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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
OF THE
CITY MANAGER
City of Eugene, Oregon
The City Manager is given the authority to delegate those administrative
duties defined in section 7.405, Driveways - Prohibited Locations, Special
Requirements and Revocation, and section 7.410, Driveways - Curb Cuts, of the
Eugene City Code.
Based on this, the City Manager orders that the Traffic Engineer of the Public
Works Department shall have the authority to exercise all duties and respon-
sibilities specifically defined as those of the City Manager in sections 7.405
and 7.410 of the Eugene City Code.
Date: 1/;z/'1/
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7.405
Driveways - Prohibited Locations, Special Requirements and
Revocation.
(1) No driveway approach shall be permitted to encompass a muni-
cipal facility. Under the permit, the applicant may be authorized to relo-
cate a municipal facility, including any within the limits of a curb return
which may be encroached upon as allowed under subsection 7.405(3).
(2) At intersections driveway approaches shall be at least 10
feet from the crosswalk at the curb line, or 10 feet from the projection of
the property line on the intersecting street when the crosswalk is not
defined.
(3) A map entitled "City of Eugene - Major Streets Requiring
Special Driveway Approach Control" shall be maintained in the department.
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The map and subsequent changes thereto shall be approved by the planning
commission. All applications for driveway approaches on streets shown on the
map and all commercial and industrial land uses shall be reviewed by the
{tfaffl€-eA~lAeef} city manager or the manager's designee who may alter
driveway approach requirements from standards provided in this code, based
on the following:
(a) To maximize safety for vehicular traffic, or
(b) To provide adequate protection for pedestrians and
bicyclists; or
(c) To provide protection for establishments using
streets for their service facilities.
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shall have the right, after due notice to affected property owners and ten-
ants, to alter and to revoke curb cut permits when curb cuts are not construc-
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~ Any person aggrieved by administrative action of the city man-
ager or the manager's designee taken under the provisions of this section may
appeal the action to a hearings official in the same manner as provided in
section 5.045. When rendering a decision the hearings official shall consider
the criteria in subsection 7.405(3) as well as the criteria in section 5.055
of this code.
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7.410
Driveways - Curb Cut.
(1) The length of driveway curb cuts shall not exceed the follow-
ing dimensions:
(a) Each single ownership shall be entitled to a 20-foot
driveway curb cut.
(b) Where a driveway curb cut or curb cuts in excess of 20
feet are requested for a single ownership, the maximum lengths
which the {t~affl€-eA~lAeef} city manager or the manager's designee
may approve are as follows:
Number of
Frontage Curb Cuts Total Length of Curb Cuts
40 ft. or 1 ess 1 20 feet
Over 40 ft. to 100 ft. 2 20 ft. + 50% of frontage
over 40 ft.
Over 100 ft. to 200 ft. 3 50 ft. + 30% of frontage
over 100 ft.
Over 200 ft. to 300 ft. 4 80 ft. + 20% of frontage
over 200 ft.
Over 300 ft. to 500 ft. 5 100 ft. + 10% of frontage
over 300 ft.
Over 500 ft. 6 120 ft. + 5% of frontage
over 500 ft.
(2) A safety island of not less than 22 feet of full height curb
shall in all cases be provided between driveway approaches under one owner-
ship or where practicable under separate ownership.
(3) The maximum length of a single curb cut shall not exceed 35
feet unless authorized by the city manager or the manager's designee as pro-
provided in section 7.445.
(4) In no event shall the curb cut extend beyond the property
line or rights of the owner requesting the curb cut, except in those cases
where:
(a) The adjacent property owner gives written approval, or
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(b) In the opinion of the (tfaffl€-eA~lAeef) city manager or
the manager's designee such a decision is necessary for safe in-
gress and egress for the traveling public; or
(c) Two attached single-family dwellings face the same
street with side by side parking, in which event, a single curb
cut shall be required, and the property owners shall execute a
recordable agreement providing for the joint use of the curb cut.
Upon finding that a single curb cut would be impractical or unsafe,
the {tfaffl€-eA~iAeef} city manager or the manager's designee may
grant an exception to this requirement.
(5) Upon application of the involved property owners, more than
one industrial development site may share a single curb cut in I-I, 1-2 and
1-3 zones, upon a finding by the {t~affl€-eA~iAeef} city manager or the mana-
ger's designee that it will result in safe ingress and egress for users
thereof and the general public.