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Draft 9/29/14 Chapter III Specific Elements A. Metropolitan Residential Land Use and Housing Element The Metro PlanResidential Land Use and Housing Element addresses the housing needs of current and future residents of the entire Eugene-Springfieldmetropolitan area through 2015.In 2011, the City of Springfield and Lane County adopted aResidential Land Use and Housing Element that addresses Springfield’s city-specific residential land needs through 2030.This 1 Springfield-specific action was based on the mandates set out in ORS 197.304, described in more detail in the Metro Plan Preface and Chapter 1. In adopting its city-specific update in 2011, Springfield made it clear that the regional housing goals and policiesin this Metropolitan Residential Land Use and Housing Element would continue to apply to Springfield. However, the findingsin this Metro Plan element no longer apply on the east side of Interstate 5. The entirety of thiselement will continue to apply on the west side of Interstate 5 until such time as the City of Eugene adopts its Residential Land Use and Housing Element, addressingits city- specific residential land needs. Land in residential use occupies the largest share of land within the metropolitan areaurban growth boundary (UGB). The existing housing stock and residential land supply and its relationship to other land uses and infrastructure are critical to the future needs of all residents. This element addresses Statewide Planning Goal 10: Housing, “To provide for the housing needs of the citizens of the state.” Housing demand originates with the basic need for shelter but continues into the realm of creating communities. The policies contained in this element are based on an analysis of the metropolitan area’s land supply and housing demand, existing housing problems, and the demographic characteristics of the expected future population. Factors that were reviewed to develop a projection of the 2015 metropolitan future housing demand were: projected number of metroarea households; household income, age, size, and type; and special housing needs. The background material for this analysis is contained in two documents, the 1999 Supply and Demand Technical Analysis and the 1999 Site Inventory Document. 2 The policiesin this Metro Planelement provide direction for the local jurisdictions in preparing zoning and development regulations to address future housing needs. Each jurisdiction will be responsible to implement the policies contained in the Metro PlanResidential Land Use and Housing Element. At the time of the annual monitoring report, information on progress made to 1 See the “Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan Residential Land Use and Housing Element”adopted bySpringfield Ordinance No. 6268 and Lane County Ordinance No. PA 1274. 2 The background material for the City of Springfield’s 2030Residential Land and Housing Element Needs Analysis is contained in its “Technical Supplement: Springfield Residential Land and Housing Needs Analysis”adopted by Springfield Ordinance No. 6268 and Lane County Ordinance No. PA 1274 and the findingsthat accompanied those ordinances. III-A-1