Item 5: Action - Ord. on Land Use Code Amend - Infill Standards

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1. Parking spaces in required front yard setbacks are permitted in conjunction with a one family dwelling, secondary dwelling, or duplex, provided the parking spaces are located on driveways. 2. For lots and parcels with at least 50 feet of frontage, driveways shall cover a maximum of one-half of the area in the required front yard setback. All portions of required front yard setbacks not otherwise covered by legal driveways shall be landscaped and maintained. 3. Within the required front yard setback, recreational vehicles, boats, boat trailers, and other vehicles not in daily use, may only be parked on the paved driveway portion of the required front yard setback. No parking shall occur in the landscaped portion of the required front yard setback. These vehicles not in daily use, are allowed to park in the front setback for not more than 48 consecutive hours. 4. Recreational vehicles, boat trailers, and other vehicles not in daily use, are permitted to be located in the required interior yard setbacks. (b) In areas with the broad zone category of commercial or industrial, as depicted in Table 9.1030 Zones, except for the C-1, C-2 and I-1 zones, parking spaces and parking areas are permitted in any required interior yard setback. (8) Utilities. Structures necessary for the operation and maintenance of public and private utilities may be located in required front setbacks and interior setbacks, provided these structures are screened as [required by EC 9.6740 Recycling and Garbage Screening,] per EC 9.6210(6) Full Screen Fence Landscape Standard (L-6) and provided vision clearance is maintained in accordance with the requirements of EC 9.6780 Vision Clearance Area. Exceptions shall be made for such features as transformers, back flow prevention devices and closures, which already have a low visual impact. Section 11. Subsection (8) of Section 9.8030 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 9.8030 Adjustment Review - Approval Criteria. The planning director shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny an adjustment review application. Approval or conditional approval shall be based on compliance with the following applicable criteria. (8)Multiple-Family Standards Adjustment. Where this land use code provides that the multiple-family standards may be adjusted, the standards may be adjusted upon finding that the design achieves all of the following: (a) Maximum Building Dimension. The requirements set forth in EC 9.5500(6)(a) may be adjusted if the proposal creates building massing and/or facades that: 1. Create a vibrant street facade with visual detail. 2. Provide multiple entrances to building or yards. (b) Building Articulation. The requirements set forth in EC 9.5500(7) may be adjusted if the proposed building design: 1. Utilizes architectural masses, features or details to distinguish Ordinance - Page 15 of 18