Adjustment Request #1 <br />In accordance with EC Table 9.2170, the maximum front yard setback for new buildings in the <br />C-2 zone is 15 feet. Per EC 9.2170(4)(c)2., a minimum of 25% of the street facing facades must <br />be within the specified front yard setback. The proposed building design has 56% of its street <br />facing facade within the maximum front yard setback, so it complies with this standard. <br />However, per EC 9.2170(4)(c)5., buildings fronting on a street must provide a main entrance <br />facing the street on any facade of the building within the front yard setback. Buildings having <br />frontage on more than one street shall provide at least one main entrance oriented to a street, <br />or to the corner where two streets intersect. The proposed building design includes a front <br />facade within the maximum front yard setback along Hilyard Street, but no entrance is <br />proposed along this facade. A portion of the building facade that faces East Broadway is within <br />the maximum front yard setback, but the building entrance is located outside of the maximum <br />front yard setback. Since the proposed design does not include a main entrance within the <br />maximum front yard setback along either of its street facing facades, an adjustment is <br />requested. <br />An adjustment to this standard is allowed per EC 9.2170(4)(f) if consistent with the criteria at <br />EC 9.8030(2). In accordance with EC 9.8030, the Planning Director shall approve, conditionally <br />approve, or deny an adjustment review application based on compliance with the listed criteria. <br />The criteria are provided below (in bold), including findings addressing compliance. <br />EC 9.8030(2)(a) Minimum and Maximum Front Yard Setback Adjustment. The <br />minimum or maximum required front yard setback may be adjusted if the proposal <br />achieves all of the following: <br />1. Contributes to the continuity of building facades along the street. <br />2. Creates an attractive pedestrian environment along all adjacent streets. <br />3. Is compatible with adjacent development. <br />1. Contributes to the continuity of building facades along the street. <br />The proposed development site is in an area where there is a diversity of building facades as <br />they relate to the street. Some properties have buildings close to the front property line while <br />others have parking lots located between the building and the street. Directly across Hilyard <br />Street, there is a retail store with a front facade set back approximately 20 feet from the front <br />property line. Directly across East Broadway from this site is a new multi -unit housing building <br />that is built within the maximum front yard setback. There are also two restaurants across East <br />Broadway just west of this site that both have street facing facades within the maximum front <br />yard setback, but do not include main entrances within the maximum front yard setback. <br />Approximately 56 percent of the proposed Aspire Eugene building's street facing facades are <br />within the maximum front yard setback. The proposed main entrance to this residential <br />building is located further back from the front property line to provide a pedestrian entry plaza <br />and to provide some separation from the motor vehicle traffic generated along East Broadway, <br />which is a busy major arterial street. Given the variety of setbacks on adjacent properties, the <br />proposed building will contribute to the continuity of building facades along Hilyard and East <br />Broadway. <br />November 22, 2024 Findings & Decision: ARB 24-1 Page 3 of 12 <br />