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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item - 2001-01-16 - Number 3.2.1 - CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO 3'Z. 1 AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY 01/16/01 MEETING DATE: January 16, 2001 SUBJECT: A proposal to widen a short section of Second Street north of C Avenue RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve the widening of Second Street, and direct the City Recorder to initiate the public notice process prescribed by Section 40 of the City Charter. EST. FISCAL ATTACHMENTS: NOTICED (Date): IMPACT: None Schoening Council Report dated December 19, 2000 STAFF COST: None BUDGETED: N/A Previous Council consideration: none FUNDING SOURCE: 'ter// ,zdopp.7 / CI ENGINEE .7 ASST. CITY : A ER CITY MA GER /2/70/OCU /,"gd-®6) d 1 (CV Date Date Date 7 H:\RUSS_C\STREET\WIDEN\Second Street agenda.doc C}i{of LAKE osk,,t Engineering Division Memorandum OREGo$ To: Douglas J. Schmitz, City Manager From: Mark Schoening, City Engineer Prepared by: Russ Chevrette, Engineering Tech. III Date: December 19, 2000 Subject: Street widening request for Second Street north of C Avenue Action Requested Authorization by the City Council to widen a short section of Second Street pursuant to Section 40 of the City Charter, and initiate a public notice. Introduction Section 40 of the City Charter(Major Road Expenditures)requires City Council approval of any proposed pavement widening which would exceed a finished width of 20 feet. Following the Council's conceptual approval, the Charter requires the City Recorder to proceed with a public notice by notifying the abutters,the neighborhood chairperson, and publishing a notice of the decision in the local paper. The widening may not occur unless (1) it is subsequently approved by a majority of the voters in a city election, or(2) the election is waived. If the City receives 25 or more objections to the widening from registered City voters within 30 days of the notice, the issue must be placed on the ballot of the next general election. If fewer than 25 objections are received, the election is deemed waived, and widening may proceed. This charter provision has been in effect for 25 years,but can only recall two cases' out of may dozens that have ever drawn enough objections to prevent or scale back a road widening project. ' A narrow section of Palisades Terrace in 1978,and Jean Road in 1999. 1 9 Background This request results from the Development Review Commission's approval of a townhouse development located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Second Street and C Avenue in the First Addition Neighborhood, case file LU 00-0039. The site is identified on the attached vicinity map. The project,known as Old Orchard Townhouses, involves making certain curb and pavement improvements along the project's frontage on Second Street, and was conditioned to obtain City Council approval to widen the street as prescribed by Section 40 of the Charter. Existing Conditions The attached vicinity map includes a photo of existing conditions. Second Street is a 22-foot wide local street in a 60-foot wide right of way. There is no curbing or sidewalk along the subject property's frontage, or along the adjacent property to the north. Off street parking occurs on a poorly drained unimproved shoulder. There is a standard five-foot wide sidewalk farther north on this block, and similar street and sidewalk improvements have been approved on Second Street in front of a medical office building that will be built in the southeast quadrant of the intersection. Proposed Widening The developer proposes to improve the site's frontage by building a curb extension at the intersection of Second and C, carrying the curb to the site's north property line, constructing new sidewalk, street landscaping, and wheelchair ramp at the intersection(see attached site plan). The proposed curb alignment will require filling in a 4-foot wide by 100-long gap between the existing street edge and new curb, which triggers the Charter's public notice process. The street widening was disclosed in the project's development application and the case file contains evidence that the neighborhood supported the project. Conclusion Staff has reviewed the street widening proposal and finds that it will improve the parking, pedestrian movements, and general aesthetics of this intersection. It is consistent with citywide and neighborhood transportation plans, codes and specifications. Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council approve the widening of Second Street and direct the City Recorder to initiate the public notice process prescribed in Section 40 of the City Charter. Attachments: Vicinity map &photo, site plan -2 10 ' ti.p .¢ _.k.. ; fe �, dy��}d� a �4.•. .. . AO 1 er..• a T 3 R. rig. �� �gyp I r41 r tl� • • rp t (TV a `i ,k,; y n,.�zr 'M�:°d1E `t" C &� .5 'y"f3i 1-. � ,• i + ; _�...., � �'-fix a � F ".a. j + ? ,1 r,t0;1 ds elf+ .�'I x ,.�,+ aR,7�- _.,,. , rig b. '.; r t '`{{,41,0 ,.a ` .., ', 't."�0` , ,1 ^ fie s' A• "*x ,a ' * Add approx. 4' pavement, • � � ,„ new curb, sidewalk, street _r trees Construct new curb ' extension around corner, ' sidewalk, wheelchair ramp t ,r Proposed Street Widening: Approx. 4' wide x 100' long, east side of Second Street north of C Avenue otl,i , b, 677 v A n �` ,N -te0 — _ 75 67g66n�iAVENUE `. 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