Agenda Packet 5-20-19 Public Hearing

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ORDINANCE NO. ________ AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ACCESSORY DWELLINGS; REPLACING THE TERM “SECONDARY DWELLING” WITH “ACCESSORY DWELLING” THROUGHOUT THE EUGENE CODE 1971; MAKING ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 9.0500, 9.2010, 9.2011, 9.2740, 9.2741, 9.2750, 9.2751, 9.2775, 9.3060, 9.3115, 9.3125, 9.3210, 9.3215, 9.3310, 9.3510, 9.3615, 9.3810, 9.3811, 9.3815, 9.3910, 9.3915, AND 9.8030 OF THAT CODE; AND ADDRESSING THE OREGON LAND USE BOARD OF APPEALS’ REMAND OF ORDINANCE NOS. 20594 AND 20595. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The term “secondary dwelling” is replaced with “accessory dwelling” (including grammatical revisions for plural and a/an agreement) throughout the Eugene Code, 1971. Section 2. The following definitions in Section 9.0500 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended to provide as follows: 9.0500 Definitions. As used in this land use code, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words and phrases mean: Accessory Building. Any authorized, detached building subordinate to the main building on the same development site. In addition, for the purposes of EC 9.2700 through 9.2751, in the R-1 zone, an accessory building that shares a common wall with the primary dwelling for less than 8 feet is considered a detached accessory building. An accessory dwelling is not an accessory building. Dwelling, Accessory. [A dwelling unit that is located on the same lot as a primary one-family dwelling that is clearly subordinate to the primary one-family dwelling, whether a part of the same structure as the primary one-family dwelling or a detached dwelling unit on the same lot. Either the secondary dwelling or the primary dwelling must be occupied by the property owner.] An interior, attached or detached residential structure that is used in connection with or that is accessory to a single-family dwelling. Kennel. An establishment or premises on which 4 or more dogs over 6 months of age are kept or maintained, whether by owners of the dogs or by persons providing facilities and care, and whether or not for compensation, not including the temporary keeping of one additional dog for up to 6 months in any 12-month period. For purposes of this definition, if the “premises” consists of a lot that contains a main dwelling and an [secondary] accessory dwelling unit, the “premises” means the lot. [(See EC 9.2751(17)(a)6. and (c)10.)] May 20, 2019, Public Hearing - Item 2 ATTACHMENT B