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'The-. site is small, but level and was previously -in single family residential use. Applicants propose developing a four-plex on the property. The proposal requires eight parking spaces under Marion County, development provisions. There is.. not enough room on the property for eight parking spaces; so. applicants propose ars adjustment to allow six spaces as allowed under the Salem Revised Code (SRC). The adjustment is requested because applicants also ask for an adjustment to allow more than four dwellings to be accessed from a private roadway. The property can support a duplex or triplex without*.a parking space adjustment, and can support a duplex.without'an access adjustment. Evezi without the adjustments, the property can support a higher density development than in the RS zone. Policy 10c is met. Residential Development Policy 7 states: Residential' neighborhoods shall be served. by a 'transportation system that provides access for pedestrian, bicycles, and vehicles while recognizing the neighborhoods' physical constraints and transportation service needs: a. The transportation system shall promote all modes of transportation. and dispersal rather than concentration of through traffic; b. Through traffic shall be addressed by siting. street improvements and road networks that serve new development so that short trips can be made without driving; c. The transportation system shall provide for a -.network of streets fitted to the terrain with due consideration for safety, drainage, views, and vegetation. The neighborhood.transportation- system is fairly well developed. Blueberry Lane is a short, dead-end private easement that connects to 45t -b Avenue, a collector -street that disperses traffic south to Silverton Road, .an arterial, street, and north to,, Ward Drive,, a collector street. Bicycle lanes and sidewalks are available along portions of 45th Avenue,and bus service -is available on Silverton Road totsouth.and at Chemeketa'Community College to the north. Commercial services are available along Silverton Road and the Chemeketa Community College campus is to the northwest. Both are within walking or bicycling distance. The'area around the sfbject property is fairly flat, Roads follow the terrain without, problem. Policy 7 and policy 10d are.ret. Conclusion: The proposed zone is appropriate for the Comprehensive' Plan land use designation on the property. Transportation and adjustment issues - are addressed below. Provided the subject property is developed to urban zoning code standards the proposal will be consistent with SACP description and policies and MCC 16.39. 050 (A). will be -satisfied.