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TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REVISED AGENDA
FEBRUARY 9, 1989
7:00 P.M.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ROOM
TIGARD CITY HALL
1. Approval of Minutes of December 8, 1988
2. Election of 1989 officers (chairperson and secretary)
3. Consideration of proposed closure of North Dakota Street at Anton Park;
recommendations to City Council. [Follow-up to January 24th joint
meeting with Planning Commission and NPO #7]
4. Preliminary discussion of 1989-90 capital Improvement Program (CIP)
priorities.
5. Discussion of Northeast Bull Mountain Transportation Plan. [Note:
Project information will be available at the neighborhood meeting on
Wednesday, February 8th; notice enclosed]
6. Status report on current CIP projects and City Center Plan (by City
Engineer)
7. Schedule for next Committee meeting
8. Other business
9. Adjournment
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
DECEMBER 8, 1988
Members Present: John Etzel, Joe Kasten, Ron Holland, Nancy Newcomb, Jim
Dusevoir, Joe Schweitz
Others Present: Jeanne Rohlf (Anton Park Resident), Mark Johnson (North
Dakota Resident) , George & Margaret Sturgess (North Dakota Residents), Randy
Wooley, City Engineer, Gerald and Joseph Danna, (Elmer's) .
Meeting called to order at 7:08 P.M. Minutes from last meeting were approved
unanimously.
1. Jeanne Rohlf gave a presentation on the problems she and others see on
North Dakota. They are recommending to DEAD END the street due to the
large traffic volumes and high speeds.
The T.A.C. listened to the presentation and wished to do individual site
visits by the members.
2. Review of construction schedule for bond measure projects. Handout and
presentation by Randy Wooley.
3. Review of Committee work for 1989.
N.E. Bull Mountain
City Center Plan
Tigard Triangle
General Comp. Plan
C.I.P. Plan
4. Other Business
Railroad Crossing Updates on Main and Bonita
Scholls Ferry State Meetings on Jan. 12 and 19
Joe Kasten is resigning after this meeting
6. Next Meeting - sometime in February
7. Adjournment of meeting at 9:08 P.M.
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TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AGENDA
FEBRUARY 8, 1989
7:00 P.M.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ROOM
TIGARD CITY HALL
1. Approval of Minutes of December 8, 1988
2. Election of 1989 officers (chairperson and secretary)
3. Consideration of proposed closure of North Dakota Street at Anton Park;
recommendations to City Council. [Follow-up to January 24th joie '.
meeting with Planning Commission and NPO #7]
4. Preliminary discussion of 1989-90 capital Improvement Program (CIP)
priorities.
5. Discussion of Northeast Bull Mountain Transportation Plan. [140t,e:
Project information will be available at the neighborhood meeting on
Wednesday, February 8th; notice enclosed]
6. Status report on current CIP projects and City Center Plan (by City
Engineer)
7. Schedule for next Committee meeting
8. Other business
9. Adjournment
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
TO; Members of Planning Commission
Members of Transporation Advisory Committee
Members of NPO #7
FROM: Randall R. Wooley, City Engineer
DATE: January 20, 1989
A joint meeting of the Planning Commission, Transportation Advisory
Committee, and NPO #7 has been called for Tuesday, January 24, 1989, at 7:00
P.M. to consider a request for a temporary street closure. The joint meeting
will allow all three groups to hear the same presentation from the neighborhood
which is requesting the closure.
The City Council will hold a hearing on the street closure request on
February 13, 1989. If your group wishes to provide comments to the Council you
will need to meet and adopt your recommendations prior to February 13.
Enclosed is a report providing background information.
