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(e) Promoting detailed, human -scale site and building design. Per the applicant's written statement, the proposal will meet the requirements of the Large Commercial Standards by including a prominent building entrance with a generous residential entry plaza, building articulation, and windows. The public facades of the building are detailed, and the front facade will include a number of windows along with a prominent building entrance, planters, and an improved street side landscape that will provide a human -scale site and building design. The proposed design allows for a larger than usual pedestrian entry plaza that will welcome residents and guests in a location set back and buffered with a park like area that is located away from the busy street. Based on the findings above, the proposal improves the appearance and function of the building, encourages efficient use of land resources and urban services, encourages mixed uses, supports transportation options and promotes a detailed, human scale site and building design. Therefore, this criterion is met. Adjustment Requests #6 & #7 In accordance with EC 9.6105(2)(b)2., bicycles may be tipped vertically for storage, but not hung above the floor. Such vertical parking spaces shall be at least two feet wide, four feet deep, and no higher than six feet, and have a five-foot access aisle. The applicant is proposing to use the Dero Decker bicycle rack or similar, which provides an upper level of bicycle racks above the ground floor racks. The proposed rack system utilizes a spring -loaded lift assist mechanism built into the rack which will assist the user in lifting the bicycles up to the upper tier of racks to store their bicycle. The applicant is also requesting a reduction in the spacing and maneuvering requirements. Instead of a five-foot access aisle, the applicant is proposing a four -foot access aisle within which users roll the bicycles out in an arc that would be five feet long. The Dero Decker manufacturer specifications rack system recommends a minimum four -foot access aisle. This rack design and proposed spacing has been used successfully at other multi -unit developments in Eugene and the application materials demonstrate that the reduced back up space can be both efficient and functional. Per EC 9.6105(3)(c), long term bicycle parking shall be provided at ground level unless a ramp no less than two feet in width or an elevator with a minimum depth or width of six feet is easily accessible to an approved bicycle parking area. If bicycle parking is provided on upper floors, the number of required spaces provided on each floor cannot exceed the number of spaces required for the use on that floor as per Table 9.6105(5). The long-term bicycle parking is proposed to be located in the structured parking portion of the building on the three lower levels of the building. On the third level of the structured parking area there will also be some residential units (approximately 12 units of the over 200 units). The bicycle parking will be in designated bicycle parking rooms on the lower three levels. The bicycle parking rooms will be well lit and the doors to the rooms will be locked and only accessible to residents of the building. In addition, the bicycle parking rooms will be furnished with bicycle parking racks to which the bicycles can be locked. The bicycle parking rooms are easily accessible from within the parking garage. The proposed elevators will be at least six feet deep to ensure that there is sufficient room to hold bicycles so that residents with bicycles can safely and conveniently access these rooms. November 22, 2024 Findings & Decision: ARB 24-1 Page 8 of 12