacation was taken. The City Council Public Hearing on the vacation action was opened on July 2, 2007
and continued to the meeting on July 16, 2007. The Public Hearing was concluded on July 16, 2007. At
the conclusion of the Public Hearing, Council directed staff to return on September 17,2007 for adoption
of findings in support of the vacation action.
Finding 10: No landowners or residents within the 400-foot public notification area submitted testimony
opposing the street vacation.
Finding 11: The street vacation will not compromise safe and convenient pedestrian. bicycle and
vehicular access in the area.
Finding 12: Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 660-012-0045(3)(d) states that "safe and convenient'
means bicycle and pedestrian routes, facilities and improvements which:
(A) Are reasonably free from hazards, particularly types or levels of automobile traffic whIch
would mterfere with or discourage pedestrian or cycle traveljor short trips;
(B) Provide a reasonably direct route of travel between destinations such as a transit stop
and a store; and
(C) Meet travel needs of cyclists and fedestrians considering destination and length oj trip;
'and considering that the optimum trip length of pedestrians is generally * to * mile.
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Finding 13: In accordance with OAR 660-0 12-0045(3)(d), vacation of the subject right-of-way and
closure to public travel would not interfere with or discourage pedestrian, cycle or vehicle travel on the
adjacent public street system due to excessive traffic or other unusual hazards. East-west traffic
circulation can be accommodated on adjacent local and collector streets. The adjacent and parallel public
collector street (A Street) is less than 300 feet to the south.
Finding 14: In accordance with OAR 660-012-0045(3)(d), vacation of the subject right-of-way would not
result in pedestrian, cyclist or vehicle trips that are more than 1/4 mile from being a direct route of trav~l
between destination points. Vacation of the segment ofB Street would result in out-of-direction distance
for passage from the eastern end of the subject right-of-way (at 4th Street) to the western end of the right-
of-way (at Pioneer Parkway East) of about 600 feet (<118 mile) for bicycles and vehicles using surface
streets. Vehicles and bicycles have the option of using either A Street or C Street for the east-west
segment of the trip. The out-of-direction distance would be even less for pedestrians using the public
sidewalk sy1:llwu~, or bicycles and vehicles passing through the mid-block alley north ofB Street.
Finding 15: A travel distance diagram for the public streets surrounding the proposed vacation area is
provided as Figure 1 in the staff report for the vacation action. For purposes of preparing the travel
distance diagram, staff used GIS mapping information and a calibrated measuring wheel to verify
potential vehicle travel distances. Meastu.:..u!ents were taken in the field from points within the travel
lanes of the public streets adjacent to the proposed vacation area to determine likely travel distances for
vehicles. Travel distances for pedestrians using the public sidewalk system and public alley are less than
the distances described for vehicles, but are not described on the diagram as there are more short~cutting
opportunities for pedestrians than vehicles. The diagram also is intended to illustrate maximum out-of-
direction travel distances.
Finding 16: The -60O-foot out-of-direction distance is limited to trips that have an origin and destination
on B Street and that would otherwise pass across the vacation area. Trips that have an east-west
component and that are not confined to B Street can be accommodated on adjacent public streets without
any out-of-direction travel. Trips that have origins and/or destinations outside the B Street alignment and
require a north-south travel component can be made on adjacent public streets with minimal or no out-of-
direction travel distance.
Finding 17: In accordance with Springfield Development Code Section 32,020(1)(a)1.b, block length for
local streets shall not exceed 600 feet The proposed vacation action will not create a north-south block
length f'v,.....1ing 600 feet Ai> measured from the north edge of street right-of-way on A Street to the
south edge of street right-of-way on C Street, the distance is approximately 575 feet The existing mid-
block alley between the proposed vacation area and C Street reduces this maximum block length distance
because it will continue to accommodate east-west vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian passage.
Finding 18: Pedestrian, bicyclist and vehicle passage will not be obstructed on the adjacent public streets
outside the vacation area. Pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle p~sage through the east-west mid-block alley
north of B Street can be accommodated within the existing 14-foot wide paved surface.
