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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
COMMITTEE
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
225 FIFTH STREET
Conference Room 616/ MS Teams
StaffReview.' Tuesday, August 31, 2021 &15— 9;OO a m,
1. Site Plan Mod Major 811-21-000168-TYP2 Springfield Public Schools
Assessor's Map: 17-03-26-34 TL: 6200
Address: 326 Centennial Blvd.
Existing Use: Hamlin MS baseball fields
Applicant submitted plans to rebuild existing baseball field with artificial turf.
Planner: Andy Limbird
Meeting: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 8:15-9:00 virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams
2. Discretionary Use 811-21-000169-TYP3 Springfield Public Schools
Assessor's Map: 17-03-26-34 TL: 6200
Address: 326 Centennial Blvd.
Existing Use: Hamlin MS baseball fields
Applicant submitted plans to rebuild existing baseball field with artificial turf.
Planner: Andy Limbird
Meeting: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 8:15-9:00 virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams
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'City of Springfield
Development & Public Works
225 Fifth Street
Springfield, OR 97477
Site Plan Review
ISPRINGFI�
Application Type (Applicant: check
Site Plan Review Pre -Submittal: ] Major Site Plan Modification Pre -Submittal •
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Site Plan Review Submittal: ❑X Major Site Plan Modification Submittal:
Required Project Information (Applicant., complete this section)
Applicant Name: Brett Yancey Phone:
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Company: Springfield School District Ema1l:bdtLyanwy@spnngfiek1.kl2.onu
Address: 640 A Street, Springfield, OR 97477
Applicant's Re .:Anthony J. Favreau
Phone: 541-683-7048
Com n :The Favreau Group, LLC
Email: fav*eaugroup@msn.wm
Address -3750 Norwich Ave., Eugene, OR 97408
Property Owner: Same as applicant
Phone:
Company;
Email:
Address:
ASSESSOR'S MAP NO:17-03-26-34
TAX LOT NOS :6200
Property Address:
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Size of Property: 3.8 Acres Elsquare Feet [I,
Proposed No. of
r acre: 0
Proposed Name of Project: Hamlin School Baseball Field
Description of If you arc filling in this form by hand, please attach your propesal description to this application.
Proposal; Rebuild existing baseball field with artifcal turf
Existing Use: Hamlin School Baseball Field
New Impervious Surface Coverage (Including Bldg. Gross Floor Area): 14,000
sf
Si natures: Please si n and printyour name and date in the approUriate
Required Project Information (City Intake Staff.,
Associated Applications:
box on the next
complete this section)
Signs:
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Pre -Sub Case No.:
Date:
Reviewed by:
Case No.:
Date:
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Application Fee: $
Technical Fee: $ Posta a Fee: $
TOTAL FEES: $
PROJECT NUMBER:
Revised 1/7/14 KL 1 of 11
June 10, 2021
Assessor's Map: 17-03-26-34 Tax Lot 6200
NARRATIVE
Applicant: Springfield School District
640 A Street
Springfield, OR
Brett Yancey
Applicant's
Representative: The Favreau Group
3750 Norwich Ave.
Eugene, OR 97408
541-683-7048
Atm: Anthony Favreau
LAND USE REQUEST
The applicant is seeking approval of the reconstruction of the existing baseball field and adjacent
walks on the subject site.
SITE AND SURROUNDING CHARACTERISTICS
The subject site currently is a natural turf baseball field with dugouts and concrete walks. This
proposal is to replace the existing natural turf on the baseball field with artificial turf, along with
adding bleachers, new dugouts and concrete picnic areas adjacent to the baseball field.
No increase in stormwater runoff is anticipated. In fact, the open rock under the artificial turf will
add about 46,000 cubic feet of additional stormwater storage in the event the current drainage
system backs up.
SITE PLAN APPROVAL
The applicant is seeking an approval of this baseball field and adjacent walks reconstruction. The
total area of disturbance is about 140,000 square feet.
The site will be landscaped with natural lawn in the disturbed areas outside of the baseball field.
The proposed development is compatible with the surrounding developments because the site will
remain a baseball field.
There will be no hazardous materials stored on site as a part of this reconstruction
SANDOWENGINEERING
160 MADISON STREET, SUITE A - EUGENE, OREGON 97402 - 541.513.3376
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DATE: July 12, 2021
TO: Michael Springfield
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FROM: Kelly Sandow P. E.
Sandow Engineering
RENEWAL 06/30/22
RE: Springfield Baseball Project at Hamlin Middle School Parking Plan
The existing west baseball field at Hamlin Middle School is undergoing a renovation to upgrade
the facilities for use by the newly formed Bushnell University and Springfield Drifters baseball
teams. As part of the stadium upgrade, there will be an expansion of the seating capacity to
1,900 spectators. In general, the regular season athletic events will operate at significantly
lower spectator levels than the fixed seating capacity, events with higher attendance levels will
occur infrequently, and at -capacity attendance events will seldomly occur. The following
provides a parking demand management plan for regular -season games and higher attendance
games at the new stadium.
Use Characteristics
The stadium will be the home field forthe Bushnell University baseball team, the Springfield
Drifters, the Springfield Timbers, Springfield High School baseball team and will be used by
other community baseball teams.
Bushnell University's regular season will be played from February to May. Games are played on
both weekdays and weekends, with start times typically in the afternoon on the weekdays and
mornings on the weekends. These games could have overlap with parking demand from other
school events. However, the attendance at these events is not anticipated to use all available
parking on-site.
