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The citywide requirement in Table 9.6410 that a minimum of one off-street parking space be provided in <br />conjunction with an accessory dwelling is reasonable because it lessens the impacts of the accessory <br />dwelling’s additional vehicle(s) by ensuring that at least one of the vehicles associated with the <br />accessory dwelling can park on the property and not on the adjacent streets. <br />Regarding EC 9.2751(17)(c)15., the university area neighborhood specific parking standard, similar to lot <br />coverage and vehicle use area limitations, is a reasonable way to ensure an adequate amount of area for <br />yard/open space, and to limit overcrowding, traffic and impermeable surfaces. <br />It is reasonable that accessory dwellings within the city-recognized boundaries of Amazon Neighbors, <br />Fairmount Neighbors and South University Neighborhood Association (“the university area <br />neighborhoods”) are subject to specialized area-specific standards to also address the parking impacts of <br />the primary dwelling. The standards contained in EC 9.2751(17)(c) were adopted as interim protection <br />measures for the existing single-family neighborhoods surrounding the University of Oregon (Amazon, <br />Fairmount and South University), which have in recent years experienced a substantial increase in <br />unforeseen housing development associated with the skyrocketing demand for private student housing <br />and the proximity of the university. Residents of those neighborhoods supported this regulation as a <br />way to help make the new development less impactful on the livability of the neighborhood. Livability is <br />an important Statewide Planning Goal 14 concept, along with accommodating the need for compact <br />development. <br />As part of Envision Eugene, the city is committed to completing area planning for the university area <br />neighborhoods, including consideration of specific design standards for housing to addresses impacts <br />from proximity to the University of Oregon. The interim protection measures are intended to limit <br />further negative impacts until the area planning process is completed. It is expected that these interim <br />measures will be replaced by a more comprehensive set of development and design standards <br />established as part of the area planning effort. Until such that occurs, it is reasonable to limit overall <br />parking in those areas. <br />Alley Access Parking/Driveway (University Area Specific) <br />9.2751 Special Development Standards for Table 9.2750. <br />(17)Secondary Dwellings in R-1. <br />(c)Area-Specific Secondary Dwelling Standards. The following standards <br />apply to all new attached or detached secondary dwellings in the R-1 <br />zone within the city-recognized boundaries of Amazon Neighbors, <br />Fairmount Neighbors and South University Neighborhood Association: <br />16.Alley Access Parking and Driveway. The standards at EC <br />9.2751(18)(a)11. are applicable to attached and detached <br />secondary dwellings where primary vehicle access for the <br />required parking is from an alley. <br />(18)Alley Access Lots in R-1. <br />11. Parking and Driveway. <br />a.Only one covered or enclosed parking space may be <br />provided (carport or garage). The covered or enclosed <br />May 20, 2019, Public Hearing - Item 2