OAVI NO Findings and Decision of the Eugene Planning Director <br />Lot Validation Approval For: <br />Caryn and Todd Gillen (LV 21-6) <br />Submitted: July 23, 2021 <br />Complete: August 19, 2021 <br />Applicant: Todd and Caryn Gillen <br />Map/Lot(s): 17-04-24-34-02200 Zoning: R-1/UL <br />Location: 25 Knoop Lane <br />Lead City Staff: Amy Janisch, Land Use Planning Specialist (541) 682-5699 <br />EVALUATION: <br />Based on the information provided by the applicant, the City has determined that this request is available for <br />the lot validation process under Oregon Revised Statues (ORS) Section 92.177. As such, it is subject to review <br />and approval in accordance with the requirements and criteria of ORS 92.176. The relevant approval criteria <br />are presented below in bold typeface with findings and conclusions following each. <br />1) A county or city may approve an application to validate a unit of land that was created by a <br />sale that did not comply with the applicable criteria for creation of a unit of land if the unit <br />of land: <br />(a) Is not a lawfully established unit of land; and <br />(b) Could have complied with the applicable criteria for the creation of a lawfully <br />Findings: <br />(a) With regard to ORS 92.176(1)(a), the subject unit of land (the westerly 68 feet of Tax Lot number 02200) <br />was not lawfully established because its current configuration was created by a deed recorded in 1965 <br />(Deed 19915/19916). Therefore, the lot would need to meet the standards of the Eugene Code in 1965. <br />Eugene Code 9.0500 defines a legal lot as having a boundary that was established through a partition or <br />subdivision procedure, or by a deed that was signed before April 2, 1962, or through approval of an <br />application to validate a unit of land consistent with ORS 92.176. <br />(b) With regard to ORS 92.176(1)(b), the subject unit of land could have complied with the lot standards in <br />effect when the unit of land was created. The following findings demonstrate compliance with the lot <br />standards that were in effect at the time. This lot frontage is approximately 68 feet which would have <br />exceeded the minimum requirement of 60 feet of frontage. The average lot width exceeds the minimum <br />requirement of 68 feet. The lot depth is approximately 140 feet which exceeded the minimum requirement <br />of 80 feet. The lot size is approximately 9,500 square feet which exceeded the requirement of 6,000 square <br />feet. Based on the above findings, this criterion is met. <br />application to validate a unit of land under this section if the county or city approved a <br />permit, as defined in ORS 215.402 or 227.160, respectively, for the construction or <br />placement of a dwelling or other building on the unit of land after the sale. If the permit <br />was approved for a dwelling, the county or city must determine that the dwelling qualifies <br />for replacement under the criteria set forth in ORS 215.755 (1)(a) to <br />Findings: <br />The house was built in 1985 and no permit can be located for the structure; therefore, this criterion is not <br />icable. <br />