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. March 15,2010,'
TO: I\1ark Metzger, Planner ill
FROM: Jon Driscoll, Transportation Engineer in Training
'SUBJECT: ZON201O.00004Gartner' .
1Z;;~i~g Map A~;nd~-;';t Public Wo~ks Tr~n~portation Com~ent~
The Transpo~tion Division has reviewed the subject application for. the possible zoning
map awendment.ofthe lot located at 64MMain Street from currently zonedLMR to
MDR."
In SDq:5.2~..llQ.,A.:2,.th~c0gere~ds,. "Where aPlllicable,legislativ~ZoningMap '.
amendIDeIlts'shll,I1 be,reViewed to~eterrninewheth~r the 'ilpp~cationsignificantly affects
a transportationfl!cilitY,as specifieo in Oregon Administr;rt,ive Rule (OAR) 660-012-
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SDC 5.22- I 15.C.3 states, "The property is presently provided with adequate public
facilities, servie~s andtr~sllortation networks to support the. use, or.these facilities,
services andttahsportation m:twOIb areplannedtgbe provided coneurrentlywith the
development of the property."
OAR 660cO 12-0060(1) ifipan states thilP:A plati"tWland USe regulation amendment
significantly affects a transportation facility if it would.. . (B) Reduce the performance of
an existing or planned transportation facility below the minimUlu acceptable performance
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standard identified in the TSP orc()mprehensive pllili; or (C;) Worsen .the performance of
an existing or planned transportation facility that is otherwise projected to perform below
the minimUlll aeceptable performance standard identified in/the TSPor comprehensive
.:'plan."..... .
" ': Jlie cIw:fl~ingQfz~ningfrqmLq~ to Mf),R woulcI.not all(J'Y Jor BI,lygreater intel1sity'of
,';oe 'trip types ' thai:"l"S;no heavierequipmenfwouldfr&(1:lehtfue'site lik~:ii would if changed
, to atiHI ~oning:' " .. '0' .. ... .....
The thlUlging ofz6ning, from LDR to MDR wouIdJor an increaSe in the number family
. units,but even if that were increaSed to 9\ll1its, more than d()ublingthe existing units, it
would <mly add 90 trips per day accordin~ to the lTE Land, Use Code 2 I 0 (Single-Family
Detacne\l Housing). Compared;to the existing traffic on Main Street, which was last
measured by the City of Springfield in this area as around 20,000 trips per day, this
would be a meager increiise of ()ne half of one percent. Consequently, the City of
,.Springfield 'Iransportatii)n Section does nN feeIthis.will worsenot:teduce the .
performance of Main Street below acceptable standards..' ..~:~n:::~~~:- :3/;511:;
Note: As is Slaledin[your DevelopmentIs~cs Application: The Development.lssues Mei:ting is nollNand~H!' '
deCision and does not confer any, development rights, establish any conditions, or bind the'applieant or the City to any
course of action. The meeting conveys the status of knoWn development opportunities ap~tconstraints. "The statuS may
change ,overtime as development conditions, or standards
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However; ODOT lias jurisdiction over this highway, and ultimately t1i€:y ~i11 have the
" "'final sayifthestandardsofOAR660-012-0(l60 are met -
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NOle: ,ASls'~led -in.Y911rDev~lop~enllsSlJes,Application; The Dev~lopmenll~~~sMeelingis nol al~d;use
decisionapd docS not_confer any-developmcntMghts; est3l1lish any cQnditions, ,;;;bind the applicant-or tJieCity to any
coursC of act ion. Themeeting,coii~eys,the stafusofklloWll;,developmenf:opportupjiies 3J}d cOh~iraints. 'l'hestalusmay
ch~ge over time as deveJopment_~~nditions'orstandards'change. -~
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