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So ar bu ___ ~,1 di ng 1 i ne. Aline on a pl at or a map recorded with the plat that ~~~ dent f i es the 1 ocat i on on a 1 of where shade cast by buildings on non-exempt trees may not exceed two feet in verti- cal height see Figure 10}. Solar feature. A device or combination of devices or elements that does or will use direct sunlight as a source of energy for such purposes as heating or cooling of a building, heating or pump- ~ng of water, and generating electricity. Examples of a solar feature include a window oriented to within 45 degrees east and west of true south, a solar greenhouse, or a solar hot water heater. A solar feature may be used for purposes in addition to co1]ecting solar energy, ~nclud~ng but not 1~mited to serving as a structural member or part of a roof, wall or window. Asouth-facing wall en- closing an unheated area, and without windows and without other fea- tures that use solar energy is not a solar feature for the purposes of this code for example, an unheated garage}. Solar setback. The distance from point, measured along aline perpendicular to the northern the northern lot line to extending in a southerly lot line. the shade direction South or south-facing. True south or ZO degrees east of magnetic south. Sunchart. A photograph, or a scat ed drawing prepared or cer- ti f i ed by a l i censed ar certified architect, landscape architect engineer, planner or,utility solar technician, showing the posies t~ ons of the sun during d~ fferent hours of the day and months of the year, and the southern skyline. A sunchart uses as coordi- nates a grid of the sun's altitude in 10 degree increments and solar azimuth in 15 degree increments. Section 2. Subsection ~i} of Section 9.060 of the Eugene Code, 1911, i s amended to provide 9.060 P1 att i n and Ma i n Standards - Lots and Parcels . Al 1 1 ots and parcels shat 1 comply with the following requirements . In th i s section "1 ots" and "parcels" are used interchangeably. When more restri c- tive, related provisions in the zoning ordinance apply. ~ Solar De,,.,~ gn St , - ~'} s' andards. ~1. Pur ose. The purposes of the solar design standards for new development are to ensure that land is divided so that buildings can be oriented to maximize solar access and to mini- mize shade on adjoining properties from buildings and trees. 2. A~pplicab~.~,,,ity. The Solar Design Standards set out in this subsection shall apply to applications to create lots in the RA, R-1, R-~, R-3, R-4 and C-1 zoning districts. Lots complying with this standard must be identified as such on the final plat or map. Ordinance - 4