Item 4: Ordinance on Chapter 9 and EC 7.420

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width is separate from, and in addition to, any interior or front yard setback required by the zone. (b) A lot or parcel of land in any zone adjoining a local street or accessway that is not improved with curb, gutter, sidewalk, street lights and street trees shall have a special setback width equal to a distance of one-half of the minimum width established by EC 9.6870 and Table 9.6870. The special setback width is separate from, and in addition to, any interior or front yard setback required by the zone. (c) For purposes of subsection (a) and (b) of this section, [T]the centerline of right-of-way shall be either the officially surveyed centerline or a centerline as on a precise plan. In the event of conflict between the two, the latter described line shall prevail. In all other cases, a line midway between properties abutting opposite sides of the public right- of-way shall be the centerline for the purposes of this land use code. [If no planned public right-of-way width and alignment has been determined, the minimum right-of-way width shall be the maximum right- of-way width allowed according to Table 9.6870.] (3) Special Setback for Streets – Intrusions. Any intrusion into a special setback is allowed, except for: (a) Buildings; and (b) Surface stormwater management facilities. (3) Special Setback for Utility Easements. []4 A lot or parcel of land in any zone for which there is a planned utility easement, or where extension of public infrastructure has been identified through long-range infrastructure plans or the design of existing infrastructure, shall have a special building setback line to allow for the future easement. Section 8 . Section 9.6840 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 9.6840 Reserve Strips. The city manager may require the developer to dedicate a reserve strip controlling the access to a street or alley when a reserve strip is necessary to address one or more of the following: (1) To prevent access to abutting land at the end of a street in order to assure the proper extension of the street pattern and the orderly development of land lying beyond the street. (2) To prevent access to the side of a street on the side where additional width is required to meet the right-of-way standards provided in Table 9.6870 Right-of- Way and Paving Widths. (3) To prevent access to land abutting a street of the development, but not within the development itself. (4) To prevent access to land unsuitable for development. (5) To prevent access prior to payment of street improvement assessments or connection charges. (6) To prevent access to an arterial or collector street when such access would be inconsistent with EC 7.420. Section 9 . The text (not the table) of Section 9.6870 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is Ordinance - Page 6 of 14