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Memorandum'
City of Springfield
Subject:
February 10,2009
Andy Limbird, Planner II
Jon Driscoll, E.IT, Transportation Planning Engineer In Training
DRC2009-00003, Oregon' Military Department
Date:
To:
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The Transportation Division has reviewed the materials provided with the subject
application. The recommended findings and conditions outlined below are provided for
your use in preparing the land-use decision.
General
FindinQ:: The 22.37 acre site is located at on the east end of Pierce Parkway north of
Marcola Road. The original site plan was reviewed under DRC 2004-00005 and
modified in DRC2007-00026. This application proposes to add structures, and affect
jparking structures and lighting. The structures to be added are a 70 foot radio tower and
small radio equipment building near the southwest corner of the site (no occupants) as
well as a 12,300 foot two story addition to the north end of the existing BLM warehouse.
This addition has a roof area of approximately 6,250 square feet, replacing the same area
of asphalt parking. The first floor is primarily for light storage and a conference room.
The second floor is open office space. Expected occupancy is 45 persons.
Site Access and Circulation
I FindinQ:.: Site access is provided via the main gate entry to Pierce Parkway. No changes
to existing approved site access points are proposed.
Transportation Facilities and Impacts
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FindinQ:: As covered in the transportatiqn review of DRC 2004-00005, the ITE Trip
Generation Manual, 7'h Edition contains insufficient data on which to base a trip
generation estimate. The accepted TIA completed by Group MacKenzie in October of
2006 estimated a BLM/USFS trip generation rate ofO.25'trips per employee (weekday
PM peak hour) and a military reserve personnel trip generation of 0.39 trips per employee
weekday PM peak hour). As the building addition to will be added to the existing BLM
warehouse, the BLM/USFS trip generation rate will be utilized in calculating additional
trips by the new office/warehouse addition as follows:
. Weekday PM Peak Hour Trip Ends = 0.25 trips/employee x 45 employees
= 12 trips
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FindinQ:: Based on the submitted traffic analysis, existing transportation facilities are
adequate to accommodate the additional volume of traffic generated by the proposed
development.
Date r(6ceived' 2-1(./~oo,
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Planner: AL
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I Finding:: Not all supplied plan sheets were stamped ~y the architect.
~onditions: Final site plan shall have each sheet stampe~ by the
engineer/architect
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