Item 8: Ordinance Establishing Chambers Special Area Zone

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Driveways, parking, and garages Almost all original, developed lots without alley access have a driveway on the side of the lot, running beside the house. When there is an attached or separate garage, it's typically setback from the main front plane of the house at least 10' (sometimes much more, even 20' or more) for pre-war houses. Many post-war houses have a similar setback; although there are a few that have lesser setbacks, including some that have a zero setback. Whether setback or not, almost all attached garages are sman, one-car garages. Most lots with both street and alley access have a similar configuration of a driveway off the main street. (A few such lots have their only vehicle access from the alley.) When there's a garage, it's typically setback from the front of the house or in the rear of the lot. Most driveways were originally scaled for one car, and almost all have a maximum width under 10'. Many pre-war driveways are still at their original width ofS', Dwelling units and density There are a total of 503 dwelling units in the R-2 area. The resulting density is 12.4 dwelling units/net acre (du/na). The overall density is 12.8 dulna ifthe Eugene Hearing & Speech Center is excluded. The following table provides a breakdown by several subareas: Area Dwelling Units 312 32.10 9.7 R-2 w/o Springtree Apts. And 375 36.46 10.3 Eu ene Hearin &8 eech R-2 w/o Eu ene Hearin & S eech 503 39.34 12.8 All R-2 lots east of Chambers St. 503 40.57 12.4 The first row shows statistics for the East Traditional Neighborhood (ETN), which is the integral part of the R-2 area that forthe most part retains its historic, single-family character. See Appendix A for the area encompassed by the ETN. The next three rows show the effect of adding additional R-2 areas to the analysis. Note that the Eugene Hearing & Speech Center occupies 1.2 acres, but is completely developed with a medical clinic. Because this property is unlikely to be redeveloped for residential use in the foreseeable future, it's most appropriate November 1, 2005 Chambers Revisited - Neighbors' Report 40