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/9/9 ~ 9.095 S ecific Variance Provisions - Panhandle Lots. The ur ose of this sectio ~ ~ •p• p n ~s to encourage more ~ntens~ve land ut~l~zat~on and compact growth by permitting a variance to the frontage requirements of this ordinance for certain large residential lots. Approval of reduced fronta e on panhandle lots and arcels sha ~ g' p 11 be subject to the vary once prove s~ ons ~ n section 9.490 except that approval shall be based on all the following mini mum criteria rather than those specified in section 9.090. ~a} All rear lots and parcels must be at least 6,DDD square feet, exclusive of the panhandle; (b} A11 front lots and parcels must be at least 4,500 s ware feet' q ~c} Minimum panhandle width shall be as follows, whether or not the panhandle is used for access: One rear lot or parcel ~. ... ~5 feet Two or more rear lots or parcels . 25 feet _ ~d} Minimum access paving width of the panhandle or abut- ting driveway used for access shall be as follows: One rear lot or parcel 12 feet Two or more rear 1 ots or parcels 20 feet* ~*To preserve existing natural features, paving width may be reduced to ~7~•1/2 feet, except for the first 25 feet back from the sidewalk, with the traffic engineer's approval, if both sides of the driveway are landscaped in accordance with a landscape plan.} fie} A maximum of four rear lots or parcels may be assigned to a single panhandle. ~f} Automobile access from public streets to rear lots or parcels may be obtained in one of three ways: ~. Via a panhandle driveway, 2. Via an abutting property's driveway, 3. Via an existing alley. fig} Driveways which may or may not be the panhandles} and parking areas sha11 be constructed of at least four inch thick Portland Cement concrete, or 2-I/2 inch compacted asphaltic concrete mix on six inches of 3/4 minus compacted crushed rock base, or an approved equal. ~h} Base placement of driveways and parking areas shall be approved by the city prior to f i nal surfacing. ~i} If an abutting property's access drive is used: 1. An access easement-maintenance agreement is required. It shall be recorded in the Lane County office of Deeds and Records, and 2. There shall be adequate room elsewhere on the abut-• ting property to meet off-street parking requirements for that property. ~} then the panhandle is used far access and the abutting property owner requests a visual buffer at the time of land divi- sion review, that buffer shall consist of the following: ~ . A mi ni mum five foot high si te-obscuri ng fence or wall, or 2. Landscaping that will be five feet high and 75% site-obscuring within five years. ~k} If access is provided via an existing unimproved alley a petition for improvement is required. The alley must be able to provide automobile access to a public street. ~l} Whether or not the panhandle is used far access, it Ordinance -17-