§ 17.8.110 GENERAL PROVISIONS.

   A.   Continuing obligation of property owner. The provision and maintenance of access and egress stipulated in this section are continuing requirements for the use of any structure or parcel of real property in the city .

   B.   Access plan requirements. No building or other permit shall be issued until a scaled site plan is submitted that shows how access , egress and circulation requirements are to be fulfilled. The Director shall provide the applicant with information about the submittal requirements for an access plan.

   C.   Joint access . Owners of two or more uses, structures or parcels of land may agree to jointly use the same access and egress when the combined access and egress of both uses, structures or parcels of land satisfies their requirements as designated in this article, provided:

      1.   Satisfactory legal evidence shall be presented in the form of deeds , easements , leases or contracts to establish the joint use; and

      2.   Copies of the deeds , easements , leases or contracts are placed on permanent file with the city .

   D.   Public street  access . All vehicular access and egress shall connect directly with a public or private street approved by the city for public use , except where joint access is provided through adjacent or other property which is connected to a street . Vehicular access to a residential use shall be provided within the same lot for single-family and two-family dwellings , and within the same lot or development for multi-family  dwellings . Access to multi-family units shall avoid being located through single-family residential areas before being connected to a collector or arterial as designated by the city ’s Transportation Plan.

   E.   Transit agency referral. The city shall submit all development proposals located along the Pacific Avenue/19th Avenue transit corridor to Tri-Met and along existing and proposed collectors and arterials in the Westside Planning Area to Ride Connection/GroveLink for review and comment regarding facilities necessary to support transit. The following facilities may be required as a condition of a permit:

      1.   Walkways to transit stops;

      2.   Bus stop shelters or waiting areas; and

      3.   Turnouts for buses.

   F.   Where hard surfaces are stipulated by these requirements, pervious surfaces are encouraged to be used. Where improvements are within the public rights-of-way, such surfaces can be used upon approval by the City Engineer .

   G.   Landscaped areas should include water quality features such as bio-swales or wetlands , trees , grass, shrubs and other plant material when possible so as to cover landscape areas.

(Ord. 2009-01, passed 3-9-2009; Ord. 2017-07, passed 8-14-2017)