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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 19151ORDINANCE N0. ~~~ AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING PANHANDLE LOT5; AMENDING SECTIONS 9.015 AND 9.095 4F THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 9.015 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is hereby amended by adding in alphabetical order therein the following: 9.015 Pan_an 1e lots or pa ,,, , rcels. Lots or parcels that the city has approved~~~~~with~~~ less frontage on a public street than is normally required. The "panhandle" is an access corridor to lots or parcels located behind lots ar parcels with normally required street frontage. Section 2. Section 9.095 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is hereby amended to read and provide: 9.095 S ecif is ~~odif ication of Provisions -~ Panhandle Parcel and Lot Developments. The purpose of this section is to encourage more intensive land utilization and compact growth by permitting modification of the frontage requirements of this ordinance for certain large residential lots. Approval of re- duced frontage on panhandle lots and parcels shall be based on the requirements of section 9.090 and the following minimum standards: ~a} A11 rear lots and parcels must be at least 6,040 square feet, exclusive of the panhandle; fib} All front lots and parcels must be at least 4,500 square feet; ~c} minimum panhandle width shall be as follows, whether or not the panhandle is used for access: One rear lot or parcel l5 feet Two or more rear lots or parcels 25 feet 4d} Minimum access paving width of the panhandle or abutting driveway used for access shall be as follows: One rear lot or parcel . 12 feet Two or more rear lots or parcels . 24 feet* ~*to preserve existing natural features, paving width may be reduced to 17~-1/2 feet, except for the first 25 feet back from the sidewalk, with the traffic engineer's approval, if both sides of the driveway are landscaped in accordance with a landscape plan.} ~ e } A maximur~i of four rear lots or parcels may be assigned to a single panhandle. Ordinance - l l9/5~ ~f} Automobile access from public streets to rear lots or parcels may be obtained in one of three ways: 1. Via a panhandle driveway 2. Via an abutting property`s driveway 3. Via an existing alley. ~_g} Driveways which may or may not be the pan~- handle`s~ and parking areas shall be constructed of at least four inch thick Portland Cement concrete, or ~-1/Z inch compacted asphaltic concrete mix on six inches of 3/4 minus compacted crushed rock base, or an approved equal. ~h} Base placement of driveways and parking areas shall be approved by the city prior to final surfacing. ~i} If an abutting property's access drive is used: 1. An access easement-maintenance agreement is required. It shall be recorded in the Lane County office of Deeds and records, and ~. There shall be adequate room elsewhere on the abutting property to meet off-street park- ing requirements fvr that property. ~j} When the panhandle is used for access and the abutting property owner requests a visual buffer at the time of land division review, that buffer shall consist of the following: 1. A minimum five foot high site-obscuring fence ar wall, or 2. Landscaping that will be five feet high and 75n site-obscuring within five years, tk} If access is provided via an existing unim- proved alley, a petition for improvements is required. The alley must be able to provide automobile access to a public street. ~1} Whether or not the panhandle is used for access, it shall remain free of structures and be avail- able for possible future access to a public street. gym} Each rear lot or parcel shall have four park- ing spaces only two may be enclosed} with sufficient turn-around area to eliminate the necessity for a ve- hicle to back out onto the street. The four spaces shall not be located in the panhandle portion of drive- ways. fin} The building official shall not issue a cer- tificate of occupancy until the project is completed in accordance with approval conditions and the Eugene Cade, 1971. It may be issued prior to completion if sufficient funds are placed in escrow with a bank, savings and loan association, or escrow company. Section 3. That the matters contained herein concern the public welfare and safety, and in order to insure the orderly implementation Ordinance -- 2 /9is ~ hereof, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor. Passed by the City Council this 15 day of June, 1983 City Recorder Approved by the Mayor this 15th day of June, 1983 ti Mayo ordinance -- 3.