C: Anton Park Association
(c/o Jeanne Rohlf)
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Tigard Planning Commission
JANUARY 24, 1989, at 7:30 PM
Tigard Civic Center - Town Hall
13125 SW Hall Blvd.
Tigard, Oregon
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVE MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
4. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMUNICATION AND OTHER BUSINESS
4.1 Review request by residents for a temporary closure of SW North Dakota
Street to through traffic between SW 121st Ave. and SW Scholls Ferry Road.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
5.1 GRABHORN/CENTRON SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SDR 88-25, MINOR LAND PARTITION
MLP 88-16, VARIANCE V 88-39 NPO # 7 An appeal of the Director's
approval with conditions for a Minor Land Partition and Site Development
Review to divide the 35.39 parent parcel into parcels of 17.83 and 17.56
acres amd to construct a 266 unit apartment complex on the 17.83 acre
site. Also, a request to allow single driveway accesses where two or
three are required and to allow a 20 foot setback from the eastern
property line where 30 feet is required. The complex would be located on
both sides of Summer Creek. Zoning: R-25 (Multi-family residential, 25
units/acre) . Location: East of SW 135th, south of Scholls Ferry Road,
spanning Summer Creek. (WCTM 1S1 33DB, lot 300).
5.2 RASMUSSEN CHEVRON VARIANCE V 88-43, Request for approval of a variance
to allow a freeway-oriented sign that is approximately 210 feet from the
Highway 217 right-of-way where a maximum setback of 200 is required.
Also, a variance to allow two freestanding signs on one street frontage.
Zoning: C-G (General Commercial) . Location: 11747 SW Pacific Hwy. (WCTM
1S1 36CD lots 1001 and 1001-A
6. OTHER BUSINESS
6.1 REVIEW PROPOSED SW 81st AVENUE & SW DORBURN PLACE PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT
VACATIONS.
6.2 ZONE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ZOA 88-02 CITYWIDE
Request by the City of Tigard to amend Title 15 and 18 of the Tigard
Municipal Code to streamline regulations and permit processing procedures
and requirements.
7. ADJOURNMENT
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CONSIDERATION OF A TEMPORARY CLOSURE
OF NORTH DAKOTA STREET AT ANTON PARK
Background:
On February 13, 1989, the City Council will hold a hearing to consider the
temporary closure of S.W. North Dakota Street at the north boundary of Anton
Park. The street closure has been requested by residents of the Anton Park
subdivision. The residents have objected to the traffic volumes and traffic
speed on North Dakota Street through the Anton Park subdivision.
The attached sketch shows the location of the proposed street closure.
S.W. North Dakota Street is a minor collector street under the city's
Comprehensive Plan Transportation Map. A permanent closure of the street
would require a revision to the Comprehensive Plan Map. However, the City
Attorney has advised the City Council that a temporary closure may be granted
without modification of the Comprehensive Plan Map.
It appears that some motorists are using North Dakota Street to bypass the
traffic congestion which is occurring on Scholls Ferry Road during peak
traffic periods. By using North Dakota Street, motorists can avoid the
congested intersection of 121st and Scholls Ferry Road. Also, by continuing
eastward on North Dakota Street, motorists can access Hwy. 217 at Greenburg
Road as an alternative to using Scholls Ferry Road to reach Hwy. 217.
North Dakota Street aligns with 125th Avenue at Scholls Ferry Road. It
appears that some traffic from Beaverton is traveling down 125th and
continuing along North Dakota Street to reach 121st Avenue, rather than
turning at Scholls Ferry Road and jogging west to 121st Avenue. The City of
Beaverton staff have proposed that the street be realigned to provide a
connection in Beaverton between 125th and 121st. This connection would align
the major north-south street in Beaverton with the major north-south street
in Tigard. There has been some objection to this proposal and it is still
under consideration by the City of Beaverton. Additional Comprehensive Plan
review is proposed by Beaverton during the coming year. Within the next
year, Beaverton is likely to make a decision on whether to include the
121st/125th connection in their Comprehensive Plan. Construction of such a
connection would be expected to relieve traffic on North Dakota Street in the
Anton Park area.
Impacts:
Some potential impacts of a temporary closure of North Dakota Street at Anton
Park include the following:
• Less traffic in Anton Park. Currently, North Dakota Street in Anton
Park carries approximately 3650 vehicles per day. If the temporary
street closure is granted, the traffic on North Dakota Street in Anton
Park would be restricted to local traffic and would likely be less than
1000 vehicles per day.
• More traffic on other streets. If North Dakota Street is closed, then
over 2000 vehicles per day would be diverted to other streets. It is
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likely that these diverted trips would be on 121st Avenue, Scholia Ferry
Road, or Walnut Street.
