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2.2.6 Number of available ADA accessible units. All eight ground-floor units will be fully accessible. Depending upon budget constraints, an elevator might be included, in which case, all upper floor units would be designed to be adaptable, and additional accessible units may be considered. 2.2.7 Responsiveness to neighborhood character and safety in respect to height. mass. architectural detaiL landscaping and open space. -The project will be three-stories in height, similar in scale to adjacent residential properties. -The sloped roof form is consistent with neighboring residential homes and apartment buildings. -Exterior walls will be highly articulated with projecting dormers, balconies, roof overhangs, and canopies. -Thirty-eight parking spaces will be provided, more than the current Eugene Land Use Code minimum requirement of30 spaces. Parking is accessed from the alley and will be shielded from neighborhood view. -The project should benefit the Park being developed directly to the south by providing enhanced degree of natural surveillance of park activities. It will also effectively shield view of the adjacent six-story parking structure and the fluorescent light that constantly illuminates it. -The project is designed largely based upon a concern for tenant safety. Building entrances are limited to the central lobby area, and all other exterior doors will allow for exiting only. Site areas aI1d building corridors are designed to maximize natural surveillance. 2.2.8 Number of units designed for home ownership. No units are designed for home ownership. 2.2.9 Solicitation of comments from relevant neighborhood associations. The project was reviewed by the neighborhood association and received their full support. 2.3 The project was monitored through the City's regular processes with respect to planning, permit and building and safety requirements to insure compliance with all local regulations; 2.4 The property currently contains a single family dwelling on one of the four lots and a tri -plex on another of the lots, both constructed in 1910, and both of which will be removed and replaced by this 40-unit complex. Neither of the old buildings are historic structures; and 2.5 The owner has stated in the application and provided evidence that the project as proposed, including the quality and quantity of sustainability features planned, would not be feasible without the tax exemption. 3. A display ad soliciting recommendations or comments from the public regarding this project was published in the Register-Guard on May 19, 2008. The period for comment expired on June 18,2008. No comments were received in response to the ad. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION / Exhibit B to Resolution No. l)qSi - Page 3 of 4 08 North Park-Bennett MUPTE R R - Ex. B (00198841).DOC