Item B: Infill Compatibility Standards Code Amendments

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the owner of a lot or parcel with an interior yard of less than 5 feet from the adjacent property line must secure and record in the office of the Lane County Recorder a maintenance access easement adjacent to that side of the building. The easement shall provide a 5-foot wide access the entire length of the building 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 a review and payment of a fee set by the city manager. There shall be no projection of building features into this easement. (5) Window Setback above First Floor. For purposes of this subsection, “generally parallel” shall mean within 30 degrees of parallel. (a) Except as provided in (b), windows above the first floor shall be setback a minimum of 10 feet from interior lot lines. (b) Windows that are within 60 feet of a lot line abutting the street of a street-fronting lot that is not an alley access only lot, and that are in a gable or hipped end of a residential building with a main roof ridgeline generally parallel to the respective lot line abutting the street, are excluded from the setback requirement in (a), above. (6) The maximum area covered by paved and unpaved vehicle use areas including but not limited to driveways, on-site parking and turnarounds, is 20 percent of the total development site area. (7) Common and Private Open Space. (See Figure 9.3626(7)). (a) All developments of three or more dwellings (as calculated under EC 9.3626(1) shall include common or private open space, or a combination thereof, that equals or exceeds the greater of the following two areas: 1. 20% of the development site area. 2. 25% of total living area. (b) Any common open space intended to meet the requirements of this subsection (7) may include only those the areas listed under EC 9.5500(9)(a)(1) and (2). No indoor area may be counted as common open space. 1. The minimum area for any common open space shall be 250 square feet. 2. The boundaries of any area counted as common open space must be sufficient to encompass a square with 15 foot sides. (c) Any private open space intended to meet the requirements of this subsection (7) shall be consistent with EC 9.5500(9)(b). (d) An open space credit shall be allowed consistent with EC 9.5500(9)(c)2 for qualifying setback areas. The EC 9.5500(9)(c)1 credit for public parks is not allowed. (8) Fences. (a)Types. The type of fence (including walls or screens) used is subject to specific requirements stated in the landscape standards beginning at EC 9.6200 Purpose of Landscape Standards. The standards apply to walls, fences, and screens of all types including open, solid, wood, metal, wire, masonry or other material. Use of barbed wire and electric fencing is regulated in EC 6.010(d) Fences. (b)Location and Heights. 1. Fences up to 42 inches in height are permitted within the Ordinance - Page 14 of 20 Ord.(v3)