9 feet. Architectural elements such as trellises, porches, and stairways may <br />extend into planting islands between parking courts. Other parking area <br />landscape standards in EC 9.6420 Parking Area Standards also apply. (See <br />Figure 9.5500(12)(b) Multiple-Family Parking Courts) <br />The proposed parking court design incorporates planting islands between the parking courts <br />that have a minimum of 20 feet and a minimum area of 360 square feet. Due to a lack of <br />sufficient evidence in the applicant's landscape plan to demonstrate compliance with this <br />standard, a landscape plan will be required prior to issuance of a building permit, as <br />conditioned under EC 9.5500(4), incorporated herein by reference. This requirement coincides <br />with the applicant's site plan, which states that compliance with EC 9.6420 and "landscaping <br />requirements" will be met at the time of building permit. Based on these findings, and <br />referenced condition, this standard will be met. <br />(c) Limitation on Parking Frontage. To strengthen the presence of buildings on the <br />street, parking and vehicle use areas and garages adjacent to any public or private <br />street frontage shall extend across no more than 50 percent of any street frontage. No <br />parking spaces, with the exception of underground parking, shall be placed within any <br />required front yard area. Parking areas shall not be located between buildings and the <br />street. A single-story street level parking garage may not occupy the street frontage of <br />a multiple-family development, except for parking garage driveways. <br />The parking areas are located in an interior configuration with the buildings located in between <br />the parking areas and the street. No parking is located within any required front yard areas. <br />However, due to the space in between buildings and access/egress configuration, some parking <br />spaces are technically located between the street and a building. Therefore, the applicant has <br />requested an adjustment to this standard, as permitted under EC 9.5500(12)(d). See the <br />findings below at EC 9.5500(12)(d) demonstrating compliance with the adjustment review <br />approval criteria. <br />(d) Criteria for Adjustment. Adjustments to the standards in this subsection may <br />be made, based on the criteria of EC 9.8030(8)(f). <br />Adjustment #4 & #5 <br />The applicant has requested an adjustment to EC 9.5500(12)(b)1., Adjustment #4, because they <br />have more than 3 interconnected parking courts and eight parking courts exceed the maximum <br />size. They have also requested an adjustment to EC 9.5500(12)(c), Adjustment #5, because <br />some parking spaces are located between the street and buildings, which is not permitted <br />under this standard without the adjustment. <br />EC 9.8030(8) Multiple-Family Standards Adjustment. Where this land use code provides that <br />the multiple-family standards may be adjusted, the standards may be adjusted upon finding <br />that the design achieves all of the following: <br />September 2020 Findings & Decision of the Planning Director Page 15 of 31 <br />Southwest Eugene Apartments (SR 20-3 & ARB 20-2) <br />