Finding 19: The public streets adjacent to the proposed vacation area are developed to City standards
with sidewalks, paved travel lanes and street lighting. The adjacent public streets are designed to
accommodate one lane of vehicle travel in each direction and parking on both sides, The pavement
widths are sufficient to allow for continuous traffic flow in each direction with full utilization of the
curbline for parking. Therefore.. negotiating the public street system adjacent to the proposed vacation
area will not create any unusual hazards for pedestrians, bicyclists or vehicles. '
Finding 20: Safe pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle travel will be maintained with the proposed right-of~way
vacation. The surrounding public sidewalk and street system adjacent to the vacation area will not be
altered by the p!vposed vacation action. Speed limits are 20 mph and traffic control signage is in place on
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the local streets adjacent to the right-of-way proposed for vacation in order to maintain safe vehicle and
bicycle passage through the area. Additionally, the width of pavement on the adjacent public streets is
comparable to the proposed vacation area, Therefore, vehicles and bicycles will have the same
opportunity for safe passage, parking and maneuvering.
Finding 21: A Traffic Impact AnalysJs (TIA) was prepared by an independent traffic engineering
consultant to evaluate the impacts of the proposed right-of-way vacation (Springfield Justice Center
Revised Task 2 Report - Traffic Impact Study, Access Engineering, July, 2006). The TIA was placed in
the record of the vacation proceedings. The TIA examined the existing and post-vacation street system in
the vicinity of the Justice Center and evaluated the possible impacts of the proposed right-of-way \,acation
to vehicle movements and the perfonnance of nearby iulwlo:oections, The TIA concluded there would be
IJ'1iniTlJ.al impact on the downtown transportation system with the proposed vacation of public right-of-
way.
Finding 22: The TIA prepared for the proposed right-of-way vacation concluded that the proposed
vacation action would have minimal impact on the transportation system. The report determined that
levels of service would be maintained on nearby intersections and that no traffic mitigation actions would
be required to ensure safe and efficient flow of traffic in the vicinity of the Justice Center.
Finding 23: The Springfield Development Code (SDC) Article 9 - Vacations contains Criteria of
Approval for vacation of easements, rights-of-way, plats and other City property. The section describing
the criteria of approval reads:
9.060 Criteria of Approval
(1) For the Vacation of public utility easements, the Director shall approve, ""'1'1" ove with conilitions
or deny the application. The application shall be approved if the Vacation isfound to be
consistent with the fDllowing criteria:
(a) There are no present or future services. facilities Dr utilities deemed to be necessary by a
utility provider and the easement is not necessary; or
(b) Jjthe utility provider deems the easement to be necessary, public services, facilities or
utilities can be extended in an orderly and efficient manner in an alternate location.
(2) Where the In Vi'osed Vacation of public rights-of-way, other City property, or Partition or
Subdivision Plats is reviewed under Type IV procedure, the City Council shall approve, approve
with conditions, or deny the Vacation application. The application shall be approved if the
Vacation is found to be consistent with the following approval criteria.
(a) The Vacation shall be in conformance with the Metro Plan. TransPlan, the Conceptual Local
Street Map and adopted Functional Plans, and applicable Refinement Plan diagram, Plan
District map, or Conceptual Development Plan;
(b) The Vacation shall not conflict with the provisions of Springfield Municipal Code 1997; and
this Code, including but not limited to, street connectivity standards and block lengths; and
(c) There shall be no negative effects on access, traffic circulation, emergency service protection
or arty other benefit dertvedfrom the public right-of-way, publicly owned land or Partition or
Subdivision Plat.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9,060(2) where the land affected by the proposed
Vacation of public right-Df-way, other public land as specified in ORS 271,~80, or public
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easement will remain in public ownership and will continue to be usedfor a public purpose, the
request shall be reviewed wuler the Type T" procedure. The City Council may approve the
Vacation application if it is found to be consistent with the following criteria:
(a) The Vacation was initiated by the City Cozmcil pursuant to ORS 271.~30(1);
(b) Notice has been given pursuant to ORS 271.110(1),'
(c) Approval of the vacation would be consistent with provision of safe, convenient and
reasonably direct routes for cyclists, pedestrians and vehicles as provided in OAR 660-
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(d) Whether a greater public benefit would be obtainedfrom the vacation thanfrom
retaining the right-of-way in its present status; and
(e) Whether provisions have been made to ensure that the vacated property will remain m
public ownership.
