Junction City, Lane County, Oregon
This property consists of approximately forty acres at the southwest corner of the intersection of Highways 99 and 36, Junction City, Lane County, Oregon. Highway 99 is a main north-south arterial traversing the West, and this property is at the easterly terminus of Highway 36, which runs westerly to Triangle Lake, then downriver along Lake Creek to Mapleton and the Siuslaw River, where it intersects Highway 126 about ten miles east of Florence and the Pacific Ocean. This intersection is fully improved with controlled turning lanes from both directions and sophisticated traffic signals. This is path-of-progress property prime for development and adjoins the Junction City Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). It is located between Junction City and Eugene, less than five minutes from Mahlon Sweet Field, which is a full-service regional airport offering complete commercial aviation and jet services and an 8,000-foot runway. Visibility is excellent in all directions. ODOT reports 2007 traffic counts as 10,200 per day on Highway 99 at Junction City and 3,400 per day on Highway 36 at this intersection. Historically this property has been used for agricultural purposes, although it is obvious its highest and best uses are commercial in nature. Present zoning is E40/CAS; the process of including this property within the urban growth boundary (UGB) and city limits of Junction City and up-zoning has commenced. Junction City has recently enjoyed tremendous growth and plans further expansion, such as the now-in-process Oregon Department of Corrections regional corrections facility and Oregon State Hospital, planned to open in stages between 2010 and 2015 and located less than a mile from this property on the east side of Highway 99 and just south of Milliron Road. Essential services are to run along Highway 99, this property's easterly boundary.