The Springfield Drifters regular season will be played from June through August. Games are
played on both weekdays and weekends, with start times typically at 7:00 PM. The Springfield
Drifters has an agreement with the Springfield School district that during game days, there will
be no other events on-site, and the parking lots, both baseball fields, and the track will be
exclusively used by the Drifters. There will be no other events on-site that will compete with
the available on-site parking.
From: Kelly Sandow PE
RE: TDM -Hamlin Baseball
Date: 7.12.21
Page 2
The Springfield Timbers regular season is played in June and July. Games are played on
weekends and weekdays, with typical games times at 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
Attendance Levels
The Springfield Drifters, in general, have the highest attendance levels for regular -season
games than the other users. As there is no historical attendance data for the Springfield
Drifters and Bushnell University, the attendance to the regular season games is estimated
using average attendance levels for nearby baseball teams with similar attendance areas and
league characteristics. Springfield Timbers are currently using the adjacent facility and have a
history of use at the site. Therefore, the attendance levels for Timbers games have been
provided via actual attendance data. Table 1 illustrates the average attendance levels for the
teams of the Eugene Challengers, Springfield Timbers, and West Coast League teams similar to
the Springfield Drifters.
TABLE 1: SIMILAR TEAM
ATHLETIC EVENTS ATTENDANCE
Average
Team
Location
Attendance
Eugene Challengers
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Eugene, Or
100-300
Springfield Timbers
Springfield, Or
50-200
West Coast League
Similar Size Cities
200-700
The estimated attendance levels for regular -season games for the Drifters, Bushnell University,
and the Timbers are shown in Table 2.
TABLE 2: HAMLIN BASEBALL STADIUM REGULAR -SEASON GAME ATTENDANCE
Average
Team Attendance
Springfield Timbers 50-200
Bushnell University Ll100-200
Springfield Drifters 200-600
Parking Management Plan
Hamlin Middle School has 238 parking spaces available on-site for games (see Figure 1). It is
estimated that, on average, there will be 3 spectators per vehicle for games at this site.
Therefore, 714 spectators can be accommodated within the on-site parking. Spectator levels
above 700 will need additional accommodations to facilitate the parking demand. Table 3
provides the estimated parking demand.
From: Kelly Sandow PE
RE: TDM -Hamlin Baseball
Date: 7.12.21
Page 3
TABLE 3: HAMLIN BASEBALL STADIUM REGULAR -SEASON PARKING DEMAND
Team
Springfield Timbers
Bushnell University
Springfield Drifters II
*players are typically bussed in for these teams
Average
Parking
Parking
Attendance
Demand
Demand
Total
Spectators
Staff/Players
Demand
50-200
20-70
25
45-95
100-200
35-70
10*
45-80
200-800
70-270
10*
80-280
The parking demand will typically be the highest for the Springfield Drifters.
The following parking plan has been developed to facilitate the parking demand during events
at the stadium based on estimated spectator levels.
0-700 Spectators
Regular season games will generally have spectator levels below 700. At this level, the parking
can be accommodated on-site. There are no special accommodations needed. It is
recommended that the stadium manager encourage the use of the adjacent LTD/EMX transit
routes. The parking demand plan is assuming that the parking lots will be exclusively used for
the baseball games. As stated previously, the Springfield Drifters will have exclusive use of the
parking lots during games and will have the highest parking demand. The Springfield Timbers
typically have a demand for up to 92 vehicles. There are generally no parking demand conflicts
on-site during the Timbers games as the games are held outside of the school year. Bushnell
University is anticipated to have a parking demand of 45-80 vehicles. It is recommended that
on game days that occur during weekdays during the school year that the parking lot directly
to the south of the stadium be reserved to ensure available parking for spectators.
700-900 Spectators
Events at this spectator level will occur infrequently. The total parking demand at this
spectator level is 230-300 vehicles. There will be the need to find parking for 62 additional
vehicles at this spectator level. There is parking at an adjacent lot that could be leased and
used for parking that exceeds the on-site capacity. Across the street on N 511 St, there are 67
spaces (201 spectators) at the Community of Faith Church. There is relatively direct walking
access from the church to the ballpark. The walking distance from this lot to the field is
approximately 975 feet, with a high visibility crossing across 5`^ St and sidewalks the entire
walkway (Figure 2).
900-1900 Spectators
At levels over 900 spectators, there is the need to park 300-635 vehicles. Options for
additional parking are the grass lot at the SE corner of the site and Springfield High School
(SHS). Springfield High School is located within a half -mile walking distance. There are
sidewalks and signalized street crossings between the ballpark and the parking lots at SHS
From: Kelly Sandow PE
RE: TDM -Hamlin Baseball
Date: 7.12.21
Page 4
(Figure 3). The 350 parking spaces are sufficient parking to facilitate the parking needed at this
spectator level. The following provides TDM measures for events with more than 900
spectators.
o Use Community of Faith Church or other lots (67 spaces)
o Open up overflow parking at the grass lot on the southeast corner of the
site (180 estimated spaces)
o Use parking at Springfield High School (350 spaces)
o Promote the use of EMX and the station located adjacent to the site
o Promote bicycling and walking
At capacity events will occur very infrequently and have the possibility of unique
characteristics (Le, lots of out-of-town guests staying at hotels) that should be managed
specifically for the event type. Possible suggestions for parking management for at -capacity
events are:
o Group/discount rate at specific hotels with shuttle from the hotel
o Discounts for using EmX
o Off-site parking and shuttles
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