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to the roof on ly. Changing the eight-foot regulation to ten or 12 feet would result in more of the south wall being shaded. e 4. Make slope adjustments at five or six percent increments. Mr. Croteau said the ordinance would not have to be amended to make this change because the slope adjustment increments can be changed administratively. Answering a question from Ms. Schue, Laurie Power, EWEB Governmental Affairs Coordinator, said the Northwest Power Pl anni ng Council adopted regional conservation goals and it seems unlikely that the State will adopt the Model Conservation Standards. Therefore, EWEB must meet an equivalency of the Model Conservation Standards to avoid a ten percent surcharge. She said the Super Good Cents Program will save about half of the equivalency, the proposed solar access regulations would save about 10 percent of the equivalency, and EWEB will have to fine other ways to save the rest of the equivalency. EWEB has three years to meet the equivalency. Ms. Power said a change in the solar fence and a change to January 21 will considerably lessen the equivalency EWEB hopes the solar access regulations wi 11 save. Mr. Mill er sa i d the current code requi res a five-foot setback from the property line and the concern about the south wall involves sun penetration into windows. He wondered how many houses with south walls five feet from the property line have windows or patio doors on the south side. Mr. Croteau responded that he will try to obtain the information but it may not be e available. Steve Still, EWEB Residential Solar Energy Analyst, said a 1982 Eugene/Springfield Solar Report indicated that about 44 percent of the homes (25,000) have windows and living spaces on the south wall. Answering a question from Mayor Obie, Mr. Still said data about the percentage of windows on the south walls of homes is not available. Mr. Holmer said the EWEB evaluation of the compromises seemed to indicate that adopting one of the changes would eliminate over eight percent of the energy savings the existing solar access regulations would save. Consequently, the solar access protections would save only about one percent of the energy EWEB hoped the solar access regulations would save to avoid the 10 percent surcharge. Mayor Obie reviewed the council's options. Mr. Miller said he appreciated the work on the compromises of the EWEB and City s ta f f s . However, he would like a provision added to the ordinance to assure that houses built in existing subdivisions can be constructed so that they are like other houses in the subdivision. Replying to a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Croteau said a mandatory council review of the ordinance in a year could be included. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 28, 1987 Page 3