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i <br /> <br /> h j <br /> 1 <br /> j NEWS RELEASE <br /> f <br /> ~ July 22, 1 87 <br /> CONTACT: arry Reed, Building Safety Division Manager, 687-5283 <br /> andra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> CITY OFFERS ASSISTANCE ON SOLAR SETBACK DESIGN <br /> Begi ping Wednesday, July 29, the city of Eugene Building Safety Division <br /> { will have staff available from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Permit and Information <br /> Center, C nference Room A/B, to offer help on the new solar setback standards <br /> that will become effective on October 1, 1987. Staff will be on hand each <br /> Wednesday until October 10, to explain and review the standards and to assist <br /> builders, developers, and architects with the new solar setback regulations. <br /> The olar setback standard requires new buildings or home additions to <br /> be setbac and/or designed to minimize the shade on neighboring buildings. <br /> Currently regulations protect the solar access of buildings in industrial <br /> districts but do not provide long-term protection for buildings in <br /> residenti 1 or commercial districts. <br /> i <br /> I <br /> In A gust of 1986, after a year of discussion, the Eugene City Council, <br /> M adopted p ovisions to the City's development regulations that protect the <br /> sun/solar access of development. The solar access ordinance has three <br /> parts. S lar design standards for new subdivisions and planned unit <br /> developme is and solar access guarantees that protect existing lots from the <br /> shade cre ted by certain trees were effective on January 31, 1987. The third <br /> section o the ordinance relates to solar setback standards and becomes <br /> more <br /> i <br /> r <br /> <br />