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neighborhoods physical constraints and transportation service <br />needs: <br />a. The transportation system shall promote all modes of <br />transportation and dispersal rather than concentration of <br />through traffic; <br />b. Through traffic shall be addressed by siting street <br />improvements and road networks that serve new development so <br />that short trips can be made without driving; <br />C. The transportation system shall provide for a network of <br />streets fitted to the terrain with due consideration for <br />safety, drainage, views, and vegetation. <br />The subject property is at the end of a private roadway that will <br />not serve any through traffic. The Salem Transit District serves <br />the parcel, and Chemeketa Community College is adjacent to the <br />west, encouraging alternate modes of transportation. The private <br />roadway serving the site will be paved and flat, and subject to <br />DPW drainage requirements. Residential development policy 7 is <br />satisfied. <br />Residential development policy 10: Requests for rezoning to higher <br />density residential uses to meet identified housing needs will be <br />deemed appropriate provided: <br />a. The site is so designated on the comprehensive plan map; <br />b. Adequate public services are planned to serve the site; <br />C. The site's physical characteristics support higher density <br />development; and <br />d. Residential Development Policy 7 is met. <br />The subject site is designated for higher density development in <br />the SACP. The East Salem Water and Sewer Districts serve the <br />subject property, and other utilities and services (telephone, <br />electricity, bus service, etc.) are available at or proximate to <br />the subject property. This large, level and regularly shaped <br />property will accommodate the proposed development. Residential <br />development policy 7 was discussed above, and is met. Residential <br />development policy 10 is satisfied. <br />The proposed RL zone is appropriate for the SACP Multi -Family <br />Residential designation and is consistent with the SACP <br />description and policies. MCUZO 30.05(a) is satisfied. <br />ZC03-9 - ORDER 6 <br />