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reviewed with clear and objective approval criteria under EC 9.8100 Housing/Clear and Objective. The transition standards at EC 9.5860(2) apply to all new buildings and any building additions that increase the square footage of livable floor area by 20 percent or more for any of the following: (a) Multiple-family development on property abutting land zoned R-1, R-1.5, S-C/R-1, or S-RN/LDR except where the multiple-family development consists of: 1. a single tri-plex on one lot. 2. a single four-plex on one lot. 3. structures that are less than 30 feet in height. (b) Assisted care, boarding and rooming house, campus living organization, university or college dormitory, or single room occupancy (SRO), proposed on property abutting land zoned R-1, R-1.5, S-C/R-1, or S- RN/LDR. In cases where the standards in subsection (2) apply to building additions, they shall be applicable between the addition and any property line abutting land zoned R-1, R-1.5, S-C/R-1, or S-RN/LDR. (2) Standards. The following standards apply to new buildings and building additions identified in subsection (1) and unless specified otherwise, must be applied within 25 feet along the portion of any property line that abuts land zoned R-1, R-1.5, S-C/R-1, or S-RN/LDR: (a) Height and Setback Options. The proposed development must comply with one of the following four options: 1. Option 1. The maximum building height of a new building or building addition shall be limited to 35 feet. In addition, at least one of the following must be provided along the entire portion of any property line that abuts land zoned R-1, R-1.5, S-C/R-1, or S- RN/LDR: a. A 6-foot high, 100 percent sight-obscuring wooden fence or masonry wall. b. A 6-foot high metal fence with high shrubs planted every 6 feet. Chain link or cyclone fences are not allowed. For the purpose of this subparagraph, high shrubs must be: (1) Selected from the City of Eugene Plant Materials list approved by administrative order of the city manager; (2) Designated in the City of Eugene Plant Materials list as meeting the high shrub requirement; and, (3) In at least 5-gallon containers at the time of planting. c. Landscaping with a minimum plant bed width of 7 feet meeting EC 9.6210(3) High Screen Landscape Standard (L- 3). 2. Option 2. The minimum interior yard setback shall be 10 feet from the portion of any property line land zoned R-1, R-1.5, S-C/R-1, or S-RN/LDR. In addition: a. At a point that is 25 feet above grade at the property line, the interior yard setback shall slope toward the interior of the property at the rate of 10 inches vertically for every 12 inches horizontally away from that property line until a point Ordinance - Page 6 of 34