Item B: Infill Compatibility Standards Code Amendments

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1. The maximum extent of allowable intrusions into the sloped portion of a setback shall be measured horizontally from the sloped plane of the setback. 2. No wall or surface of a building that is an intrusion allowed under EC 9.6745(2) and that is over 20 square feet shall be closer than 10 feet to any residential building’s wall or surface that is over 20 square feet on an adjacent property. (d) On a street-fronting lot that is not an alley access only lot, a residential building with a main roof that is gabled or hipped and has a ridgeline generally parallel to a lot line abutting the street may have a single gable or hipped portion on each side of the building intrude into the sloped portion of the interior yard setback, as long as the entire intrusion is within 60 feet of the respective lot line abutting the street and the maximum width of the part of the building that penetrates the sloped setback is 35 feet. (e) A residential building may have a maximum of 4 dormers, with a maximum of 2 dormers per side of the roof, that intrude into the sloped portion of an interior yard setback, as long as each dormer that intrudes on the setback meets all the following requirements: 1. Has at least 4 square feet of window(s) in the end (face) wall. 2. Has a minimum setback of 7 feet from interior lot lines and is a minimum of 10 feet from structures on other lots. 3. Maximum width. a. There is no maximum width for a dormer that has an end (face) wall that does not face a street and is setback at least 30 feet from the nearest lot line segment the end wall faces. b. The maximum width for all other dormers that intrude into the setback is 10 feet measured between the sidewalls or maximum roof opening, whichever is greater. 4. The dormer’s sidewalls (if any) are setback a minimum of 2 feet from the nearest generally parallel outer wall of the building to which the dormer is attached. (f) Exceptions. 1. Structures may intrude into the sloped portion of any interior yard setback as long as the lot owner secures and records in the office of the Lane County Recorder a maintenance access easement adjacent to intrusive side of the structure. The easement shall provide a 5-foot wide access the entire length of the intrusion and 5 feet beyond both ends, and require a 10-foot separation between buildings on separate lots. The easement shall be on a form provided by the city, shall be approved by city staff, and be subject to review and payment of a fee set by the city manager. 2. Structures may intrude into an interior yard setback arising from a lot line between an alley access only lot and the lot between the alley access only lot and the street, as long as the property owner secures and records a maintenance access easement as described in 1, above. (g) Easements. Except where buildings abut or share a common wall, Ordinance - Page 13 of 20 Ord.(v3)