Finding 24: The vacation is not a public utility easement, therefore Criterion 9.060(1) is not applicable.
Finding 25: The vacation is a segment of public street right-of-way that will remain in public o'WIlership
and will continue to be used for a public purpose (Justice Center facility). Therefore, Criterion 9.060(2) is
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Finding 26: In accordance with SDC 9.060(3)(a), the vacation action was initiated by City Council on
May 7, 2007 and pursuant to ORS 271.130(1).
Finding 27: In accordance with SDC 9.060(3)(b), notice of the vacation action-has been given pursuant to
ORS 271.110(1). Notice of the vacation action also has been given in accordance with the City's
Development Code (SDC 3.100 and 9.050) and Municipal Code (Section 3205).
Finding 28: In accordance 'With SDC 9.060(3)(c), approval of the vacation would not coml'lv.IJ..lise safe,
convenient and reasonably direct routes for cyclists, pedestrians and vehicles as provided in OAR 660-
012-0045(3). As described in th~ above findings, the out--of-direction travel distance for vehicles, cyclists
and pedestrians is not expected to be more than 600 feet. The out--of-direction travel distance is minimal
or non-existent for trips with origins and destinations outside the linear alignment oftbe street containing
the vacated area.
Finding 29: In accordance 'With SDC 9.060(3)(d), the public benefit attributed to a public Justice, Center
facility with secure parking area and ancillary building that serves the entire municipal area is deemed to
be a greater benefit than retaining the one-block segment of street right-of-way for public travel.
Finding 30: It is of critical importance and public benefit to maintain a safe Justice Center facility with a
contiguous, secure parking area. The pL.;..ferred design of the Justice Center facility includes the
contiguous secure parking area, and therefore requires the one-block segment of public right-of-way
pLvposed for vacation.
Finding 31: Damage and vandalism to police vehicles is an ongoing problem that requires repairs at the
expense of taxpayers , Incorporating the proposed vacation area into the Justice Center 'Will improve the
security of publicly-funded police and special operations vehicles and equipment stored at the facility
(testimony from Police Chief Jerry Smith dated May 16, 2007). It is of public benefit to deter damage
and vandalism through administration of a secure parking area that is contiguous to the Justice Center
facility.
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other interested parties that submitted testimony in support of the vacation action. Maintaining a secure
parking area immediately adjacent to the police station will prevent responding officers from having to
cross a public street to reach their vehicles. The secure parking area will result in quicker response times
for police officers because they don't have to travel as 'far to their vehicles and don't have to cross a
public street Therefore, the proposed vacation will benefit the greater community, particularly those
requiring timely police assistance.
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Finding 33: The preferred site design for the Justice Center includes an ancillary building for retaining
police and court records, evidence, recovered items, and police equipment Proximity to the Justice
Center and security of the ancillary building is necessary to protect the integrity of its contents, The
preferred placement of the ancillary building is within a portion of the street right. of-way area proposed
for vacation. ,
Finding 34: The secure parking area adjacent to the Justice Center can be used for emergency evacuation
of jail prisoners. The secure parking area provides a contained muster area for prisoners that otherwise
could be subject to an uncontrolled release in the event of an emergency evacuation. Providing a
contained evacuation area increases the safety and security of the community and the prisoners
themselves. The secure parking area that can be used for emergency evacuation is within the street right-
of-way area proposed for vacation.
Finding 35: Based on Findings 29 to 34, the benefit obtained from the proposed vacation area (through
its use as an integral part of the Justice Center facility) is of greater public benefIt than retaining the right-
of-way in its present status.
Finding 36: In accordance with SDC 9.060(3)(e), a special condition has been inserted in the enacting
ordinance requiring that the right-of-way revert back to public right-of.way if the vacated area ceases to
be used for the purpose of a municipal Justice Center. The sp~ial_ condition is intended to ensure the land
is retained in public ownership.
CONCLUSION
Based on the foregoing findings and the record of the vacation action (City of Springfield Case No.
LRP2007-00019), the right-of-way vacation is consistent with and meets the applicable requ~o;.w.ents of
ORS 271.080 & 271.130(1), OAR 660-0 12-0045(3)(d), and Springfield Development Code Sections
9.060 and 32.020(1)(a).
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