t OAKLELGH <br />4 44 1 <br />ti y'r°a3 a va's a I1~ 1• 1) 0 IV <br />~,a`er~e Aoa3oa G U H O U S I N G <br />Screening from surrounding properties along Oakleigh Lane is proposed by using <br />carefully designed building orientation and site placement as well as appropriate <br />landscape design elements. The proposed one- and two-story dwellings abutting <br />Oakleigh Lane do not exceed massing widths or heights inconsistent with <br />neighborhood single-family proportions. Along Oakleigh Lane, at the southern <br />side of the street, townhouses address the residential street with covered <br />porches as found in this and other neighborhoods of the River Road area. <br />Internally, the site plan is pedestrian oriented with many places f or children to <br />play. and residents to sit outside. By clustering the units and keeping all the <br />parking to one side of the site, more usable open space, free from vehicular <br />traffic, was able to be conserved with open views to the river and bike path. <br />An architectural strategy employed on all buildings is to reduce the visual impact <br />of size and scale of the building facades. The three proposed attached dwellings <br />abutting the street form three identifiable front elevations within the fa4ade of <br />the larger building mass, each approximately 30 feet wide and accentuated with <br />decks and porches between dwelling units. These decks and porches soften the <br />perception of the street elevation by pulling from and continuing existing <br />architectural elements along Oakleigh Lane. The PUD also minimizes the impact <br />on the adjacent neighbors by continuing the "rhythm" of neighborhood houses <br />along the street front. Refer to street study. Screening also provided by the <br />fencing, parking, site walls, trash and recycling facility, landscaping, and gardens. <br />Further, light pollution is greatly reduced because the parking spaces are <br />centralized to one lot and with the design strategy of utilizing minimal impact <br />outdoor lighting fixtures, such as low pathway and covered porch lights. <br />Proposed and existing landscape also helps to further screen the proposed <br />buildings. A combination of screening from the street will be provided along the <br />North property line similar to EC 9.6210(1) Basic Landscape Standard L-1 with <br />trees, shrubs, and ground cover selected from the approved City of Eugene Plant <br />Materials List and that are also suitable for planting under overhead power lines. <br />Existing mature Cedars adjacent to the (1) Low-Density Residential property to <br />the North already screen the proposed dwelling units. As required, a high <br />landscape screen, similar to EC9.6210(3) High Screen Landscape Standard L-3, <br />with espaliered (typically fruit) trees extending along the entire length of the <br />property line provides an opaque barrier and continuous vegetative canopy that <br />softens the visual impact of the development along the West property line from <br />the (2) Low-Density Residential properties. <br />Please refer to the proposed landscape plans provided for detailed information <br />pertaining to actual placement, size, and species. Any information pertaining to <br />specific specie requirements shall be addressed during the Final PUD process. <br />Although slight modifications of this plan may occur between the Tentative and <br />PUD Tentative -June 14, 2013 Page 26 of 46 Oakleigh Cohousing PDT 13-0001 <br />1385 <br />