Ord 1423 (2) - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

(c)Select from the identified alternatives, the one, or combination of identified alternatives that has the least impact on lands in the immediate vicinity devoted to farm or forest use." Realignment of roadways on rural lands is consistent with Goal 3, Agricultural Lands, pursuant to TPR -0065(3)(d).TPR-0065(5) requires that there is an alternatives development and review process and that the selected alternative has the least impact on lands devoted to farm use. The process of selecting a preferred design alternative for the Aurora Donald Interchange started with an initial set of 20 different interchange design concepts that was reduced to 9 concepts after a fatal flaw analysis. After further study and review by ODOT Region 2 and continued design refinements, two interchange design alternatives emerged: Single Point Interchange and Diverging Diamond Interchange. ODOT conducted stakeholder and public engagement to vet the two alternatives.The project team evaluated the concepts qualitatively to determine the relative impacts on land use and businesses. The study area encompasses agricultural parcels that are zoned EFU.The EFU designation includes specific, robust protections to ensure that it is retained for agricultural land uses. The interchange design concepts were evaluated based on the estimated ROW impacts to EFU-zoned parcels.This OAR requirement is met. OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULE(OAR) 734-051: Division 51 establishes procedures, standards, and approval criteria used by the department to govern highway approach permitting and access management consistent with Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS), Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR), statewide planning goals, acknowledged comprehensive plans, and the Oregon Highway Plan (OHP). Section 734-051(4020(9)), Spacing Criteria for Applications in an Interchange Area., establishes interchange management area access spacing standards. Section 734-0051(7010), Access Management in Highway Facility Plans, states that the facility plan—in this case the TAMP- must include the location of county roads within the described area and that changes to existing county connections must be determined through collaborative discussion and agreement between the department and the affected county(-7010(1)(b). Division 51 requires that the department provides for a public involvement process when it develops highway facility plans (-7010(2)), one that includes noticing affected real property owners, and that plans include key principals to address how properties abutting a state highway will be evaluated to retain or obtain access to the state highway during and after plan implementation. Key principles are intended to be "more specifically focused on the economic development importance of highway access to abutting properties, while also recognizing the need to ensure transportation infrastructure improvement benefits are maintained throughout the life of the facility plan (-7010)(3)(a))." 1-5:Aurora Donald Interchange(Exit 278)TAMP:Supporting Findings for Marion County Adoption 12