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review of housing, which is not an allowed use in the /WR conservation area or Greenway setback. Thus, there is no basis to permit fencing associated with housing in the Greenway setback. Fencing is allowed in the 10-foot native landscape area which will be outside but along the protected setback area. For comparison, staff also notes that the current EC 9.6740 Recycling and Garbage Screening contains standards regulating fencing, one of which at EC 9.6740(3) requires that the fence be at least 50 percent site obscuring. Staff believes the 50 percent transparency standard will help to maintain views to and from the river to some degree, which is important to the scenic values of the river in the context of the Goal 15 requirements. Native Plants List (See Draft Code at EC 9.8814(3)(d)) The proposed approval criteria at EC 9.8814(3)(d) include native landscape buffering along the Greenway setback as one of the key new provisions that address compatibility and scenic qualities along the river. Commissioners asked if there were other instances in the current Eugene Code where native plant species are required, which include the following: S-DR Cultural Landscape and Open Space subdistrict where specific development standards at EC 9.3185(3)(a) require that a portion of the Riverfront Park area consist of native plantings and that all the Riparian Enhancement area be native plantings. /WR overlay zone development standards at EC 9.4980(3)(a) require planting and replanting with native plant species. Similar overlay standards exist for /WB Wetland Buffer and /WP Waterside Protection overlay zones in the West Eugene Wetlands Plan Area. NR Natural Resource Zone buffer enhancement standards at EC 9.2530(1) require native plantings in buffer areas. In addition, native planting requirements are based on an already-adopted plant list (Exhibit F to Ordinance 20351) that specifies appropriate native species for particular areas, and which will also be relied upon for required native landscape buffering along the Greenway setback. As with other aspects of the proposed code amendments, reliance on existing code provisions and the existing adopted plant list provides the advantage of consistency and simplicity in administration, as a familiar aspect of existing code requirements near protected natural resources. Parking & Vehicle Use Areas (See Draft Code at EC 9.8814(3)(d)) The draft code includes a standard at EC 9.8814(3)(d)) that prohibits parking and other vehicle use areas between any building and the Greenway setback. In response to Planning Commissioner questions and public comment identifying concern about how to apply this standard, staff reviewed the standard against other similar base zone and special area zone parking and found potential conflict with a variety of existing standards that prohibit parking and vehicle use areas between the building and the street. Standards that prohibit parking between the building and the street are generally designed to foster walkable, pedestrian-friendly conditions. The draft code contains additional approval criteria that address on-site pedestrian access and public access with respect to the river, as well as standards for native landscape buffering along the Greenway setback, so the parking orientation standard is proposed for deletion to eliminate this potential conflict. This change will also have the general effect of pulling buildings farther away from the river, if parking areas are allowed between buildings and the Greenway setback. Length of Building Facades (See Draft Code at EC 9.8814(2)(a)) The proposed approval criteria at EC 9.8814(2)(a) limit the maximum length of building facades within 40 feet of the Greenway setback line to 80 feet. As noted previously, the Greenway setback line is proposed to be 100 feet from the top of bank of the Willamette River. As the most relevant comparison, Page 15 of 91