Item B: Ordinance Concerning Public Improvements

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ATTACHMENT A (cd) The [driveway apron] curb cut width for single family dwelling or duplex shall be no less than 12 feet. (de) The [driveway apron] curb cut width for multi-family, commercial and industrial developments shall be no less than 20 feet. (3) The maximum length of a single curb cut, including a shared curb cut, shall not exceed 35 feet unless authorized by the city manager or the manager's designee as provided in section 7.445. Section 29. Section 7.415 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide: 7.415 Driveways - Existing Driveways . All driveway approaches deemed by the [council] city manager or manager’s designee to exceed a reasonable length shall be reconstructed by the owners of the property served by such approaches to conform to the provisions of this Code on or before three months after notice is given. Should the change not be made within the above mentioned time, the street adjacent to the approaches shall be appropriately marked for parking by the city engineer, so as to conform to the provisions of this Code regulating the length and number of approaches. In reconstructing and remodeling the driveway approaches to conform to the provisions of this chapter, curbs shall be replaced in accordance with the specifications given by the city engineer. Section 30. Section 7.425 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide: 7.425 Driveways - Near Alleys . Driveway access connections [approaches] located within five feet of [the] an existing [curb return at an] alley access connection [intersection] may be merged with the alley [intersection] pavement[,]. [thus requiring the removal of the existing curb return.] The total curb cut apron length plus the alley width[, measured at the curb line of the apron to the opposite alley line,] shall not exceed [40] 35 feet. A public access easement shall be recorded and submitted to the city upon issuance of a permit to construct the driveway. Section 31. Subsection (1) of Section 7.445 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide: 7.445 Construction in Public Right-of-Way . (1) The city manager is authorized to issue a permit for an oversized curb cut or a revocable permit for construction or location of a retaining wall, steps, terracing, plantings, planters, walkways, projecting building features, and other appurtenances to be installed within a public street Ordinance - 22