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Applicant’s Written Statement - Lincoln Commons Site Review 5 (3) Building Height. The maximum building heights allowed are those permitted according to the applicable base zone. The subject site is zoned S-W, Whiteaker Special Area Zone, which is a mixed-use zone that has customized standards depending on the type of use proposed . In this case, the proposed multi- unit residential development is a permitted use subject to Site Review approval and compliance with applicable standards such as maximum building height addressed here (see /SR overlay zone requirements and EC Table 9.3910). The S-W zone’s development standards specify at EC 9.3915 that the maximum building height is normally 45 feet, also being subject to applicable Skinner Butte Height Limitations at EC 9.6715. Based upon the applicant’s recently granted Adjustment Review approval (see ARA 25-29 for Lincoln Commons) the proposed building is allowed up to 54 feet of maximum building height based upon mandatory statutory adjustments now available to housing applicants under Oregon Senate Bill (SB) 1537. In this case, the SB 1537 provisions at Section 38(4)(g)(B) allow up to a 20 percent increase in the S-W zone’s normal maximum height, which at 45 feet results in an additional 9 feet of allowed building height up to 54 feet. As shown on the applicant’s conceptual building elevations submitted with this application (see Attachment A, Sheet s A201 and A202), the proposed building height with the roof level at 49 feet 6 inches and 53 feet to the top of the parapet meets the applicable standards and is consistent with the previously approved adjustment granted for the project. Importantly, the land use code provides that an approved adjustment to a standard constitutes compliance with the standard. Further review of the related Skinner Butte Height Limitations at EC 9.6715 shows that the subject site is located within that area as described in subsection (3) of the standards, and as proposed, the building height is well below the maximum limit of 500 feet above sea level. The site is almost flat with an existing ground elevation at 425 feet above sea level. With a building height of 53 feet at the top of the parapet wall above the roofline, the maximum height of the building above existing site elevation will be at approximately 478 feet, therefore meeting the standard being under 500 feet above sea level. Based on the available information, this standard is met. (4) Minimum and Maximum Building Setbacks. (a) Required Setbacks. The required building setbacks are those required in the applicable base zone. In accordance with requirements of the S-W zone for the subject property, C-2 development standards apply to this residential development based on EC 9.3915(1). The proposed development meets applicable C-2 requirements at EC 9.2170(4) with a minimum 5-foot setback as shown on the site plans along the length of the building frontage facing Lincoln Street and West 5th Avenue. As proposed, the building is also well-within the maximum setback of 15 feet from the abutting primary street frontages. Interior yard setback requirements (0-10 feet) are also met at over 4 feet from the property line along West 5th Alley right-of-way and