Agenda Packet 1-21-20 Work Session

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1/21/2020 Ordinance - Page 20 of 21 9.2751(17)(b)5. 2. The [secondary] accessory dwelling is limited to 600 square feet in total building square footage[, and 15 feet in height]. 3. If the existing structure is closer than 5 feet to an interior property line, [the adjacent property owner must provide written consent pursuant to EC 9.2751(7)] there must be a 10-foot separation between the accessory dwelling and buildings on the abutting lot and the owner of the accessory dwelling must secure and record in the office of the Lane County Recorder a maintenance access easement adjacent to the intruding side of the building. The easement shall provide a 5-foot wide access the entire length of the building and 5 feet beyond both ends and require the continuation of a 10-foot separation between buildings on the separate lots. The easement shall be on a form provided by the city and be subject to payment of a fee set by the city manager. [(c) Building Height. A secondary dwelling may have a maximum building height of up to 24 feet if all of the structure that would fall within the scope of the “Building Height/Sloped Setback” standard is at least 20 feet from all interior property lines and within the sloped setback.] (db) [Secondary] Accessory Dwellings on Flag Lots. Where natural features or other physical conditions make it impracticable to comply with the driveway setback and landscape screening requirements, the following adjustments are allowed: 1. Except as provided in 2. below, the driveway setback may be reduced to no less than four feet; however, in no event shall the setback be reduced more than is necessary to enable the driveway to meet the minimum driveway width, or 2. The driveway setback may be reduced to no less than one foot, and screening requirements may be reduced or eliminated, where a. The zoning of the adjacent property does not allow for residential uses; and b. The impacts of the adjacent uses would not be significantly worse under the reduced setback or lessened screening. Section 27. The findings set forth in Exhibit B attached to this Ordinance are adopted as findings in support of this Ordinance. Section 28. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the concurrence of the City Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein or in other provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added, amended or repealed herein. Section 29. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, January 21, 2020, Work Session - Item 1