▪ Less traffic on North Dakota Street east of 121st. Closure of the
street at Anton Park would make it slightly more difficult to reach
North Dakota Street east of 121st. It is likely that some motorists now
using North Dakota Street would change to Scholls Ferry Road or Walnut
Street instead.
• More congestion on Scholls Ferry Road and 121st Avenue. The diverted
traffic would cause some increase in the traffic on Scholls Ferry Road
and on 121st Avenue at Scholls Ferry Road. The State Highway Division
estimates that there would be a slight increase in delays at the
121st/Scholls intersection. The State estimates that the increase in
delays would not be so significant as to change the level of service
indicator assigned to these intersections by the State.
• More congestion on Walnut Street. It is likely that some of the
diverted traffic would use Walnut Street, causing some increase in
congestion at the Walnut/121st intersection.
• More traffic on Springwood Drive. Springwood Drive residents have also
complained of through traffic. It appears that motorists use Springwood
Drive to avoid the congestion at the Scholls/121st intersection. Any
increase in the traffic at the Scholls/121st intersection is likely to
cause some increase in through traffic on Springwood Drive.
• Reduced neighborhood access. The street closure will cause a more
circuitous access route to some neighborhoods. Anton Park will access
only from 121st Avenue. The Summerlake area will have access only from
Scholls Ferry Road. This will necessitate longer trips for some
motorists and could increase emergency vehicle access time in certain
situations. It may also require revisions to some school bus routes.
• Need to construct a turnaround. There may be some construction costs
involved in providing a temporary turnaround at the street closure
point.
• Driver confusion. Even with good signing of the street closure, there
is likely to be some confusion for drivers not familiar with the area.
North Dakota Street will still look like a through street for drivers
approaching from Scholls Ferry Road or from 121st Avenue.
• Problems of reopening. Once a temporary closure is ended and the street
is again opened, we can expect that traffic volumes in the Anton Park
neighborhood will again increase. It is likely that complaints of
traffic volume and traffic speeds will again be heard from Anton Park.
Residents who move to the neighborhood during the time of the temporary
street closure may not be aware of the temporary nature of the street
closure and may object to the reopening of the street.
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Closure Duration:
If the City Council grants the request for a temporary street closure, it
will be necessary to specify the duration of the closure. The duration could
be defined as a specific time period. Alternatively, the Council could grant
the street closure for a temporary period to expire upon completion of some
other specific action (such as completion of construction of specific street
improvements) . Some possible events that could be used to trigger the end of
a temporary street closure include the following:
• Widening of Scholls Ferry Road to 5 lanes between Fanno Creek and 125th
Avenue. This State Highway project is proposed for construction during
1990 and 1991. It is likely that construction will be completed by the
fall of 1991.
• Construction of a connection between 121st Avenue and 125th Avenue. It
is not known if this connection will ever be constructed. The City of
Beaverton will be considering this change to their Comprehensive Plan
during the next year. If the change is approved, the construction
schedule for the roadway is not yet known.
▪ Improvement of all collector and arterial streets in the northwest part
of Tigard to full design standards in accordance with the Comprehensive
Plan Transportation Map. This would require improvements to Scholls
Ferry Road, improvements to Walnut Street, improvements to 121st Avenue,
and construction of the Murray Blvd. extension. If all of these streets
were in place, it appears that the arterial streets and major collector
streets would be more attractive routes for motorists and North Dakota
Street would attract a smaller share of the through traffic. Some of
the street improvements are currently funded. Others have no current
funding. Some of the street improvements will occur as conditions of
development. Hence, it is not known when all of these street
improvements will actually be completed.
Decision:
The City Council is expected to make a decision on the request for a
temporary street closure following the public hearing on February 13, 1989.
The City Council specifically directed that an opportunity be provided for
the Planning Commission, the Transportation Advisory Committee, and NPO #7 to
provide comments prior to the February 13 hearing. There is no legal
requirement for these advisory bodies to take any formal action on this
matter; however, the City Council has indicated a desire to receive and
review any comments which the advisory bodies may wish to offer.
SUBMITTED: January 19, 1989
BY:
Randall R. Wooley, City Engineer
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