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<br /> ~ J <br /> (f) The efficient use of the public way by the public. <br /> ? The closure will have a negative effect on the use of the public way by the public, <br /> as many motorists who now use Stewart will have to drive a longer distance to <br /> reach their destination. <br /> (g) Tl~e use of abutting property. <br /> ? Residents feel that the closure will have a positive effect on the use of their <br /> abutting property. Although access will be restricted, they feel that the reduced <br /> traffic volumes will improve the livability of the street and thus have a positive <br /> effect on the use of the abutting property. <br /> Business owners, on the other hand, feel that the closure will have a negative <br /> effect on the use of their abutting property. The same restrictions in traffic flow <br /> that appeal to residents is seen by business owners as a liability that increase costs <br /> and can lead to lost income if customers find a more accessible business. <br /> (h) The intensity of use of the street by vehicles and pedestrians. <br /> ? The closure will reduce the intensity of use of the street by vehicles. The use of <br /> the street by pedestrians or bicyclists will not be affected. <br /> (i) The physical condition and characteristics of the street and abutting property. <br /> ? Stewart Road is a two-way, two lane street. The eastern portion, approximately <br /> 1,450 feet long, is an unimproved, approximately 20 foot wide roadway in very <br /> poor condition. The western portion is some 2,300 feet long. It is a 44 foot wide <br /> roadway that has been improved to city standards and is in good condition. <br /> ? The abutting property on the eastern portion consists of residential property on the <br /> south side of the street. There is one house on the north side, with the rest of the <br /> frontage being undeveloped, industrially zoned land. The abutting property on <br /> the western portion consists of light industrial property on the south side of the <br /> street. The north side consists of two contiguous wetland sites, one owned by the <br /> Bureau of Land Management and the other by the Oregon Department of <br /> Transportation. <br /> (j) Emergencies. <br /> ? Emergency vehicle services will be affected by the closure. Police and Fire <br /> department personnel have reviewed approved the closure design, which provides <br /> for emergency vehicle access. <br /> Admin. Order 58-98-17 <br /> <br />