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L1MBIRD Andrew
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L1MBIRD Andrew
Thursday, January 21,20103:04 PM
'J McLaughlin'
19th Street Annexation - Follow up
Jim: Further to your comments at the public hearing on Tuesday evening, staff advise that upon annexation, no
improvements to 19'h Street would be undertaken until such time as the adjoining Jackson property develops. Similarly,
it is not expected that traffic volumes on 19'h Street would increase appreciably until houses are built and occupied on
the Jackson residential development. Staff feels that it may be premature to talk about possible traffic flow patterns
and connectivity to the nearby street network at the annexation phase. Instead, these details could be evaluated in the
context of an actual development scheme when subdivision plans are prepared for the Jackson property. As an adjacent
property owner, you would be notified of the land use application and afforded the opportunity to comment.
It seems clear from the Lane County Transportation responses that because 19th Street is considered a Local Access
Road, no street improvements can be expected unless benefiting landowners pay the bill (regardless of whether the
portion adjoining the Jackson property is annexed). The City may be amendable to restricting the southern portion of
19th Street to 'local traffic' or 'emergency vehicles only', but not necessarily barricading the right-of-way to all forms of
travel. Your comments and the comments received from Lane County Transportation are already on record for this
issue, and for the time being it remains unresolved. Please let me know if you are comfortable awaiting more detailed
subdivision plans (including a traffic control plan) or wish to resolve the issue before the annexation of 19th Street is
concluded.
Thanks
Andy Limbird
City of Springfield
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