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would require a minimum of one parking space for the first bedroom and an additional .5 parking spaces per each additional bedroom. Fractions would be rounded up to the next whole number. Currently, one space is required for each dwelling unit or apartment, regardless of the number of bedrooms. 8. Stormwater Destination: The stormwater provisions of the Eugene Code do not require 9.6790 Encourage On-Site Infiltration as a or encourage selection of a particular stormwater destination, 9.6791 Preferred Approach and Restrict Fill instead allowing a developer to choose any existing destination and Disturbance of Drainage Ways that has the capacity. This amendment would indicate that on- site infiltration is the preferred stormwater destination for development in the River Road-Santa Clara Basin. This amendment would also add a provision to the land use code to restrict fill of drainage ways under the same conditions as listed in the Stormwater Management Manual. 9. Flag Lots Definition and This amendment would strengthen and clarify the existing the 9.0500 Development Standards definition of a “flag lot.” Additionally, the amendment would 9.2761(4) clarify that the existing R-1 Low Density Residential flag lot 9.2775 standards also apply to new flag lots in the R-2, R-3 and R-4 zones. Currently the code is unclear on flag lot standards for the R-2, R-3 and R-4 zones. The flag lot standards include requirements for minimum driveway paving widths and materials, building setbacks, use restrictions and land division regulations. 10. Lot Width and Lot Frontage This amendment would revert the lot width and lot frontage 9.2760 Standards minimums for lots in the R-2 Medium Density Residential, R-9.2761(9) 3 Limited High Density Residential and R-4 High Density Table 9.2760 Residential zones (currently 20 feet) to those in effect prior to the land use code update of 2001 (35 feet). Lesser widths would be allowed, down to 20 feet, subject to an approved site review plan, planned unit development, or cluster subdivision. Also, unless otherwise approved through a planned unit development or cluster subdivision, at no point, for the entire extent of the lot, shall the side lot lines be less than 20 feet apart. 11. Add Definition of Alley Access This amendment adds a definition or “alley access only 9.0500 Only Lot/Parcel and Clarify lot/parcel” to define a lot without street access, clarifies that 9.2761(10) Existing Prohibition the creation of alley access only lots/parcels is prohibited in 9.5500(11)(c) residential zones unless approved through a cluster subdivision in the R-1 zone or a planned unit development in any residential zone, and amends the multiple-family standards to allow development sites to take direct access to a street, if the abutting alley is less than the minimum width required (20 feet) to serve as primary access. The intent of this amendment is to strengthen and clarify the City Council’s previous direction to prohibit alley access lots/parcels. 12. Exclude Area within Private This amendment would clarify that the portion of a lot that 9.2751(1)(c) Streets from Residential Lot Areas includes private or public streets is not included in the lot area 9.2761(1) calculations in residential partitions or subdivisions, and clarify that when calculating density, the area within public and private streets is excluded. Summary of Proposed Minor Code Amendments 3