1. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009

2. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
•Overview
•About Lowe’s
•Existing Conditions
•Key Issues
•Site Layout
•Building Design
•Conditions of
Approval

3. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009
•About Lowe’s
•Over 1,700 stores
•Plans were to open 60-70 new stores in 2009 . . .
down from 115 last year; 152 in 2007
• 228,000 employees
•75% of jobs are full time, living wage.
•More than 12,000 new jobs created in 2008
•Customer-focused business
•Cleaner, wider, brighter stores
•40,000 products stocked in store

4. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009
•Sustainability Leadership
•Energy Star honors – 6 straight years
•EPA Top 10 Retail Green Power Partner
•Donated over $3M to Nature Conservancy projects
•Sustainable products
•Wood procurement policy
•Green design and operations
•SmartWay Transport Partner

5. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009
•Community Involvement
•Contributed more than $26 million in 2008
•National partner of Habitat for Humanity
•National Partner of American Red Cross
•Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
•Partners with Home Safety Council to create safer homes
•Lowe’s HEROES employee volunteer program
•United Way National Corporate Leader
•Toolbox for Education

6. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009
•Economics of Lowe’s of Albany
•Represents a $26M investment
•Will create 125 to 150 jobs
•Let’s Build Something Together

7. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009
•Aerial view

8. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009

9. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009

10. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009

11. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009

12. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009
Key Issues:
Site Plan Review to construct a Lowe’s
Site Plan Review for tree removal
Variance for single building area
100,000 SF allowed
Proposed 121,000 SF enclosed
plus 32,000 SF Garden Center
Related actions:
Transportation System Plan update
Oak Street LID

13. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
•Site Plan

14. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009
Traffic Impact Summary
Peak hour trips on Oak
Rezone TIA Lowe’s TIA Net change
with Lowe’s
PM peak hour 518 187 64% less
Saturday peak 740 378 49% less

15. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
SITE ACCESS
PRIMARY ACCESS
OAK ST EXTENSION
NEW SIGNALS
The TIA shows
adequate capacity.
A signal progression
analysis will be
completed to develop a
signal timing strategy to
best manage queuing.

16. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
SITE EGRESS
PRIMARY EGRESS
OAK ST EXTENSION
NEW SIGNALS

17. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
• SERVICE
ACCESS
TRUCK ROUTE

18. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
PEDESTRIAN
ACCESS
BUILDING
ENTRANCES

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ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009

20. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009
LANDSCAPE
PLAN

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ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009

22. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
SITE LIGHTING
1000 W Metal Halide
35 foot poles
38 foot mounting height

23. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
SITE LIGHTING
400 W Metal Halide or HPS
25 foot poles
28 foot mounting height

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ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009

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ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009

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ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009

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ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009

28. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009
Conditions of Approval

29. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
Variance Request Conditions
Approve with the following changes: (Pages 7 & 8)
1.1 The Lowe’s development plans shall be revised to show the
applicants constructing a City standard bike/pedestrian path on the west
side of Periwinkle Creek from Ninth Avenue south to existing path on
Kinder Park. The pathway shall be designed to include 10 feet of
pavement, a minimum of two feet of unobstructed clear space on both
sides of the paving, and safety fencing as deemed necessary by the
City. Where the site is physically constrained, the pavement width
may be reduced to eight feet and the clear space on each side
reduced to one foot minimum.
3.1 and 4.1: The size of Lowe’s building shall be revised . . .
Add the sentence: Where the site is physically constrained, the
pavement width may be reduced to eight feet and the clear space
on each side reduced to one foot minimum.

30. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
Site Plan Review Conditions
Approve with the following changes:
(Page 24)
1.2: Before issuance of a building permit applicants shall dedicate
up to six feet of public access easement right-of-way along the
site’s frontage on Oak Street.

31. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
Site Plan Review Conditions (Page 34)
1.4: Before issuance of a building permit, the applicants shall construct, of
financially assure the construction of the following for the extension of Oak
Street between Ninth Avenue and Pacific Boulevard:
•Curb, gutter, and sidewalk along both sides of the street. Sidewalk on the
east side of the street may be attached to the curb in order to minimize
impacts on the adjoining building.
•Number of lanes in each direction shall be a function of the
Progression Analysis to be performed by Lowe’s traffic engineer.
•Dual northbound through lanes . . . .
•One southbound lane at the Pacific . . .
•Separate southbound left and through lanes . . . .
•On street bike lanes in each direction.

32. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
Site Plan Review Conditions (Page 25)
1.5: In the event the City Council forms a Local Improvement Assessment
District for the extension of Oak Street, the applicants shall participate in
the assessment district in lieu of constructing the improvements outlined
above. All required ODOT approvals and permits will still need to be
acquired prior to issuance of a building permit. The applicant may
choose to construct the Oak Street extension and receive a credit
from the Assessment District for those improvements.
•.

33. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL , December 9, 2009
Site Plan Review Conditions (Page 38)
5.5 To mediate the impact of the exterior lighting on the area residences,
all lighting shall be high-pressure sodium fixtures with a maximum of
450 watts. the applicant shall provide a photometric diagram
showing the light levels at the perimeter of the site complies with the
Albany Development Code. Overall height of pole lighting shall be not
more than 28 38 feet. Before permits are issued, the applicant shall
provide a photometric diagram of the site showing the areas of light
cast by on-site light fixtures. All lighting fixtures must include full cut-off
shields that are oriented parallel to the adjacent ground. Angling the light
fixtures is not allowed as it creates glare.

34. Lowe’s of Albany, Oregon
ALBANY CITY COUNCIL December 9, 2009