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Stewart Road Closure <br /> May 10, 1999 <br /> Page 3 <br /> I <br /> 10. The owner of the property and one of the tenants report that vehicles continue to use <br /> the rivate property as a means to travel between Stewart Road and West 11 <br /> 11. Adj cent to the west of this large lot that contains several large multi-use buildings is <br /> I; a va ant lot. Adjacent to the vacant lot is a large building that is labeled as housing <br /> Bur ey Construction. It is not possible to drive from Stewart Road through the Burley <br /> Co truction property to west 11 `n. To the west of the Burley Construction property <br /> is other property occupied by a building labeled as being EHLERS Construction, <br /> the a property with a building occupied by American Home Products and Welch's <br /> Ma hine Works. The final building on the south side of Stewart Road is occupied by <br /> Eup oria Chocolates. The Amazon Channel runs diagonally from west 11`n <br /> nort west behind EHLERS Construction, American Home Products and Euphoria <br /> Ch colates to intersect with Bertelesen Road just south of the intersection of Stewart <br /> Ro and Bertelesen Road. A bicycle path runs along the north side of the Amazon <br /> Ch nel. _ <br /> 12. Se eral businesses in the area feel that they attract business as a result of being near a <br /> reg larly traveled roadway. The Euphoria Chocolate Company factory has a retail <br /> outl tat the factory. Welch's Machine Works provides to customers. The owner <br /> feel that a portion of those customers are attracted to the business initially as a result <br /> of iving past the business. <br /> 13. No h of Stewart Road west of the residential property split by the barrier in Stewart <br /> Ro d, all of the property is empty land. A large portion of the area north of Stewart <br /> Ro d east of Bertelsen Road is a part of the BLM owned wildlife area identified as <br /> the tewart Pond site. The remainder of the property north of the western, improved <br /> <br /> ' po ion of Stewart Road is owned by the Oregon Department of Transportation. <br /> 14. Tra fic signs indicating that there is a dead end to Stewart Road mark the intersection <br /> of tewart Road and Bertelsen Road. There are also temporary road signs indicating <br /> that the road is closed ahead. <br /> 15. Th measured traffic volume on Stewart Road, based on an April 14, 1998, traffic <br /> stu y, is approximately 540 through vehicles per day. An earlier report showed that <br /> the are approximately 1500 vehicle trips per day on Stewart Road. <br /> 16. Onl one traffic accident has been recorded on Stewart Road in the period from <br /> Jan ary 1, 1993, to December 31, 1997. In response to complaints from residents and <br /> con idering the deteriorated condition of the eastern portion of Stewart Road, <br /> Ad 'nistrative Order 58-96-07 prohibited through trucks on Stewart Road and <br /> veh cles in excess of eight tons from the unimproved portion of Stewart Road. It is <br /> <br /> ' co only accepted that this did not completely prevent truck travel on Stewart Road. <br /> 17. Th draft Eugene-Springfield Transportation has Stewart Road classified as a <br /> col ctor street. It has the prospective classification as a collector because of its <br /> pro imity to industrially zoned property and its connection of Bailey Hill Road and <br /> Be elsen Road, both heavily traveled streets. <br /> 18. Ste art Road was originally closed by Administrative Order 58-98-17 on October 28, <br /> 19 8. After an appeal the hearings officer determined that Administrative Order 58- <br /> ~I <br /> ' I <br /> I <br /> i <br /> <br />