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2. Via an easement to use a driveway on an abutting property, or 3. Via an existing alley. (d) Minimum Paving and Landscaping. 1. Except as provided in subsection (e) below for secondary dwellings, the minimum paving of the driveway used for access shall be as follows: 1 rear lot 12 feet 2 to 4 rear lots 20 feet* (Street may be required.) *If approved by the planning director as necessary to preserve existing natural features, paving width may be reduced to 17'/2 feet, except for the first 25 feet back from the sidewalk if both sides of the driveway are landscaped in accordance with a landscape plan. 2. Driveways serving the flag lots and parking areas shall be constructed of at least 4 inch thick Portland Cement concrete, or 2'/2 inch compacted asphaltic concrete mix on 6 inches of 3/4 minus compacted crushed rock base, or an approved equal. Base placement of driveways and parking areas shall be approved by the city manager prior to final surfacing. If an abutting property's access drive is used: a. An access easement -maintenance agreement is required, which shall be recorded in the Lane County office of Deeds and Records, and b. The abutting property shall meet off-street parking requirements for that property. 3. If access is provided via an existing unimproved alley, a petition for improvement is required. The alley must be able to provide automobile and emergency vehicle access to a public street. 4. Whether or not the portion of the flag lot with public street frontage is used for access, it shall remain free of structures and be available for possible future access to a public street. 5. Each rear lot or parcel shall have 2 off-street parking spaces located outside of the pole portion of the flag lot. (e) Additional Standards for Secondary Dwellings on Flag Lots. 1. Access Pole Width. To allow for a secondary dwelling on flag lots existing or approved prior to [effective date of ordinance] that do not have legal access other than the individual or combined pole, the minimum width of the individual or combined pole shall be 25 feet. 2. Access. No more than four dwellings (including primary and secondary dwellings) may take access off an individual pole or combined poles. 3. Building Height/interior Setback. a. Interior yard setbacks shall be at least 10 feet. In addition, at a point that is 8 feet above finished grade, the setback shall slope at the rate of 10 inches vertically for every 12 inches horizontally away from the property line until a point not to exceed a maximum building height of 18 feet for detached secondary dwellings and the maximum building height of the primary dwelling for attached secondary dwellings. Ordinance - Page 16 of 20