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ConsistentwithpolicyA.17,theredesignationsprovideforamixofhousingtypesintheCrowRd <br />StudyAreaandprovideanopportunityformorehousingtypesontheIrvingRd/Eaglessite.Consistent <br />withpolicyA.19,underdevelopedmediumdensityresidentialareasthatmaybemoresuitablefor <br />densityresidential(CrowRdStudyArea,GilhamRd)wouldberedesignatedtolowdensity <br />low <br />residential,helpingtoencouragethehigherdensityhousingtoredeveloparoundexistingand <br />plannedcommercialareaslikedowntown.Additionally,theredesignationsareneededaspartofa <br />packageofEnvisionEugenestrategiesintendedtopromotedenserhousingtypesindowntown,along <br />keytransitcorridorsandincorecommercialareas. <br />DesignandMixedUsePolicies <br />A.22Expandopportunitiesforamixofusesinnewlydevelopingareasandexisting <br />neighborhoodsthroughlocalzoninganddevelopmentregulations. <br />Consistentwiththispolicydirection,theredesignationsincludeamixofdesignations(lowdensity <br />residential,mediumdensityresidential,andcommercial)intheunderdevelopedCrowRdStudyArea <br />andhelptoencouragehigherdensityhousingtypestoredeveloparoundexistingandplanned <br />commercialareas,creatingmixedusecompactdevelopment. <br />A.30Balancetheneedtoprovideasufficientamountoflandtoaccommodateaffordable <br />housingwiththeĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͛Ɛgoalstomaintainacompacturbanform. <br />AffordablehousingisdefinedintheMetroPlanashousingpricedsothatahouseholdatorbelow <br />medianincomepaysnomorethan30percentofitstotalincomeonhousingandutilities.There <br />designationsitesareintendedtocreatemorelandforlowdensityresidentialinsidethecurrentUGB <br />withexistingorplannedservices,byshiftingsomeareasplannedforhigherdensityhousingtypesto <br />locationswithexistingandplannedcommercialareasandnearmajortransitsystems.Together,the <br />promote͞ϮϬminuteŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͟andmixedusecompact <br />housingstrategieshelpto <br />development,whichhelpstoreducedevelopmentandtransportationcoststohouseholdsconsistent <br />withthispolicy.Inaddition,thecitypromotesaffordablehousingthroughoutthecommunity, <br />throughtheLandAcquisitionProgram,housingdispersalpolicy,andhomeownerandrenter <br />willcontinuetobalancetheneedsforaffordablehousing <br />assistanceprograms.TheĐŝƚLJ͛Ɛprograms <br />andcompacturbandevelopment;indeedtwoofthesevenpillarsofEnvisionEugenearefocusedon <br />thesetopics. <br />B.EconomicElement <br />B.6Increasetheamountofundevelopedlandzonedforlightindustrialandcommercial <br />usescorrelatingtheeffectivesupplyintermsofsuitabilityandavailabilitywiththe <br />projectionsofdemand. <br />ThispolicyisapplicabletoCrowRdStudyArea: <br />CrowRdStudyArea <br />AsstatedpreviouslyunderGoal9,the1992CommercialLandStudyindicatesthereisa <br />surplusofcommercialland,andsincethisredesignationisincreasingratherthandecreasing <br />Findings16 <br />