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Policies A. 1 Encourage the consolidation of residentially zoned parcels to facilitate more options for development and redevelopment of such parcels. A.2 Residentially designated land within the UGB should be zoned consistent with the Metro Plan and applicable .plans and policies; however, existing agricultural zoning may be continued within the area between the city limits and the UGB until rezoned for urban uses. A.3 Provide an adequate supply of buildable residential land within the UGB for the 20-year planning period at the time of Periodic Review. A.4 Use annexation, provision of adequate public facilities and services, rezoning, redevelopment, and infill to meet the 20-year projected housing demand. A.5 Develop a monitoring system that measures land consumption, land values, housing type, size, and density. Reports should be made to the community on an annual basis. A.6 Eugene, Springfield and Lane County shall encourage a community dialogue, when the annual monitoring report on land supply and housing development is made public, to address future Periodic Review requirements that relate to meeting the residential land supply needs of the Metro area. A.7 Endeavor to provide key urban services and facilities required to maintain a five-year supply of serviced, buildable residential land. A.8 Require development to pay the cost, as determined by the local jurisdiction, of extending public services and infrastructure. The cities shall examine ways to provide subsidiea or incentives for providing infrastructure that support affordable housing and/or higher density housing. Residential Density _~ndine[s 14. Housing costs are increasing more rapidly than household income. With rising land and housing costs, the market has been and will continue to look at density as a way to keep housing costs down. 15. Recently approved subdivisions are achieving lot sizes on flat land averaging 7,400 square feet in Eugene and 7,800 square feet in Springfield. Comparing the IV-25 III-A-6 Metro Plan Replacement Page December 1999