Item 5: Public Hearing on Ordinance Establishing Chambers Special Area Zone

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“(a) In areas with a broad zone category of residential, as depicted in Table 9.1030 Zones, parking in required front and interior yard setbacks is permitted with the following restrictions: 1. Parking spaces in required front yard setbacks are permitted in conjunction with a one family dwelling, secondary dwelling, or duplex, provided the parking spaces are located on driveways. 2. For lots and parcels with at least 50 feet of frontage, driveways shall cover a maximum of one-half of the area in the required front yard setback. All portions of required front yard setbacks not otherwise covered by legal driveways shall be landscaped and maintained. In addition, the maximum width of a driveway permitted in conjunction with a one family dwelling or secondary dwelling shall be 27 feet. This includes a combined width if more than one driveway is constructed on the lot using the required front yard setback. “ This allowance would be modified in the S-C/R-2 subarea by provisions that limit maximum driveway widths to 13 feet rather than 27 feet. There are no other provisions in the R-2 zoning district or multi-family development standards that address the concept of a “maximum paved area”. 4. Councilor Kelly asked how and when the transportation improvements would get funded and constructed. Staff Response: The recommended transportation improvements would be funded and constructed in a variety of ways. Two of the projects are on State facilities enabling the City to request that ODOT fund and construct them. Two are recommended for inclusion in the Eugene Capital Improvement Program. Three others are recommended for further evaluation and analysis before implementing. Finally, two of the identified projects should be fully evaluated in the context of an area-wide mixed use development plan. 5. Councilor Kelly asked to see the design guidelines document that was prepared for the Chambers Project. Staff Response: The design guidelines document, “A Citizen’s Guide to Potential Design Guidelines for a Mature Neighborhood” was completed in late June, 2005, too late in the process to be included in the Planning Commission public hearing process. The guidelines were developed by the consultants to promote discussion of design review as one model that might satisfy the Council and Planning Commission’s quest for an ‘alternative path”. The document is attached for your review. 2